Mr. Badassmav just got the internet back on the big screen. Hallelujah! No more "crap" talk on my puny screened cell.
I really like it when a build that is well thought out, and is also based on solid engineering does well out of the box. I was, and still am one of Red Lands biggest fans. Building a properly designed car is not hard, it just takes time. The rate at which these custom/race UTV's are being built amazes me. Everyone is in such a hurry to get their car finished before the rules change, or in time for the next big race, that they don't take the time to thoroughly plan and design their build. Hand built cars like the Monstermav and the Red Lands "project" (Haha! What else do you call a year long build? Zane knows I'm just yanking his chain) are far and few between, and takes a pretty solid commitment to see through to the track. I'm glad the team persevered and made it happen Results speak for themselves. I don't know how their driver ranks compared to a Burnett, Scheuler or Angal, but I can say with a fair amount of confidence that their car is a MAJOR contributing factor to their early success. Congrats to the them on a start to what can turn out to be a winning BITD season. Hell, we won when it was easy. The X guys racked up championship after championship when it was no where near as competitive as it is now. I know the old Maverick would not be so badass against the quality field of cars racing today. Marc's new long wheel base RZR is as fast a UTE as he's ever had, and reliability will be the only thing keeping him away from victory circle this season.
The competition can breathe a sigh of relief now that Johnny has added the truck to his racing plate. Once his car broke down at the Mint, he was quick to call it a day and prepare for the truck race.. Not like him to give up so quickly when finishing points were still available. When I called him on it, he said he wasn't going to limp a car around the track just to see the checkers. The fact that he only wants to race if the car is competitive says a lot about the driver he knows he is..He, along with Marc, were the fastest drivers in the class for some time. The guys who, if given identical equipment, would school the field in any match race.
Now, the S3 guys, Guthrie, and many others bring a level of competition this class deserves. It's a shame Lambert stayed with the Non-turbo car. He belongs with the field of drivers campaigning the turbos. (Now here's a good idea Joey. Have an invitational race at the end of the season for the top 5 drivers in points and let them race in identically prepared UTE's. A celebrity race of sorts. Maybe in both short course and desert disciplines like your UTV world champ race format. Then, all their excuses go out the window. You know Polaris would help finance such an event. Hell, put them in shifter carts. It wont matter what they race, cause these badass drivers will be fast in any racing environment}
Anyhow, good job Red Lands Racing. I like rooting for the underdog, but I'm not so sure you are one now!