Thought there would already be something up like this, but maybe I just missed it. Since most of us saw / shot a majority of their stash over the weekend, what were your top 5 performers this year? I think for me it was:
Mission Impossible
Stockade
Home on the Range
Instant Replay
Crazy Commander
runvs00
July 8th, 2008, 11:55 AM
mine were
Sacttershot
Aquatini
Crazy exciting (as usual)
Aquarian
and LOCK AND LOADS!!
Shamman13
July 8th, 2008, 12:30 PM
Atomic Funk
UP Plat. Pro 5 & 8
Crazy Exciting
Solid Gold
deuscypher
July 8th, 2008, 12:40 PM
Munitions Dump
Atom Smasher
Ritzy Glitzy Blue
Blazing Monster
Smile In the Sky rockets
shortfusejay
July 8th, 2008, 12:46 PM
Sexy Rider
Quake
B.M.F.
Pure Seduction
Steal the Show
I gotta put a good word out for Lei Sheng too
craigdog
July 8th, 2008, 12:57 PM
Action from Bigs, Huge beautiful brocades.
Shan Dian from Bigs, Nice hard hitting glitter cake.
Sexy Rider from WC, No better bargain out there.
Pure Seduction from WC, Pure quality
Girls assortment from Bigs, Huge breaks, nice variety, good price
Baldbomber
July 8th, 2008, 01:32 PM
Mine were
Sweet 16's
Hot Hot Hot
Pyro Alert
One Bad Mother
Baja Bomber..... And not to mention, finding there was two different excal kits. :party:
Tmoney
July 8th, 2008, 01:38 PM
Just Plain Beautiful/Megaton
Patriotic Machine Gun/Megaton
Attitude Ajustment/Megabanger
Diamonds in the Sky/Megaton
Panic Attack Shells/Winda
Blkhayes
July 8th, 2008, 01:41 PM
Kick Ass Cajun
LAPD-1-2-3 great breaks on all three
Dream Machine
Salute USA-fastest Z cake ive ever seen. And Ive seen quite a few of them.
Big Fighter-I dont care for UFO's that much, but this is the best UFO Ive ever seen.
Pyro-Kyle
July 8th, 2008, 02:47 PM
firecracker fountain
ground blasters
single day parachute
strobing pulsar
twitter glitter
Rocket J. Squirrel
July 8th, 2008, 03:33 PM
Quake
Mission Impossible
Shoot the Moon
Bear Claw
Kick Ass Cajun
iced_earth
July 8th, 2008, 03:35 PM
kick a** cajun
one bad mother 3"
game changer
quake
my roman candle rack
Crazy Exciting WC
Fanaticon WC $108 for 2, worth every penny
Bling Bling Bros
Luck O The Irish Bros
All Windmill brand reloads ( Super Magnums ) best 1.4G shells out there, I've shot them all , excals are close but no pyro cigar. :twisted:
dougl99
July 8th, 2008, 09:27 PM
Kick A** Cajun
Mission Impossible
Jumping Skier
One Bad Mother in Law
Terror Takeout (everyone likes the crackle)
cdbtx
July 9th, 2008, 08:23 AM
Independence Spirit
Amazing Ballet
Kings Ransom 4"
Not in my Yard
Quake (just for the final 3 shots)
russell
July 9th, 2008, 09:09 AM
5. Rain of Fire 200g (Phantom)
4. Da Bomb 500g (Phantom)
3. Big Bad Bangers shells (??)
2. Cirque De Pyrotechnique 500g (Phantom)
1. Glory Honor Power NOAB (Brothers)
Of course I could change my mind in the next 10 seconds :lol:
nicholwa
July 9th, 2008, 09:24 AM
Glory, Honor, and Power
Mission Impossible
Airboss
KA 25
Crazy Exciting
One bad Mother 3"
No particular order and I counted the 2 200g cakes as one entry even though they out shot many of the 500g cakes.
And the bonus 6th one (which surprised me)
End Game (Bigs)
cosmiccharlie
July 9th, 2008, 11:53 AM
No order..
Kick a.. Cajun
Pow Bam
Feel the Noise
Big Fighter
Gold Diggin BLonde
shorelinepyro
July 9th, 2008, 01:20 PM
B.M.F
Shain Dian
Smokin Aces
Trump
KA 25
bolth smokin aces and trump were a little short, but bolth were very nice cakes.
PYRO IN NOR CA.
July 9th, 2008, 01:38 PM
WC 500gr
pure seduction [nice big breaks]:party:
BROTHERS 500gr
combat zone [fast but cool,shot high]:D
BROTHERS 200gr
daffodil [this little cake packs a punch]:)
UNITED PYRO 500gr
gold diggin blonde [loved it,all i can say is wow]:party:
just light it [very nice cake]:D
SPACEBLUESONOMA
July 9th, 2008, 02:27 PM
No particular order
Colorful Whirlwind
Full of Happiness by forward
Crazy Exciting by World Class
Wild Mushroom by Brothers
Slash and Bash by Black Cat
all 200g
Only shot a couple of 500g this year, nothing really stood out. I was not able to get my hands on my favorite 500g's this year, started too late.
rikkifin
July 9th, 2008, 03:15 PM
Royalty Check (Bigs)
OK...its #6 on my list. The scrambling comets were pretty great and the crowd oooo'ed and ahhhh'ed over it.
JD
July 9th, 2008, 03:24 PM
PPS 7 (GB) :D:D:D
Thats the Breaks (GB) :D:D
Shan Dian (bigs) :D
Hydrogen Bomb (Brothers):D
Lightning (bigs);)
r1dermon
July 9th, 2008, 03:38 PM
QUAKE is at the top of my list. what a value
crazy exciting is right next to it
rolling thunder was amazing (tubes are smaller tubes inside the 3" ones...but performance is not lacking whatsoever)
BIG DOG and taking care of business both lived up to the hype
#1 Quake (BP)
#2 Crazy exciting (WC)
#3 Rolling thunder (WC)
#4 BIG DOG (WC)
#5 Taking care of Business (WC)
Moto_340
July 9th, 2008, 05:26 PM
Autumn leaves [glorious]
Gold Bombardment (glorious)
Finale freeball (glorious)
Planet fireworks (FOA)
Barely legal
lock n load
maxbear
July 9th, 2008, 05:29 PM
Kick as Cajun
Big Troops
Shoot The Moon
Red Light Green light
Cyborg Duel
I know you asked for 5 but what the heck
Quake
prpyro
July 9th, 2008, 05:36 PM
1)Mission Impossible
2)Action
3)The Big Dog
4)Matrix Pyro-Pyro Boy-KA25 (3-way tie)
5)Anger Management
Feng Kuang x 5
Smokin Aces
Loose Cannon
Feel The Noise
Justice Defender
jrichter
July 10th, 2008, 03:01 PM
We produced a great show for just over $200. Thanks, Johnny Lema's!
We shot mostly United Pyro stuff.
Atomic Funk
Gold Diggin' Blonde
So #@*! Good
Fan Tastic
Fast and Furious
The last three were shot in front of and simultaneously with alternating Double Lightning and Hard -n- Heavy shells. My son timed the fusing very well and it was glorious.
flashsmith
July 10th, 2008, 05:01 PM
WC-Asian Sensation
FOA-bad attitude
FOA- redneck ruckus
WC- so what are you looking at
WC-trick of trade
chief791
July 10th, 2008, 05:21 PM
Blonde Joke
Raptor
Crazt Exciting
Black Mamba Shells
White Knight
jay2real
July 10th, 2008, 05:25 PM
Quake - Large value in a small box
Da Big Box O Bombs - Good Variety
Matrix Pyro- Small package, nice willows
Super Kung Fu - Nice willows
Grin & Bear It - Who doesn't love a smiley face?
nispela
July 10th, 2008, 05:35 PM
Nice Rack
Cowboy
Home on the Range
Imperial Garden
Tower of Power noab
Will36
July 13th, 2008, 04:13 PM
1. D-Day
2. Badlands
3. Aquarrian
4. Golden Willow & Century Garden (tie)
5. Jungle cat
Honorable Mention
Red Sky, Sky Garden, Glittering Willow Rockets & Cosmic Fury
Abomb89
July 13th, 2008, 04:24 PM
5. Rain of Fire 200g (Phantom)
4. Da Bomb 500g (Phantom)
3. Big Bad Bangers shells (??)
2. Cirque De Pyrotechnique 500g (Phantom)
1. Glory Honor Power NOAB (Brothers)
Of course I could change my mind in the next 10 seconds :lol:
Guy who lives across the street had that thing the breaks were huge and they were extremely loud, i wanted one then he told me it was 1408othats like thats 2 1/2 cases of quake lol i liked it alot but no way i would spend 140 for 1(2 if you count BOGO still not worth it) SOME OTHER COMPANY PLEASE GET THIS AND REWRAP IT LOL:party:
rrumlow
July 13th, 2008, 04:54 PM
feel the noise and prescott power were my top 2 for the 4th
These got the most reaction from the crowd... on 2 different occasions.
get er done
ghost rider
rock you baby
russell
July 13th, 2008, 05:01 PM
yeah, way too pricey but it was nice :D
Guy who lives across the street had that thing the breaks were huge and they were extremely loud, i wanted one then he told me it was 1408othats like thats 2 1/2 cases of quake lol i liked it alot but no way i would spend 140 for 1(2 if you count BOGO still not worth it) SOME OTHER COMPANY PLEASE GET THIS AND REWRAP IT LOL:party:
FireworksBlast
July 13th, 2008, 05:43 PM
I finally got to do my shoot last night and here is my top 5:
Mission Impossible
Pyro Candy
KA 25
Shoot the Moon
Engine #9
Honorable Mention--Lock and Loads
nelfty
July 13th, 2008, 06:20 PM
Who makes quake? Where it is available?
csafozzie
July 13th, 2008, 07:04 PM
Mission: Impossible (Huge breaks)
Matrix Pyro (Brothers) (Excellent 200g cake.)
Super Stunt (Winda) (Nice big breaks)
Super Kung Fu (Winda) (Nice breaks)
Awesome 20 reloadables. (Cannon) (Nice breaks, great variety. Made a huge mess, however.)
Fozzie
rrumlow
July 13th, 2008, 08:59 PM
Who makes quake? Where it is available?
brothers makes quake or earth quake as it's now named. Available pretty much everywhere... victory bigs spirit of 76.....
missinglink
July 13th, 2008, 10:43 PM
Well you all already said a lot of what I was going to say....... :(
GBs Glory of America was a big fav. Seems the crowd likes crackle. :brick:
Hmmm.....
Phantom's Mineshell Mayhem was incredible. A mine cake that shoots multiple mine shots at once way the heck up there. Very impressive. I need to buy one of the other rewraps of this cake cuz' Phantom ain't cheap but this is a really nice cake.
Another one was Wired Up from Great Grizzly. I think it is a 350gm cake and it has amazing punch. Certainly worth plugging in.
Brothers Full House and Engine no9 are amazing 16shot cakes. Get a case or two of these. You won't be disappointed. Good duration and nice big breaks.
eckrynock
July 14th, 2008, 04:14 AM
WC - The Whole 9 Yards (wow what a cake)
UP - Atomic Funk
Bigs - KA 25
WC - Crazy Exciting
UP - Loose Canon
humanraindelay
July 14th, 2008, 09:01 AM
Blast Radius
Golden Swallow
#300 tube Crazy Cardinal
Angled Repeater Assortment
and I know this isn't exactly what you are looking for but King Cobra 50 Sting firecrackers performed way better than we thought they would.
Kick Ass Cajun
Kick Ass Cajun
Kick Ass Cajun
Kick Ass Cajun
Kick Ass Cajun
NDN PYRO
July 14th, 2008, 12:11 PM
American Celebration WC
OBM WC
Loyal To None WC
Bigger Than Yours Arrow
288 Excals
russell
July 14th, 2008, 12:28 PM
chrisb, how did u like Kick Ass Cajun?
:lolbash:
seuss
July 14th, 2008, 12:32 PM
GBs Glory of America was a big fav. Seems the crowd likes crackle. :brick:
Come on, what's wrong with crackle when it's done well? I lit a lot of NOABs this year, Glory of America, Mission Impossible, PPS7, Kick Ass Cajun, Pyro Candy, XXXL, Fanaticon, One Big SOB and Knockout Brocade. My favorite of them all was Glory of America, just because of the crackle done right. I bought Totally Jacked just because it's all crackle and lots of it. Another favorite is One Bad Mother, Willows and Crackle. Now the problem with crackle is when it's done poorly and is completely pointless in the piece. Unfortunately I could list those cakes all day long. If you're going to do it, do it well.
Anyway, my top 5 that I lit this year would be:
Glory of America
Shan Dian
Totally Jacked
WC Peacock
Everything but the Kitchen Sink
CooLighter
July 14th, 2008, 12:45 PM
Quake
Fireworks Fiesta
Platinum Pro Series 7
Vegas Baby Vegas
Gold Brocade Bash
my# 6 - Open Fire
:party:
UnkleSAM
July 14th, 2008, 01:12 PM
Matrix Pyro
Countdown Finale
Buckeye's Best
Open Fire
Fiery Fantasia
missinglink
July 14th, 2008, 03:13 PM
Come on, what's wrong with crackle when it's done well? I lit a lot of NOABs this year, Glory of America, Mission Impossible, PPS7, Kick Ass Cajun, Pyro Candy, XXXL, Fanaticon, One Big SOB and Knockout Brocade. My favorite of them all was Glory of America, just because of the crackle done right. I bought Totally Jacked just because it's all crackle and lots of it. Another favorite is One Bad Mother, Willows and Crackle. Now the problem with crackle is when it's done poorly and is completely pointless in the piece. Unfortunately I could list those cakes all day long. If you're going to do it, do it well.
Anyway, my top 5 that I lit this year would be:
Glory of America
Shan Dian
Totally Jacked
WC Peacock
Everything but the Kitchen Sink
It's OK when you can decide to have it... It's when it is part of 80% of the cakes that it gets grating. BTW... GOA was awesome!!! That is the epitome of good crackle!
independence
July 15th, 2008, 08:56 AM
Only the top 5? C'mon... that's impossible, I shopped at Johnny Lema's. :D
PPS-5 (UP)
Gold Diggin' Blonde
Bear Claw - This was the biggest surprise for me
Just Light It
Hard & Heavy Shells
My #6: Bump & Grind (200g)
steves433
July 15th, 2008, 09:51 AM
Sychronisity (Bigs)
Lei Sheng (Bigs)
Lightning (Bigs)
Smokin Aces (Bigs)
Cutting Edge (Brothers)
And the KA-25's where amazing, loud with nice breaks.
Li Fung That
July 15th, 2008, 04:37 PM
I saw and shot alot of great items this year.
1.Shan Dian
2.Mission Impossible
3.Seek and Destroy
4.Quake (only because of the price)
5.Tie GBB and Matrix Pyro
Whoever mentioned Bump and Grind this is a very suprising little cake for Cheap. Some very informed people chiming in here, someone also mentioned Major Riot, I saw that shot and was impressed for the money. Jeff recomended that cake a few years back and i think it is better than I remembered. From the buzz i wish i tried KAC, hope Brad has some stock leftover at the Hog Roast.