By Karan Singh

StreetFire.net

Check out this SmokingTire video from Day 2 of the 2010 Bullrun. The Smoking Tire becomes Team Black Magic for the 2010 Bullrun Rally from New York to Las Vegas, taking a 2011 Shelby GT500 on the ultimate dream roadtrip. Watch!

Team Black Magic – 2010 BullRun Day 2

By Mike Musto

RideLust.com

Back in 2006 I had the opportunity to be part of a new reality show called Bullrun, which was based on the cross-country rally of the same name. The reality show pitted 12 teams in a 4,000-mile adventure where they competed in multiple automotive challenges while driving their own automobiles. The show just recently finished up its third season on Speed TV and over the last four years has gained quite a fan base and following. Where the actual rally is a true high-end luxury vacation, the TV show is nothing but down and dirty competition that pushes contestants and automobiles to their limits.

I recently had a chance to throw some questions at Bullrun founder and creator Andrew Duncan to pick his brain about not only the Bullrun Rally but the television show as well. You can read the full interview over at Ridelust.com

By Mike Musto

RideLust.com

Bullrun is back from its little hiatus so fans around the U.S. can now relax and get back to rooting for their favorite teams. We’re now halfway home and six teams remain to battle it out for the $200,000. Any alliances that are left are now fragile at best and the teams are now all out for blood. Some short term friendships will be formed but only out of sheer necessity.

Read more at Ridelust.com.

By Mike Musto

RideLust.com

We are now at the halfway point of Bullrun Season 3. The proverbial herd is starting to thin out and teams are finally starting to realize that they must a adopt a do or die attitude if they want to stay in the game. Last week we saw the unfortunate demise of Team Mustang which meant only 6 teams remained to battle for the Bullrun trophy. For both the teams and the viewers this is a pivotal time in the season. Viewers of the show have now had plenty of time to get to know, and decide on who their favorite teams are. We’ve seen how they deal with navigation, challenges and have been granted some insight as to what their strategies are. We’ve also gotten to know them on a somewhat personal level by seeing them interact with each other throughout each leg of the event. The teams on the show are at the same point, but at a much different level. They’ve sized up the opposing teams strengths and weaknesses and know now who their biggest rivals are. Now it all comes down to strategy.

The teams started out in route to the High Desert State Prison, but out of the box problems started arising. Team Hemi Cuda has apparently been plagued with a fuel issue, more specifically there was some water in their tank – this is never good. Poppa’ Janos however took control of the situation by drilling a hole in the tank to drain the fuel. Now, I am not advising this, but as mentioned before, he knows his car better than anyone, so if he felt this was a safe idea then so be it. I was just hoping we weren’t going to see a Matt Kutcher style explosion at the hands of Hemi Cuda’. Speaking of Matt (the stunt coordinator)… Dude, are you trying to blow up the Earth because the explosions seem to be getting bigger and bigger… LOL!

Read more at Ridelust.com

By Mike Musto

RideLust.com

Episode 4 of Bullrun starts out with the Brothers Wu getting screwed by another competitor. Someone actually had the balls (or lack thereof) to call the cops on the Wus, since the Wu’s are better at playing the game then the rest of the cast. In my opinion, whomever called the cops is an effin’ coward. How about just step up and learn how to better play the game instead? This betrayal had nothing to do with having a better ride, out-thinking the other teams, or being a better driver–it was just a dick move, plain and simple.

Read the rest over at Ridelust.com

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

We’re only a few episodes into this season of the Bullrun, but some of the teams have started pulling some dirty tricks. That’s all well and good of course, this is Bullrun, not a Girl Scout meeting.  But I have to say that I feel a little bad for some of the contestants. Not because their fellow competitors are screwing with them, but because it seems like some of the challenges have the potential to seriously screw up their rides. One example? In the latest challenge, the drivers had to ram their way through a locked gate. Now, that seems totally fine for team Hummer, but the Viper and Hemi Cuda teams might not have such an easy time of it. Check out this clip to see some behind the scenes footage.

Bullrun Season 3 Behind the Scenes: episode 3

By Mike Musto

RideLust.com

Episode 3 started off casually enough with the teams still at Eagle Air Base. Last week if you remember Team Corvette got the boot because of a bit too much show boating in the challenge. What you need to do now is think back to that challenge because it taught us two very important things. First is that David from Team Hummer is not afraid to wheel that thing around and two, the challenges are becoming more complex. This means that teams are really going to have to step it up if they want to succeed.

This TV show is not about going home with your car intact. It’s about running balls-out, taking chances and winning some loot. If you can do this then great, if not, well then, just stay the f*ck home because you have no business being here.

Read the rest of the review over at Ridelust.com

By Mike Musto

RideLust.com

Last week on Episode 1 of Bullrun we saw the departure of Team VW. A failed starter left them stranded mid-way through the first challenge and unfortunately led to their demise. The story however doesn’t end there. It seems that exile from the show has caused these guys to go on a full-blown bender by evidence of this Youtube video. Arron, owner of the VW and Bullrun super fan has apparently transformed himself from Mister Happy into CAPTAIN UNDA’ PANTS!

Anyway, lets move on to Episode 2. Eleven teams still remain in the quest for the Bullrun Trophy with leg one taking place at night. From experience I can tell you that these legs are the most difficult. On Season 1 we did multiple night legs and once you hit that 11pm mark, especially after 10 hours of shooting, you’re pretty well done. Fatigue sets in, you become drowsy and bad things begin to happen. I’ve done both the actual Bullrun Rally and the TV Show and I can safely say the filming of the show, from a fatigue standpoint wins hands down… it’s tough.

The first leg took the teams to San Luis Obispo, CA. While on the road teams continued to scheme and alliances began to form. Teams Mustang, Lexus and Corvette showed signs of a friendship, as did the NSX, Viper and Lamborghini. We also found out a little bit more about teams as the night progressed. Rob Harris from Team Mini was apparently a road race instructor at some point – a secret that’s been kept well hidden. I have a feeling that we’ll be able to see his talent soon enough because Team NSX seems to have it out for them.

Continue reading at Ridelust.com

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

This teaser for the new season of Bullrun was uploaded to StreetFire on Christmas Eve, but since I had the day off, I just saw it this morning. I have to admit I’m a little curious to see how far the Lambo team will make it, because as much as I love those Raging Bulls, it’s not like they’re know for reliability. So given that the contestants are looking at putting more than 4000 miles on the clock, I’m guessing an engine fire or clutch problem with take those guys out before the finale. And while I’m sure it’s just clever editing, this clip makes it look like one of the drivers gets into it with Goldberg, which would be rad. I mean, I know wrestling is fake and everything, but I’ve met him at SEMA, and he’s not someone you’d want to tangle with.

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

We’ve watched all the seasons of the Bullrun reality show, and while we’ve seen people—including our own Mr. Angry—face some burly mechanical problems, we’ve never seen anyone straight-up total their car in a challenge. Well, until now, that is.  Personally, I think the driver seems like kind of a tool. He wrecks his partner’s ride and doesn’t seem phased. At all.  I showed more remorse when I broke my best buddy’s skateboard.