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DLC said:
Thank you for the offer!

I’m going to swing by AGM and buy the mount for some mock up. We are both in Escondido and one of the counter guys is my neighbor ….
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I’m down in San Diego. Let me know. That counter guy gave me a tour of the whole place. I was pretty impressed. They had three pallets of these jacks going to Speed when I was there.
 
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If you go into AGM make sure you ask for Kyle and give him some shit for me. Tell him I sent you and it might help with something :)
 
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When your AGM Jack is on back order and you have a flat.
 

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That is a bad ass piece of property, especially just for a UTV dealership.
 
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Done a great job with the place. Robby was rolling his own carpet out. Not joking. Had a bar. A lot of cars are there.

Seemed like there were talking about changes they made to what appeared to be a clutch.
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Nice yob with the pics!
 
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TBH I'm really glad to see that. Given the state of the SXS industry I have been concerned about the future of Speed. I really hope to see them succeed as I believe they have a great overall thing going. Some initial teething issues for sure, but overall I think its been a good machine for a first run at a tough industry.
 
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I think most want the product to be successful (Robbie could be a different opinion). I truly hope there is support on the backend for a long time.

Question, in the contract to purchase, do you have to keep the Speed logo plastered all over the side, I hate the billboard look. If I bought one, the first thing I would do is change out the graphics...........
 
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CLCookie said:
I think most want the product to be successful (Robbie could be a different opinion). I truly hope there is support on the backend for a long time.

Question, in the contract to purchase, do you have to keep the Speed logo plastered all over the side, I hate the billboard look. If I bought one, the first thing I would do is change out the graphics...........
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You can remove the wrap and change it to whatever you want
 
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That my friends is a ton of work to do in 6-8 years to get to this point while your in a league of BIG hitters with a pretty small army and a innovative product ( the TUCKER ring a bell). i have been to alot of races he was competing in ( Indycar,nascar and alot of different off road series) and he has always struck me as just a self made man with a small army that gets it done.
There is alot of critics ,so be it . Let any of them step up and match his accomplishments in the industry , all the while he decides to head into a big industry and has LEARNED many new things about all of it from high dollar financing, to laying out carpet at what looks like an awesome open house .
There is alot of days I am inspired by stories of men like him . My daily is 30-35 wrecked rvs in the parking lot and whatever is happening in the fab shop and we have a handle on it also with a small army. So i get it and I am as proud of him as I am Elon.
 
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BRONCOBOY said:
Yup looks like dozens of people
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All I can say is, I was there early and parking already sucked. People continued to flow in. Someone posted the video from speed. My family is in it a few times. That's a better perspective. That drone was flying around the whole place. Was it the size of the Sancho? No. But I have to tell you, that place is not exactly easy to find either.

Anyway. Love him or hate him. 2 things I will say. 1. He's a showman. 2. He can drive.

 
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Travmon said:
That my friends is a ton of work to do in 6-8 years to get to this point while your in a league of BIG hitters with a pretty small army and a innovative product ( the TUCKER ring a bell). i have been to alot of races he was competing in ( Indycar,nascar and alot of different off road series) and he has always struck me as just a self made man with a small army that gets it done.
There is alot of critics ,so be it . Let any of them step up and match his accomplishments in the industry , all the while he decides to head into a big industry and has LEARNED many new things about all of it from high dollar financing, to laying out carpet at what looks like an awesome open house .
There is alot of days I am inspired by stories of men like him . My daily is 30-35 wrecked rvs in the parking lot and whatever is happening in the fab shop and we have a handle on it also with a small army. So i get it and I am as proud of him as I am Elon.
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Dude...

Give me a Chinese business man with a billion dollar bank roll, and I'll blow your fucking mind too.

😎

Edit: AND, I promise I won't let you drop a deposit, and keep you hanging, FIVE years later! 🤬
 
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I have a bunch of pictures, but I did not take pictures of the crowds. I was more interested in the cars and parts of the facility I had not seen before. Watch the YouTube live video they did as they walked around all night filming people.
 
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I have a bunch of pictures, but I did not take pictures of the crowds. I was more interested in the cars and parts of the facility I had not seen before. Watch the YouTube live video they did as they walked around all night filming people.
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I'll pass.

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If your into history, here’s some for you.

The 4 seat Polaris many of you probably have seen. It’s the original RZR4 that started the sport 4 seater industry.

But what even I did not know was the green car was a preproduction RZR800 that was Robbys first project with Polaris. I think he said 2004? This car has since had upgrades like the door skins & bed, cage, and suspension built into a 64 inch wide & paint.

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Here is the first Arctic Cat refresh Robby did with Arctic Cat. It was his rear suspension design in the Wildcat X.
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Now here is something I’ve seen a few times before and we found covered up in the back lot. No I did not ask permission to uncover it.. I figured I could apologize easier than asking! Actually I did look to ask Robby as others were watching me uncover it and hearing the history of it. There were several engines considered for the XX. One being a Ford 1.0 EcoSport. Ultimately the AC relationship with Yamaha is how they ended up getting the Yamaha engine.

This is the original first prototype and test mule Arctic Cat XX. She’s looking a bit rusty!
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Here is the production Arctic Cat XX with a Speed 72 inch kit on it. And the XX4. The car that AC never built, and what became the concept car for the Speed El Jefe.

The original contract with Arctic Cat was to build the XX 2 seat, then a turbo version, then a 4 seat XX, then a turbo version of that, and both would eventually get a 72 inch long travel version. But as we know that never happened. Actually AC did build some 4 seat XX’s and were in the testing phase when they pulled the plug. They claim they never built any, but I’ve got a picture of one on the AC test track.

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Lastly here is a picture of one of two factory Chevy Blazer off road trucks. This is the one Frank “Scoop” Vessels and “Baja” Bob Gordon raced. Robby just got this in the shop the night before the show. Robby also owns the other race Blazer. So it looks like he now has them both. The suspension was pretty radical for its time, and even now you look at it and it’s pretty crazy. Plus the wing was adjusted on an electric servo, and the upper lights folded down into the wing when not in use.


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NIKAL said:
If your into history, here’s some for you.

The 4 seat Polaris many of you probably have seen. It’s the original RZR4 that started the sport 4 seater industry.

But what even I did not know was the green car was a preproduction RZR800 that was Robbys first project with Polaris. I think he said 2004? This car has since had upgrades like the door skins & bed, cage, and suspension built into a 64 inch wide & paint.

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Here is the first Arctic Cat refresh Robby did with Arctic Cat. It was his rear suspension design in the Wildcat X. View attachment 1431053

Now here is something I’ve seen a few times before and we found covered up in the back lot. No I did not ask permission to uncover it.. I figured I could apologize easier than asking! Actually I did look to ask Robby as others were watching me uncover it and hearing the history of it. There were several engines considered for the XX. One being a Ford 1.0 EcoSport. Ultimately the AC relationship with Yamaha is how they ended up getting the Yamaha engine.

This is the original first prototype and test mule Arctic Cat XX. She’s looking a bit rusty!
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Here is the production Arctic Cat XX with a Speed 72 inch kit on it. And the XX4. The car that AC never built, and what became the concept car for the Speed El Jefe.

The original contract with Arctic Cat was to build the XX 2 seat, then a turbo version, then a 4 seat XX, then a turbo version of that, and both would eventually get a 72 inch long travel version. But as we know that never happened. Actually AC did build some 4 seat XX’s and were in the testing phase when they pulled the plug. They claim they never built any, but I’ve got a picture of one on the AC test track.

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Lastly here is a picture of one of two factory Chevy Blazer off road trucks. This is the one Frank “Scoop” Vessels and “Baja” Bob Gordon raced. Robby just got this in the shop the night before the show. Robby also owns the other race Blazer. So it looks like he now has them both. The suspension was pretty radical for its time, and even now you look at it and it’s pretty crazy. Plus the wing was adjusted on an electric servo, and the upper lights folded down into the wing when not in use.


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Can I get the pictures of the Wildcat xx and the 4 seater xx. I tried to save them to my PC and it wouldn't let me
 
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NIKAL said:
If your into history, here’s some for you.

The 4 seat Polaris many of you probably have seen. It’s the original RZR4 that started the sport 4 seater industry.

But what even I did not know was the green car was a preproduction RZR800 that was Robbys first project with Polaris. I think he said 2004? This car has since had upgrades like the door skins & bed, cage, and suspension built into a 64 inch wide & paint.

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Here is the first Arctic Cat refresh Robby did with Arctic Cat. It was his rear suspension design in the Wildcat X. View attachment 1431053

Now here is something I’ve seen a few times before and we found covered up in the back lot. No I did not ask permission to uncover it.. I figured I could apologize easier than asking! Actually I did look to ask Robby as others were watching me uncover it and hearing the history of it. There were several engines considered for the XX. One being a Ford 1.0 EcoSport. Ultimately the AC relationship with Yamaha is how they ended up getting the Yamaha engine.

This is the original first prototype and test mule Arctic Cat XX. She’s looking a bit rusty!
View attachment 1431056 View attachment 1431057 View attachment 1431058 View attachment 1431060 View attachment 1431059

Here is the production Arctic Cat XX with a Speed 72 inch kit on it. And the XX4. The car that AC never built, and what became the concept car for the Speed El Jefe.

The original contract with Arctic Cat was to build the XX 2 seat, then a turbo version, then a 4 seat XX, then a turbo version of that, and both would eventually get a 72 inch long travel version. But as we know that never happened. Actually AC did build some 4 seat XX’s and were in the testing phase when they pulled the plug. They claim they never built any, but I’ve got a picture of one on the AC test track.

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Lastly here is a picture of one of two factory Chevy Blazer off road trucks. This is the one Frank “Scoop” Vessels and “Baja” Bob Gordon raced. Robby just got this in the shop the night before the show. Robby also owns the other race Blazer. So it looks like he now has them both. The suspension was pretty radical for its time, and even now you look at it and it’s pretty crazy. Plus the wing was adjusted on an electric servo, and the upper lights folded down into the wing when not in use.


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Nice write up! 👍🏼
 
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Travmon said:
That my friends is a ton of work to do in 6-8 years to get to this point while your in a league of BIG hitters with a pretty small army and a innovative product ( the TUCKER ring a bell). i have been to alot of races he was competing in ( Indycar,nascar and alot of different off road series) and he has always struck me as just a self made man with a small army that gets it done.
There is alot of critics ,so be it . Let any of them step up and match his accomplishments in the industry , all the while he decides to head into a big industry and has LEARNED many new things about all of it from high dollar financing, to laying out carpet at what looks like an awesome open house .
There is alot of days I am inspired by stories of men like him . My daily is 30-35 wrecked rvs in the parking lot and whatever is happening in the fab shop and we have a handle on it also with a small army. So i get it and I am as proud of him as I am Elon.
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The coolest thing I saw in all those pictures is the motorized toolbox with built-in view platform. 👌🏻
 
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