We had a great time at RCQ and brought home the Hard Luck Award. Thanks to my co driver Todd Dunn for everything and being dumb enough to ride with me.:laughing:

Thanks to Dave and Jeff of Hammerking for recognizing our hard work and bad luck. Thanks to EVERYONE at Rausch Creek for putting on a great race and tolerating all of us all the time (even stupid Matt):flipoff2:.

Thanks to my wife, Kaye for busting her butt on the rig and all the sacrafice.

Thanks to R&S Automotive and Custom Fab and Brian Rough our Crew Cheif for really knocking out some work on the rig last minute.

Thanks to Hillside Customs for making the rig look sweet!

Thanks to Dean Benner for loaning us shocks. What were you thinking?:flipoff2:

Thanks to Team Marines Racing for including us in their stable. If you'd like to come on board with us and Team Marines as a sponsor, a percent of all our incoming sponsorship goes to the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund.

Thanks to Dom and John from Balducci Brothers Racing and Jim and Dean from Rose Crawlers for the pit support.

Thanks to Lucas and Jon at Murphy's Law Motorsports for taking me under their wing like a retarded little brother.

Thanks to Geoff Stopherd for taking over our pit and fixing anything!!:D And everything else you've done for us.

Thanks to Liguid Iron Industries, Adventourous 4x4 and Speed, EMS Offroad, Inner Airlock, and A&A Auto Parts for crapping us a lot of great parts at the last minute!! We wouldn't have made it to the race with out them.

Thanks to 4 Low Digital Labs and Heavy Metal Concepts for documenting our successes and failures.

Thanks to O'Neals for the meal and the booze!

Last but not least thank you to our troops past and present.

We're chasing sponsorship now to make a run at the Branik Badlands Qualifier or LCQ. Never Quit!!!!!

Congrats Dude you guys earned it!!!!!


Your welcome again!!!!!!!


Geoff

You guys fought hard for the miles you covered! Hope you learned enough to make a solid go at it the next time around.

Awesome effort.

you might consider this one as well.



Ultra4 racing sweeps through the Kentucky bluegrass.

East coast Off-road race series invades the Black Mountain Off-road adventure area, In Harlan Kentucky August 14th 2010, for the “Ultra4 Appalachian Qualifier”.

ECORS will host the 6th Ultra4 Qualifier for the 2011 Griffin King of the Hammers August 14th in Harlan Kentucky. The event will feature some of the most beautiful off-road terrain in the south. The race course will run through the hills of Kentucky like the Ridge runners of yesteryear. Terrain is purely mountainous with steep rocky hills, ledges, and winding rocky roads around mountain tops. Valley and ridge roads are all over the place and allow the competitors the ability to open it up and get some speed. One hundred foot drops, off the side of the trails are everywhere and can cause havoc for any Ridge running Ultra4 race team. If Harlan isn't hard enough in the day time, ECORS will push the envelope and the KOH Ultra4 Qualifier competitors will be racing into the dark! The fastest guys are expected to finish right around dusk and everyone else filtering in after dark. Good quality working lights will be required as the mountains of Harlan County get VERY DARK when the sun goes down! Competitors will be treated to warm and welcoming locals who live the off-road lifestyle every day. ECORS is working on additional unique hospitality features that will make this a popular race in the Ultra4 series. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to race a brand new Ultra4 race with new trails created just to meet the needs of this demanding race. Course plans call for overall distance to be in the range of 60 miles for this Ultra4 Qualifier.

About Harlan Kentucky. Harlan, KY is the "general" name for the 4x4 area named Black Mountain Off-Road Adventure Area. It has been unofficially named "The Moab of the East". The land is leased and governed by the local Harlan County Outdoor Recreation Board Authority. It officially opened June 4, 2005 and receives tens of thousands of off road enthusiasts from all over the world. There are over 200 miles of marked and rated trails on over 7000 acres. The area is so vast there are two main park entrances that are located in two separate cities! Levels range from gravel roads to extreme. The main trail head is located in Evarts, KY. Off-roading has become a way of life so much so that the local town of Evarts allows ATVs and full buggies to drive on public roads!!! The Evarts trail head is less than a mile from camping, RV hookups, stores, gas, and food. The other trail head, commonly known as the Putney trail head, has open parking areas for large trailers, has cabins for rent with showers and is less than a 2 minute drive to the nearest gas station. A general trail use permit is REQUIRED for trail access with an ATV or buggy. This trail use permit is included with competitor entries. Any spectators or team members that plan to ride the trail system must purchase a trail use permit from the local Harlan County Outdoor Recreation Board Authority. Permits are available at various locations in the county. In addition to off road trails, the Harlan County area also offers many other outdoor activities including hiking, photography, kayaking, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, camping, and golf. There are plenty of family friendly activities. For more information on Harlan County Trails and activities, visitors can go to www.harlancountytrails.com

About East Coast Off-road racing Series. ECORS is a traveling race series, during the 2010 season we will host 5 races at various OHV destinations in the South East United States. ECORS events are typically held on Saturdays so that most folks can participate or come cheer the competitors on. Spectators and competitors come in on Friday afternoon and evenings for Friday night campouts. Most venues are set up to allow RVs and tents. Each class of vehicle runs on a different course depending on difficulty. While a specific class is competing, all competitors in that class will be on the course at the same time. During the start, competitors are released in staggered start times to help keep traffic jams to a minimum. This is true endurance type racing as outside help by spectators is not allowed on the race course! We have a pit set up specifically for repairs and refueling. Safety is our #1 priority and we set up each course to allow as much action for spectators and racers but keep it as safe as possible. For more information please contact; www.ecors.com

Thanks Jeff!

Thats and option too. We'd run all of them if we could.

Congrats man, good luck in the future with your racing endeavors :beer:

good to see ya racin out there bret, thanks for the mention, and hopefully see ya at RC the rest of this year!

good to see you there Bret. Badlands will be epic! Go Marines!!!!!!!!!!!

We are pulling for you.

Semper Fi.