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Whould anyone be intrested in a class 1 type series at the TORC races? I think it would be awesome!
Whould anyone be intrested in a class 1 type series at the TORC races? I think it would be awesome!
A class 1 would be/look slow and clumsy out there..
I was not knocking the Pro buggy class I just thougt it would be cool if TORC would add a class 1 type buggy. I believe it would be awesome. It would take some of the positive aspects of Pro Buggy but with more HP
FYI - I agree pro buggy do offer some of the best racing out their
I think you may have missed my point, Pro Buggies = Class 1. A Pro buggy would seriously run circles around a class 1 dezert car.
As far as Pro Buggies vs. Pro Lite it's my opinion that they are equal and i would love to see them up against each other. The only thing is a Pro Lite is a truck and much more marketable. Generally people understand trucks because it's a truck and not a "dunebuggy" which is why they don't get any TV time. I know we all know the difference but the rest of the world is a different story..
Plus a truck is a rolling billboard with tons of ad space compared to a buggy..
From my standpoint, pro-buggies are just as exciting as pro-lite. Pro-Buggies are just as quick and turn lap times compared to any pro-lite or any pro 2 trucks at some tracks. I don't know why they don't get any respect as the trucks do.
Pro-Buggies are just as quick and turn lap times compared to any pro-lite or any pro 2 trucks at some tracks. I don't know why they don't get any respect as the trucks do.
Not to knock the drivers you mentioned, as they are legends in the offroad world, But to Mainstream America - I don't believe anyone knows or cares about them... But with the mainstream sponsors they are getting (Makita, Rockstar, Monster, etc.) along with the new exposure opportunities (Carson Daly, Chelsea Lately, ABC, Espn, etc.) I'm sure that will change as this scene grows...
And speaking of gaining mainstream awareness, one of the things that will help towards gaining mainstream awareness is to get all of the top drivers competing against each other in the same class, not spread out across 5 classes.
And speaking of gaining mainstream awareness, one of the things that will help towards gaining mainstream awareness is to get all of the top drivers competing against each other in the same class, not spread out across 5 classes.
Remember back in the SODA days they had an unlimited buggy class where the top guys ran big turbo motors, They were so much faster than the trucks they did away with the class to please the sponsors. Chevy didnt like the idea of an old pipe buggy smoking their 250K pro 2. The first time I was at Crandon, I couldn't believe how many guys ran unlimited then changed motors and ran class 10. Diehard racers for sure.
Steve, Some the names you mention came from the buggy world. Renezeder,Greaves,Gordon all were in buggies in the early part of their careers.