would you believe it?!?!

i got in the top ten of the 2002 TTC - just got a call from Jon Thompson telling me i got in and i'm thrilled!!

the Frog will come by air(not enough time to make all the preparation and ship the bastard).

now i need SPONSORS - could use any assistance from you PBB
members to use any contacts you have with companies and 4x4 shops & dealers which may be interested in sponsoring(fully or partially) an Israeli offroad team to attend the 2002 TTC.

i'm still in shock!!

love & peace :beer:

the allmighty Frog

Congrats!!!!!!

who else?????????????????????????????

All right congrats :beer:

The offer still stands, send me an email with what you need. I'll see what I can pull together for you.

Joe

Congrats on making the cut. I'm sure you will do well. :beer:

That's sweet! Congrats! How much will it cost you to have your rig shipped from Israel? :eek:

Originally posted by Lance
That's sweet! Congrats! How much will it cost you to have your rig shipped from Israel? :eek:

rough estimate for flying to California, inland transportation, shipping back, flight tickets for the crew, some preparations, etc, will be about 20 k, not less.

one heavy load, is'nt it?:(

very cool. congrats have any pics of your rig you can post ? email the to me and i will post a pic for you

If you come in through LA/ Long Beach, look me up:beer:

Here he is

http://www.whiteknight.ca/frog2.jpg

At 20K you must really want it :)

I think he's definately a strong contender especially with the new big blocvk

Congrats again Barry

Congrats!! Set up a PayPal account and I will pitch in $50 just to see you come over....

send me an email wngrog@aol.com

Congratulations man. THat's FAWKEN AWESOME!!!!!!!

Hey Conrats Barry, very nice rig! Glad to hear you got in! I was wondering if you knew of any others who got in?

Congrats...but was there ever a doubt?:rolleyes:

Can't wait to see you "Get It"

Originally posted by the frog


rough estimate for flying to California, inland transportation, shipping back, flight tickets for the crew, some preparations, etc, will be about 20 k, not less.

one heavy load, is'nt it?:(


:eek: :eek: :eek: OMG!!! I wish I could afford to spend that much on my rig much less spending that much to ship it to an event!

Way to plan ahead... :rolleyes:

Shoulda packed it up in the container and sent it a while back.,,, sponsorship is gonna be tough.

Speaking as a small business owner, I'd rather put 20K into marquis sponsorship of several ARCA competitors and get all-season exposure across a bunch of websites, print mag exposure a few times, and inclusion in several retail videos (and a BUNCH of home-brew videos) than put the same money into FourWheeler's TTC.

FourWheeler is so restrictive of coverage that IMHO, sponsorship pays poorly. They try very hard to keep all the coverage constrained to THEIR magazine, THEIR website, and THEIR video... and they limit stickers to THEIR advertisors. :( This makes sense for THEM but screws competitors/vendors...

Hell, ask Scott at Rockstomper about how many decals they allowed him to run for his own shop!

FourWheeler has a cool enough event, but the way they restrict it is gonna make sponsorship a tough sell... :(

Randii

Congratulations! I look forward to seeing you at TTC. I won't be there but I'll watch the video ;).

Originally posted by randii
Hell, ask Scott at Rockstomper about how many decals they allowed him to run for his own shop!

Umm... flat NONE! Fortunately (or unfortunately) everything on my truck also happens to be Rockstomper parts, so there's an additional "in" for my own name, but they even managed to downplay that in the mag. The one thing I did get away with (that I was kinda surprised at, actually, given the rest of the restrictions) was that nearly every shot they've got, there's something... be it the RKSTMPR license plate, my Rockstomper hat, Carl's Rockstomper hat, or the like. When you've got a poster child.... :)

Steve Watson (ORD) arrived late-ish (Tuesday morning) with ORD decals still on his truck... the judges made him scrape 'em all before they'd even let him park in the lineup. I asked ahead just how far I had to go, if I had to scrape everything, or just what's on the outside of the truck, etc., and they told me to even scrape Rancho off the shocks if it was on there.

With that in mind, good luck, I was hoping to see ya in... sponsorship might be tough to come by on this one. I know I couldn't scrounge any.

Way to go , hope you kick ass in Hollister in June ! Oh yea , bring
plenty of sunscreen for the day and blankets for night . Cold as
hell up in that high desert area of Cali . P.S. , bring some cortizone for poison oak . :flipoff2:

i can see it now with vent holes cut for the gen set exhaust fumes. packed with tools, parts, food and a sat phone.. oh yea a hole in the floor too. wrenching all the way here.....

:confused:

Wow, didn't realize it was sooo strict!!

Anyhow, Congrats dude....good luck on your travels and the comp! :)
Boss

Originally posted by lorent eb
Way to go , hope you kick ass in Hollister in June ! Oh yea , bring
plenty of sunscreen for the day and blankets for night . Cold as
hell up in that high desert area of Cali . P.S. , bring some cortizone for poison oak . :flipoff2:


Somebody not know where Hollister is? Not high desert. :rolleyes:

thank you all for your warm greetings.

i'll do my best to give a good show and fight hard to get the highest score.

well it's night over here and i must go to sleep - need to work hard from tomorrow to get sponsors...:D

see you tomorrow

frog:beer:

Just got a call from Jon Thompson too.

Ryeguy (#7) w/ the Hulk is going to California!

--Rob

I'm in too.

I posted all the other finalists as well. Congrats Frog and Ryeguy. I'm pumped.

See you guys there. :)

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

good for you man!!

i was absolutely sure you were going to get in and i'm very
glad you did.

good luck, but not on my expense.........:flipoff2: :D :flipoff2: :D :flipoff2:

SAME GOES FOR YOU WOLF359.

you make me scared, but do'nt worry, i'll get over it:flipoff2: :D :flipoff2:

Here we go unimog axles(hulk) vs. rockwell axle(frog)

That'll be interesting.

i knew you would get in and i think you will win too! you rig rocks!:beer:

Originally posted by Scott@Rockstomper


Umm... flat NONE! Fortunately (or unfortunately) everything on my

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Steve Watson (ORD) arrived late-ish (Tuesday morning) with ORD decals still on his truck... the judges made him scrape 'em all before they'd even let him park in the lineup. I asked ahead just how far I had to go, if I had to scrape everything, or just what's on the outside of the truck, etc., and they told me to even scrape Rancho off the shocks if it was on there.


I'm not sure about the stickers, but have they ever made anyone use a diffrent part? i.e say only bfg's are allowed, or else you don't compete?

I know if they do that, unless they pay for the part, you can put them in a lot of pain via the court system.

nascar set the standard on this, iirc

NQS

oh, btw, Scott, saving pennies till i can get those beadlocks.

any of you guys who are in TTC down for getting there a day early so we can check out the rigs?? or is that not allowed?? Just thinking since i was at hollister 2 days before TTC last year.. got crud all overe the back of my buds wrangler.. so would anyone be down??

Garrett

well i do'nt think i have a choice but to be there at least two-three days ahead.

i do'nt know how long it will take to get the frog out of the customs, so i'll have to come a few days earlier.

i would'nt want to get to Hollister but not make it on time, now would i? :D:D

Originally posted by 82FB



Somebody not know where Hollister is? Not high desert. :rolleyes:


I was in Hollister last year for TTC2001 , seemed like high desert to me ! No humidity , no rain , just hot and dry in the day and cold as shit at night . Sorry if I'm not up on my topography pal .:flipoff2:

Originally posted by randii
sponsorship is gonna be tough.

Speaking as a small business owner, I'd rather put 20K into marquis sponsorship of several ARCA competitors and get all-season exposure across a bunch of websites, print mag exposure a few times, and inclusion in several retail videos (and a BUNCH of home-brew videos) than put the same money into FourWheeler's TTC

Good point. With that in mind, what other events are going on in the same general time-frame of TTC that The Frog could hit? I mean, they're coming a LONG way, why not hit 2-3 competitions while they're here. It'd make it more worth the trip not only for them, but might make sponsors more eager to help.

Oh, and any business that wants to put $20k (or WAY less) into effective advertisement at 4wd events should contact me IMMEDIATELY - seriously.

TEX

NOBODY has suggestions of possible other events for him to hit? How 'bout this, anyone know the DATES of TTC so I can make suggestions? :flipoff2:

TEX

It's always the first week of June ie June 3-7

Originally posted by white knight
It's always the first week of June ie June 3-7

Well, see now we're talking. June 9th, as stop #2 or 3 of our "Ultimate Tour Pirate Style", we have this competition :)


http://home.off-road.com/~rockgarde...ing_events.html

TEX

Originally posted by Daniel
Frog No I am not going to TTC this year but have all the parts you need just email me back and I can stay on alert for you here and overnight them if you need them... Do I get the same help?

Originally posted by Abba
Do I get the same help?

Perhaps you have to put in some rockwells or something :rolleyes:

Congratulations! I love the TTC magazine coverage, but their video coverage SUCKS! Saw one of the tapes the other day and it is a mishmash of little snippets here and there. I thought that it would show each and every vehicle's run at all of the obstacles....lucky to see half of the trucks running half of the obstacles. Glad I bought the magazines and not the lame videos.

Too bad really, as they have serious potential to be exciting vids.

20k!

Man shop around!

1. It does not take 2 months for a boat to get to the US. More like half that.

2. A 40ft container is about 1500 from the UK to baltimore MD. so it can't be that much more from isreal to whatever US port you want.

3. How the fawk are you going to fly it over?

4. good luck :) and nice rig

Ron

A little knoledge from someone who is in the know.
First of all, Hollister is not the high desert. I live 45 min away. you all know me. I was kevin Kalin's supper spotter back in 00'. I have been in constant communication with the driving forces behind TTC 02. I am on the commity panel this year.
For those of you who can't wait the contenders for this year are as follows.
#7 83 Blazer
#12 56 CJ-3A
#13 72 FJ-40
#25 85 K20
#28 86 Toyota
#31 Raptor
#48 66 TLC
#53 78 IH Scout
#54 02 Fat city Bronco
#67 The Frog.
Let it be known!!!!!!
To all of you congrads. I look forward to meeting you and learning about your rigs.
If you need any info about Hollister, not related to the compition obsticals, and this is only an offer to those who are in the compition, (local shops, places to stay, ect..)please feel free to call me.
(925)260-7878.
I wont confurm the date to anyone so don't try.

dude, you from what it looked on the video, you were an awsome spotter. kevin made me laugh alot, but i thought his jeep was bad A. jsut dont know why he didnt use a snorkel...