Richard Rawlings should give up

Anyone seen this yet?

He's a tool.

Agreed, and a terrible driver to boot!!

What event?

Roadkill Nights?

Too many miller lites

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Richard Rawlings, the star TV host of several car-related TV shows on the Discovery Network, crashed while drag racing in the Roadkill Nights celebrity showdown on the famous Woodward Avenue in Pontiac, Michigan.

Rawlings was racing against NHRA superstar Leah Pritchett at the wheel of a Dodge Challenger Hellcat when he appeared to spin the tires just a little too long and lost control of the rear end. Rawlings attempted to catch the rear but his slight flick of the steering wheel only sent him straight into the drivers' side concrete barrier. Despite not carrying much speed thanks to a long burnout he did at the start, it’s estimated that he was doing about 60-70 miles per hour when the accident happen. I personally witnessed the crash from the Dodge SRT hospitality trailer, and while it wasn't life-threatening, it's enough to scare the bejesus out of anyone who's not used to crashing into walls at speed.


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The aftermath of Rawlings crash.


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Dodge Challenger Hellcat

Needless to say, the crowd had a good laugh at Rawlings expense.

"You showboated all the way into the wall!" a fan yelled at Rawlings as his Hellcat slowly rolled to the finish line. "That sucks big time," he added.

Pritchett, who races for the NHRA championship-winning Don Schumacher Racing team, went on to win the race and moved on to the next round. However, it was former WWE professional wrestler Bill Goldberg who crushed the competition (quite literally) to earn the title of fastest celebrity racer on Woodward Avenue.

Roadkill nights on Woodward ave. There's video out there of this idiots driving skills.....

I've never liked that fella. Leah is awsome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTxJTKeQCwc

I'm sorry BUT what a jerk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GET YOU SOMA' THIS!!!!!!

Poser.

Yep. My favorite was when he raced the Oklahoma guy chief and didn't understand the concept of being treed......

lol I love the hate! RR doesn't care and nor should you. Did he run off with your ole lady or what?? If so check the local greyhound station. RR is good with crashing a Hellcat and laughing his way to the bank. I wish he would show up on my street on a Saturday and make it rain.LOL

He must be doing something right. He's got a whole sh!t ton more money than I do. And probably more than most on this site.

"...but, but, we ran faster than him!"

hes not a driver but has the rights to street outlaws,the money he has he dont care

Thats pathetic, hes like a guy needing 1/2 his current viagra dose who just bought a new corvette and is driving it for the first time.

He needs a one way ticket to North Korea.

How does he have the rights to street outlaws?

Probably true, but I would not take all of his money to be him...

He seems to be a whole lot more succesfull in bussines than i will ever be and probably than most others on this board aswell,if you cant figure out the rest its up to you.

just some of it....

He can smoke a tire.....Lol

yes it would be nice to have some kind of money like that.

Needs to take the bus
No driving cars for him

......and new kids on the block made millions selling albums. I guess that makes them great musicians?

Better a sister in a whorehouse than RR in a mopar!!

"Dick" Rawlings...Don't care how wealthy or famous he is...That says it all!

Ted nailed it

dude needs a lip zipper;....with a padlock!

What the heck was that launch technique? Leave on a burnout??? What a dumb-ss.

I used to try to watch his show until all the rants about how much he hated Mopars. Then, in true Mopar fashion, Dodge sponsors him. I wanted to puke.

He may be rich and a great businessman, but he's still a dickbag.

Bingo. I wouldn’t trade places with him even if he had twice as much money. He’s a TOOL

He did that smoke show instead of racing for real so he didn't lose to a girl, which would have happened.

Then his kick-side Dennis is there with booze in hand to appear on the screen. Both a couple of toolbags.

LOL.

RR is a tool, if he was broke he'd still be a tool. Until I saw him on tv I didn't realize they made womens jeans in mens sizes.

A legend in his own mind...

Leah did a nice little burn out to heat the tires and Dick sat there forever before he started heating his tires. He must have been combing his hair and fixing his make-up for his fans.

All racers were required to take a breathalyzer test before racing.10-1 He didnt.Douche canoe

I raced at the first Roadkill Event on Woodward and they said everyone was supposed to take a breathalyzer but I didn't have to and I didn't see anyone else take it either. Lol. Of course the whole event was a clusterpluck in the pit side at least.

And Leah is awesome. Glad she was sensible enough to wear her helmet while racing next to that guy.

You guys seem pretty harsh , he must have some thing going for him cause he gets to play with a lot of cool toys and not to mention ,his own TV show .Any one and every one can be a dick,I rather like this guy and enjoy his , yes , intelligence .

Lmao. I just chocked on my spit

Fixed it for ya.

Sounds like you have a bit of a man-crush...

Oh, he has something going for him. It's called BS and enough people to believe his BS.

Lol. Those west coast guys are kinda messed up

Just remember any press is is free advertising - acting stupid will get you a bunch of press! Slightly wrecking one demon - got a lot of free press!- I would not be surprised Ma-Mopar told him to go do something stupid of which Rawlings probably said "hold my beer - I will be right back"

He's not posing - he 's exactly what he says he is (not a mechanic, engineer, driver or restoration expert)- an investor with an eye toward anticipating the public's taste and making money off it.
Anyone who fits these 2 categories is OK with me:
1. makes money, but not from me
2. pays taxes

and yes, he's annoying

You two should team up!

You sound like birds of a feather.

Damn, that's a LOW blow!

He is not the only one I can think of that that is good at that.

x2. Also, he definitely seems to be a bit on the douchy side but I know if a camera followed me 24-7 people would hate me too!

Leah is awesome though. Didn't know her well until watching everything she's done with the Hoonigans.

Exactly! There are a lot of con men that have tv shows and bad press is better than no press.

Why all the hate , I totally agree with polysheric on R Rawlings , why be jealous of a wealthy man. Hes done well for himself.

The guy is a moron. And, he goes right out and proves it by wrecking a Hellcat. Smooth.

carnival barker con man. one of many at the right place and time to cash in on the reality tv era. 5 yrs from now the "were are they now" show will interview them in their vans down by the river.

Richard Rawlings was a self made millionaire long before reality TV came along.

Exactly my point

For all the RR fans ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPvNLPwmmc8&vl=en

WHO'S JEALOUS????
As the guy who started this thread, I was never mentioning ANYTHING about his bank account. Who cares??? Nothing to do with what I meant. Why does everyone immediately mention his wealth??? That's why I made the new kids on the block joke.
I'm sure they guy is good at flipping cars. So what. I meant he should quit trying to be a driver, or a builder, or even someone who gets the meaning of getting treed.
He should stick to what he knows, being a flipper, ladies jeans and bracelets.

BA BAM! GET U SOMA THAT RICHARD!

I figured out the rest. He has zero talent.

Who cares about his wealth. He has no class, or talent.

Dam - I spit my coffee out on that one!!!!!!

Ahhh a taste of winter in summer.....

Don’t know the guy, looks like he’d be a ball to hang out with though... certainly entertaining

Now I see why he didn't want to drive his pro-mod/street car Challenger against Chief awhile back. Likely would have totaled it too.

He gets his money from TV networks, advertisers, and his restaurant chains. He even has a restaurant in South Africa. Once his TV time runs out so will a good chunk of the money just like the American Chopper guys etc.

I remember liking his show when it came out. There are a lot of cool cars that are not collectable enough to restore and come out ahead which is a sweet spot for us low buck hobbyists to have some fun. It seemed like they were doing the stuff a lot of us do making fun slightly ratty hotrods but then they managed to sell them for top dollar based on their branding which is a good trick.

I can’t even watch their show now it’s like a lame product showcase for their parts sponsors and their corporate customers like how the occ bikes were.

That Richard guy I thought all his car guy credibility was from once holding the coast to coast felony speeding ticket avoidance record? Thunderball or gumball or something?

Richard is a tool for sure, anyone who wants to do as many donuts for the T.V. show must be some kind of different than most car guys
Me thinks he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and made the most of what he started with
Only in America

Probably a good idea he didn’t get talked into getting into the Laughlin car to race Big Chief! I don’t know but if my “image” had a significant impact on my carreer and I was about to do something I had absolutely NO IDEA how to do, I would get some serious advice from some serious people. I still might not have the talent, but I wouldn’t lose because I was clueless!

I always know where to go for gratuitous personal insults.
Stay classy.

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More proof that you were raised in a trailer.

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Pot meet kettle.

Some people don't take what they dish out very well.

Using no ones words but his own.

The very definition of hypocritical.

Actually a simple google search would show you he is self made.


It's ok to not like the guy, as I don't really care for him either, but never once has he claimed to be a driver, and he earned his own money.

To say he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth without checking it out is silly.

Not many guys are really worried about how much money he has or how he got it. I personally don’t watch or care for his show because I can’t stand him. He just has a habit of the few times I do see him he confirmes to
Me how much of an idiot he really is.

If you look him up, he mentions going broke a couple times trying to start gas monkey. It's not like he got a show and became rich... he spent many years to get where he is. He was with Arron working on one of the builds on Overhaulin many years ago. He may not work on cars now, but he did at least some in the past.

I really liked the show when it first came on the air, but can barely stand watching it now. Not really cause of Rawlings either.

Success stories are great, when a guy gets rich honestly. I have no problem with him having $$. whether his fortune is a house of cards that will tumble when his show fades away, or if is solid, I don't know or care. But he just comes off as a jerk, every time I'm seen him.

Like after the crash, he never admits to screwing up, never apologizes to Leah or Dodge, just makes a bunch of lame excuses. Then he says he doesn't feel bad, getting beat by the the fastest woman in the world. Well, he would have got beat by a heard of snails dragging a pulling sled! Because when you hit the wall, you are DQ'ed!

Compare his lame excuses to somebody who is truly great but humble like This guy Randy and you see what class is vs being a tool like RR.

I was pointing out to can that his assumption was wrong. That's all.

Dude cant drive, never lifted or peddled at all. What a tool

Money can't fix stupid

You are not racing if you are not RUBBING

Any way you want to look at it he still lost to a girl who can drive.

Quote from The Hot Rod website "Maybe we should start calling him Richard Wallings”

Some people like him, some don't..like everybody else.

Yeah he hit the wall, even the pros do it ...

Yeah he succeeded.....good for him..


Sure would like to see him party one time !!! shouldn't be too dull


We all know he is not a professional driver...so what ?

Dan

Great, ya ready to adopt him and move him north?