SK Speed on Pinks

JAM1775 · #1 (**permalink**) 09-12-2006, 04:06 PM

SK Speed sponsored a car for Pinks which will be aired 9-10pm Weds Sept 27.
A friend of mine who is a long time SK customer told me they won a car running one of their customer's Mustangs against another competitor.

Power Surge · #2 (**permalink**) 09-13-2006, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by JAM1775

SK Speed sponsored a car for Pinks which will be aired 9-10pm Weds Sept 27.
A friend of mine who is a long time SK customer told me they won a car running one of their customer's Mustangs against another competitor.

Why would you tell us who won???

Excaliber · #3 (**permalink**) 09-13-2006, 10:45 PM

Because I don't get that channel and would never know otherwise?

JAM1775 · #4 (**permalink**) 09-14-2006, 06:42 AM

Sorry...I ruined it.

JAM1775 · #5 (**permalink**) 09-27-2006, 08:16 PM

Not the best show since the SC'd car was not tuned at all but the SK Speed guy's TT Mustang did go like the dickens !

JBCOBRA · #6 (**permalink**) 09-27-2006, 08:24 PM

I just watched it. I hoped the supercharged car would win. The guy driving the winning car was just too weird.

jwd · #7 (**permalink**) 09-27-2006, 08:41 PM

There was a thread on another forum and the poster went to watch the filming at a local drag strip. He said that it was all scripted and when the camera's weren't rolling, everyone was having a good time. At the end of the race, nobody lost their car. They were filmed loading the loser's car but that was the end of it. I hear the winner gets $500 but no car. Hollywood

JAM1775 · #8 (**permalink**) 09-28-2006, 07:31 AM

I also wanted to see the SC'd car get it together and win because I agree the other guy was a nut.

I always wonder just how much of the show is scripted because the negotiations are often predictable. Regardless, I watch it each week because it's better than a sitcom and it is a fun show !

Power Surge · #9 (**permalink**) 09-28-2006, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by jwd

There was a thread on another forum and the poster went to watch the filming at a local drag strip. He said that it was all scripted and when the camera's weren't rolling, everyone was having a good time. At the end of the race, nobody lost their car. They were filmed loading the loser's car but that was the end of it. I hear the winner gets $500 but no car. Hollywood

I know people who've participated on the show, and I don't believe it's anything like that. You DO lose your car. But they have a clause in the contract where you can buy your car back from the winner if he agrees and would rather have the money than the car. I know one person who said it was a 10k buy back and I heard of another one at 5k. I think the buy back is based on the value of the car.