Well we couldn't pull off the threepeat. :(

BUT, we did end up in 2nd place overall. It was definitely Ken Shupe and Moose's weekend though. They walked away with the well deserved victory. Congrats, Ken and Moose! :beer:

Third place is still up in the air. We haven't attended the awards ceremony yet. I believe that third will most likely go to team Currie. I will let you know what's up later tonight, and I have some more pictures to upload. :cool2:

sorry bout the second..... hell though ive seen people win an entire points series and never have a first place..... the series is what you want...... but hell you allready know that.... congrats :beer:

Originally posted by Lance
Well we couldn't pull off the threepeat. :(



:crybaby:



:flipoff2:


Congrats on the second place! Still kicks ass!

Thanks for the update Congrates Shuppee and Nalley way to go
I guess this will make the twenty something hour drive home a lot better.

we did end up in 2nd place overall

Thats still a pretty damn solid record...plenty of people wish they had 1st, 1st, 2nd for 3 outings. Nice work.

How high do you need to finish in the last event to wrap up the season points title?



2nd still kicks ass after yesterdays trials. :D







Eric

:beer: awesome job guys!

you loosers :flipoff2:

Originally posted by camo
you loosers :flipoff2:


Really, first the Tinbenders and now this. I hope Lance doesn't get out of the sport.

Originally posted by Air Bag



Really, first the Tinbenders and now this. I hope Lance doesn't get out of the sport.

LOL i guess he made the adjustment to 2nd place finishes better than we thought. :flipoff2:

hey air bag and camo, kiss my ass! :flipoff2:

we still went home with about $8000, so :flipoff2:

Originally posted by Lance
hey air bag and camo, kiss my ass! :flipoff2:

we still went home with about $8000, so :flipoff2:

$8,000, looks like you'll be super sizing those Taco Bell orders on the way home.:D Congrats.

Originally posted by Lance
hey air bag and camo, kiss my ass! :flipoff2:



:flipoff2:

Just ONE question Lance, i know that some of that $8k was a gift cirtificate from SKYJACKER. Now, what exactly do they sell, that you guys might actually need??

Congrats Lance, A decent finish in the final's and you might just be set :D

so you got 8k worth of shit for ONE second place finish?? Hell even I could get "lucky" once :) how does that work and what do you get????

Originally posted by elf_cruiser
Just ONE question Lance, i know that some of that $8k was a gift cirtificate from SKYJACKER. Now, what exactly do they sell, that you guys might actually need??

Got 5k from RCAA, 1500 from BFG, 750 from Summit, 500 gift cert from skyjacker (or 250 cash), and 250 from ARB. :p

Originally posted by Lance


Got 5k from RCAA, 1500 from BFG, 750 from Summit, 500 gift cert from skyjacker (or 250 cash), and 250 from ARB. :p

Is the series purse next season really that ungodly figure I've been hearing :eek:

It is almost to the point where a team can make this a 'full-time' job. The RCAA purse is almost $300k this year? With the RCAA, Cal-Rocks, and the east unifying can this become a possible career choice.

Once there is a year round schedule, maybe outdoors in the summer, arena in the winter you may start to see dedicated teams.

Should I sell the house, and start a team :p

Originally posted by jdjanda

Should I sell the house, and start a team :p

I'm moving 700 miles and doing everything that comes with it for the sake of a team :D (or two ;) )

Originally posted by bigdude


I'm moving 700 miles and doing everything that comes with it for the sake of a team :D (or two ;) )

Hmm, where are you headed, out West?

Originally posted by jdjanda


Hmm, where are you headed, out West?

Ah....... No :D

To the great SC where a few well known wheelers hail from ;)

:eek: :eek: :eek: 300k:eek: :eek: :eek:
FUK ME~~~~
How far down in the digs do the prizes go? FUK me if I run 10th concistantly can i pull 5k? Thats my truck :) what about the other rock crawling companies? UROK CALROCKS or whoever.... How do they rank purse wise? I am hesitant to play that severly but hell greed will help my fear :)

Only morons get into motorsports for the money. Sure the prize money is nice, but you could do much better if you put that time and effort into making something like glitter. You compete serriously in any motorsport because you love it, and it generally costs every penny you have, until you are at the very top of the sport. If you want to do it, then do it, but don't do it for the $.3M because chances are you will loose your ass.

Originally posted by Gordon
Only morons get into motorsports for the money. Sure the prize money is nice, but you could do much better if you put that time and effort into making something like glitter. You compete serriously in any motorsport because you love it, and it generally costs every penny you have, until you are at the very top of the sport. If you want to do it, then do it, but don't do it for the $.3M because chances are you will loose your ass.


that's exactly what i was thinking. It's funny how people figure how much they are going to win, but what they should be figuring is how much it's going to cost them.

oh TRUST me........ Cost is one of the main reasons I am NOT in the game yet. I have a fairly capable rig. Need more time behind the wheel. But the idea of being able to see a light at the end of the tunnel is a sign that there is hope for this hobby that JUST RECENTLY became a "sport"

Originally posted by Gordon
but you could do much better if you put that time and effort into making something like glitter.

:rolleyes: LOL :laughing:

-Steve

Originally posted by Skyetone
:eek: :eek: :eek: 300k:eek: :eek: :eek:
FUK ME~~~~
How far down in the digs do the prizes go? FUK me if I run 10th concistantly can i pull 5k? Thats my truck :) what about the other rock crawling companies? UROK CALROCKS or whoever.... How do they rank purse wise? I am hesitant to play that severly but hell greed will help my fear :)


Wow I didnt realize they were paying money to the winners.
I guess Ill just start winning now, and take my share home with me.....Oh wait a minute, I forgot all about the 100 other drivers/teams with more skill and better rigs than mine.:rolleyes:
Maybe if I let them know that I would like to have the money, they will rollover and just let me have some. :flipoff2:

There is a giant leap, going from capable rig and big balls driving style, to the winners podium.
Oh yeah, one more thing,...$5k will probably not cover the cost of your new competition rig.
I know you are kinda kidding but it is pretty fawkin arrogant, to think that all you need to do is sign up and a share of the money is as good as yours.

Lance,
Im glad we could help make your transition from champ to 2nd a little easier.:flipoff2:

Originally posted by H8monday



Wow I didnt realize they were paying money to the winners.
I guess Ill just start winning now, and take my share home with me.....Oh wait a minute, I forgot all about the 100 other drivers/teams with more skill and better rigs than mine.:rolleyes:
Maybe if I let them know that I would like to have the money, they will rollover and just let me have some. :flipoff2:

There is a giant leap, going from capable rig and big balls driving style, to the winners podium.
Oh yeah, one more thing,...$5k will probably not cover the cost of your new competition rig.
I know you are kinda kidding but it is pretty fawkin arrogant, to think that all you need to do is sign up and a share of the money is as good as yours.

I gots an idea, how about i rent your rig for 5K for the weekend, then will all the $$$ we have snortclown wax it for us
:flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:

Originally posted by Gordon
Only morons get into motorsports for the money. Sure the prize money is nice, but you could do much better if you put that time and effort into making something like glitter. You compete serriously in any motorsport because you love it, and it generally costs every penny you have, until you are at the very top of the sport. If you want to do it, then do it, but don't do it for the $.3M because chances are you will loose your ass.

No matter how good the prize money sounds, I've rarely seen the circumstance where it even comes close to covering the costs involved. You do it for the sport.

Oh, and congrats lance, and BTW, I just enroled ya into the SCREECH fan club :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:

Originally posted by crash


I gots an idea, how about i rent your rig for 5K for the weekend, then will all the $$$ we have snortclown wax it for us
:flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:


How can I turn down an offer like that,..you know baddly my rig needs wax:flipoff2:

Originally posted by Gordon
Only morons get into motorsports for the money. Sure the prize money is nice, but you could do much better if you put that time and effort into making something like glitter. You compete serriously in any motorsport because you love it, and it generally costs every penny you have, until you are at the very top of the sport. If you want to do it, then do it, but don't do it for the $.3M because chances are you will loose your ass.


You mean I'm not going to be making milli'ns :D

Exactly. Reality check people YOU Sitting behind the computer screen YOU ARE NOT GOING TO MAKE MONEY!!!

Prize money is there to help the serious people help defray costs.

god damn this is GREAT!! I love jumping back onto this board and fawking with the people who know this fawked up name. I love to stir the waters.:jester: I was really actually surprised that the purce (i am assuming for the whole year) would be even CLOSE to that large. The way I was still looking at it was that the sport of "rock racing" was so new that it truely was still for the sport. Glad to hear the sponcers are really steppin up.
As far as I go :girly: :girly: I am to chicken shit to try and drag my shit across the west to break it.
Either that or my tow rig aint built all the way :)
Props lance. Someday I may make it to one of the "races" and try and shmooze with a star like yourself and S&N fab crew :)

Originally posted by Steve N



You mean I'm not going to be making milli'ns :D

Exactly. Reality check people YOU Sitting behind the computer screen YOU ARE NOT GOING TO MAKE MONEY!!!

Prize money is there to help the serious people help defray costs.
Steve, I agree with what you are saying. As in any motor sport the money is not in the winnings, it's in the sponsors. You want to make money at any motor sports then you need to be a marketing and media company first, race team second. I would bet that team Shaffer is in the red from the competitions, may break even if they win the championship. Do I think I could make a living competing, not now maybe in a few years, but I would run it like a business. Unification will allow a big step forward in the national spot light and will hopefully attract media/sponsor attention. For the sport to really grow it will need to be accessible to the masses, which means either arena events, or dedicated facilities.

If I wanted to do this full time I'd take a course in Marketing, develop a program (team concepts, rig, development program), produce financial reports, signup sponsors, then build a rig and find a driver.

maybe i missed something, but what's with the article on the front page of this website that say's threepeat. It's been there since before the Cedar City event too. just wondering??

Originally posted by H8monday



How can I turn down an offer like that,..you know baddly my rig needs wax:flipoff2:

Yuppers, but not sure if its the top side or the bottom that needs it worse :flipoff2: