Ricky Bobby once said, "if you are not first; your last." I full heartily believe that. I hate when an event goes down that I wasn't able to attend and I have to wait a week or two for the edit to drop. It's a hard life covering contests, people who aren't in the industry don't understand; so I'll break it down. Contest filming is all about endurance. You have to start out the day with a big brea…