http://www.off-roadweb.com/tech/0801or_dodge_ram_hd_suspension_showdown/viewall.html
For a guy that does this as "side work" I seem to have done a decent job of taking the other two players to task and winning in a blind suspension test. (This is a second job for one of the other guys too, he just doesn't advertise it as proudly as I)
Truth be told, most of the big hitters, and the best in the business, know that putting all of your eggs in 1 basket is not fiscally prudent. Carl Renezeder, the most winning short course racer in history, runs a realestate business, Racing and Marketing for him is part time. Forrest Lucas sells oils, runs a TV Studio, Lucas Oil Studios, he's the biggest private marketing company in Motorsports with a couple of Stadiums in his name, and more than a couple of private Race Series' under his belt. Some of my venders and fabricators who survived the down turn, have regular day jobs, or they have wives with day jobs that enabled them to support a family in tough times. Most of these guys are still around. Those who didn't diversify are no longer around in some cases.
Off road usually isn't a full time gig for those who make this niche' world go around, and for those who do call this their full time gig, I've heard it more than once from them, that "There is life after ________" (name the company they're currently employed with or currently have a hand in running. )
Turn over in this industry is phenomenal. From the day I started LORENZindustries, almost a decade ago, I have only a handful of contacts that are still in the same position with the same companies 10 years later. This industry is almost as bad as the software industry where the new normal is a 7 year turn over rate.
I was a professional photographer for Lucas Oil Off Road Race Series, and the reality is, Off-Road is fun, but there's very few of my peers who do what they love full time.
http://lorenzstudio.com/media.html
The pros no longer shoot off road full time, it's a fun side gig. Yes, even the guys who shoot for Monster or Rockstar or the giant Lucas Oil regularly, still have their fingers in multiple kettles. Off-Road is a side job in many cases.
To parrot a cliche', Off Road is a rich mans hobby. And there is no shame on this side of the fence for carrying out multiple business to their potential at the same time.
Check out this guy named Steve Jobs, he had a side gig or 5 as well, his peer Bill Gates... Same story.
It's the American way, blue collar working class stiffs will prosper so long as they are committed to working their tails off. You can take that to the bank Jack.
I hope I encouraged those who read this to think twice about the way they go about making a living. In America, greatness starts in your garage apart from a 9-5 job. Early retirement follows soon after.
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