http://www.speedtv.com/news/

Look for the Setup video............it was at the top of the list in the "SpeedVideos" box when I watched it.

I saw the commercial on Speed and hadnt seen anyone mention it on here so I thought I'd post it up....

Curious if anyone knows anymore detail about this program...It looks kinda interesting compared to some of the other reality TV car shows....

Scott

I don't have any info on it but thanks to you I'm definitely going to keep an eye out for it. It does look interesting. Why can't I be one of the drivers :(

I know someone in it. I hear he had to pay his own way while doing this. (hotel, food, etc). I'm not sure how they picked the people but I'm sure there are good and not-so drivers. I wouldnt be able to commit to this thing, but sure seems better than Forza showdown to me.

GO Guiver!

A few very good autocrossers from the NW are in it. Ron Bauer, Kevin Dietz, and Doug Chase. Ron is in one of the previews.

Chris H.

That would be an awsome job.. who wants to pay for all my stuff ?lolI know someone in it. I hear he had to pay his own way while doing this. (hotel, food, etc). I'm not sure how they picked the people but I'm sure there are good and not-so drivers. I wouldnt be able to commit to this thing, but sure seems better than Forza showdown to me.

GO Guiver!

NASIOC's own angryfist (http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/member.php?u=22760) is in it as well.

NASIOC's own angryfist (http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/member.php?u=22760) is in it as well.
I knew J Dub was in SoCal but I thought he was just looking for a jerb out there. SWEET!!!!!

GO WONG GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So whose gonna host the SE MI Preview so we can cheer on for Wong! I would but I gotta clean the house.

Yeah, I figured since Jason is shown in the one preview, it was probably ok to spill the beans. :lol: But yes, he is also looking for a job. :)

Might be pretty cool, I need to get speedvision immediatly.

Please don't call it speedvision. This channel is still far from the greatness that was speedvision.

They seem to be getting a bit better though. (crosses fingers becuase there is nothing else)

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For the team he's on I think Jeff Barco (2006 STX champ) is the driver. Should be good fun to watch and see what happens.

I thought O'Blenes was the 2006 STX champ.

I thought O'Blenes was the 2006 STX champ.

That would be correct (in Barcos car) ;) Jeff came in 2nd.

--kC

Looks cool, definitely looks more 'legit' than Forza was.

http://www.buildorbust.com/fview.php?view=trailer&id=31

http://www.buildorbust.com/fview.php?view=trailer&id=32

http://www.tunnelpost.com/SETUP/promo/Setup_Promo_03_web.mov

Heres some better versions of the trailers for you guys...

I can't say anything about it so dont ask.

Show airs April 18th @ 8pm EST.

Oh yeah... If anyone knows any EE jobs out in socal hit me up. I'm here and ready to interview ;)

That would be correct (in Barcos car) ;) Jeff came in 2nd.

--kC

Ah...that's why I keep getting it screwed up. Jeff's car.

Did a little snooping, and look what I found.... Could be a spoiler I suppose, so don't click if you don't want to know who the drivers are.

http://www.setup-tv.com/crews/

Did a little snooping, and look what I found.... Could be a spoiler I suppose, so don't click if you don't want to know who the drivers are.

http://www.setup-tv.com/crews/
Did they give them all fake names?
Because when I look at the CV's and lookup the person who actually did what some of the people claim they did...the names are different

Did they give them all fake names?
Because when I look at the CV's and lookup the person who actually did what some of the people claim they did...the names are different

For most of the people, the descriptions are just copy/pasted text from somewhere else. As far as I can tell, the only REAL bios at this point are TK and Kenton. All of the names are real, though.

...and I had no idea Ron Bauer was a former McClaren F1 test driver...

that would explain top PAX in Atwater

...and I had no idea Ron Bauer was a former McClaren F1 test driver...

that would explain top PAX in Atwater
+1 I had no idea either! That's awesome. :devil:

its on right now.. pretty cool so far

Thanks! Watching it now...

...and I had no idea Ron Bauer was a former McClaren F1 test driver...

that would explain top PAX in Atwater

Though he has quite an impressive resume, Ron's not a former McClaren F1 test driver! Though I'm certain he'd be a decent one. Right down to the wire, they must still be in the process of updating the website with all the correct bios.

We're on our way over to a local beer/pizza joint to watch the show with Ron, Kevin and Doug. We race and hang out with these guys weekly - now they've made it to primetime TV. What next? My lips are sealed, but this show is going to be a hoot! It'll be interesting to see what kind of "reality" the producers piece together. Go Northwest Region! :banana:

ok so I watched the show..That kids a douche haha turn down a sponsor because it wasnt national? He's on TV haha how national do you want to be?:lol:

A little dramatic at times, but I liked it a lot more than that Forza Motorsport crap.

That kid was stupid to turn down RMR.

Yeah, that kid pisses me off. Turned down RMR.... what a prick.

It's cool to see Jeremy in there. He is the driving instructer for REDLINE track events. He's a really cool guy. I hope he does well, got one of the best sponsers too, KONI!

so go JEREMY!

I bet they still find a way to keep the kid in the show. The fact that he's a twit is probably more dramatic.

They did hint at the end they weren't going to help him find one. That or they really wanted a nice hook for the next episode.

Yeah, that kid pisses me off. Turned down RMR.... what a prick.

It's cool to see Jeremy in there. He is the driving instructer for REDLINE track events. He's a really cool guy. I hope he does well, got one of the best sponsers too, KONI!

so go JEREMY!

yea, the kid is funny in that he has a lot to learn, and turning down free money is not the way to start a show.

I've met Jeremy several times on track (with redline) and he should be a force to watch.

I bet they still find a way to keep the kid in the show. The fact that he's a twit is probably more dramatic.

Agreed. I was hoping they'd boot the kid right after he turned down RMR (idiot!, how do yo do that!), but I think you're right... he has stepped up to the 'drama' role and will surely be 'that guy', like Barnes in the Forza show... except instead of 'loudmouth irritant', he'll be 'snippy emo-lame'.

Also, how the HELL does he not know what race series Bridgestone supplies!?... I'd have loved to see the sponsor folks go... "uhhh.. F-FRIGGIN-ONE, YOU DOLT!, Or is that not 'National' enough for you!?' :lol:

Sheesh, who knows... they may turn it all around on us by the end... kid winds up being a hero or some crap. All in the editing...

Yeah, that kid pisses me off. Turned down RMR.... what a prick.

It's cool to see Jeremy in there. He is the driving instructer for REDLINE track events. He's a really cool guy. I hope he does well, got one of the best sponsers too, KONI!

so go JEREMY!

I met Jeremy at a few Redline Track Events here in Southern California. He's an awesome guy!

GO JEREMY!

IMO, I think the biggest problem for that kid his is DAD. He's the moron feeding crap info to his son.

I did love the part when he said VANS while talking to Sketchers. hahaha

YES, that kid was an idiot....my wife and I were friggin laughing our arses off every time he opened his mouth!

Another client of mine, Matthew Guiver, is also on the show. I still give the nod to Ron/Kevin :)

-JW

Im really not quite sure if i like this show or not.... the whole sponsor thing annoyed me in many many many ways.

IMO, I think the biggest problem for that kid his is DAD. He's the moron feeding crap info to his son.

I did love the part when he said VANS while talking to Sketchers. hahaha

I don't think the dad is the *biggest* problem, but definitely a big one!

The kid himself has a lot to learn. His attitude didn't seem to be that great either.

Rhys Millen is totally known throughout the country by those who really know about motorsports (rally, drifting...if you want to call that motorsport : puts flame suit on: ).

He didn't even know what series Bridgestone was involved in! He talked about go karts using them. How about Formula 1 and Champ Car, son? Then again, maybe TK and the producers knew the show needed some drama and decided to bring the kid on-board as one of the ten finalists. The fact that we're talking about this kid more than the others wasn't necessarily a bad move by them, now was it?

It also looks like they're using Potenza RE-01R tires like I have on my car! :banana:

I kept hoping that his dad would keep his mouth shut every time one of the sponsors came over. Looks like its going to be a great show! Turning down RMR was a horrible move on his part. Its Rhys Millen for gods sake!!!!!

Guiver has the biggest gas pedal shoe, he's going to win! :)

I kept hoping that his dad would keep his mouth shut every time one of the sponsors came over. Looks like its going to be a great show! Turning down RMR was a horrible move on his part. Its Rhys Millen for gods sake!!!!!

haha I know, they wanted a national sponsor so they could try to keep them after. Thats a joke. Its not like Virgin has a race team they would try to put him on. Now RMR, they could take a young talented driver under wing after the event and build him up.

well i just signed up for season 2. if i get picked who wants to be in my crew?

well i just signed up for season 2. if i get picked who wants to be in my crew?

I'm in! The question will be what cars they use and whether or not you need to somehow fit into a kart for driver tryouts :lol:

which team is Barco on? I'll root for them...

second to Ron/Kevin/Doug of course :banana:

Barco didn't make the cut... Pick again.

Barco didn't make the cut... Pick again.
i'll stick with our guys ftw.

i'll root for the "stupid kid" for 2nd... he reminds me of someone... his Dad too :huh:

Torrent for those without cable? =(

GL to Ron! Hope for the best!

GO JEREMY! :banana:

omg someone put this up on youtube already

omg someone put this up on youtube already

yup, that was a good race.

Totally forgot about this. Hopefully I can catch it either on youtube or a re-run.

EDIT: Just turned on Speed this morning and I caught it right at the beginning of the race.

GO JEREMY! :banana:

2nded!!!

Great episode last night!!

2nd request... anyone know of any torrents or youtube links to the show? Someone wanna set up one (private/invite only) so others can see it? (like me?) I'm gathering Jeremy is doing a great job tho!!!

--kC

It was great to boot that kid, maybe he'll wake up and get an attitude change or something.

2nd request... anyone know of any torrents or youtube links to the show? Someone wanna set up one (private/invite only) so others can see it? (like me?) I'm gathering Jeremy is doing a great job tho!!!

--kC

If all else fails - they are rerunning the first three on May 6th, 10 PM:
http://www.speedtv.com/schedule/index.php?m=05&d=6&ts=1178424000&timezone=0&subcat=&program=&usecal=yes

john

2nd request... anyone know of any torrents or youtube links to the show? Someone wanna set up one (private/invite only) so others can see it? (like me?) I'm gathering Jeremy is doing a great job tho!!!

--kC

try mininova ;)

That kid and his dad are a couple douches.

that was only the first race... the next ones get even more exciting ;)

stay tuned...:devil:



oh yeah.... GO TEAM SKETCHERS... hahahhaha ;)

It was great to boot that kid, maybe he'll wake up and get an attitude change or something.

hell yeah... I was both roaring with laughter and cheering TK on for booting that dolt.

It was ridiculously short-sighted and unforgivably stupid to turn down RMR, -especially- on such a public forum.

Sucks to be the guy with the RMR sponsership. RMR's looking to jump ship!

How about some different color for the cars ... on the outside the sponsor logo is barely noticeable since the camera likes to zoom out so much, on the inside, you can't see the faces with the helmets on. It was constantly 'who is that?'.

hell yeah... I was both roaring with laughter and cheering TK on for booting that dolt.

Now that's a confusing statement...

Now that's a confusing statement...

The real TK is Tommy Kendal, not the Jesse James wannabe. :lol:

Why did they use go karts for evaluation? It's not exactly a level playing field for those coming from different disciplines.

I'm looking forward to seeing Jeremy's familiarity with Big Willow and the Streets of Willow Springs to play into his hand next week and throughout the season! :D

Now that's a confusing statement...

How so... cheering Tommy Kendall for booting that dolt. Not the driver TK, who did no booting of drivers.

The real TK is Tommy Kendal, not the Jesse James wannabe. :lol:

doh.. didn't see your post before just now... sorry for the extra correction... but yeah, I meant Tommy 'Teh Realz' Kendal (apologies to Roger J).

That kid and his dad are a couple douches.

the Partridge Family :lol:

I gotta say, they do a good job keeping it interesting. The preview for next week looks like some sort of demolition tandem drifting contest or something. I think in one of the commercials I heard "LEARN TO RACE, AUTOCROSSER!" :lol:

Anyhoo, I'm hooked.

john

I can't believe they raced on Horse Thief Mile! That course is narrow.

I can't believe they raced on Horse Thief Mile! That course is narrow.

With stern warnings to keep it on the track. Did you see the size of some of the stuff they were dragging onto the track from the off roading?

This is the only "reality" show on TV that I watch, Speed has done a great job of keeping the entire show real feeling and fun.

Ashley admonishing the teams and jumping up and down adds frosting to the yummy cake :devil:

I have a link to a site that has this show for torrents, but its one of the ones I'm not allowed to post the URL for or I'll get kicked off. If you want this, shoot me a PM and I'll give you the URL. Its by far the best site for motorsport torrents that I have found yet. I get all my WRC, F1, and many many other series and shows from it.

My hopes for the rest of the season is that they focus less on the sponsorship thing and more on setting the cars up in the right way and how they do it. I have yet to hear anything actually saying what they did to make it work beyond whats his name not tightening the suspension bolt. Other then that, its good fun and I look forward to the rest of the show.

JH

This show is awesome...and you can sign up to be a contestant on next seasons show...

Awesome!

http://www.setup-tv.com/show/

ive seen the first episode and the third i missed last week, but this how Rocks! Much better than what microsoft tryed doing with Forza Motorsport Showdown, What was that chick doing on the 2nd race, She SUCKED! i could have been faster on my pedal bike...maybe

so far this is a GREAT show. GO SPEED! I'm hooked, and I'm really glad they raced at horse thief, i mean sure is small, but so are the cars, sure its narrow, but the competition is heating up.

I cant wait for next weeks show!

With stern warnings to keep it on the track.

That they seem to have promptly ignored.

Man...... Those guys are racing crazy hard. It's almost like bumper cars.

Rhys Millen makes a pretty darn good host. Alot less obnoxious than the usual speed channel original series host, IMHO.

And even if Ashley is just there as eye candy/prerequisite female cohost (which she does so well), she fakes it very well. FAR better than the latest female cohost on Overhaulin'....

TK still irks me. After watching a couple of his Speed infomercials called Test Drive he just bugs me.

But this show is actually decent.

Great concept for the show, giving a chance for 'real' racing to us amatures.

go Guiver... ARG!

Yah Skechers GO!!!

Its a little overly dramatic at times, but in general its very intertaining, and its real racing on equal footing. I like it.

Thats a cool show. I've been hooked since episode 1. Kinda glad to see the little punk kid go, the one who turned down RMR.

So... maybe Jason can answer this...

You guys are doing your own alignments, right? I see a lot of strings on jackstands. I think that's pretty cool if it's true.

john

So... maybe Jason can answer this...

You guys are doing your own alignments, right? I see a lot of strings on jackstands. I think that's pretty cool if it's true.

john

yes, thats part of the 'setup'. one of the only variables we can change to these otherwise spec cars.

what variables are there? Tire presure? alignment? Wing angle? Spark plug gap?

Thanks for hangin in there also. Parker = fan of angryfist.

Go team Skechers!

That they seem to have promptly ignored.

Man...... Those guys are racing crazy hard. It's almost like bumper cars.

Rhys Millen makes a pretty darn good host. Alot less obnoxious than the usual speed channel original series host, IMHO.

And even if Ashley is just there as eye candy/prerequisite female cohost (which she does so well), she fakes it very well. FAR better than the latest female cohost on Overhaulin'....

A.J. on Overhaulin' is gone? :(

Jeremy FTW!!! :banana:

Rhys Millen makes a pretty darn good host. Alot less obnoxious than the usual speed channel original series host, IMHO.

And even if Ashley is just there as eye candy/prerequisite female cohost (which she does so well), she fakes it very well. FAR better than the latest female cohost on Overhaulin'....

totally agree.

ashley looks hot in jeans....

*boobage if you google image "ashley van dyke" 4th pic.

I cant believe the lady driver was told by her crew chief to spin out to force a yellow so she could catch up to the pack..............and then does and pulls out IN FRONT of the leader....:huh:

What was up with the chick that lost and her crew instructing her to create a situation by going off-track?

edit: DOH!.. 1 minute too late with my post, it seems! :lol:

Jason,
Two questions....which MAC toolbox was used by the teams?
How many episodes for this season?
Darryl

DR-or I'll ask you at the opener!

Found the answer to question two:
AVD site says:
"Alongside Tommy Kendall, Ashley hosts an exciting racing reality series called Setup. The show will air 6 episodes in April/May of 2007"

I cant believe the lady driver was told by her crew chief to spin out to force a yellow so she could catch up to the pack..............and then does and pulls out IN FRONT of the leader....:huh:

Did anyone catch what Kevin Dietz (Zebra hat, team Bridgestone) was saying to her crew chief during that race, it was too muffled? it sounded like a stern warning of some sort.

Did anyone catch what Kevin Dietz (Zebra hat, team Bridgestone) was saying to her crew chief during that race, it was too muffled? it sounded like a stern warning of some sort.

He told her crew chief to tell her to keep it on the track.

Jeremy and me at Buttonwillow Raceway last Saturday
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/USCTrojan4JC/04-28-2007%20Buttonwillow%20Raceway%20Track%20Day/Other%20Photos/DSC06633.jpg

Jeremy's NASA Honda Challenge race car
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/USCTrojan4JC/04-28-2007%20Buttonwillow%20Raceway%20Track%20Day/Other%20Photos/DSC06600.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/USCTrojan4JC/04-28-2007%20Buttonwillow%20Raceway%20Track%20Day/Other%20Photos/DSC06607.jpg

I cant believe the lady driver was told by her crew chief to spin out to force a yellow so she could catch up to the pack..............and then does and pulls out IN FRONT of the leader....:huh:

:furious: That was so whack!

I cant believe the lady driver was told by her crew chief to spin out to force a yellow so she could catch up to the pack..............and then does and pulls out IN FRONT of the leader....:huh:

Well of couse she wants to pull out front. If you get a yellow you better be in front of the leader. If you're behind, you're still 1 lap down even if you get a yellow.

The act of doing that is extremely unsportsman-like though. Glad they kicked that bitph off the show.

Rhys Millen makes a pretty darn good host. Alot less obnoxious than the usual speed channel original series host, IMHO.

And even if Ashley is just there as eye candy/prerequisite female cohost (which she does so well), she fakes it very well. FAR better than the latest female cohost on Overhaulin'....

I agree on both. Rhys did well, and compared to that chick on overhaulin', Ashley did really well. She actually has some real personality and sass, where that other chick is only able to parrot the lines they threw at her- poorly.

I think she's annoying.
They need a girl Jesse from Extreme 4x4.

Watching now. Anyone else notice the girl point the green flag at Jeremy then wave the black flag for everyone else? lol.

So much drama.

"Learn how to race autocrosser!" - Jeremy :lol:

:lol: " learn how to race autocrosser!" ^lol

The Koni guy drove his balls off though and it sucks he got sent to the back 2 times! The Virgin guy can't drive for **** and needs to go home!

DRAMA!!!! FTL!!!

this is some craziness right here

What track are they on during today's episode? (5/9)

Dramas right. haha. I dont think I would even waste to be on that show..or anyshow like it. Nothing but a bunch of whining..rubbing is racing but slamming someone off of the road. is another.. haha

I saw that call by the officials coming. Neither guy wanted to be specific, but seemed to argue just fine when not in front of them, heh.

Storz, horse thief foward and reverse.

Show is entertaining, like the way they film it, but the constant sponsor plugging is a bit annoying

Ashley Van Dyke is an idiot!

She is the same girl that was going on about how she was a "professional rally driver" in that SEMA vid

http://www.sbtv.com/?cid=61&segid=1056

Ashley is damn annoying, i love how she yells at the teams when they do something wrong. "You cant pull out infront of your leaders", now go sit in time out!

:lol: " learn how to race autocrosser!" ^lol

The Koni guy drove his balls off though and it sucks he got sent to the back 2 times! The Virgin guy can't drive for **** and needs to go home!

The show is clearly not about racing. Jeremy has more talent in his left nut, then the rest of the field combined.

Show is entertaining, like the way they film it, but the constant sponsor plugging is a bit annoying

Ashley Van Dyke is an idiot!

She is the same girl that was going on about how she was a "professional rally driver" in that SEMA vid

http://www.sbtv.com/?cid=61&segid=1056

That clip is so horrible. Who could possibly care about these rich people and their fake 'rallys'.

Here is some in-car footage of Jeremy in last year's NASA Honda Challenge series:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKkUa4tjf9M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05GabENtYjk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJTnVoS0iYc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2NlrPDWa8o

Still hoping for torrents so I can watch the show! (Hint, hint)

I must've watched the promo videos 20 times. Looks like a great show.

I sooo wanted to this to be a great show.
But I'm starting to hate it.

The show is clearly not about racing. Jeremy has more talent in his left nut, then the rest of the field combined.

I would disagree... In fact I think Jeremy should take up autox as he clearly can not drive in traffic, he needs to be all alone on the track. :devil:

I also wonder how things would have shaken out had this all not taken place on what is more or less his home track. ;)

I think the truth is we can not really tell who can drive and who cant because they do such a poor job editing the show.

Ashley Van Dyke is an idiot!

She is the same girl that was going on about how she was a "professional rally driver" in that SEMA vid

http://www.sbtv.com/?cid=61&segid=1056
Holy ****, someone needs to slap that *****. Does she have some non-asshat association to racing other than having boobs?

"Racing comes first"

I heard semi-pro rally and lost interest.

Is that what they call rich people speeding together now?

Lets not leg hump too much, I imagine almost all these guys have built some reps, and deserve it. Especially who is left now.

I know the skechers car has only been hit. ;)

What a mess of those "races". I'm truely amazed no one got seriously hurt.

It's almost like NASCAR with so much sponsor plugs and the drama....oooooh the drama!! .. As The Wheel Turns...

"Semi Pro Raly Racer" LOL.... "luxury rallies" ..... gumball!

Jeremy probably could've avoided getting into the rear of TK (Sobe No Fear Team). He got shafted in that Ron was unpenalized for hitting him. Ryan S. is driving the wheels off his Virgin car (and Jeremy's)! While he definitely was slower than Jeremy, I have to give him credit for driving 110% (and not doing something stupid like trying to bring a yellow out intentionally).

The promos are too confusing. There was no ambulance needed in any of the four episodes so far.

GO JEREMY! :banana:

yeah I was wondering that too, no ambulance so far yet shown with the lights on in a "next episode" clip.

Ashley is a moron but every guy out there knows why she is there. She's eye candy... like a booth girl. dumb but pretty.

I kinda liked seeing Jeremy lose... the guy has way to big of an ego. I'm going to TK and the No Fear :D

I honestly dont know what to think about some of this.
I've never road raced and dont know if that is skewing my opinion.

So far, I still like it. It doesnt quite live up to the last episode of 24. but.......

There seems to be lots of big time ego's, on both sides of the camera.
That guy at the end of the show interviewing the drivers, the creator or what ever he was... that guy thinks he's king ****.
"Choose your words carefully"

Recognize the "Built by Thugs" moniker? He's the shop manager on the show "Build or Bust" with Russell Mitchell. The other guy next to him was a contestant on that show (who built a cool bike and got to keep it). He is a total asshat....He gets off on setting up the contestant to fail by mind f***ing them.
There seems to be lots of big time ego's, on both sides of the camera.
That guy at the end of the show interviewing the drivers, the creator or what ever he was... that guy thinks he's king ****.
"Choose your words carefully"

I had high hopes for the show....but it's starting to suck. Nothing like preatching the nuances of staying at the top of the game(pro level) when they're supposed to be amateurs trying to make their way to the top. Looks like the previously booted little snot nosed kid was the end product they're trying to create.

Jay Storm

baby steps, folks...

this show is still worlds better than Forza... and it has the open-endedness to actually become a recurring series. I am willing to look past the sponsor plugging b/c the guys running the show have essentially demanded it, and so who wouldn't comply at that point. Can't fault the drivers.

Even Seinfeld had missteps in it's first season.


o.k., no, not really, but still!... I am willing to give the show some time to get rolling. I did want to choke Jeremy last night, but tv-editing can make anyone look like a bad guy, so 'meh'.


Congtats to Guiver!.. pulled away nicely each time.

Holy ****, someone needs to slap that *****. Does she have some non-asshat association to racing other than having boobs?

"Racing comes first"

I checked out her website. In the Racing photo section (right next to the modeling link), she's more like a pit girl. No pictures of HER actually racing. :rolleyes:

That clip is so horrible. Who could possibly care about these rich people and their fake 'rallys'.

I agree, she (while being hot) takes away from the show

Shows like this make me realize why I like to watch real racing, ALMS, Rally etc....

I wish someone would hit the chick and the "creator" of the show. They both annoy the **** out of me.

Show ****ing sucks my nuts.

Had potential, but it really ****ing sucks.

My comments on this last show would be that Jeremy is a good driver (comparatively) but can't deal with not being in the lead. He was bulldozing the whole second race. There appeared to be a lot of "dive bomb" pass attempts (including Rons) by everyone, plus a couple of pass'ees that refused to give up the line when it was no longer theirs. Ron kept up his integrity by not "blaming" anything on anybody unlike Primadonna Jeremy. I probably would have had a few more words for Mr. "I'm the reason I won" if he started smarting off to me like that..... Gotta give props for driving the broken car as well as he did though.....

I agree with most of what Josh says. I'd just add that it appeared that Jeremy had a genuine gripe about the selective enforcement of the black flag. He hits someone and gets black flagged but someone hits him hard enough to break his suspension but doesn't get black flagged.

I don't care if the rulings are stupid or are reasonable as long as they are consistently enforced.

That was the first show I'd watched and that's just embarrassing to see the show's creator go on such a joke of a power trip.

Last I knew, producers didn't usually get camera time. (Build or bust guy producer). I just realized that guy was from the show, freaky.

i doubt I'm the only one that was dissapointed to see he's in on this TV show.

I agree with most of what Josh says. I'd just add that it appeared that Jeremy had a genuine gripe about the selective enforcement of the black flag. He hits someone and gets black flagged but someone hits him hard enough to break his suspension but doesn't get black flagged.



The difference is that Jeremy can collect and continue to drive the car despite getting pummeled. Had he spun, then maybe the backmarker would have gotten the punishment he probably deserved.

All I can say is Jeremy should have been booted for the tantrum after the race and the generally unprofessional additude he displayed then.


and go Matt :banana:

All I can say is Jeremy should have been booted for in tantrum after the race and the generally unprofessional additude he displayed then.

I don't know alan, the way he cries for his daddy is pretty amusing :p

This show seems like a total downer. Tommy Kendal is such a hard-ass here opposed to his jovial persona on Test Drive. They're constantly playing that serious music in the background that comes off like an eerie bad dream soundtrack. And whats up with the chick side-kick? She seems like 'the gang leader's bish' the way she sits next to TK nodding her head as he reprimands the drivers and the way she poses while waving flags during races. :rolleyes:

I don't know if Setup is supposed to be like American Idol or what, but it doesn't appear to be working.

And whats up with the chick side-kick? She seems like 'the gang leader's bish' the way she sits next to TK nodding her head as he reprimands the drivers and the way she poses while waving flags during races. :rolleyes:

She's in marketing/advertising...she's just trying to get as much face time in as possible so when she goes back to her day job, people will recognize her from the show. Helps with sales.


I gotta give props to the last 3 laps of the race. He was using all of the track drifting it though all the turns and making his car very wide, but keeping it in the racing line (generally). If he lost, he went home, I would have done the same thing!

I tried to like this show, but Speed just doesn't seem to be able to do these reality shows right. Too much heavy metal music in the background to add drama, and whoever is editing the show should be fired. I hate how they go from racing footage, to a driver interview, then back to the racing footage, then over to Tommy Kendall commenting, then back to the racing yadda yadda yadda.

I think Speed is trying to pull in non-racer viewers by adding all the drama, but they should probably realize that only REAL racing fans actually watch Speed, so they don't need to add all the window dressing. They aren't gonna get people like my mom to watch this stuff just by adding in soap opera storylines.

Just give us a freaking REAL racing reality show.

But I will say, Ashley is nice to look at... http://www.myspace.com/parismodel
http://www.ashleyvandyke.com/

Who's the creepy dude...
http://www.ashleyvandyke.com/images/g_destinationx_4.jpg

...

I think Speed is trying to pull in non-racer viewers by adding all the drama, but they should probably realize that only REAL racing fans actually watch Speed, so they don't need to add all the window dressing. They aren't gonna get people like my mom to watch this stuff just by adding in soap opera storylines.

Just give us a freaking REAL racing reality show.



:lol: I fully agree in principle, but remember who the bulk of Speed's viewers are... Nascar fans. Nascar == 'Sooo!, teh Drama!' ... and so Speed is trying to deliver.

I know, I know... shouldn't be that way. My guess is that they're trying to show Nascar fans, "hey, look at this... MORE drama!, and in an unlikely place... road-racing!.. Please PLEASE watch our station on non-Nascar days!"
:lol:



But I will say, Ashley is nice to look at...


most definitely... even if she's as goofy as hell sometimes :)

I didn't realise she was one of the flag girls on Spike tv's Bullrun...

"Learn to drive a road course, Autocrosser!!"

She's in marketing/advertising...she's just trying to get as much face time in as possible so when she goes back to her day job, people will recognize her from the show. Helps with sales.





I don't think she's in sales and marketing, they just said that at the beginning of the show to give her some "credibility"

My guess is that the producers like Ryan enough to keep him in, and Jeremy and his large head get the heave-ho. See ya !!

Oh somebody said they wanted to see "real racing drama" or something like that....


Check out the British touring car championship when it airs on Speed (not usually until all other race season's are over) but THAT is some serious on-track drama !!

Oh somebody said they wanted to see "real racing drama" or something like that....


Check out the British touring car championship when it airs on Speed (not usually until all other race season's are over) but THAT is some serious on-track drama !!

Watched last season. It was fun seeing Jason Plato and Matt Neal going at it every race. I'm pretty sure they wanted to kill each other. :)

Oh somebody said they wanted to see "real racing drama" or something like that....


Check out the British touring car championship when it airs on Speed (not usually until all other race season's are over) but THAT is some serious on-track drama !!

haha, yea, plato knows how to rough people up..


either way it was a good show, and now I'm on the fence... that last episode was a little much for me really, WAY to much drama and WAY to much rule making/breaking...

I finally watched the episode off my DVR.

There's no crying in road racing!

I was rooting for Jeremy until I saw him have his emotional breakdown. Then he went down some points with me.

Do you think there was a possibility of the show being "setup"? Not much excitement if the same driver wins all the races so the producers had to mix things up.

i think so...considering how many times they threw yellows to bunch the field back up...i think the show comes first, the challenge comes second

i gotta say.. ok show. but the producer is KILLING ME! " think wise because im going to base my decision on what you say" " think wise im going to base by decision on what you say" "well your not giving me a true answer, kind of vague" "so think wise..." seriously made me turn off the tv.

The show started out a little dramatic, but interesting despite the annoying chic.

This last episode was just rediculous. Judgements nowhere near fair, annoying chic ups the level and becomes retarded, the "creator" comes on with some god complex..... give me a break. Looks like this show is severely tainted (as with everything else) to be more about creating drama to make money rather than about real racing. Call ALL the major contact level, get someone who understands racing instead of a set of boobs spouting off her mouth and waving flags incorrectly, and keep the soap opera out of it and race.

Jeremy proved 2 things. He has the best car control of anyone on the show, and he's not ready to be a professional yet.

I think this show may have just jumped the shark.

Instead of staging a stupid show like this, Speed should pick some national level autocrossers and follow them (with cameras) to all the big events they attend. Kind of an inside look into what its like to autocross at such a high level. I think this would make some good TV.

I remember Discovery channel (or one of the others) did a similar show with a couple families that were heavily into karting. They followed them to races, practice sessions, and stuff like that. It was a good show because it was REAL and not some racing soap opera like Forza and Setups seem to be.

I was waiting for Cone Crunchers (http://www.conecrunchers.com/index.html)to come out and it looks like it's been stalled indefinately.

Well, knowing one of the participants I can tell you it was very real to him during the competition.

It's all in the editing, which could be better, but I don't mind the background heavy metal music. :p

I love the idea of the show that they are giving a relatively unknown driver a shot at a professional drive.

OT but amusing:

Some people who knew Ashely van "Rally Driver" personally:

http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85256&highlight=paris+model

** There are some pictures of her in quasi-skimpy outfits so it may not be safe for work. Just to be on the safe side. **

WOW....John that is friggin AWESOME.

I feel so inadequate after reading an NSX forum....:lol: :rolleyes:

I am glad the punk got booted....I think Matt is cool...and he's a former AXer also...Blog here (http://www.setup-tv.com/crews/teams/team_D/)

I feel so inadequate after reading an NSX forum....:lol: :rolleyes:


You should get on the lamborghini forums.

OT but amusing:

Some people who knew Ashely van "Rally Driver" personally:

http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85256&highlight=paris+model

** There are some pictures of her in quasi-skimpy outfits so it may not be safe for work. Just to be on the safe side. **

Link didn't work for me. Do you have to register ?

They must have deleted the thread. It worked yesterday.

That's all right, I didn't need to see a scantily clad Ashley that bad anyway :cool:

They must have deleted the thread. It worked yesterday.

just deleted it as i was reading it 15 min ago

Oh, boo urns. Time to make a mirror.

edit: Google for

site:nsxprime.com "bull run"

Use the cache. It's one of the first hits.

Just ask myself or any of the NW guys that actually personally got to know her and her family. Kevin dated her for a year and I wasted half my summer and trip to Vegas with the girl. Data points abound.

She is an un-educated hussler, her morale compass is broken, and wherever she is- rest assured she is making some poor male victim on her "roster" as she calls it completely miserable, while sucking their checking account dry. No question what comes first in her world- she is acutely aware of her actions by her own admission. I wouldn't even know where to start with the first hand stories, but suffice to say even her own mother couldn't stop apologizing to me while encouraging me to steer clear of her. How sad is that.

It is sad to say- but there are some people in this world, like Saddam, that upon falling off it no one will miss. In time what beauty she has will fade, the car club sightings will subside, and I'll let the rest of you decide how far her personality will carry her in life.

I strongly suspect the last laugh will be ours, as at some point she is going to try shaking down the wrong guy, and she will be the one taking the ride. Just leave the popcorn to me. :wink:

john

All I can say is Jeremy should have been booted for the tantrum after the race and the generally unprofessional additude he displayed then.

totally agree, i think his sponsers should of dropped him. thats total bush league. i don't think the preducers had a god complex, you guys forget it is there show. i think they came up with a decent idea for the next show but i think it would of been easier to just kick jeremy, but they didn't want to just throw out one of the best racers so far.

"there is no crying in racing" :disco:

Oh, boo urns. Time to make a mirror.

edit: Google for

site:nsxprime.com "bull run"

Use the cache. It's one of the first hits.


john


I think my last girlfriend was related to her :rolleyes:

weird... SPEED skipped yesterday's show and is playing it next week?

weird... SPEED skipped yesterday's show and is playing it next week?

SPEED? Oh! You mean the NASCAR Channel! :rolleyes: Yeah! It got skipped. :(

Anyone TiVo'd this and wanna burn me a 'back up' copy? I have welding class that nite and don't have a DVR. :D

Ashley arguing with Tommy....

"he cant control the car"
"he cant control the car"
"ok...he cant control the corner?"

As if she knows better than Tommy what TK was going thru.....Interesting...:rolleyes:

She proved her ignorance of any real racing, while arguing with Kendall. She should stick to the flag and jumping up and down.

On a more serious note, this was a much better show. The racing wasnt to cut up by the editing and the best drivers rose to the top. They only seem to screw with Jeremy a little this time.

Im on the fence as far as Ryan is concerned, it seemed to me he was out and out tattling on Jeremy, on the otherhand he was trying to win with everything he had at hand. The "race official" dude hammered though with the " you got a second chance" comment, pretty much game over at that point.

Looking forward to 60 laps at Horse Thief next week.

She proved her ignorance of any real racing, while arguing with Kendall. She should stick to the flag and jumping up and down.

SPEED and Kendall lose a lot of credibility with her on the show. :mad:

Hollywood matt is my hero!
go team Sketchers!:banana: :banana:

Instead of staging a stupid show like this, Speed should pick some national level autocrossers and follow them (with cameras) to all the big events they attend. Kind of an inside look into what its like to autocross at such a high level. I think this would make some good TV.

I remember Discovery channel (or one of the others) did a similar show with a couple families that were heavily into karting. They followed them to races, practice sessions, and stuff like that. It was a good show because it was REAL and not some racing soap opera like Forza and Setups seem to be.
I totally agree.

I was waiting for Cone Crunchers (http://www.conecrunchers.com/index.html)to come out and it looks like it's been stalled indefinitely.

That looks pretty good. Where's the petition.....LOL

The show is called Setup, yet they don't talk about, or seem to pay any attention to how the different drivers set up their cars at all. :furious:

During previous episodes, I thought they should really have some sort of points system, so that if a good driver has a bad race, it's not gonna effect him as much. So when the latest episode came out, I was like cool. And it was obvious that TK should go home. 2 seconds later the send home the guy from RMR who did really well in the series. :furious: :furious:

Where's the race @ Big Willow?? They don't even use the best track at the facility!

Ugh... I got ill watching all the roundy-round yesterday. Boring. They could've cut down to 2 short races and the finale and shown more actual racing and I'd have enjoyed it more. I was glad we saw more racing, just wished it wasn't all short-track.

I wanted to shoot that girl at least 2x.

People over on www.setup-tv.com are on there defending her 'driving ability' as they were apparently involved in one of those 'Luxury Rallies' with her. Ugh.

paraphrase: "I saw her drive a [some Merc, I forget] at 120mph on the freeway in traffic!, she's got skillzzz!"

No, she's got 'teh stupidz', bragging about running 120mph through freeway traffic is admitting to a major crime, near as I figure.

The video of her making bird noises on Ferrari chat / youtube is hilarious!

My stupid Time Warner DVR didn't record it. It came on again at 11 PM.

The oval races were for the NASCAR fans. At least they did both directions.

Ya where's Big Willow?! Not Horse Thief again... :rolleyes:

Where's the race @ Big Willow?? They don't even use the best track at the facility!

http://www.setup-tv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=97
If you have been to Big Willow, you'll know that they have "Toyota" signs all over the place at the track! I don't think it's owned by them, but the name is around.

You brought up Laguna. You are right, Honda does rent the track for testing. But I don't recall it being televised or seeing a "Honda sponsored race at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway".
That probably wouldn't fly right?

Again, I'm not saying anything that isn't common knowledge, just pointing out some fairly obvious things some might have overlooked.

Im on the fence as far as Ryan is concerned, it seemed to me he was out and out tattling on Jeremy, on the otherhand he was trying to win with everything he had at hand. The "race official" dude hammered though with the " you got a second chance" comment, pretty much game over at that point.

I thought Ryan got the shaft when they put him on the outside and Jeremy on the inside for their shootout race. Considering Jeremy has significantly more track racing experience than Ryan did, would have seemed more fair to give the slower driver the inside (Unless I missed the reason why that was done).

I thought Ryan got the shaft when they put him on the outside and Jeremy on the inside for their shootout race. Considering Jeremy has significantly more track racing experience than Ryan did, would have seemed more fair to give the slower driver the inside (Unless I missed the reason why that was done).My guess is that they would give Jeremy that edge because he was the one who finished ahead of Ryan in the broken-suspension-drift-battlestage. Since Ryan was already on his 9th life I don't think he earned himself any favors. I mean, he hit Jeremy hard enough to break Jeremy's suspension, he still lost, and then he complains that Jeremy isn't fixing the car that HE broke fast enough. And THEN Ryan complains that he had to replace his intercooler. He probably broke the damn intercooler on Jeremy's suspension :lol:

I definitely enjoyed when they showed Jeremy working on the car right after the "5:00" meeting and he was calling him a "frigging moron" and all that. Good TV.

And to punctuate the evening they replayed the episode of Pinks where Rich steps onto a sportbike with no helmet and no gear and puts it down about 50 feet after getting on it.

john

Horsethief does not lend itself to good racing. Final should be at Streets if they can't use Big Willow.

All that oval racing was whack! :o

Yeah all that oval racing was getting boring... felt like I was watching NASCAR... oh wait that is what SPEED is all about. And Ashley sure likes to thrust her butt out before waving the flag. I laughed out loud the first time she did it. Spread her legs, thrust out her butt and waved the flag. Kinda like people staging to Rich on Pinks and watching his shoulders.

Both of those rerun PINKS were more entertaining then SETUP was... Ashley is a bimbo and the racing is boring... They going to some different tracks or stuck on the same ones over and over?

http://www.setup-tv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=97

The way this show it edited, you don't think they can make sure that the Toyota signs aren't shown? You can set up a camera adjacent to the Toyota building in Turn 9 and show them coming out of six and going through 9. I don't buy it. If that was really an issue then they could have gone to Buttonwillow!
-GillesVilleneuve


Or blur out the signs. I never heard Big Willow being called TOYOTA Big Willow or Toyota Willow Springs Raceway.

I think Buttonwillow for next season would be great. Lots of track configurations.

Who won the shootout thing between the big guy ryan and the 4 time winner jeremy?

Jeremy by a loooooong shot.......

Who won the races? I'm on a cruise and missed it.

Anyone know of any re-airing or hosting?

Which Way? Fri, May 25 10:00PM
Which Way? Fri, May 25 3:00AM
Finale Wed, May 30 8:00PM
Finale Wed, May 30 11:00PM
Finale Wed, May 30 2:00AM
Finale Thu, May 31 8:00AM
Introduction Thu, May 31 8:00PM
Introduction Thu, May 31 12:00AM
An Unexpected Move Sun, Jun 3 10:00PM
Which Way? Sun, Jun 3 11:00PM
Finale Sun, Jun 3 12:00AM
Sponsor Run Thu, Jun 7 8:00PM
Sponsor Run Thu, Jun 7 12:00AM
Getting Adjustments Thu, Jun 14 8:00PM
An Unexpected Move Thu, Jun 21 8:00PM
An Unexpected Move Thu, Jun 21 12:00AM

Times are EST. Which way? is last night's episode.

I also believe the episodes are being posted up on Legacycentral (http://legacycentral.org/setup.htm)

Willow Springs is not owned by Toyota. Still owned by Bill Huth. The only official Toyota connection is that Danny McKeever's Fast Lane Racing School trains the drivers for the Pro-Celeb race held the Friday before the Long Beach GP.

Willow Springs is not owned by Toyota. Still owned by Bill Huth. The only official Toyota connection is that Danny McKeever's Fast Lane Racing School trains the drivers for the Pro-Celeb race held the Friday before the Long Beach GP.

Pro-Celeb races are held the Saturday before the LBGP.

Pro-Celeb races are held the Saturday before the LBGP.

I thought they did those on Friday? Last time I was the GP, I was on assignment, and on Saturday I was trying not to drown and freeze to death. It only stopped raining just in time for Castroneves to grab the poll.

I thought they did those on Friday? Last time I was the GP, I was on assignment, and on Saturday I was trying not to drown and freeze to death. It only stopped raining just in time for Castroneves to grab the poll.

Pro-Celeb Practice and Qualifying is on a Friday as far as I know.

Wow, I have -never- been into reality-type shows, but I just scanned some of the posts and figured I'd check out the videos courtesy of legacycentral.org - and I was really impressed! Great shows so far, I can't wait to see how everything turns out. :) Only thing I can say, is that I'm really jealous cause I wasn't on the show, heh. Also, having met Aaron Bitterman in person at the track, it really was a bummer that he got booted out because of his crew chief, I think he would've had one of the best shots at winning.

That was good. If they covered each race like they covered that one, they'd have a great show on their hands. Oh, and no more ovals.

Don't want to ruin it for people who missed it, but I'm glad he won.

Hey guys, stop after 20 laps on Horse Thief Mile and re-tighten your lug nuts, while they're hot as ****. :lol: Good pitstop!

I won't post any spoilers for now...

john

^^ thats what i was thinking...

still a good final show, we'll have to see if he get the factory ride.

Interesting ending... I watched the Rolex GT race this weekend and saw Drew driving a GXP.R car for the Pontiac team. He did a good job too.

I thought well no point in watching the final episode, I know who won...

I watched and it was the best show yet, I'm actually looking forward to next season.

Congrats to the winner!

Interesting ending... I watched the Rolex GT race this weekend and saw Drew driving a GXP.R car for the Pontiac team. He did a good job too.

I thought well no point in watching the final episode, I know who won...

I watched and it was the best show yet, I'm actually looking forward to next season.

Congrats to the winner!

Actually you would only know who DIDN'T win, since that wasn't the factory team that he was driving for in Limerock ;)

That show was all sorts of crazy. I really enjoyed it. Knowing half the people in the show was pretty cool too. Can't wait for next season!

I didn't think the driver who won would win it after what I saw in the last trailer. I'm glad I was wrong! :banana:

The winner should have been booted 2 episodes ago for the unprofessional hissy fit he threw.

He may have been the quickest, but he has a LOT to learn about how to drive in the field. Never once did he show any composure when he was in second or on back. Even in the last race he was charging every corner instead of picking a spot to make a move.

On the flip side, why the hell didn't Ron or anyone else protect their line in that uphill decreasing radius turn? They left the door wide open for the "slide move" every time..

On the flip side, why the hell didn't Ron or anyone else protect their line in that uphill decreasing radius turn? They left the door wide open for the "slide move" every time..
+1 That infuriated me each time! :furious: :furious: :furious:

Names for season 2:
http://www.setup-tv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=161

Ok, these are the names so far for season two.....these guys will be brought out to time, we will see if they make it. I will post 20 more names in two days, at that point it's over.

ACCARDO ROBERT
Anderson Mathew
ARCIERO BRANDON
Barker Josh
Berberich Andy
Birchenough Sam
Bray Stan
Brouillard Adam
BUI STEVE
Canzone Lawrence
Camilleri Joey
Caudle Ken
Cole Matt
Conrad Matt
Davidson Michael
Deck Greg
Dietz Kevin
EDWARDS JUSTIN
Fisher John
FLAHERTY BRADY
Gay Jr Randy
Germanton Kyle
GILBERT JASON
GUIMARAES PEDRO
Haddad Mike
Holzer Chad
HUBINETTE STINA
HUNT JAMES
Jenny Josh
Johnson Michael
Kariotoglou Christos
Lara Jenibella
Lennert Chad
MAGNUSON JOHN
Mangham Kaitlin
Morris John Jr.
Musser Jordan
Myers Christopher
Myers Brad
Nourse Mikah
Olson Laura
Pappaiooanou Christopher
Piquet Christiano
Prey Chris
Rocco Ernesto
Rossi Terry
Skeen Michael
SLAMES BRIAN
Slinden Chris
Smith Danan
SMITH ROBERT (RJ)
Thek Greg
WHITELAW DAVID
ZAHND JIM


Unclear on when it starts, tho.

Kevin Dietz

Game's over man. :)

--kC

Michael Johnson....? As in Jr. Johnson?

Might be Game ON.... :)

Jay Storm

ooo missed that one...

Damn, and I don't get Speed.

Dietz and Johnson, on the same TV program. :lol: :lol: :lol:

If they didn't edit out the fun stuff....

Learn to race autocrosser! :lol::lol:

'learn to autocross, uh, racer!'

Dang, I know 5 of those guys! Steve Bui (San Diego) is a cool guy but sorry I don't see him as a contender (sorry Steve!!!!!). Jr Johnson would be great, as would Dietz. John Magnusen (San Diego) is a nice guy as well, but would get creamed by Dietz or Jr.

Let's face it... There's a short list (relatively speaking) of people in this world that wouldn't get creamed by Junior or Dietz.

And I'm not on it. :(

It should prove to be quite "entertaining" this time around..... I just hope they don't screw it up with the editing for drama.

Jay Storm

It should prove to be quite "entertaining" this time around..... I just hope they don't screw it up with the editing for drama.

Jay Storm

I can see Jr. and Dietz going at it with a whole bunch of "Learn how to ____ Autocrosser!" exchanges. :lol:

:banana:

Dietz was on last years show...only as the crew chief position.....I think he was on the winning team.....if I am not mistaken...he didn't drive....

I know alot of people that applied for it....Superman for example..isn't even a consideration...:rolleyes:

Bah...its all Rigged.................












:lol::lol::lol: ;)

Dietz was on last years show...only as the crew chief position.....I think he was on the winning team.....if I am not mistaken...he didn't drive....2nd place team... he crewed for Ron Bauer (aka "AUTOCROSSER!").

Laura Olsen sounds familiar.

I looked into trying to apply for this. I would get creamed, but whatever. Apparently you had to commit to being able to have 2 months free (you and your service chief).

I don't know many people that can afford that!!

When Dietz and Jr. showed up at on of our locals a few months back, I knew they were out for Filming.

They just happened to be vacationing together?:lol:

P.S. Dietz paxed 6th and Jr. was 8th out of 156.

After reading around on the setup forum, I can say with 100% certainty that the guys running that show are ******** EDIT: jerks.

I'm still looking forward to Season 2, though. I recognized some of the names which is neat.

I looked into trying to apply for this. I would get creamed, but whatever. Apparently you had to commit to being able to have 2 months free (you and your service chief).

I don't know many people that can afford that!!

Yeah I have had the formed filled out a few times, was ready to press "send", and then a reality check hit me that I kinda need my job.

Chris Lock

When Dietz and Jr. showed up at on of our locals a few months back, I knew they were out for Filming.

They just happened to be vacationing together?:lol:

P.S. Dietz paxed 6th and Jr. was 8th out of 156.


Kevin Drove a borrowed (never driven before) Boxster on so-so Kumho's, in the first group out AM. Junior also drove a borrowed car the Corvette of Tom Berry. Junior ran 4th or 5th group not sure. Weather was clear.

FYI

Any Evo schools happen around the same time? They were probably instructing.....When Dietz and Jr. showed up at on of our locals a few months back, I knew they were out for Filming.

They just happened to be vacationing together?:lol:

P.S. Dietz paxed 6th and Jr. was 8th out of 156.
Jay Storm

Kevin Drove a borrowed (never driven before) Boxster on so-so Kumho's, in the first group out AM. Junior also drove a borrowed car the Corvette of Tom Berry. Junior ran 4th or 5th group not sure. Weather was clear.

FYI
I know, I was gridded next to Tom T. and Kevin. I think Tom's ASP car is set up for Forbes' concrete still. I wasn't trying to say they drove badly.

Any Evo schools happen around the same time? They were probably instructing.....
Jay Storm
That's what I thought at first, but I asked about Evo school; they were not there to instruct.

Season premiere Thursday...

http://www.setup-tv.com/ has a small teaser trailer. Sadly it looks like Ashley van Annoying is returning.

Set your Tivos!

john

What happened to the guy that won last time? Wasn't he suppose to drive in Daytona 24hr?

One of the guy that lost, Drew something, keep popping up in some of the misc races shown on Speed last year though.

It should prove to be quite "entertaining" this time around..... I just hope they don't screw it up with the editing for drama.

Jay Storm

ha... you know its going to be all drama.

that trailer looks way more brutal than anything we encountered during season 1:eek:

I predict lots of drama from a big rugged dude who recently had a death in the family, a huge focus on the blond chick because she is a blond chick, and the best drivers will have minimal coverage unless they do lots of donuts and cuss a lot.

Here's hoping Kevin drops the f-bomb like it was American Chopper.

That one guy looks like the street racing tool from those documentaries... the shaved head young guy with the little soul patch thing.

I think I found it.. this guy... Greg:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DHJhGtCFdY

Hmm, gonna be interesting. Hoping it'll be better than last season :lol:

That one guy looks like the street racing tool from those documentaries... the shaved head young guy with the little soul patch thing.

I think I found it.. this guy... Greg:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DHJhGtCFdY
At least he stopped street racing and decided to persue a real race career.

So...what did everyone think? The brazilian guy seems like a huge tool, I predict he will start some serious drama. He already got called out on not being related to Nelson Picquet :lol:

i think i wanted to wretch. Probably just bad editing and all the reality TV BS. i wanted to strangle many of them and w/o the names on the screen, i don't know who the bastages are.
anywho, here's to JJ crushing the mutants.

So...what did everyone think? The brazilian guy seems like a huge tool, I predict he will start some serious drama. He already got called out on not being related to Nelson Picquet :lol:

It's Piquet! j/k Yeah. I think he's lying about who he really is. It's kind of funny to see how intense he always seems. :lol: Cristiano should've at least done his homework on his uncle! How old do you all think he is?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Piquet

I can't believe the tire graphic is still rotating the wrong way. :diaf:

I'm going to e-mail Jeremy tomorrow and ask what he's been up to since the G6 GXP.R test at Mid-Ohio. Maybe I'll see him at Buttonwillow Raceway with Redline Track Events on March 29th.

The bimmerforums thread has a few participants on it giving good feedback:
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=942076

I turned that **** off after the first 2 minutes when they had them lined up in the ghetto under a freeway. Why the hell do you need to search these guys for guns and drugs!? Way to represent the racing community you ****s over at Speed Channel. Just what we need! More racing stereotypes.

The show was **** last year, and it will probably be the same this year. Heck, it didn't even do anything for the winner. He got nothing out of the deal except the money. Drew was, and still is the most successful racer on the show. He had a part time Grand-Am ride last year and he has a full time ride this year including the recent 24 hours of Daytona.

I turned that **** off after the first 2 minutes when they had them lined up in the ghetto under a freeway. Why the hell do you need to search these guys for guns and drugs!? Way to represent the racing community you ****s over at Speed Channel. Just what we need! More racing stereotypes.

I didn't get this part either?!?? I guess road racers and autoxers are thugs?

-Matt

The bimmerforums thread has a few participants on it giving good feedback:
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=942076

Ugh. Thank god we don't have sigs like that here. It makes my brain hurt.

-Mike

Ugh. Thank god we don't have sigs like that here. It makes my brain hurt.

-Mike:lol: I think I originally signed up only so that I could turn sigs off while reading threads there.

I didn't get this part either?!?? I guess road racers and autoxers are thugs?

-Matt

The show isn't made by SPEED, it's owned/filmed/produced and sent to SPEED to air. The owner/creator of the show's business is named 'Built by Thugs'. Maybe that explains a few things.

nvm..

The show isn't made by SPEED, it's owned/filmed/produced and sent to SPEED to air. The owner/creator of the show's business is named 'Built by Thugs'. Maybe that explains a few things.

So does someone of your caliber watch these types of shows?

So does someone of your caliber watch these types of shows?

I'm not sure what my caliber happens to be, but no, not really. It's American Idol for road racing, and I've never been a fan of reality shows that give someone a career.

I'm not sure what my caliber happens to be, but no, not really. It's American Idol for road racing, and I've never been a fan of reality shows that give someone a career.
Me either, but other shows give people an opportunity to do things i could care less about..;) Seeing as this is a hobby for a lot of us i tend to think the interest is there for most. I would love an opportunity like this if for nothing more than to see how well i stack up against others in the same position. All in all not having watched last years show this looks like it might be allright.

You may get a shot at racing in the big leagues, but you still have to win there to make it .

Either way i will watch the whole season.

I'm not sure what my caliber happens to be, but no, not really. It's American Idol for road racing, and I've never been a fan of reality shows that give someone a career.

Someone who is involved in motorsports as much as you are, compared to most people on this forum that might have done a few track days in their STi (Not that that is a bad thing).

Can't you like, tell Speed that they are ruining themselves with all these crappy TV shows..? Is Speedtv.com run by the same people as the channel?

Someone who is involved in motorsports as much as you are, compared to most people on this forum that might have done a few track days in their STi (Not that that is a bad thing).

Can't you like, tell Speed that they are ruining themselves with all these crappy TV shows..? Is Speedtv.com run by the same people as the channel?

SPEED isn't ruining themselves at all. Just because I don't like something doesn't mean other people don't like it.

Think about it, there are motorsports based on air, land, water, dirt, asphalt, ovals, road courses, and about a hundred other forms--snowmobiles, tractors, etc. How the hell can you cater to one segment? I watch what I like on SPEED, and don't watch what I don't like. Isn't that what we all do on most networks?

TV programming, on any network, isn't free. Shows are also signed for additional seasons when the ratings are high enough. I might not care for Setup, but enough people watch it and enough people advertise during it to bring it back for another season.

SPEED isn't ruining themselves at all.

I would agree. SPEED has been total crap for many years now, so they can't possibly ruin themselves any further than they have already. Except for DVR'ing F1 and MotoGP, there isn't much to watch. And this is coming from a very early subscriber of Speedvision, who watched the channel religiously for years.

If you love Sprint Cup, Nationwide, and Craftsmen truck, then SPEED is for you.

Chris H.

I disagree, Speed is total crap. All they show is NASCAR and really stupid shows that aren't enjoyable to watch at all. About the only time I watch it is for F1, Motogp, supercross or any of the sports car racing. And as the post above said, pretty much everything I do watch is DVR'd. I don't remember the last time I watched Speed live... ha

When sports car racing and F1 goes the way of WRC then the Speed channel will be crap, but as long as it continues to show both of those i'll be fine with it.

Ugh, just watched the first episode via VHS tape...old school! Show is terrible, went right down the tubes.

Justin , the guy with the tatoos and really light-colored blue eyes, used to campaign an EP Acura Integra with the San Diego Region SCCA in autocrossing. Moved away in the early 2000's with the military, good to see him back behind the wheel.

my buddy Danan is on the show this season ... I didn't think the show was all that bad from a production point of view, I can see how everyone hates reality TV shows, but unfortunately that's all that's left for TV, and even though it's the short cut way of getting into an industry, I know everyone would be happy if it happened to them.

I'll keep watching it to support my friend, plus there should be some really good action coming up from him.

I would agree. SPEED has been total crap for many years now, so they can't possibly ruin themselves any further than they have already. Except for DVR'ing F1 and MotoGP, there isn't much to watch. And this is coming from a very early subscriber of Speedvision, who watched the channel religiously for years.

If you love Sprint Cup, Nationwide, and Craftsmen truck, then SPEED is for you.

Chris H.

Good point. Never saw the bitter, negative post coming.

Nope, not bitter or negative in the least bit. It is a rather accepted thing amongst enthusiasts that SPEED has horrible coverage, and has for several years. As mentioned by many others, the best way to catch most of the good racing is via DVR thanks to 10am Tuesday morning airings. Unless of course you love PINKS, Will Castro, or non-stop coverage of overpriced, auctioned Mopars, then you will be in heaven :lol:

Perhaps you should pull the blinders off :eek:

Chris H.