Bullrun 2007 - WE'RE BACK!!

[CraigMorrison]

Hey Mr. Angry, what's the story behind Richard Rawlings team name CBGM?????

[MrAngry]

Craig - where are you from? I ask because there were 2 Brabus Cars on the show, one was a CL600 and the other was new Mercedes SUV something or other. As for "CBGM" on the Ferrari, that stands for "Collin's Brothers Gas Monkey" - Dennis Collins owns the Ferrari I believe and Richard Rawlings owns Gas Monkey Garage. They had announced they were going to break the record in Montreal at the start of the Bullrun... then went and did it. It was pretty cool. The Ferrari was a bone stock 550 Maranello with fuel cell and extra spare, that was it. Everyone was sitting around the night before in at the bar at the Ritz Carlton and they were discussing if the record could be broken - Rawlings thought it could be and Jay Rieke bet him 50k that he couldn't do it... so that's how it started.

And yes, to win the rally Rawlings and Team Rieke actually loaded there cars on a DC3 and flew them to Key West from Miami...

For those interested in doing the rally, I have to say that it was really an amazing experience.

I can guarentee you will drive harder and faster that you ever have especially when you wind up in a pack of about 20 cars, the trick is to know when to pull the reigns back as it is VERY easy to get caught up in the "speed" portion of this thing.

Honestly I don't remember the route through RI - we followed a route car that was given to us... big mistake as it took a LONG time. After that we just hung with the atlas and did just fine.

[TheMonkey]

.... at the bar at the Ritz Carlton and they were discussing if the record could be broken - Rawlings thought it could be and Jay Rieke bet him 50k that he couldn't do it..

pretty standard really

[FoxGranadaChuck]

Craig - where are you from? I ask because there were 2 Brabus Cars on the show, one was a CL600 and the other was new Mercedes SUV something or other. As for "CBGM" on the Ferrari, that stands for "Collin's Brothers Gas Monkey" - Dennis Collins owns the Ferrari I believe and Richard Rawlings owns Gas Monkey Garage. They had announced they were going to break the record in Montreal at the start of the Bullrun... then went and did it. It was pretty cool. The Ferrari was a bone stock 550 Maranello with fuel cell and extra spare, that was it. Everyone was sitting around the night before in at the bar at the Ritz Carlton and they were discussing if the record could be broken - Rawlings thought it could be and Jay Rieke bet him 50k that he couldn't do it... so that's how it started.

And yes, to win the rally Rawlings and Team Rieke actually loaded there cars on a DC3 and flew them to Key West from Miami...

For those interested in doing the rally, I have to say that it was really an amazing experience.

I can guarentee you will drive harder and faster that you ever have especially when you wind up in a pack of about 20 cars, the trick is to know when to pull the reigns back as it is VERY easy to get caught up in the "speed" portion of this thing.

Honestly I don't remember the route through RI - we followed a route car that was given to us... big mistake as it took a LONG time. After that we just hung with the atlas and did just fine.

Did you have similiar mechanical issues that you had in the latter part of the TV series?!

[FoxGranadaChuck]

Mr. Angry, were there any really unusual cars that were part and parcel of the real Bullrun rally?! I am thinking of something along the lines of a Ford Fairmont or an AMC Gremlin.

Merely curious.

[MrAngry]

Believe me, it was pretty wild to be sitting the bar with these guys talking about if the record could be beaten. I'm a Holiday Inn guy, not a Ritz-Carlton guy, so just being there in and of itself was pretty wild. Then to hear these guys seriously disscussing the possibilty of breaking the record was a very interesting experience, then having them doing it was great, because I had just witnessed automotive history from start to finish.

The Charger was absolute rockstar on this trip. The car ran perfect and I mean PERFECT!! Myself and Pete literally smiled and laughed the whole way. Not only did we maintain a speeds in excess of 95mph for 2800 miles, but we took the car to 3 separate road courses, beat the BALLS of it then continued to drive it at 95+ mph for another however many thousands of miles. I have never been so happy to own a car in all my life and can safely say I am really proud to own it.

You really have to break and down and think about it for a minute. There are a lot of BIG money hotrods and exotics out there that people have built by the top builders in the country. This car is NOT one of them. All the tuning on the car was done by Peter Bergman in his and my garage - Pete, as most people know was my co-driver on the rally along with Rich Brannon who drove the Mustang on the TV show. The suspension settings, trans work and any and every other piece of that car was put together by us at either his house or my house.

Our car was a antiquated dinosaur compared to every car on the rally. It was just tuned properly and thoroughly tested. The others car on the rally with the exception of the 77' T/A were no more than 4 years old and held the latest and greatest engineering, tuning, fuel management, etc.. etc... etc...

We ran a 39 year old Dodge with a big block and a big ole' holley on top and it was AWESOME! There we times on the highway when the pack of cars when something like this: Ferrari, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Porsche, Mercedes, DODGE, Porsche, Spyker.

Then we hit the big road course at Moroso Raceway in FLA and came in 17th out of like 55 cars on the race track.. 17th!!
Hell, I still get excited thinking about all the fun we had. Everyone with the big dollar cars can keep em', cause' I'm sticking with my 39 year old sled and am going to continue to beat the balls off it year after year.

[CraigMorrison]

Craig - where are you from?

I saw there were two Brabus Merc's on this year's run, but we had a guy come through our shop last Friday.......It was this guy that just took delivery of a Brabus TT V12 Mercedes and was talking about running the 2008 Bullrun. Hope this clears things up

I figured that Gas Monkey was the GM in CBGM, but just thought I'd ask.

[ALLFAITH]

Mike is way too modest. I have seen his car and Pete's Dart (if it is the same Pete) in person. Their cars are nasty and well built, well designed and engineered. In fact, I would galdly call on either of them to sort out my rides. What you accomplished is nothing short of outstanding especially considering the competition. It is easy to make factory 500 HP cars handle and run hard, we are all trying to do it with musclecars, that is the trick.

Cannot wait to catch up at XV open house in June.

Brad

[GMachineDartGT]

Brad - Thanks for the vote of confidence, as I have a lot of time in the Dart, and now the Charger, with more to go. My newest setup with 18s and some good brakes will be up your alley. I even included some new XV seat belts and 4 point belts for the kiddies in the back. Looking forward to meeting you again at the open house as well.

[FoxGranadaChuck]

Believe me, it was pretty wild to be sitting the bar with these guys talking about if the record could be beaten. I'm a Holiday Inn guy, not a Ritz-Carlton guy, so just being there in and of itself was pretty wild. Then to hear these guys seriously disscussing the possibilty of breaking the record was a very interesting experience, then having them doing it was great, because I had just witnessed automotive history from start to finish.

The Charger was absolute rockstar on this trip. The car ran perfect and I mean PERFECT!! Myself and Pete literally smiled and laughed the whole way. Not only did we maintain a speeds in excess of 95mph for 2800 miles, but we took the car to 3 separate road courses, beat the BALLS of it then continued to drive it at 95+ mph for another however many thousands of miles. I have never been so happy to own a car in all my life and can safely say I am really proud to own it.

You really have to break and down and think about it for a minute. There are a lot of BIG money hotrods and exotics out there that people have built by the top builders in the country. This car is NOT one of them. All the tuning on the car was done by Peter Bergman in his and my garage - Pete, as most people know was my co-driver on the rally along with Rich Brannon who drove the Mustang on the TV show. The suspension settings, trans work and any and every other piece of that car was put together by us at either his house or my house.

Our car was a antiquated dinosaur compared to every car on the rally. It was just tuned properly and thoroughly tested. The others car on the rally with the exception of the 77' T/A were no more than 4 years old and held the latest and greatest engineering, tuning, fuel management, etc.. etc... etc...

We ran a 39 year old Dodge with a big block and a big ole' holley on top and it was AWESOME! There we times on the highway when the pack of cars when something like this: Ferrari, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Porsche, Mercedes, DODGE, Porsche, Spyker.

Then we hit the big road course at Moroso Raceway in FLA and came in 17th out of like 55 cars on the race track.. 17th!!
Hell, I still get excited thinking about all the fun we had. Everyone with the big dollar cars can keep em', cause' I'm sticking with my 39 year old sled and am going to continue to beat the balls off it year after year.

Rock on Mr. Angry!!!

[FoxGranadaChuck]

Brad - Thanks for the vote of confidence, as I have a lot of time in the Dart, and now the Charger, with more to go. My newest setup with 18s and some good brakes will be up your alley. I even included some new XV seat belts and 4 point belts for the kiddies in the back. Looking forward to meeting you again at the open house as well.

Peter, your Dart will ALWAYS rock in my world!!!

[bar1]

MR ANGRY! YOU GO BOY!

NICE PICS AND IT WAS GREAT CRUISING WITH YOU>

MORGAN had a incredible time, sorry you couldnt make it to the 500 race we will get lots of pics for you and a video.

Mike

[go-fish]

I'm confused about RI cops now. One guy said they are super chill and the other guy, 68Firebird, said they have real ego's and big dicks?

Mr. Angry, have you ever talked to Richard Ehernberg from Mopar Action Magazine. He built the famous Green Brick, a little green Plymouth Savoy or something that whipped ass on the exotics in One Lap years back. I believe they asked him not to come back, I dunno if it was him or the car?

[68firebird]

[quote=go-fish]I'm confused about RI cops now. One guy said they are super chill and the other guy, 68Firebird, said they have real ego's and big dicks? [quote]

ha ha, I said they can be big dicks, not that they have them, LOL. well, thats my interpretation of the ones I've been pulled over by.

[GMachineDartGT]

I'm confused about RI cops now. One guy said they are super chill and the other guy, 68Firebird, said they have real ego's and big dicks?

Mr. Angry, have you ever talked to Richard Ehernberg from Mopar Action Magazine. He built the famous Green Brick, a little green Plymouth Savoy or something that whipped ass on the exotics in One Lap years back. I believe they asked him not to come back, I dunno if it was him or the car?

We know Rick, in fact, Mopar Action recently photographed the Charger for an upcoming spread.

[vanzuuk1]

Years ago I was in harrison, new york and saw ricks roadrunner,dark green with black steel wheels. License plate was be beep.

I fell in love with that color combo,thats how I ended up with my green camaro and black ralleys.

[go-fish]

Sorry 68Firebird on the mix up, LOL.
So the BR Charger is going to be in Mopar Action? What month? I'm not a subscriber, just HRM and PHR, but it is my favorite Mopar mag. I really should subscribe because I end up buying 10 issues a year. I think I will replace HRM with it when the time comes.

[4cruzin]

Looks like a whole lot of fun!! Nice pics!!

[FoxGranadaChuck]

I'm confused about RI cops now. One guy said they are super chill and the other guy, 68Firebird, said they have real ego's and big dicks?

Mr. Angry, have you ever talked to Richard Ehernberg from Mopar Action Magazine. He built the famous Green Brick, a little green Plymouth Savoy or something that whipped ass on the exotics in One Lap years back. I believe they asked him not to come back, I dunno if it was him or the car?

The Green Brick was a Valiant, not a Savoy. The Saavy Savoy is white. But yes, both are really good machines!

[FoxGranadaChuck]

MR ANGRY! YOU GO BOY!

NICE PICS AND IT WAS GREAT CRUISING WITH YOU>

MORGAN had a incredible time, sorry you couldnt make it to the 500 race we will get lots of pics for you and a video.

Mike

Looking forward to it!!!