Crazy private race!!!!

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:47 pm

I did a track day with SCDA1 and somehow got put on limerock's racing club's mail list and got this memo:

Dear Potential Participant:

Yes, you read the subject line correctly. I was approached by a major national cable TV channel to develop a reality TV show involving amateur drivers racing on closed public roads.

What I did was create the coolest program you can imagine. Some of the details:

You get to race a Ferrari, a Porsche, and an AMG on a minimum of 6 and maximum of 13 closed scenic public roads throughout the USA. Think the Pacific Coast Highway, the Kancamagus Highway, and the Devil’s Tail.

We are accepting 50 participants and 10 alternates. Each participant will have three runs in each vehicle on the closed designated course over a two day period. You will have a chance to run your own vehicle in a time trial as well, though it will not count towards the race but the best weighted times will receive additional prizes.

If you WIN you get to pick a Ferrari, a Porsche, and an AMG to take HOME! Second prize is two cars, third is one.

Yes, there is a $50k participant fee which is cheap, less than $1k per race, and if you break one of our cars you don’t have to buy it.

If you are interested email me back as soon as possible, I have more than 25 people who are seriously considering participation and we are just now making this public. I will email you a detailed package including an overview and a contract.

Once you receive the package I need your serious expression of interest, i.e. email me to say I am in, by March 4th then I need your executed contract and check no later than March 16th.

What a sweet freakin oppurtunity!!! if you ahve 50k

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:19 am

I don't know. Sounds like a scam to me. Especially with this part:

I have more than 25 people who are seriously considering participation and we are just now making this public.

Using pressure with the '25 others' to make you more obliged into handing over your money. Also saying that they are 'just now making this public' makes it, as you said, feel like a cool private race! "Oh wow! Yeah, you give us 50 grand and then we are gone! Cool!"

GreeNeons03 · Post by **GreeNeons03** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:42 am

:sniff sniff: Smell that? :sniff: Smells like :sniff: a scam.

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:14 am

oh its not a scam lol its an organized race Lime Rock park club is putting on from Lime Rock, CT. Its basically a club for millionaires members include skip barber himself.

jetas · Post by **jetas** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:18 am

They aint closing down PCH. No way in hell. If this is legit let me know so i can drive down the highway to scope it out

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:03 pm

here is the website for the race
http://www.cfpartnersllc.com/

SOKADAO954 · Post by **SOKADAO954** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:18 pm

i think its a scam also.

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 8:57 pm

here is the club sponsoring it:

http://www.limerockclub.com/

GreeNeons03 · Post by **GreeNeons03** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:19 pm

Clearly a false website, Scam.

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:57 pm

Since all of you thought this was a scam I thought id let you know what this had developed into.

This race is now called The Robin Hood Rally. It is officially a reality TV show. There are 50 participants competing for the fastest time to eventually fight for some nice prizes:
First Prize - a Ferrari F430, approximate worth $250,000
Second Prize - a Porsche 911 Turbo
Third Prize - a Corvette Z51 Convertible
Fourth Prize - your very own set of Steak Knives

here is all the info and the taping dates and locations:

http://www.robinhoodrally.com/Rally_Details.html

some of the people working on this show worked on this shell commercial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFlaNJALet4

Pocahontas · Post by **Pocahontas** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:18 pm

I'll believe pretty much any lie (sadly) but I can totally tell that this just reeks of scam.

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:50 pm

cool shell comercial

Adam G · Post by **Adam G** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:17 pm

I like the difference in 3rd and 4th place

esfan · Post by **esfan** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 2:34 am

yeah I do also think it's a scam. you pay 50 grand and they will disappear...

Post by **racer12306** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:40 am

You guys just don't understand.