Recoil 3. W/ more Trophy Truck.
I for one am all for this kind of arms race.
Recoil 3. W/ more Trophy Truck.
I for one am all for this kind of arms race.
Monster made the first 2 recoil vids but yeah the whole series is awesome. Urban trophy truck lol
Note to self: make sure I have a trophy truck, before I find myself in need of a "getaway vehicle."
So much cool in that.
That was fun to watch. 
I don't think I need both my kidneys, but I definitely need a trophy truck. Wonder how much they cost? Dampers alone are probably as much as a decent house in Detroit...
THAT'S MY TOWN!
Tacoma love here. I work in downtown right where this was filmed. I remember the week they were doing all the filming - lots of closed roads and mysterious whispers about what it was for.
I remember crossing the bridge you see towards the end of the video a few days later and remarking on the awesome burned tire marks all over. I hadn't put it together that it was from the filming!
Furious_E wrote: I don't think I need both my kidneys, but I definitely need a trophy truck. Wonder how much they cost? Dampers alone are probably as much as a decent house in Detroit...
I'm sure you can get a decent house in Detroit for less than the cost of those dampers.
awesome. just awesome. It's like the things I used to do with my RC cars but full scale.
Glad you guys enjoyed it. A friend at Toyo sent me the link last night: Not sure if this is your market, but it is pretty cool.
She was right: It is cool.
Also, glad to see Sasquatch wearing a helmet. Safety first, kids.
I'm editing my post, too, to embed the video since now have that technology.
Doing something like that on streets with bumps is always hard to suppress.
10+ foot drops to flat are impressive!
That was awesome!!
2002maniac wrote: 10+ foot drops to flat are impressive!
And notice how the driver barely seems to notice? He's like, Oh, was that a bump?
Speaking of Baja racing, the day before the SEMA Show Chevrolet Performance had us out at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch for a press event. I was there mainly to see the Z06 parts that they're now offering for the Z51.
The schedule also included some off-road driving in diesel Colorados as well as their full-size pickups. I paired up with Paul from Power Automedia--he's an old friend and just a neat guy. We were joined by a guy from Chevy as well as someone from Paul's crew. We grabbed a diesel Colorado, and I drove first--groomed gravel at first and then a pretty rocky path. (By the way, the diesel truck is totally quiet, even on gravel and rocks.)
Then Paul goes, You know, we have a Baja champ here in the truck with us.
What!?
Paul's coworker is Trevor Anderson, the 2012 Baja 1000 champ with a solo drive.
We pulled over and he drove. He's good at that. Plus what great stories.
You can find his team here: http://gonzoracing.net/team/bios.htm
David S. Wallens wrote:2002maniac wrote: 10+ foot drops to flat are impressive!And notice how the driver barely seems to notice? He's like, Oh, was that a bump?
Today I learned that a Trophy Truck is an 800 hp wall jumping recliner.
David S. Wallens wrote: Paul's coworker is Trevor Anderson, the 2012 Baja 1000 champ with a solo drive.
Did the truck lean to whichever side he sat on because he's an Iron Man much like Ivan Stewart?
This type of e36m3 is why I'm building a street driven trophy truck.
Ken who?
Trophy trucks FTW. That is an awesome display of engineering. Wonderful!
Toyman01 wrote: Ken who? Trophy trucks FTW. That is an awesome display of engineering. Wonderful!
Yep, there is some serious engineering going on.
The slow motion run through the offset bumps at the beginning is spectacular - that huge, heavy live axle getting bounced back and forth.
I love suspension travel.
Keith Tanner wrote: The slow motion run through the offset bumps at the beginning is spectacular - that huge, heavy live axle getting bounced back and forth. I love suspension travel.
Exactly my thoughts. I watched that part a few times.
i home from a long hard day at work. i tired. maybe brain-dead. i now have big smile. Thanks for posting
David S. Wallens wrote:Toyman01 wrote: Ken who? Trophy trucks FTW. That is an awesome display of engineering. Wonderful!Yep, there is some serious engineering going on.
I love how it lands from the huge jumps, the suspension just soaks up the impact, and there's barely any rebound. 
petegossett wrote:David S. Wallens wrote:I love how it lands from the huge jumps, the suspension just soaks up the impact, and there's barely any rebound.Toyman01 wrote: Ken who? Trophy trucks FTW. That is an awesome display of engineering. Wonderful!Yep, there is some serious engineering going on.
I can't even imagine the development that went into shock valving and spring rates. Controlling the axle on whoops, the entire truck on landings anywhere from 2" to 20', not having it flip every time you twitched the steering wheel.
It's a ball joint front end. How are they getting that much travel and not binding the joints, or worse, snapping them. Imaging the thought that went into bump steer. Imagine the loads the rack takes with those huge tires.
Imagine the abuse the entire drivetrain suffered on those whoops. The shock loads the differential saw had to be impressive. Full throttle, right tire, left tire, right tire, left tire.
The strength in the components is amazing as well. Like the truck in the gif thread that landed on the side and drove away. How did it not break an axle, hub, suspension arm, wheel...the list is endless.
Just awesome. If I had a spare million, I'd own one before I even looked at a Ferrari.
Colt Seavers approves.
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