Bullrun (TV series)
| Bullrun | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality-TV |
| Starring | Bill Goldberg |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Pancho Mansfield |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Release | |
| Original network | Spike |
| Picture format |
1080p (HDTV) 720i (NTSC) |
| Original release | March 13, 2007 – February 12, 2010 |
Bullrun is an American reality television series based on the trans-American Bullrun road rally of the same name. The televised version has 12 teams compete in a 4,000-mile (6,400 km) 18-day road rally to win the grand prize of US$200,000. Bullrun uses a modified 12-car rally format.
Season 1 of Bullrun premiered on Spike on March 13, 2007. The season was hosted by former professional wrestler Bill Goldberg.
Each day of competition contained three distinct stages - Leg 1, Heads-Up Challenge, Leg 2.
Each team begins the day by choosing whether to follow "My Way" or "The Highway" (both of these terms explained below under "Routes"). In the first leg, the teams must reach a checkpoint in the fastest time. However, if a team is caught speeding, that team receives a five-minute penalty.
After all the teams complete the first leg of the race, the teams with the fastest times choose a lower pair of teams to compete heads-up in a challenge, in which the winning team will gain the faster time of the first leg between the two.
Finally, the teams compete in a way similar to the first leg, but a time bonus may be added midway on the routes, depending on the length of the second leg.
After all the teams complete leg two, the times for both legs (including time bonuses and speeding penalties) are combined. The team with the longest time to complete both legs is then returned the keys to their vehicle, in which they must immediately leave.
Before races begin, the teams have two 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 may take longer to complete. The second option is "My Way". The only rule of these two options is that once a team chooses "My Way or The Highway", it must stick to it until the end of the second leg of the day.
Example: If a team chooses "The Highway" for leg 1, they would have to select "The Highway" for leg 2 as well. Those that choose "My Way" must avoid "The Highway" route.
On Days 5 and 6, all routes were "My Way" due to short legs.
The races on Bullrun are competed by 12 teams composed of 2 people (driver/navigator). The teams on Bullrun are:
The winning team was Team Trans Am. The father/daughter duo of driver Morgan Alsop and her navigator dad Mike Alsop from Lafayette, Indiana pushed hard throughout the entire rally to always place near the top of the leader board. Morgan Alsop's impressive driving and Mike Alsop's ability to find the shortest route and time bonuses lead them to dominate most of the race. Mike also drove the car for a few Challenges. Morgan Alsop was the only woman in the race after Team Scion's elimination in Stage 1. They defeated Team Olds by almost 9 minutes.
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