Trophy Truck vs Boss 302| Grassroots Motorsports forum |

Jaynen HalfDork
9/28/12 6:40 p.m.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puD63EwwFqg&feature=g-all-u

This is pretty cool

Keith Tanner MegaDork
9/28/12 7:11 p.m.

There were some big grins in the cockpit of that truck.

Teh E36 M3 Dork
9/28/12 7:28 p.m.

Yeah, no kidding- that looks like a million laughs on the road course.

Strike_Zero Dork
9/29/12 5:14 p.m.

I would happily be a passenger for something like this.

chandlerGTi HalfDork
9/29/12 6:14 p.m.

Wow...

Flight Service SuperDork
9/29/12 6:49 p.m.

Yeah, if anyone hasn't seen it watch Dust to Glory it shows just how awesome these off-roaders really are.

That thing looked ridiculous going down the drag strip to turn that fast of a time.

LopRacer HalfDork
9/29/12 7:10 p.m.

thats pretty damn cool.

dj06482 HalfDork
9/29/12 8:25 p.m.

Dust to Glory is a great documentary, and it's available on streaming Netflix. I gained a tremendous amount of respect for anyone who ripens the Baja 1000...

Flight Service SuperDork
9/29/12 8:35 p.m.

driving and finishing the Baja 1000 is #1 on my bucket list.

alfadriver PowerDork
9/29/12 9:15 p.m.

One of my favorite business trips was to go and do a few days with a Trophy Truck team. Seeing them run live is a lot more impressive than pictures or film- it's just stunning. If you get a chance- take it.

mad_machine MegaDork
9/29/12 9:20 p.m.

wow.. that truck on the road course looked like a ticket to seasickness.. I was truely awestruck to see how close it was to the Boss 302 in time

cwh PowerDork
9/30/12 8:29 a.m.

Put some sticky tires on it, see what happens then.

grpb New Reader
9/30/12 11:25 a.m.

cwh wrote: Put some sticky tires on it, see what happens then.

Logically it should be faster, with a light fuel load a competitive trophy truck has a full point or better power/weight ratio than the boss, and there is no wheel/tire or ride/handling compromise with the truck so if they set it up for pavement it ought to go quicker/faster.

But that would ruin the point of the video, because then instead of running out to a dealer to buy a boss, you may start thinking about building a stout small block powered ranger with big pre-runner flares, long travel suspension at a low ride height and wide wheels/tires, basically the Amurrica F* yeah version of a Division 1 European Rallycross car. And that would not do, simply would not do.

Knurled SuperDork
9/30/12 11:29 a.m.

grpb wrote: But that would ruin the point of the video, because then instead of running out to a dealer to buy a boss, you may start thinking about building a stout small block powered ranger with big pre-runner flares, long travel suspension at a low ride height and wide wheels/tires, basically the Amurrica F* yeah version of a Division 1 European Rallycross car. And that would not do, simply would not do.

But a Boss 302 would be loads cheaper.

Heck, you could probably buy a Boss 302 for what the shocks cost, alone.

Flight Service SuperDork
9/30/12 11:34 a.m.

grpb wrote:
cwh wrote: Put some sticky tires on it, see what happens then.
Logically it should be faster, with a light fuel load a competitive trophy truck has a full point or better power/weight ratio than the boss, and there is no wheel/tire or ride/handling compromise with the truck so if they set it up for pavement it ought to go quicker/faster. But that would ruin the point of the video, because then instead of running out to a dealer to buy a boss, you may start thinking about building a stout small block powered ranger with big pre-runner flares, long travel suspension at a low ride height and wide wheels/tires, basically the Amurrica F* yeah version of a Division 1 European Rallycross car. And that would not do, simply would not do.

Ohh that would so DO!!!