HiTempguy wrote:
Twin_Cam wrote:
That Sprongl guy has all valid points, but still sounds like a sore loser. That was a sweet run, and considering I just drove up the mountain in July, I recognized some of the turns and stuff. Very cool.
Have you ever met/talked to Frank? He (IMO) is right up there with John Buffum in regards to rallying "legendary" status. The fact remains that Frank still holds the true fastest hill climb time under competition. Having a co-driver is a HUGE advantage compared to driving blind... really, there is no comparison. Add to that more pavement, and the run (while impressive) does not (and should not) hold the weight Frank's run does. I would hope that Travis would come back and run at the actual event under competition conditions.
The whole argument "there's more pavement this year!" gets so old. Most of the great hill climbs aren't anything like they used to be. Roads get paved. Should we never change his record because it's hard to compare the track then to the track now? In that case, I bet someone had a record before Sprongl, and did it on less pavement.
I agree though, he sounds like a bit of sore loser to me. Although if Pastrana can do that for a publicity stunt I don't doubt he can do it for all the marbles. And I can't wait to see him try.
w00t! New video of the run. No music, no Red Bull plugs, pure jiggy-jiggy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BZh-7hkNe4
HiTempguy wrote:
Twin_Cam wrote:
That Sprongl guy has all valid points, but still sounds like a sore loser. That was a sweet run, and considering I just drove up the mountain in July, I recognized some of the turns and stuff. Very cool.
Have you ever met/talked to Frank? He (IMO) is right up there with John Buffum in regards to rallying "legendary" status. The fact remains that Frank still holds the true fastest hill climb time under competition. Having a co-driver is a HUGE advantage compared to driving blind... really, there is no comparison. Add to that more pavement, and the run (while impressive) does not (and should not) hold the weight Frank's run does. I would hope that Travis would come back and run at the actual event under competition conditions.
I understand and agree completely. Which is why I said he has valid points. He should go out and break Pastrana's record, instead of complaining to the Interwebs. Records were made to be broken, so do it!
Taiden
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9/28/10 8:17 a.m.
That was great! I really liked Blocks first video, but the others didn't do it for me. Mostly because in my opinion it's all cut together, it's not a single run. Oh and it's more flare than racing. I'm not saying it's not impressive, he's a really good driver. Much better than me by a long shot. All I'm saying is Pastrana's video has way more jiggy-jiggy. 
