Here's how I see it from behind my keyboard.
Richie
IS a great guy and is probably extremely annoyed and sensitive of the fact that all the money and time he has put into both of these rigs have not paid off for him. I can see that. He has now asked two of the best builders in the game to get him on the podium and have fallen short of his dream due to not having the proper time for testing and tuning. On the other hand Cole and Timmy used a PROVEN chassis and stuck with what has PROVEN to work for others who have entered the race and did a ****ING FANTASTIC JOB.
Congratulations guys. Richie is trying to make something original work and even with the best parts available, continuous on a downward fall and this year was the epitome of failure with two Badass rigs. There is nothing wrong with trying to be different but sometimes recreating the wheel has it's downfalls. I know Richie will stick with it and make it what he wants it to be in the long run and I will be there to shake his hand and congratulate him.
I personally don't think John went after Richie to start a war of builders. KEY words "
This was not done, and both Ployboy 1 and 2 were failures" might have been a bit harsh but were true on all accounts. Will they be killer rigs when they have R&D time, HELL YES.
Cole, you and Timmy used a tried and true chassis and parts list and could have broken anything at anytime, anywhere, but with proper preparation it paid off greatly. That just shows me that you guys drove a smart race on one the harshest race environments being ran today. Awesome job and I hope you guys keep doing what you love and do good.