Story Of the "Bullrun" Bus my 1967 13 window deluxe
I first saw this bus while on a road trip with my buddy Sam Smith. This bus was found in Goldfield NV. It was in 1995. I found this bus and thought it would be cool to
buy it. But with no money there was no hope. fast forward to 2000. I was driving through Goldfield with my now wife. I told my wife about it. I decided to see if it was still there. To my surprise it was. A deal was struck with the owner. I came back the next weekend with my friend Chris Broswell. We towed it home. It was mostly complete less engine and middle seat. Paint and body was done by the Late Carls Barajas. Suspension by Me. Engine 2270cc TypeIV built by Jake Raby. TMI interior kit installed by my wife & I. Brakes 1983 944 by Old speed. Wheels 17" Porsche Boxster. I debuted it in 2003 at the VW classic. It was great. That weekend it was shot for 3 magazines and one Documentary.
buy it. But with no money there was no hope. fast forward to 2000. I was driving through Goldfield with my now wife. I told my wife about it. I decided to see if it was still there. To my surprise it was. A deal was struck with the owner. I came back the next weekend with my friend Chris Broswell. We towed it home. It was mostly complete less engine and middle seat. Paint and body was done by the Late Carls Barajas. Suspension by Me. Engine 2270cc TypeIV built by Jake Raby. TMI interior kit installed by my wife & I. Brakes 1983 944 by Old speed. Wheels 17" Porsche Boxster. I debuted it in 2003 at the VW classic. It was great. That weekend it was shot for 3 magazines and one Documentary.
- Season 2 casting was held in 2007 and 2008, and the show was filmed in December 2008, with the first episode airing on Speed Channel on February 19, 2009. The series continues to be hosted by Bill Goldberg.
- With the exception of the final episode, instead of the challenge being held in the middle of the episode, the challenge is now held at the end, and three teams participate in one challenge as opposed to two head-to-head challenges. In the final episode, the challenge is held in the middle of the episode like in Season 1 and it does not determine eliminations. Instead, all three remaining teams compete for time bonuses to be deducted from their overall driving leg times for the episode, 10 minutes for 1st place, 5 minutes for 2nd, and no bonus for 3rd.
- Instead of choosing “My Way” or the “Highway”, the teams choose their own routes, but must pass through a number of checkpoints en route to their destination.
- Instead of the slowest overall time in the episode being eliminated, the team that comes in last place in each challenge is eliminated.
- Instead of the top two teams picking two teams each to go into the challenge, the slowest two times are automatically entered, with a third being selected by the episode’s time winner, with the exception of the 9th episode where the
bottom three times are automatically entered and the final episode, where all three remaining teams are entered. - Time bonuses and racing for opponents’ times no longer exist.
- Following an incident during the challenge leg in Episode 4, it was stated that the rules would require a team that was successful in the challenge but had immediately damaged their vehicle would have to repair their vehicle in time for the next stage, or their place in Bullrun would be taken by the team that had lost that challenge.
- The winning team for Season 2 was Team Shelby. The friends and former brothers in law from Chicago, Illinois, Mike Lahalih and Spiro Tsaparas were one of the more consistent teams in the rally. Although they were unable to finish first in any of driving legs except for the last, their navigating was still good enough to avoid most of the challenges by finishing mid-pack, which allowed them to effectively fly under the radar. When they were forced into the challenges, the combination of their 725 hp Shelby Super Snake and Spiro’s impressive driving (Mike drove during the driving legs and Spiro drove in the challenges) made them one of the most formidable cars in the rally.