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yep most people dont have a CLUE what kind of bucks are involved here. there is some insane technology going on offroad.
DoD and DARPA are always around getting ideas for vehicles for the military.
i stop by rick and jeffs when we need some bizzaro part made or welded and always shoot the breeze with them. been over to their house blah blah. some of the nicest guys you would ever want to meet. have pitted them and the gaggle of others who race with them over the years.
the "onion fields" pit outside of "valle T" (valle de trinidad) one year brings tears to my eyes with laughter from the farmers pumping all the water onto the race course to build a booby trap(bring yer snorkel).
its not a damn bit different than when 917's were raced years ago.............ITS RARE AIR!
stratospheric bucks and time.
its F1 except its OFF ROAD!
and ya really have to hand to anyone who can stay with the sport for anytime what so ever. its some of the most physically demanding sports on the planet.
i'd give my left nut for a ride in a TT. but years ago after the GOLD COAST 350 SCORE race in vegas, my back was screaming with pain after a coupla laps, and we were not spring chickens then let alone now. so i dont know if even offered a co-dawg seat if i would accept.
too too many rollovers crashes being rear ended, dirty bike crashes etc etc and of course age (54), that my days(daze) of participating off road are probably over.
now if i had a raptor...............well maybe i could handle it cuz its got "suspension".......... LMFAO SNICKER SNICKER HAR HAR SNORT!
hell an all day outing in our pre-runner...............is enough to put me in a wheelchair now a days(daze).
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