AKA Rally 2008 Presented on SPEED TV!

[ARFNSX]

You heard right!

The AKA Rally 2008 will have its own 6 episode series on SPEED TV this fall. Casting has begun!

This is the same Rally most people saw on MTV True Life in 2004.

We will go from NYC to Vegas, August 18 - 25.

Info and driver profiles are online now: http://www.akarally.com

The cost is about $3250 per team including 2 drivers, hotels and breakfast and dinner in most cities. The price also includes all venues, clubs and other daily events.

There are a few Atlanta people signed up and it would be a blast to see more.

Let me know if you have any questions.

[Elbow]

Wasn't this going to start in Atl at one point?

[The BUCKY]

oh noes

[matthewAPM]

OMFG! where is sunny?? this is what we were talking about at the last sonic meet...just on a bigger scale

[ARFNSX]

It was...then it was cancelled, then SpeedTV wanted to air it so it was their call on where the route was going to run!

[UpSideDownDesi]

OMFG! where is sunny?? this is what we were talking about at the last sonic meet...just on a bigger scale
:king: :devil: :burnout: :fightpig:
who has signed up from GA? I got 1 week of vacation time, i'll volunteer my car.
So 4 door = 4 ppl...start pitching in...3 spots open in the car.
Arrrg starting point NY and then back to GA from Vegas. damn that's gonna be a haul.

P.S
I am still down for doing a GA Run.

[matthewAPM]

:king: :devil: :burnout: :fightpig:
who has signed up from GA? I got 1 week of vacation time, i'll volunteer my car.
So 4 door = 4 ppl...start pitching in...3 spots open in the car.
Arrrg starting point NY and then back to GA from Vegas. damn that's gonna be a haul.

im down. lmk whats up. i mean talk about a once in a life time thing. im sure u wont run into anyother person saying they did the same thing...

[UpSideDownDesi]

im down. lmk whats up. i mean talk about a once in a life time thing. im sure u wont run into anyother person saying they did the same thing...
in PM's

[IndianStig]

i am gonna build an SC300 to do this run

[DeeAOne]

ive always wanted to do something like this, but i didnt know there was that much money invovled. no wonder most of the contestants are in bmw's and benz's. lol

[matthewAPM]

in PM's

PM sent

[UpSideDownDesi]

i am gonna build an SC300 to do this run
it's in 1 month genius.

[FriskyWalrus]

i looked it over, the paying ends today. if it goes on again next year, i think me and my buddy might have to enter

[ARFNSX]

i looked it over, the paying ends today. if it goes on again next year, i think me and my buddy might have to enter


Even though the paying ends today, it will extend up until the week before the event. I think I only put down my deposit and I will probably pay my balance next month.

It is a blast to do and nothing will bring you more pleasure...well maybe :idb:

But it is not confirmed yet but we might be going to the Bonneville Salt Flats again (we did it in 07) for high speed runs. Last year we did this and a 350z got got up to 187mph.

Not to mention this will be on a 6 episode series on the speed channel.

[ARFNSX]

A few pictures from the Rallies years before

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/ARFNSX/MTV.jpg
this was MTV flying over head to get a few good ariel shots :camera:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/ARFNSX/MTVRace.jpg
The helicopter tops out at 125. We were sometimes going way over that. We were asked to slow down to the film crew could catch up with us. :camera:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/ARFNSX/080.jpg
We got pulled over by 3 different counties at one time. Surprisingly no one got a ticket...just held for about 30 minutes.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/ARFNSX/IMG_0113.jpg
The cops were actually pretty cool :police:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/ARFNSX/056.jpg
Out on the Bonneville Salt Flats. I think I got up to 169mph on this run.

[IndianStig]

it's in 1 month genius.

who said this years run?
you have to be 21 to enjoy it all it looks. im set to graduate when i turn 21 right now, i plan on takin 3 months off after graduating.......put two and two together genius. :gay:

now the dilemma....1jzgte, 2jzgte, or NA-T??? :thinking: :thinking:

[ARFNSX]

you can do this and be under 21 but obviously you can't drink at certain venues and sometimes people felt left out.

[ARFNSX]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl3-_KOnFXo

here is the video from the MTV True Life from 2004/2005

[IndianStig]

yah i got that from the videos and the forums. i figure its a cross country rally, why not go all out. i'm just gonna wait till i can afford a point or two more on my license which is around when i turn 21 then i'll hopefully run it in an sc300.

btw! big ups to you and goodluck. be safe and take a lot of pichas! *calls for changaroooooooooooooo*

[UpSideDownDesi]

alex i'll buzz you tomorrow, more than likely u aren't at ur office now.

[ARFNSX]

just hit me up on Monday and we will talk about this!!!

[tdurr]

One day.. im gonna run it....
Turbo honda FTW!! lol prob not in a honda tho..
T-durr

[ARFNSX]

SPEED Signs Deal with AKA Rally
Written by: Erik Arneson 07/21/2008 - 12:46 PM Charlotte, NC

Blending the famed Cannonball Runs of the early '70s with the quintessential American road trip, the AKA Rally is an all-inclusive, high-adrenaline vacation for true car enthusiast.

SPEED has reached a deal with AKA Rally, LLC to air six 30-minute High-Def programs covering the high-speed, street-legal cross country rally, with the premiere planned for this fall.

"This agreement is the result of conversations that actually began several years ago," said SPEED's Programming VP and Executive Producer Robert Ecker. "As is often the case, the timing never quite worked out, so we are extremely pleased that the stars have finally aligned and we look forward to welcoming AKA to SPEED later this year."

Scheduled to begin in August, the AKA Rally already has a loaded field, featuring everything from Porsches to Ferraris to a DeLorean DMC-12 team dubbed "FluxThis." And the participants are just as diverse, with a father-son team, brothers, best friends, women, young men, older guys, a blind date and newlyweds already registered.

To register for the rally or to apply for the opportunity to be featured on the SPEED television program, visit http://www.AKARALLY.com or call 215.253.4225.

"Blending the famed Cannonball Runs of the early '70s with the quintessential American road trip, a veritable right of passage for young adults, the AKA Rally is an all-inclusive, high-adrenaline vacation for true car enthusiasts," said event organizer Chris Conner.

With the new program, long and short-form content will be made available through SPEEDtv.com, VOD cable, iTunes video podcasts, mobile phones, cable broadband sites and viral distribution.

SPEED is the nation's first and foremost cable television network dedicated to motor sports and the passion for everything automotive. From racing to restoration, motorcycles to movies, SPEED delivers quality programming from the track to the garage. Now available in more than 78 million homes in North America, SPEED is among the fastest-growing sports cable networks in the country and, the home to NASCAR on SPEED and an industry leader in interactive TV, video on demand, mobile initiatives and broadband services. For more information, please visit SPEEDtv.com, the online motor sports authority.