My experience, I worked as a General Manager for the company that produced nothing but challenge events that appeared on ESPN, Spike TV and the Discovery Channel, we produced the Firefighter Combat Challenge, Marine Super-Squad Challenge, Army Best Ranger Challenge, World Swat Challenge and The Law Enforcement Officer Performance and Reaction Drill, so I have lots of experience setting up national challenge based events and I know what networks find value in. I guess you would have to have drafted a few hundred contracts to know.
I also have 21 crash free years of riding under my belt and yes, I have seen the red line too many times to count. You can ride hard without finding, Mr. Guard Rail or Johnny Law, there is a time and place for everything. Picking the time and place is a challenge in it's self.
I'm not saying this isn't an event that has the potential to be on TV or to be sponsored or the like. However, I spoke with Paul Davis of OTC (produced the challenge reality TV shows listed) and here is the scoop.
When, Dr. Paul Davis of OTC said on the phone, "He was with us for seven month as a General Manager and worked with us on the [LEO challenge]. After that I believe he went back to the Sheriff's Department"... I believe him.
Paul and I have communicated via email and by phone via voicemail. If what I've been told is true and I have no reason to believe otherwise at this point...
Greg, I'm a little thrown with how your wording leads one to believe that you were a part of that company for all or most of the listed challenges, not just one. I don't see how you can claim to have drafted a few hundred contracts in a seven month period. Though, I suppose it's possible if thats all one did each day. I'm also unsure why you would refer to Johnny Law the way you did when you are a LEO, from what I'm told. If that is the case, the "My experience" line sounds more like you should have said "I'm a LEO who worked on the LEO challenge and would like to try to stay in the reality TV industry by... etc etc" vs what you've done here.
This definately explains your ability to change the challenge rules, requirements, and course so quickly. It also explains why you're hitting up boards and trying to create synergy and get ideas & feedback BEFORE getting sponsors setup. This is not how things are done in the industry. One safeguards these ideas, gains sponsor backing (through NDA's), sets the rules & guidelines for the event, recruits the participants and finally releases the event information to the public which then creates synergy and buzz. You fill stands, sell some dawgs and brews, and give away a few T-shirts. Then and only then do you get your commercials lined up for the TV airing based on the success of the event and the demographic, unless you've had past success with this as an annual event.
Greg, are you with a new company doing challenges now? Who is the "we" you keep refering to? Are you a Sheriff's Deputy? Any credible links to your credentials?
I'm not trying to knock you but it felt fishy before and what I've heard over the phone only confirms my skeptism until proven otherwise.
I guess my point is, don't come back to the board claiming the average Joe can once again compete, asking for an entrance fee. I call BS until we see otherwise.
Ok, let me clear the air on this without sounding like a pissed off guy. As you learned, I worked for and ran the Leopard Challenge (Law Enforcement Officer Performance and reaction Drill) working directly for Dr. Davis, the owner. All of the events ran out of our Office and everyone helped do everything, it was a very small office. I left a Law Enforcement after competing in the event myself. I ended up getting a ten second penalty in the 2003 Nationals moving me from 4th. in the Nation to 14th. Based on my desire to promote this competition, I was then hired to run the event.
Things were going great. Wife , got pregnant and it was no longer ok, to travel the country testing cops, seeing who was the best of the best. A decision that did not sit very well with OTC and I apologized. I had to make a very difficult decision, picked family over money and I left the Leopard Challenge and returned to crime fighting, a background were I was two-time officer of the year, a Medal of Valor Winner, a Law Enforcement Oscar for Bravery Winner and me and my K9 partner finished as the top K9 team in the State two years in row. Winning the Daniel Wasson Memorial Award. Use this link and look at 1998 and 1999
Wasson Award
I am not bragging, but for some reason I feel you have attacked my integrity and I am wondering why. Outside of Police work, I am a regular guy, I hit the gym hard, combat shoot, take care of my family and started ZX14.NET and yes I love to ride the tires off a motorcycle. ZX14.NET is ranked the number one ZX-14 web site in the world, use search engine ranking sites to get the data (search words( ZX-14 ZX14 ZZR-1400 ZZR1400. I am sure someone will check.
On the Hyper-Bike Challenge. I thought it would be a great event, my idea. If some company fully sponsored it there would be no entrance fees but right now nobody is stepping up to cover all of the cost, which means I would have to pay the bill and the we, is me and my wife. So that is why there are fees on the table today.
So I am not sure what else you need to know about me. I am as real as they get. Been through all the non-sense in life growing up in 16 fosters homes, been shot, been there, done that.
I like the Hayabusa and if not for the 14 coming out. I would have purchased one, so please I am not anyone's enemy unless that is what it has to be. This concept was more about fun. I need nothing from anyone, it was just an idea. I am (37) and I am no way limited to do things like everyone else, never have, never will. On the senergy phrase, please purchase a book called Gorilla Marketing, then you will understand my method, great book. Any other questions pick up the phone and ask me yourself. Then report back to the Troops here.
Yes, sent out over 200 sponsorship contracts trying to get funding for the Leopard Challenge, I had to do that too, along with running the event, setting it up, hiring and firing help and then reload the truck at the end of the day. I did five jobs and was paid for one. I have drafted another 100 or so with ZX14.NET.
If anyone ever wants to ride or hang out, get to know me yourself. Shoot me an email.
Greg
