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R Key’s BLAZE Buggy

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Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Randall Key has had his fair share of rock crawling buggies. These rides have always had a few things in common, big motors and big axles. His newest ride fits the bill nicely with huge 2.5 Ton steering Rockwell top loader axles and a fire breathing 400 horsepower GM 366 cubic inch small block. The 6.0 liter engine is fitted with an LS1 intake and 30lb injectors. The intake is actually placed on the motor backwards with the air intake hiding under the dash. The main reason they went this route was to keep the jeep hood as low as possible. This makes for some great visibility from the driver’s seat.

Transferring all of that power to the ground is a proven Turbo 350 transmission fitted with an Art Carr shifter and an iron clad NP205. The beefy 6:72 geared top

loader axles are fitted with pinion brakes and heavy duty Ouverson axle shafts to survive Randall’s full throttle assaults. The sticky compound 43″ TSL SX tires wrapped around a set of custom MRW beadlocks should give Mr. Key a nice competitive edge during rock racing competitions.

The rocks are soaked up by a set of FOX coilovers while a dual 4 link suspension keeps the tires grabbing for traction. The interior of this rig is all business with a set of Corbeau suspension seats and Auto Meter gauges.

The Blaze buggy has a ton of custom touches. The coolant for the engine actually runs through the chassis thus keeping everything out of harms way while making for a clean look. Their is a kill switch that will kill all power to the engine right beside the passengers left leg just in case Randall gets a little too crazy. His hands will be busy on the steering wheel and custom hand throttle/brake. All of his rigs are set up this way due to him not having the use of his legs. But that

doesn’t slow Randall down one bit. He can be found on any given weekend tackling the wildest obstacles the South has to offer and putting on one hell of a show. We cannot wait to see this rig in action! With a 120″ Wheelbase and weighing in around 4500 pounds project BLAZE is ready to burn up the trails. Stay tuned to the Busted Knuckle Youtube page for videos of this beast in action.

Enjoy the album below from our photo shoot we did for Randall. We offer photo and video shoot packages that won’t break the bank. Whether you are a professional shop that wants to showcase a new build or an enthusiast who just wants to show off your new ride, Busted Knuckle has you covered. Contact us for details.

Check out this walk around video of the fiery beast.

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WEROCK Dayton Photos and Video – May 2011

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Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

We look forward to the W.E. Rock events in Dayton, Tennessee all year long. The first of two events to be held in Dayton this year did not disappoint. Some 3,000 people flocked to this once man made strip mine turned rock crawling paradise. We got to the park about 6pm on Friday and the crowd had already started to roll in despite the unusually cold temperatures. The vendor row was full of great supporters of W.E.Rock including some mighty tasty food.

The action started around 7pm as these professional rock crawlers started on multiple courses. It was not very long before we had our first rollover. Rollovers happened all night as the course was much more technical due to the rains we had earlier in the day. Carnage was abundant. Wes Kean, the crowd favorite, blew a front ring and pinion early in the night and had to call for parts. Friday nights results made for an excited field of racers separated by minimal points.

Day two started off with a drizzling rain that made the courses slick yet again. The competitors now had to run the same courses as the night before but with a new twist. They have to run the courses in the opposite direction. The crowd watched in amazement as drivers attempted drop offs over eight feet in height. Many teams chose to back down the huge drops. This is mainly due to the weight of the engine in the front of the vehicles. As soon as the rear tires would hit the bottom of the drop, the drivers would stomp on the gas to keep from rolling. Some did this with precision, others ended up on their lid. Wes Kean had another rough night. He rolled on a drop off killing his distributor cap. Time ran out as Wes and his spotter Woody tried to push the rig through the finish gate. It is no wonder why team WFO has such a huge following. After a torch, JB Weld, and some borrowed parts they finally got the rig started but it would not make it to the shotgun round.

After two rounds of fierce competition the teams were neck and neck going into the shotgun round. The Shotgun round consisted of two timed courses. One was a typical rock crawl course and the other was known as “Bonus Land” in which teams had the chance to take 25 points off of their final score. Competitors had to conquer a series of gates while stopping to check in each one at the bottom of the course. This made for some great action as drivers stomped the gas to complete the course within the allowed time. When the dust cleared Bill Barton was left standing in victory lane with a 1st place finish in the Unlimited Class, while Derek West came out on top in the Pro Mod class, and Brandon Hudson dominated the Trail Class. Congratulations to all of the teams who came out and competed. Below are some of the video highlights of the event. We also have a full album of photos on the Busted Knuckle Facebook Page. The next W.E. Rock event in Dayton will be in August and Busted Knuckle Films will be there to catch all of the action once again. Come join us! For more information on this series check out WE Rock’s Website.

Final Standings courtesy of WEROCK.

Wes Kean and Team WFO’s never say die attitude at work.

Ken Blume Carnage

Derek West backs off of a Cliff.

Trail class Carnage

Nasty Drop Off

Ken Blume Drop

Big Drop Endo

Ken Blume Save

Ken Blume Rollover

Taking the Bonus Line

Wes Kean Rollover

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CABLE HILL CHALLENGE videos

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Monday, September 13th, 2010

Once again Busted Knuckle Films was there to catch all of the full throttle action at the September Slam Cable Hill Challenge event. The event took place at Gray Rock ORV in Mt. Olive, Alabama just north of Birmingham. With Motors of over 500HP and 44 inch tires, I have never had rocks flung at me so fast. The crowd was loud and so where the monsterous rigs that took on the challenge. Here are the Videos! Enjoy.
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Here is your winner with the fastest time. No Sticky Tires here just a whole lot of throttle!

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The 44″ boggers of this rig sent rocks flying at me from every direction. Close Call.

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This 525HP beast found its way to the top with a 3rd place time. Congrats Gregg. This buggy is 4 Sale.

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The silver buggy did its thing and pleased the crowd with a 2nd place finish.

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ECORS Harlan KOH Qualifier 2010 Race Writeup

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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

What could be better than hand fabricated vehicles barreling down dirt roads at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour only to slam on the brakes and drop it into low range in order to throttle up the most hardcore of rock obstacles. This is Endurance style Rock Racing at its best. This is King of the Hammers. Qualifying for this World Series of Endurance Rock Racing is no easy task. People travel from all over the United States & even Canada to the various qualifier races to try their luck at making it to the big race in California. Arguably the most difficult of these races is the qualifier that takes place in the black mountains of Kentucky.

Prerunning Friday 13th

The day before the race was a disappointing one. KOH qualifier hopefuls Rusty & Fish were scouting out the course in a Jimmy’s 4×4 rig they had borrowed from Derick West when it suddenly went up in flames. Here is Rusty’s own account of the incident:

Fish and I got to Harlan and teched in. We decided to prerun with Stan and we were checking out most of the course. We decided to bypass all the hard obstacles and just learn the course. About 7-8 miles in, Fish and I looked at each other and both said we smelled fuel bad! I immediately stopped the rig and as soon as I hit park, The cab just completely went up in flames on my side. I’ve never had a fire ignite and get that large in 2-3 seconds. We were trying to get out and I went to turn the kill switch and the plastic knob had alreadt melted and the lanyard fell off. I fought the harnesses for what seemed like 30 seconds but was probably 5-10 seconds. The fire was as high as my chest at this point. I got the harness undone and jumped out to the ground. We started trying to get the fire extinguishers off and sprayed everything we had at it but it just kept getting bigger. I have never felt so helpless in my life!

Rusty suffered some second degree burns but is recovering well. He even took the time to wish all of his competitors good luck in the race. They are asking for the help of some sponsors to help get this rig put back together. Help pitch in if you can!

RACE DAY

After pre-running the course the teams had no doubt that this was going to be their most difficult KOH qualifier race yet. The race started around 2:30 pm as the sound of roaring motors echoed through the valley. Racers started 2 at a time in 30 second intervals. It was an all out drag race to the first turn. Once the drivers made it to trail 10 they barreled down this access road with speeds in excess of 65MPH only to slow down and hang a right up into the woods. The teams had to make the steep descent down Your Turn. The racers also had to go down Under Estimated. The Essentially Offroad buggy got their race off to an interesting start by rolling 2.5 times down this obstacle resulting in a DNF. No worries though at least this time they didn’t lose the spare tire. Next the brave throttle jockeys had to work their way down Lower Rock Garden and Little Jagger. There was a huge traffic jam in this area after a random UTV was encountered on the race course trail upside down. The traffic jam resulted in some creative passing and a few flops. Next on this brutal course was a trip up waterfall and Rail Bed. The BTF car and Fred Hills car both rolled on this nasty ledge. Seeing 3 or more rigs battle for the perfect line was a common occurrence at this spot. If you were lucky enough to survive the first half of the course the second half was equally as brutal. Teams had to make it up Intimidator, Grape Vine, & Middle Rock Garden before cutting across the mountain and racing back towards camp. Before they got back to camp they had to toss their rigs down Profanity and back up Rodgers Ridge or the optional bypass. The course was topped off with a trip down into the valley and back up White Tail Crawl and into the pits. Wow and this is only the first of 5 laps. 21 vehicles started the race and only 10 of these made it to lap 2. Team Adam was out with a busted Trans, they did however grab a spare car only to blow 2 tires on it before making it through another lap. I mean I know most people carry spare parts but a spare race car? The underdog XJ yes thats right an XJ competed and was passing some of the full blown buggies until they blew a rear shaft on waterfall that eventually made them DNF. Todd Pucket stopped and borrowed a u-joint from the still fallen EOR race crew at the bottom of Under Estimated. This show of true sportsmanship led to a 2nd place finish and a spot at the King of the Hammers Race in February for the team. P.J. in the M&M buggy said it best “By the time we started the last lap it was dark. We looked at each other and agreed one thing. Lets have fun, so we cranked up the radio, turned on the rock lights and the last lap was a like old times for us, a night run in Harlan. We finished the race and had fun while doing it “. They Finished in 4th Place. #99s Co-Driver got sick and started throwing up on Middle Rock Garden around lap 3 so a new co driver was swapped in for lap 4. Lap 5 had them in 4th place until they stopped to straight wire a headlight to the rig since dark was fast approaching. They pulled into a cheering campground to finish in 5th place at 9:40 pm. Wow what a race! Only 5 of the 21 teams finished the race. Brutal doesnt even describe this course.

This was my first KOH qualifier race experience. If seeing this race doesnt have you wanting to build a car and go beat on it for 50 plus miles then you are in the wrong place. I couldnt believe the sportsmanship involved in this race. Teams were sending parts back to other teams that were stranded on competing race cars. People even took parts off of their own rig just to give a racer an extra chance at winning. I saw atleast 4 rigs that stopped at waterfall and tried to help the flopped BTF car get uprighted.This made me proud to be a member of the offroad community.

Race Results:

1st) Adam Carter – KOH Qualified

2nd) Todd Pucket – KOH Qualified

3rd) Shawn Rose – KOH Qualified

4th) PJ in the M&M Off-Road FJ buggy

5th) Chris May #99 Buggy

Want to Re-Live all the action and the Carnage? Check out the official Harlan KOH Qualifier DVD by Busted Knuckle Films. It is available for preorder now and will ship in September. Watch for the trailer to be up very soon!

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Big thanks to Ron & Rob of East Coast Offroad Racing Series for putting on a great race, the teams that put their heart and soul into these rigs only to beat on them for over 50 miles of the worst terrain imaginable, and for Busted Knuckle Crew for hanging in their and making the DVD possible.

See yall at the next one,

Matt

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