Don't Do Everything I Do 

For sure. I love all of the folks and their channels and content. But Rory and crew were on their game.

Truth!

Including the bungee(?)…

“I wouldn’t do this for views”, yet you did…some sort of video disclaimer doesn’t mean what you did was somehow not dangerous or not smart.

Lots of ‘driving’, not much ‘recovery’….yawn.

One of my favs. with the games was seeing the Trail Mater shirts being one of the firsts to put a another team back on their wheels spot or whatever. Good show Materites!

Yup, Mike is winning the shooter category, which SHOULD be a category for the next Games!

@@ZombieKillerRex I also thought that since there were so many different RU-vid channels and individuals that were filming the record games, they should crowdsource all that footage and make it into a movie.

@@DonAshcraft can you imagine, that might have happened, already, but if not,,, some body had better!

That would be an interesting movie. No paid actors, just everyone being themselves. Very refreshing.

@@DonAshcraft Yes, seeing as some of the 'audience' broke the fine print on the back of their tickets (see Casey LaDell's video - 'Why I didn't want to post an off road wrecker games video" posted today as well) about not posting early it would be 'just desserts' for someone to harvest all their footage as public domain and make a crowdsourced movie.

You guys have so much fun, your attitudes and ability to get along is great. Now don’t take this wrong but you three are the modern day three stooges of the 1960’s. Keep the videos coming. Congrats Rory on your engagement hope all goes well for all of you.

Amen to that 🙏

Well , it DOES have _ring_ _gears_ & _piston_ _rings_ ➿➿➿➿➿➿➿➿➿➿➿➿➿➿

I'm a taker 🥰

Trail mater,always SHINES!

I was impressed how long that drive line held up with all that abuse.

@@larrybe2900 it wasn’t made in China that’s for sure 🇺🇸💪👍

@@larrybe2900 Merlin knew it was acting up before the event and he still absolutely sent it, and I'm amazed it didn't break until AFTER the dead pull.

@@KarlEller he’s one hell of a mechanic and knows what things can handle but yes that was absolutely impressive 🇺🇸💪👍

Absolutely!

@Donna 🗝 I think that it was a mixture . For some events , such as the dyno , the "flexing " (RTI numbers ) , and the welding , there were specific numbers available . I was very confused over the heavy pull in the sand . I saw what Merlin, Eric, Paul , and Rory did , but , I am not sure what Matt did . I saw one video where he rather easily pulled the load all the way around , but , his sand pull numbers indicated that he didn`t do well at all . It was very difficult to gauge day #2 stuff . How do you adjust a guy`s performance after he turns the pulled vehicle over , as Paul did , or half way over , as Eric did , or need to be pushed in reverse , as Matt needed , as he had no reverse on day #2 . For me , every team should have existed of 3-4 people , who had to do the whole job , without help from spectators or judges or other participants. Obviously , they could use winches .

Who cares who won, it was meant to be just fun, If you want a more serious event go organize your own one, good luck on that one

I don't agree the games needed to be more serious. It's all about exposure to a wider audience and building up RU-vid views, so entertainment is the main goal. Sure, a lot of viewers on this channel are entertained by technical competence, but I bet a lot of other viewers are here for the scenery, or joking around, or whatever. If the games were serious then winning comes down to money, or a particular build for the conditions, or experience in those conditions, or other aspects that are not necessarily the same for all competitors. Make it fun rather than serious and all competitors can get in there and give it a go without being disadvantaged.

@@Mark_Bridges Obviously Matt Wetzel and Paul Cox took it seriously , since they built vehicles for the event . Both also used skilled tradesmen from other companies in their builds . Merlon Johnson treated it seriously , since he travelled for 6 hours or more to participate , and , worked until 2:30 in the morning between day #1 and day #2 to fix his broken transfer case . Eric Huttner treated it seriously , since he travelled about 25 hours from Wisconsin to Utah , and made several improvements to his truck before he left home . Despite his jovial manner , Rory Irish is a very serious guy , even when he is eating with one hand and driving down a narrow trail with the other , even as he narrates what he is doing .

Uranium

This is now my head canon. "Okay, Rory's got this handled - the rest of us can just goof around!" Thanks for the hearty laugh! 😄👍