Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
Calendar
Monthly
Weekly
Agenda
Archive
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Help Support Hardline Crawlers :
Forums
Rock Crawling Forums
Trail Rides & Competitions
Powerline Park Videos, SRRS
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="patooyee" data-source="post: 512398" data-attributes="member: 483"><p>I think its all fun to watch. But I don't kid anyone about "our sport." SRRS isn't "our sport" anymore. It has become "their sport" because no normal people can afford to be competitive and normal people don't consistently ride that type of terrain for pleasure. The risk to reward ratio is too skewed to make it viable on a regular basis. I also don't think its sustainable from a physical health standpoint. Bobby's body will be paying for those hills the rest of his life, don't care how tough he is. I don't consider it wrong or anything, just the natural progression / evolution of an extreme thing. I still enjoy a slo-mo rock crawling comp that involves strategy as well the the AOP 4-cyl comp just as much if not more than SRRS-style events. Back when that BT buggy winched that one hill to win the comp I remember thinking, "What a genius stroke of strategy!"</p><p></p><p>I remember at one of the Eroc events when Randy Torbet walked this insane crack in a vertical wall using his stickies (rare at the time) and rear steer which put him way ahead and won the comp. That wasn't just the rig, it was the presence of mind to know the rig could do it and how to do it. It took him like 5 minutes to travel 50' but it was awe-inspiring IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="patooyee, post: 512398, member: 483"] I think its all fun to watch. But I don't kid anyone about "our sport." SRRS isn't "our sport" anymore. It has become "their sport" because no normal people can afford to be competitive and normal people don't consistently ride that type of terrain for pleasure. The risk to reward ratio is too skewed to make it viable on a regular basis. I also don't think its sustainable from a physical health standpoint. Bobby's body will be paying for those hills the rest of his life, don't care how tough he is. I don't consider it wrong or anything, just the natural progression / evolution of an extreme thing. I still enjoy a slo-mo rock crawling comp that involves strategy as well the the AOP 4-cyl comp just as much if not more than SRRS-style events. Back when that BT buggy winched that one hill to win the comp I remember thinking, "What a genius stroke of strategy!" I remember at one of the Eroc events when Randy Torbet walked this insane crack in a vertical wall using his stickies (rare at the time) and rear steer which put him way ahead and won the comp. That wasn't just the rig, it was the presence of mind to know the rig could do it and how to do it. It took him like 5 minutes to travel 50' but it was awe-inspiring IMO. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Latest posts
Pickett State Park/Blackhouse Mountian 1-23-2016
Latest: ridered3
Friday at 3:12 PM
Trail Rides & Competitions
Daves Offroad Supply
Latest: Daves Offroad Supply
Wednesday at 10:52 AM
Vendors
B
For Sale
Artec Back-bone truss for 14 bolt
Latest: Bebop
Tuesday at 7:19 PM
Off Road 4x4 Parts For Sale
P
YouTube of the day
Latest: paradisepwoffrd
Monday at 8:21 AM
General Discussion
Cash LeCroy Illness
Latest: ridered3
May 26, 2024
General Discussion
Forums
Rock Crawling Forums
Trail Rides & Competitions
Powerline Park Videos, SRRS
Top