Everything is Figure-outable with Jesse Haines in Episode 70
Conversations with Big Rich
English - August 05, 2021 06:00 - 2 hours - 84.6 MBAutomotive Leisure Sports offroad rockcrawling overlanding off-road rock crawling overland jeep Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
From Monster Truck lover to world-class buggy fabricator, Jesse Haines tells his history in fabrication and rock crawling. His focus and drive have brought him to the pinnacle of his career with his family and friends cheering him on. If anyone can “figure it out” it’s Jesse Haines.
4:13 – my goal in life was to own a Monster Truck
9:22 – we had some Epic Fights
12:04 – by the time I was done with the field trip, I’m like No, I’m not doing this
19:21 – first off-road competition was the Top Truck challenge
22:20 – a lot of things just worked out, ended up working for Troy Myers at the Badlands
25:20 – I wanted them to see my work in person, have an idea what I was capable of
26:57 – Hot Dog Mike asked me to spot for him
29:05 – I did horrible, there’s a lot to learn
37:15 – I just had to figure it out, took it to the finals and the car is a disaster
40:37 - First event in Jellico and I broke my back
48:48 – I didn’t deserve to win because of Randy’s showing in the Shootout
53:40 – the poop chute was the finale
1:01:30 – I built the Torchmate buggy, then quit and went to work for Torchmate
1:11:49 – I felt confident this stuff was going to work
1:21:50 – coming up with the ideas is one thing, coming up with a way to produce your ideas is another
1:27:44 – you’re losing your advantage because you’re giving it away
1:43:20 – you have to analyze every possibility on the course
1:54:30 – I did this before and caught hell for not mentioning my wife and kids
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