Anyone into short-course racing?

[CLynn85]

Great to see this new forum in here! I've always been a big fan of desert racing but unfortunately I'm stuck on the East Coast for now.

I'm trying to get started up in short course/supertruck challenge/pro arena/tough truck racing events, just curious if anyone else in here was into that sorta thing? Desert racing's about the closest I've seen on this message board.

Something along these lines...

[Bubba Ray Boudreaux]

Short course racing rocks.........................................

Here's a couple of pics that I took at a VORRA race a couple of years ago. The red, white and blue truck is Billy Manfroy, he's on here under the same name.

[Billy_Manfroy]

I must be getting old. I know every single one of those people AND my truck's the red/white/blue one. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Bubba, we still miss you.

Billy

[Bubba Ray Boudreaux]

Originally Posted by Billy_Manfroy

I must be getting old. I know every single one of those people AND my truck's the red/white/blue one. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Bubba, we still miss you.

Billy

I miss y'all also. No damn good 4 wheel off road racing around these parts. Closest is northern CO or ABQ. Of course I've found a way to feed my hunger. Next year, I plan on doing an enduro or two on the XR650 I bought awhile back.

I can't remember his name and I lost his card when we moved, but is that old boy still video taping the races in Sac and selling the tapes?

[Billy_Manfroy]

Originally Posted by Bubba Ray Boudreaux

I can't remember his name and I lost his card when we moved, but is that old boy still video taping the races in Sac and selling the tapes?

Nah, he dried up quite a while ago. I wish SOMEBODY was still filming because all the really spectacular stuff I do seems to get missed. I went about 150 feet off the finish line jump a few times and never even got a blurry still of it. Oscar did hook up wth a pro video guy recently, so we'll see what kind of footage comes out of that. I'm hoping to pimp some DVD's here pretty soon on my site.

[Bubba Ray Boudreaux]

Originally Posted by Billy_Manfroy

Nah, he dried up quite a while ago. I wish SOMEBODY was still filming because all the really spectacular stuff I do seems to get missed. I went about 150 feet off the finish line jump a few times and never even got a blurry still of it. Oscar did hook up wth a pro video guy recently, so we'll see what kind of footage comes out of that. I'm hoping to pimp some DVD's here pretty soon on my site.

Keep me informed on that one. I'd be more than happy to pimp some videos around my haunts

[Whitewater]

Originally Posted by Billy_Manfroy

Nah, he dried up quite a while ago. I wish SOMEBODY was still filming because all the really spectacular stuff I do seems to get missed. I went about 150 feet off the finish line jump a few times and never even got a blurry still of it. Oscar did hook up wth a pro video guy recently, so we'll see what kind of footage comes out of that. I'm hoping to pimp some DVD's here pretty soon on my site.

Well it doesn't all go missed. I didn't capture it on video but I still remember running out of the way when you did one of those 150 footers and missed the corner only to thread the needle on the tractor tires then railroad ties to nail the fence. Damn that was good shit!
Never seen Big Rich move so fast!!!

I've said it before and I'll say it again, it's really a shame that the VORRA short course events in Sac don't draw more spectators and racers. The track may not live up to CORR Standards but it is always a good race and a helluva good time!
See you all Saturday

[tsm1mt]

Originally Posted by CLynn85

Great to see this new forum in here! I've always been a big fan of desert racing but unfortunately I'm stuck on the East Coast for now.

I'm trying to get started up in short course/supertruck challenge/pro arena/tough truck racing events, just curious if anyone else in here was into that sorta thing? Desert racing's about the closest I've seen on this message board.

Put me down in the "short course" column. We can't get enough property up here for a proper desert race. One club in Wyoming owns a 40-acre course, but usually we're limited to a mile or three in length and a few laps.






I avoid the Monster Truck Tuff-Truck races - the promotors are usually d*cks, the courses are usually designed to destroy your truck (but get big-air for the crowd) and the entry fees n' payback are insulting.

When one of our clubs runs the show, however, we still get big-air but we build landings not designed to destroy the trucks, and we all have a good time.

I have a lot more fun on the bigger 1-2 mile courses. We even have a CORR-style track near Billings, I was told it was built or designed by the same outfit that did Crandon.

[geargrinder]

Originally Posted by Bubba Ray Boudreaux

Short course racing rocks.........................................

Here's a couple of pics that I took at a VORRA race a couple of years ago. The red, white and blue truck is Billy Manfroy, he's on here under the same name.

That race was awesome. Bubba, do you have the pics of the buggy in the second picture while it was on fire?

[Bubba Ray Boudreaux]

Originally Posted by geargrinder

That race was awesome. Bubba, do you have the pics of the buggy in the second picture while it was on fire?

Somewhere. Let me look around for it, doesn't appear to be on my HD.............

[Bubba Ray Boudreaux]

Here's the pic requested. It was taken by Steph, aka ChevyGal..............

[CLynn85]

Awesome, cool to see some other involvement here. tsm1mt, what do you run?

Anyone seen http://www.supertruckchallenge.com ? Kinda new spin on the whole tough truck thing. Side/side races and some good action and good people.

[fj40forlife]

I dont like short track alot. because its not fun to find where people are. Like if you racing in no where its funner,casue you never no where they could be and not riding on the same stuff all the time

[Bubba Ray Boudreaux]

Originally Posted by fj40forlife

I dont like short track alot. because its not fun to find where people are. Like if you racing in no where its funner,casue you never no where they could be and not riding on the same stuff all the time

Totally understandable on that part. It's kind of like most people here. We don't find much fun in trying to read posts in a language other than English, with your's being a prime example...............................

[Whitewater]

Originally Posted by Bubba Ray Boudreaux

Totally understandable on that part. It's kind of like most people here. We don't find much fun in trying to read posts in a language other than English, with your's being a prime example...............................

Haha! thanks for that picture Bubba, I about shit by britches when he pulled that thing in right in front of me. Two fire extinguishers later he was out but the adrenaline rush didn't wear off for a long time!

[tsm1mt]

Originally Posted by CLynn85

Awesome, cool to see some other involvement here. tsm1mt, what do you run?

For some reason I collect Scouts, and since no one races a Scout.. I do.

Yes, a fat pig.

100" WB Scout II, built 304, built 727 (soon to have the trans brake installed), Dana 20, full width D44s, trussed, with 4.88s, with 31x15.50 Terras, 4 corner leaf springs.

Two Bilstein 7100 reservoir shocks up front per corner, along with 3" stroke Fox 2.0 bumps.

Currently just single 5125 Bilsteins in the rear, but there's a pair of 2.5 SAWs I'm rebuilding that'll go out back.

I do 100-yard sand drags (wife enjoys that part), the occasional mud bog, but mostly timed obstacle races and wheel to wheel short-course.

4W&OR just published a picture of it from when I rebodied it in 2005 following a rollover in Feb. It looked kinda nice for about 2 days.

I've toyed with the idea of making it Class 3 legal and running a SCORE race, but they're all 1000+ mile haul from home, and things just haven't come together to make it worth the trip.

[crusty1007]

we ran 3 cars in diego last weekend.
1 car placed 4th and 6th, in the season opener took 1st in diego.

the others either rolled and DNF or wiped out by the K-rail.

desert is fun challenging even funner when your running against someone in your class swapping paint, short course is great just because you get to swap paint almost all of the time.

laughlin was a fun course, long enough to beat ya, but still short enough to catch competitors and pick good lines around a course.
the biggest problem with the desert i forsee is the issue with chase vehicles, if its in the US and score sanctioned your seemingly screewed for chase support. and land closures and "endangered" animals keeping racing watered down.

[Brutpwr]

The Tough Truck thing is fun but your right it can be hard on the truck and the payback is slim to nothing compared with the damage. I mean the jumps they build I would not have fun on my dirt bike or quad! Pro 2 style short course racing--well nothing else compares!

Jason

[CLynn85]

Yeah that's the thing I don't like much about the tough truck events is the lack of seat time. With stuff like STC or some of the other sidexside stadium style races you at least get to run through an elimination bracket. My goal's to build a truck for that on a budget to get some practice and experience and if I can get some good sponsors lined up make the jump to CORR.

[Brutpwr]

We ran Lance's Pro 2 last weekend at Chula Vista too! But we ruined the motor in practice on Friday and it was not repairable Well at least we were able to loan our C6 trans to John and Billy, our air cleaner assy ran on Curt LeDuc's Pro 4 after he blew his motor and the new replacement motor would not accept his Dominator style air cleaner. Oh and we sold our bump stops off the truck! (Not even sure who it went too!) As spectators for a change we had a great time!

Jason