Guest Bullitt Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Bobby Goodfellow and I are planning on putting on a grip contest in the Washington, D.C. area this Spring. The plan is to have it around late April. No idea if we will have divisions or not until we see how many people may attend. There might even be a womens' division if we got at least 3 of the ladies to sign up. 3 people have already said they would come if possible. Entry fee would be minimal. Events haven't been decided yet, but we are probably looking at 5 of the following: Grippers 2HP axle DO deadlift 1" vbar weaver stick or sledge lever of some sort medley Please let me know if you would be interested in participating as we are trying to gauge how many people might attend. Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chuck Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Friggin A I'll come to an event 30min from my house! Lemme know if I can help in any way...equipment or time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Friggin A I'll come to an event 30min from my house! Lemme know if I can help in any way...equipment or time. Great deal Chuck. I definitely see "The Thing" and some of your blobs in the medley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chuck Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Your welcome to any of it...don't forget that there are TWO "The Things" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 For those wondering what driving distances are to DC: Columbus, OH: 7:00 (Crooksville: 6:30) Ann Arbor, MI: 8:45 Pittsburgh, PA: 4:20 Philadelphia, PA: 2:45 Richmond, VA: 2:00 Ny, NY: 4:10 Rochester, NY: 7:00 Wyalusing, PA (Center of East Coast Grip universe): 5:10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggoth Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Count me in! Edmonton, AB: 1 Day, 14 Hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Count me in! Edmonton, AB: 1 Day, 14 Hours Nice! Well, if we are going international, I guess I should put the following roundtrip airfares up : UK: $651 Greece: $1,041 Sweden: $727 Finland: $797 Germany: $783 Portugal: $864 And remember guys, the US dollar is worth almost nothing at this point, so this is like paying 50 Euros or something to fly roundtrip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IROC-Z Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I'll look into it. All depends on my work schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwdutton Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Ummm, I wish there was one closer to Florida.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sher Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 You said this 'Spring' not 'Sunday', right? I can do Sunday... Sound like a good comp, Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPGoodfellow Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 This is going to be good. Tell your wives and/or girlfriends I am available for free DC tours after the contest (included in the contest fee). It could sweeten the deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Mr. Barbe tells me he's in and his wife Marry Ann may participate too, depending on her race schedule. So if we get one more of the female persuasion, we have a womens' division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggoth Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 The missus has closed a #1 and may be persuaded to keep it up. She plans on coming out with me anyways. I'll see what I can do. She's got 2 edges 1: she works ambulance packing our obese around on stretchers and 2: she's a Finlander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 The missus has closed a #1 and may be persuaded to keep it up. She plans on coming out with me anyways. I'll see what I can do. She's got 2 edges 1: she works ambulance packing our obese around on stretchers and 2: she's a Finlander. Nice! She sounds like a natural! Also, we have two sponsors already: FBBC & The Diesel Crew Thanks guys!!! Very much appreciated. This is why we need to support our sponsors, because they support us!!!! Pay it back guys!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggoth Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Looking into getting an official FBBC V-bar today. Officially supporting a sponsor and sponsored equipment for the event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpmmkrahling Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Count me in. Hopefully you decide on the sledge ove weaver stick because my other events still stink. And i guess i need to save up for a 1" V-bar, any chance for a 2" V-bar? Just curious, before i spend the money on yet another grip item Hopefully this gets a big turn out, i think there are alot of guys close enough to the DC area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Count me in. Hopefully you decide on the sledge ove weaver stick because my other events still stink. And i guess i need to save up for a 1" V-bar, any chance for a 2" V-bar? Just curious, before i spend the money on yet another grip item Hopefully this gets a big turn out, i think there are alot of guys close enough to the DC area. Sweet! No final decisions on events yet. 1" vbar is my favorite lift, so you can be sure that it will be included either as an event or part of the medley. Neither one of us have a 2" vbar. If somebody brings one, it would be in the medley. With your wrist strength Mike, you would be one of the favorites on sledge or weaver to the rear. Also, there will most likely be a bend or 2 in the medley, which I'm sure makes you very happy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lipinski Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 If you want, we can try to coordinate the dates of our contests so people can hit both if they want. I am waiting until my vacation calender at work comes out, probably another week or so, till I set a date. Should be April/May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 If you want, we can try to coordinate the dates of our contests so people can hit both if they want. I am waiting until my vacation calender at work comes out, probably another week or so, till I set a date. Should be April/May. That sounds good Bob. I definitely want to come up for yours, so let us know the date and we will try to schedule around it. We are trying to get this off the ground, but don't want to compete with any other established shows. If we can get the spacing right, then people can hit both contests if they want with one training peak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPGoodfellow Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 If you want, we can try to coordinate the dates of our contests so people can hit both if they want. I am waiting until my vacation calender at work comes out, probably another week or so, till I set a date. Should be April/May. Thanks for the heads-up, Bob. I agree with Mike, let's coordinate the contest dates to maximize our turn-out. As soon as you get your vaca schedule, let us know and we'll work out the dates. We need to nail down a hard date to give our sponsors and the host facility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggoth Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 The more notice the better for me as well as I'll need to book my time off quite a ways in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lipinski Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I am thinking 2 weeks at the most till I get my vacation schedule. If it were up to me, I would have the date set in stone by October, but with little kids and odd job hours I bust my nuts for childcare arrangements. Anyways, already PM'd Mike and we'll work it out the best we can. Otherwise, we'll just have 2 options for people who live nearby! I appreciate both you guys for working with me to help make this better for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I am thinking 2 weeks at the most till I get my vacation schedule. If it were up to me, I would have the date set in stone by October, but with little kids and odd job hours I bust my nuts for childcare arrangements. Anyways, already PM'd Mike and we'll work it out the best we can. Otherwise, we'll just have 2 options for people who live nearby! I appreciate both you guys for working with me to help make this better for everyone. No problem Bob. See you Saturday bro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPGoodfellow Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I am thinking 2 weeks at the most till I get my vacation schedule. If it were up to me, I would have the date set in stone by October, but with little kids and odd job hours I bust my nuts for childcare arrangements. Anyways, already PM'd Mike and we'll work it out the best we can. Otherwise, we'll just have 2 options for people who live nearby! I appreciate both you guys for working with me to help make this better for everyone. No worries, Bob. We'll work it all out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoesu84 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I am in. My first event. Lock it up Goody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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