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Todd W
10-18-2006, 10:17 PM
Awesome hopefully this will get a lot of great tech! I feel the desert guys have a LOT to contribute.
Stuckle
10-18-2006, 10:18 PM
how many desert racing guys do we have here?

Look forward to learning about it more:D
American
10-18-2006, 10:19 PM
Damn. I came in here just to be the first, and both of you beat me. :flipoff2:
Todd W
10-18-2006, 10:23 PM
We may not have a LOT of racing guys but once they start contributing it will be great. A lot of stuff used for crawling has been used on race trucks previously or currently so the knowledge we gain/share from them is great.

Not to mention the bling on most racers :)
Beat95YJ
10-18-2006, 10:42 PM
WTF??? This is the coolest new forum on Pirate! (Screw those hauler people)
fj40forlife
10-18-2006, 10:56 PM
I have pitted for a race team a few time. And could I say its a fun time. Ill maybe going to racing early next year being a co drive. But Does 1 cars are fast. Wish I could get a ride in one. We where talking to a guy. He say they take race cars. And pay him 7000 Just to get it ready, and thats not counting parts and stuff. They are some big money cars there.


Eric
BigF250on44s
10-19-2006, 01:08 AM
well this is a great addition. I'm building my '79 as a trail/street/prerunner style truck. Wonderful place for tech!
afecko
10-19-2006, 08:52 AM
Awesome forum!
Hammered Scout
10-19-2006, 09:27 AM
Those trucks are flying!
jarvisjeep
10-19-2006, 09:32 AM
Just saw dust to glory. I wanna go build a Baja racer now! Hell yah to pirate!
tsm1mt
10-19-2006, 09:59 AM
how many desert racing guys do we have here?


Not much Desert in Montana, but lots of short-course action. :D
revor
10-19-2006, 10:59 AM
I'm into it... Just bought a new shop truck based on the word from the desert racing guys.. 95 Ranger... Cheap to buy Cheap to fly!!!
I guess it won't be a shop truck for long....
Brian1
10-19-2006, 11:39 AM
Kick ass new forum! Im looking forward to where this leads. I am becoming more involved in desert racing. I have helped do a little prep on a Class 8 for a local team. I also attend the local desert races here in NM. They are not on the scale of BITD,SNORE, etc but they sure are fun to go to.
Bubba Ray Boudreaux
10-19-2006, 11:54 AM
Not much Desert in Montana, but lots of short-course action. :D

Nice pic of the truck in the new 4WOR:grinpimp:

This is an awesome addition to the PBB. Hopefully it will bring in a lot of the smaller organizations from around the country. Brian, I read up every so often on NM Sandrails about the racing that is going on out there. Nice to see the sport is moving east.

:bounce2: :bounce2: :bounce2:
Jeepmangled87
10-19-2006, 12:10 PM
alright, right up our alley There is a sick desert truck being built here right now, pics coming...
tsm1mt
10-19-2006, 12:39 PM
Nice pic of the truck in the new 4WOR:grinpimp:


Yep, that was me. Thanks. Two days before a race.. good thing I took those pics n' sent 'em in when I did.. there was some paint traded 2 days later. :D

Finally a place to talk about "That's desert racing stuff, this is a ROCK CRAWLING site" that might be more active than Race Dezert on the tech side. Sure, we ALL want to know what the Flyin' Hawaiin's new Trophy Truck will look like.. :rolleyes: but I'd put good tech ahead of that any day.
Bubba Ray Boudreaux
10-19-2006, 01:26 PM
Yep, that was me. Thanks. Two days before a race.. good thing I took those pics n' sent 'em in when I did.. there was some paint traded 2 days later. :D

Finally a place to talk about "That's desert racing stuff, this is a ROCK CRAWLING site" that might be more active than Race Dezert on the tech side. Sure, we ALL want to know what the Flyin' Hawaiin's new Trophy Truck will look like.. :rolleyes: but I'd put good tech ahead of that any day.

:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Wonder if this place could be a throwback to the old prerunner e-mail list days? That would rock:D

Just as long as no discussions about heat treating and 4130 come up, it will all be good.............
tsm1mt
10-19-2006, 02:09 PM
:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Wonder if this place could be a throwback to the old prerunner e-mail list days? That would rock:D


That'd be fine by me! Those were good times with Donahoe, Foutz, and the Dixon Brothers.
Hellbound
10-19-2006, 03:02 PM
not one but would love to have a $100,000 to get started
scummy
10-19-2006, 09:51 PM
I am not a "desert racer" but i do chase for a few of my friends who do.I am glad to see this added to pirate.Here is a link to my build if anyone cares
http://www.ttora.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20399
gfbgreaser289
10-20-2006, 01:29 AM
does pro arena trucks for the ushra count. got a ranger with fullsize bronco ttb and kings. about 20" travel. but its short course.
fabtoys
10-20-2006, 02:26 AM
been racing desert for 9 years won the 98 vegas to reno in class 7 open truck has been put to pasture actually everything broke on her nothing left to weld on .

We built a bunch of pro arena /tuff trucks and brought Kings to the sport back in 99 now everyone runs them
Whitewater
10-20-2006, 10:02 AM
Been building a hooptie 7 open truck for 3 years now. Time and Money, primarily time... were grossly mis-estimated when I was calculating the build. I'll get out there one of these days.
Edit: and will be riding co-dawg with Lance in this years B1K. :flipoff2:
rsteele13
10-22-2006, 09:03 AM
ok im not a racer but know my fair share about desert racing and am involved with a few teams. i orignally found pirate over on DezertRangers and lurk between here and therangerstation for tech advice. i do believe that crawlers and racers can share a welth of information and design techniques, its just knowing what to use and how to use it. anyways lots of people in the racing community are happy about the new desert racing board on here.
ihojeff
10-22-2006, 09:20 AM
We Race Farm Equipment!

Been a couple years since my brother and I desert raced the Scout but we hope to bring it out to some MDR events next year.
fabtoys
10-22-2006, 10:30 AM
I describe to people that the adreneline went from 103mph to 3 mph with rockcrawling .When you build desert is a lot of extra bracing and triangular reinforcing . My buddies pick on my sometimes tell me I went all desert on something with the overkill factor
wes8517
10-22-2006, 11:38 AM
I have pitted for a race team a few time. And could I say its a fun time. Ill maybe going to racing early next year being a co drive. But Does 1 cars are fast. Wish I could get a ride in one. We where talking to a guy. He say they take race cars. And pay him 7000 Just to get it ready, and thats not counting parts and stuff. They are some big money cars there.


Eric
probly one of the guys from prep by jake, some of the best in the business. prepin cars is hard as hell, but can be worth it if youre good. basically the whole thing is taken apart, everything inspected, then all put back together, to make sure nothing is overlooked that could end a race that you have a good chance of winning.

ya, its gonna be good to see more desert tech around here
jdfab
10-22-2006, 12:21 PM
its cool to see the new section on here. I am a former class 7 racer turned video producer. For those that don't know I put out the Dezert People vids and also made Gription a couple of years ago. I'd like to make Gription 2 someday but desert racing is about 99% of my life these days....
Bubba Ray Boudreaux
10-22-2006, 04:36 PM
We Race Farm Equipment!

Been a couple years since my brother and I desert raced the Scout but we hope to bring it out to some MDR events next year.

Did you guys race VORRA back in the late '90s with the Scout??????????
ihojeff
10-22-2006, 07:09 PM
Did you guys race VORRA back in the late '90s with the Scout??????????

No. That was another set of brothers that were racing. Chad and ???? as I recall. I used to go out there and watch all the time at Prarie City. Me and my brother Mike raced LaRana in the mid 90's in class 4 until their demise then raced MDR for a few years in class 850.
Bubba Ray Boudreaux
10-22-2006, 08:55 PM
No. That was another set of brothers that were racing. Chad and ???? as I recall. I used to go out there and watch all the time at Prarie City. Me and my brother Mike raced LaRana in the mid 90's in class 4 until their demise then raced MDR for a few years in class 850.

Okay, I remember the name Chad being associated with that Scout. That thing was fast:grinpimp:
fabtoys
10-22-2006, 09:05 PM
that scout was fast would jump the start finish jump and got 100' distnce and bounced a wheelie out of it
DesertLab
10-22-2006, 10:34 PM
I'm in san jose and will be running a 7 open soon. Almost done. He's the junk.http://www.desertlab.com/images/mainsplashimage.gif
fabtoys
10-23-2006, 12:31 AM
VORRA got some runners in open
Billy manfroy 500hp ranger
Oscar Lara 380hp toyota
Patty Hayos 240hp toyota
brock ross 550 hp ranger
Looks sweet fab work
fabtoys
10-23-2006, 12:33 AM
Also got a complete hannaman fiberglass body excab one piece hood and roof and bed sides 2000 body $1400 paid 2200 never mounted or painted
diefree
10-23-2006, 10:47 AM
great new forum Lance,i knew it was only a matter of time.:beer: :beer: :smokin: :bounce2: :bounce2: