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[firebob]

Got this from the casting woman today. Figured maybe somebody would be interested.

Thank you so much for sending this out! Have a great day, Bob! Good luck with everything!


SPEED CHANNEL is seeking Experienced AUTO CROSS, ROAD RACER, DRIFTER or any SKILLED driver to compete for $25,000 to supe up their car! Put your skills to the test on a never before seen obsticle course, go down in SPEED CHANNEL infamy and WIN $25,000 worth of upgrades to your car!! Must be 18+ and HAVE YOUR OWN CAR! LATE MODEL or "beater-type" Cars preferred. No Cars over $10,000 Please! For more info Call Cara@ 310-614-1544 or email [email protected]




Cara Jedell
Casting Recruiter
[email protected]
310-614-1544

[Damn True]

Mary + Miata = win.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

Mary + Miata =

[firebob]

After getting a bit more info I'm not sure this is such a good thing after all. The trailer I saw looked a bit like the show wipeout only with cars. Your cars. Plus, it seems that they are not paying off in cash. Kind of store credit to have work done at their sponsors shop. I don't care if it is free, I aint lettin Kleatus work on my brakes.

Robert

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

[mpozzi]

A big pass from moi! After talking with people that ran this style of event, it's not for me. I like my cars too much ... even if they are beaters.

[MrQuick]

Zbugger needs to do this....his car is right under the money cap by $9988.55..LOL...I would do a full suspension but we have to drive it through a mud field before he signs up.

[Nessumsar]

Sooo, tempting....

[go-fish]

A Dodge Omni GLH and a capable driver would destroy the competition IMO.

[SLO_Z28]

I should buy a run out patrol car and smoke them out of the water!

[rustomatic]

Since I have that very car, I may take your idea!

I should buy a run out patrol car and smoke them out of the water!

[79-TA]

I think this is for the upcoming show, "Whipped." Here's a press release from the show.

NEW SPEED™ ORIGINAL WHIPPED CHALLENGES a CAR OWNER'S SENSIBILITIES

SHOW COMES FROM the PRODUCERS of POP CULTURE FAVORITE WIPEOUT

NEW SERIES SET to PREMIERE in 2012

Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 -- Scott Larsen (Creator & Executive Producer) and Jonathan Arthur (Producer), who produce hit television show Wipeout, have another over-the-top series on the horizon. Whipped, presented by Castrol, is an automotive based game and racing show set to premiere on national cable television network SPEED in 2012.

The concept is simple; four contestants battle each other while driving around various metal contraptions and giant swinging objects that make up an intimidating automotive obstacle course. Then, the last challenger standing is prepped for one final hurdle – at speed. It's a new twist on an already popular formula, as the Whipped production team rethinks how a 'race track' could be constructed.

According to Arthur, "audiences should buckle up and enjoy the ride.

"Participants are going challenge by challenge with a single elimination per round, until there is one contestant left," said Arthur, executive producer on the show. "That last contestant then gets into our high-powered, race-prepped car to attempt the 'Ultimate Challenge.' How well they do, determines how much we trick out their ride."

What's the catch? The challengers have to use their own vehicles.

"People have been very willing to take a chance. They see the glory behind it, and the opportunity to get the car of their dreams," Arthur explains. "On the day we are explaining the first obstacle to them - and they are face to face with a menacing looking battering ram or a giant metal barrel - they may change their tune a little bit. It's going to make for great television when those contestants are introduced to the obstacles, and we watch their emotions change as they prepare.

"We've seen some well-equipped BMWs, high-powered Mercedes-Benz, Porsches, EVOs and some really nice vehicles," Arthur continued. "We've already had somebody with a $70,000 2011 Mercedes C63 AMG want to compete. It's somebody who's willing to take it through its paces on our course, willing to get it knocked around, have some paint scraped off or windows knocked out - in the name of being the best."

While Wipeout has become one of the most iconic shows within pop culture television, the Whipped series may speak a little more to the producers.

"Scott and I are both 'car enthusiasts' and have spent years behind the wheel, with different cars and even trucks," Arthur said. "So, it's a 'passion project' that we've put together here. For Scott, being the creator of Wipeout, it wasn't difficult for him to put this together conceptually, and I came on board shortly thereafter."

The project is produced by Scott Larsen and Jonathan Arthur for Hey Larsen, Inc., and Adam Rosenblatt, Christian Horner and Jamie Rosenblatt for H2R Productions.

It sounds like a playground for the GRM 200x challenge cars. Maybe if I bought a beater fox Mustang that I was less attached to . . . then I could throw parts at my current one . . . and be left with a fox mustang with 25k worth of parts that no one would buy for 10k.

[Nessumsar]

Sooo, tempting....

Nevermind...

Maybe with a '94 Ranger with 290k though??

[firebob]

How about a smart car with a BBC and really good brakes.

Robert

[79-TA]

Despite the risks, I think this show could actually be pretty fun to participate in with the right beater.

[79-TA]

sorry, double post . . .

[Nessumsar]

Despite the risks, I think this show could actually be pretty fun to participate in with the right beater.

Agreed, we should use your Fox! Maybe the Olds?

;)

[79-TA]

The Olds is already gone :'(


I like my Mustang . . . and I just got done with a rather large round of upgrades and maintenance. Let's find one on craigslist then use the parts money on the car I already have.


Possible candidate?

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/2658817910.html