Bullrun

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Bullrun is an American reality television series where 12 teams compete in a 4,000-mile road rally. It premiered on Spike TV on March 13, 2007. The series is hosted by former professional wrestler Bill Goldberg.

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[edit] Teams

The races on Bullrun are competed by 12 teams composed of 2 people. The teams on Bullrun are:

Team Scion was the first team eliminated after not being ale to find the ending point, with the team storming off angrily. Goldberg referred to the team as sore losers and admonished the other teams not to be like them.

Team Nissan was eliminated in the second episode despite being one of the quicker teams in the premier episode, after breaking down in the first leg of the episode's race. They were towed to both leg finish lines, which in turn led them to having the highest time and be eliminated.

Team Mustang was eliminated in the third episode, after losing a cylinder because of a broken pushrod in the second leg. They tried to push it out on seven cylinders but decided against doing damage to their car and eventually ended up on the wrecker.

Team Lamborghini was eliminated in the fourth episode after they decided that they would rather not ruin the car, already with an estimated $60,000 worth of damage to the car, therefore finishing the final leg on a flatbed. They also decided not to participate in a challenge after finishing 5th in the first leg of the episode. They dropped from 5th to 8th out of 9 when their time was swapped with team Lotus.

[edit] Routes

Before races begin, the teams have 2 options on how to get to their destination: "My Way" or "The Highway". "The Highway" is the route the producers of the show have chosen for the day's race. It is generally easier, but most of the time, it takes longer to complete. The second option is "My Way". "My Way" is a route the teams make-up on their own. Chances are the routes they choose are shorter, but harder to complete. The only rule of these two options is that once you choose "My Way or the Highway", you have to stick to it.

Example: If a team chooses "The Highway", they would have to stay on the highway until the end of the day's race. Those that choose "My Way" must avoid "The Highway" route.

[edit] Time Bonus Cards

In the second leg of that day's race, the teams are given a choice of whether to pick up a time bonus card. If a team is to choose to attain one of these cards, then they would not only have to take a path longer than the highway path but risk having the other teams empty the card supply before they get there. Also, the teams do not know the values of these cards until they get one.

  • Day 1: 45 minutes, team 6 is the only team to pick it up.
  • Day 2: 90 minutes, team 2 follows team 9 pick one up. Team 6 also picked one up.
  • Day 3: 60 minutes, team 1, team 10, and team 11 pick one up.
  • Day 4: No team went for a time bonus, time unknown.

[edit] Car Troubles

  • Day 1: No problems.
  • Day 2: Team Lamborghini discovers their clutch problem; finishes on a flatbed. Team Nissan stalls in the first leg; finishes on a flatbed.
  • Day 3: Team Lamborghini hits a raccoon. Team Mustang breaks a pushrod, losing a cylinder on the second leg; finishes on a flatbed.
  • Day 4: Team BMW's engine quits after doing burnouts (believed to have been electronically turned off by the car to cool down). Team BMW is able to restart their engine and continue their participation in Bullrun. Team Lamborghini's clutch problem worsens and finish on a flatbed equalling instant elimination for not finishing a leg of Bullrun under their own power, as unlike any other team to finish on a flatbed, they did not push the car across.

[edit] Current Rankings

  • 1 Team 7
  • 2 Team 9
  • 3 Team 4
  • 4 Team 8
  • 5 Team 2
  • 6 Team 1
  • 7 Team 11
  • 8 Team 3

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