Bull Run rally

[TomoHawk]

Well, Season 3 of the Bullrun show has been on for 5 weeks now, and basically it's the same as before. The teams start the day's driving, go through a couple checkpoints and to the finish. This year has an additional feature of an 'immunity' card (which is actually a golden wrench) so you will not be in the leg's elimination challenge. The two cars with the largest elapsed times are put into the elimination challenge, along with another that the day's winner picks. If you have immunity, your safe until the next leg, and three teams compete with the loser going home.

There are also live chats, both text and video, that you can get into, during the airing of each show. The show has a forum for discussions, as well as a medium for auditioning your team so the shows casting people will pick you for the next show.

You could say the forum is no better than what people here would say about zcar.com. It's entirely rumor- or hormone- driven, and if you can't tout your car as having 800+ horsepower, or brand-X engine management system, or a top speed of 100+ MPH, the kiddies there will just talk their kiddie stuff. "Responsible driving" or a "classic sportscar" has no meaning to them, unless you drive it via a laptop computer... One person even got angry because he insists my 280Z has a carburettor, because I won't share the programming of the "chip" in my ECU, or even disclose the brand of it.

The kiddies make it difficult for you to share a compliment with the cast members, who are genuinely decent people, who know the value of vigorous, honest competition...

thxZ

[Grim]

I watched the show thought it was everything pinks was and could never bring myself to watch it again. Why not cover a targa instead of creating scripted drama.

[TomoHawk]

Most of it is actually real stuff that the cast did. the exact amount is something the cast members can't say, and they like having a little mystery about it. Sometimes they're directed to do certain things in general, but that's it. It's not as scripted as an actor's part in a movie. It's heavily edited, but they start with miles of 'film.'

Edited March 23, 2010 by TomoHawk