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SG3
Racing History:
~The
Early Years~
1993-2001
SG3 Racing was
formed indirectly many years ago. AJ and Chris met one
day while working their respective jobs, and struck
up an arguem... umm, "civil discussion" of
who's particular favorite driver was better than the
others. Chris being a diehard Dale Sr fan and AJ an
ever-boastful DW fan, well let's just say that things
could have gone a bit smoother I suppose.
Anyway, a few
short months later Chris and AJ found themselves face
to face once again, only this time working for the same
company. They decided quickly that the only way they
were to get along was to rib each other on a daily basis
about each others driver (heh)... actually they had
a mutual friend that is probably the biggest Ricky Rudd
fan this side of the Mississippi, and it was much more
fun riding his case instead.
And so the partnership
began... Greyshoe Racing began on the console versions
of many racing games that have since gone by the wayside,
from Sega's Ayrton Senna's F1 and Andretti Racing to
Bill Elliott's Nascar Challenge and Days of Thunder
for the Playstation. Many sleepless nights and broken
Playstation and Sega Genesis controllers later, they
found themselves able to race online head-to-head, and
with other people as crazy, er, I mean, "dedicated"
as themselves.
Nascar Racing
3 provided an excellent outlet to showcase their talent,
or lack thereof. They teamed up with Chris' older brother
Dan, and his cousin Mike and officially changed their
name from Greyshoe Racing to SG3 Racing, (1-S and 3
G's, just that simple). They raced together at many
pick-up races in the Sierra arenas and a couple leagues
here and there, and even started their own short-lived
series. Dan and Mike eventually dropped out of racing
online due to things going on in their 'real life' world,
but AJ and Chris kept racing under the SG3 banner.
~SNOR
Days~
July 2001-May 2005
One place in
particular they found, to race competitively on a regular
basis, with some good aggressive, but clean drivers,
was Saturday Night Online Racers, (SNOR). N3 didn't
last too much longer when they joined this league, and
soon found themselves at the mercy of forever dwindling
starting fields. So they decided to take the plunge
into NR2k3, still running regularly at SNOR. This is
where they eventually met up with, and raced against,
Mark and Derek. AJ and Chris were sitting 1st &
2nd respectively in the Retro Division (Aero88 mod)
points standings, in what wound up being a shortened
season. Once SNOR realized that they could no longer
maintain decent sized fields, they closed their doors.
Sad day in online racing. SG3 had raced against many
a great driver at SNOR, and learned a lot about online
racing etiquette, chasing points, keeping your car under
you, etc. Just a small list of some of the guys they
have to credit for their 'maturing' as racers would
be Ryche, F.O.G. Racing (Sean, John, Brian, & Brad),
Fire03 (...not you Jack, we named the monkey Jack! lol),
the DSR guys (colddraft, Jojo, DUI, etc), WimmerRules
& Racefan20. Hope to race you all again soon. Gas
On guys!
~High
Octane Racing~
July 2005-Present
AJ and Chris
found HighOctaneRacing.net (HORL) with the help of one
of the guys they ran with at SNOR, and decided to check
it out. Instantly they found themselves accepted there,
and fit right in with the schedule HORL ran. They put
a call out on the SNOR forums for other drivers to join
with them at HORL, with only Mark and Derek actually
coming on board. The four decided one night after a
race, that they would be better served to team up and
try to up their level of competition. Mark even came
up with the idea that 'SG' in the name could now stand
for 'SNOR Guys' ...so we went with it.
~Update~
April 2006
Only
couple seasons into their High Octane careers, SG3 Racing
had shown their strength and turned a few heads as well.
With all four drivers taking at least one win each,
as well as a few scattered Pole Positions here and there.
Chris and AJ finished 1st & 2nd respectively in
their first full campaign in the Bushwhackers Division
at High Octane, and Chris snatched his second championship
in the Truckers Division two seasons later. We're not
done yet...
SG3 Racing is proud to announce
the addition of two new drivers to the team.
Curtis Hummer and Charlie Trusty bring a wealth of experience
and knowledge, as well as a hard charging attitude.
Charlie is the guy that introduced AJ and Chris to High
Octane racing when he used to run against them at SNOR.
Curtis met up with SG3 while racing them at High Octane,
and is always a threat to win in any division he runs
and already has a few championships as an independent.
Welcome aboard guys! We hope you enjoy the ride!
To date this
is the abbreviated version of SG3 Racing's history.
To catch the next chapter of their story, check out
HighOctaneRacing.net. Because that's where they plan
to reside for a while anyway.
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