rock crawling or rock racing comps?

no excuses · Jul 7, 2010

if going to compete which would you rather do, technical cone dodging or side by side, rubbings racing through the rocks, woops, and waterfalls? Or just boobies and pizzia?

Money Mark · Jul 7, 2010

My car is set up for the slow stuff, so.....going "fast" is relative.

I love a grassroots crawl comp.

TreeClimber · Jul 7, 2010

Damn, you need speelcheck. P-I-Z-Z-A.

bobbed_84_toy · Jul 7, 2010

I would love to do some rock racing

NotSoPC · Jul 7, 2010

Rock racing is just more fun. The rigs have to be more built to hold up to the bigger power and the hits from the speed. You also have to have a rig set up to both go fast and be able to slow down to pick apart a hard line in the course. More fun for those watching and something I would love to do.:awesomework:

no excuses · Jul 8, 2010

TreeClimber said:
Damn, you need speelcheck. P-I-Z-Z-A.

Oops I went to the Crash school of speelling :;

Binder · Jul 8, 2010

Either or.....I got both covered.:awesomework:

Bunk1 · Jul 8, 2010

Side by side. Like truck wrestling but faster.

CHOP SHOP · Jul 8, 2010

rock racing is for guys that cant afford a trophy truck.

comps are not my thing.

WHITE TRASH1 · Jul 8, 2010

CHOP SHOP said:
rock racing is for guys that cant afford a trophy truck.

comps are not my thing.

Rock racing vs trophy trucks? Not even on the same map you are way off... I'm with ya on the no comps thing though. I'll work recovery etc for anything though.

crash2 · Jul 8, 2010

no excuses said:
Oops I went to the Crash school of speelling :;

Sure Stan drag me into this :fawkdancesmiley:

I would rather do the high speed stuff. I think its more competitive and requires more ability than the slow stuff..

crash2 · Jul 8, 2010

CHOP SHOP said:
rock racing is for guys that cant afford a trophy truck.

comps are not my thing.

As ryan said you are WAY off the map on this one.

Binder · Jul 8, 2010

crash said:
Sure Stan drag me into this :fawkdancesmiley:

I would rather do the high speed stuff. ........ requires more ability than the slow stuff..

Why do you feel it takes more ability to go fast than slow? IMHO while there is driver skill involved going fast is mostly about the rig. Rock crawling also requires a good rig but is more skill oriented.

Binder · Jul 8, 2010

And BTW a trophy truck isn't going anywhere in a rock race.:haha:

crash2 · Jul 8, 2010

Binder said:
Why do you feel it takes more ability to go fast than slow? IMHO while there is driver skill involved going fast is mostly about the rig. Rock crawling also requires a good rig but is more skill oriented.

Like any fast paced race there is a certain ability. Rock crawling does require ability but thats in steps from gate to gate in a MUCH slower fasion. In the high speed stuff its a constant boom boom boom of events where the driver is constantly on his toes. Plus with the slow stuff you have a spotter who tells you what you cannot see--the high speed stuff thats not an option.

Hip · Jul 8, 2010

well even though i went with a v6 im thinking speed as i build it... rock racing.

Mog9buG · Jul 8, 2010

My rig is setup for racing and it can crawl as well. It does not crawl over obstacles as easily as a lot of other buggies I have encountered on the trails that are setup for strictly for crawlin. The other side of this is we live in the nw and there are a ton of trails with steep hills with fun stepups, and they get wet. This is when the racer shines!! My advise is if you can afford to put "go fast" parts on do it but start with a motor pushing some ponies.

no excuses · Jul 8, 2010

Mog9buG said:
My advise is if you can afford to put "go fast" parts on do it but start with a motor pushing some ponies.

I already have my buggy built, (4.3 v6, t350 and only had 2" of uptravel in front) and just competed in my first rock race last weekend, wow what a rush lol. I still have paint and rubber(and rocks lol) on the body panels from it. It was just so much more intense then cone dodgeing I was just courious what others thought also. I can not wait till the next comp (in Sept.) to go beat on it like it owes me $$$$ (after I repair it lol) again. It was also great that the girlfriend could ride with me, first time ever that she has while in a comp. She was just as jazzed as I screaming at me to go this or that way :cheer:. The crowd was a lot more into it then rock crawling it seemed to me also.

stan