This is a pretty wild one. Today we have a redneck built lifted Lincoln Town Car going tough truck racing at the Hartford Fair in Croton, Ohio. While it looks like this would be a pretty good car to run at the track, it looks like it was pretty worn out before it even rolled up to the line. The car left parts laying everywhere as he raced around the track. It eventually needed to be towed off the back straight when it couldn't go any further.


Tough truck racing, also known as tuff truck, rough truck, or Short Track Off Road Motorsports (S. T. O. R. M.) is a timed off road racing event. It wasn't created out of any sanctioning body, but evolved from an event hosted at local fairs. Initially it was held as a type of demolition derby for trucks that were damages or otherwise not road legal. In the case for the Hartford Fair in Croton Ohio, the event was held the day after the motorcross races. The event staff would smooth out the course and allow trucks to race the timed course. The fastest racer at the end would be crowned the winner.
Over the years the trucks evolved from beater farm trucks to purpose build short track trucks with design elements from Baja trucks. These modified tough trucks eventually came into a class of their own, and have developed new characteristics to race the tight courses. Besides the longer coil over shocks and roll cages, they have implemented differential braking systems to help the trucks apply brake to one corner. This allows them to apply throttle while one side of the front brakes pivot the truck around corners. Other differences seem to combine rock crawler style solid axles and trailing arm suspension with stiffer front shocks, as well as some cases of four wheel and hydraulic steering.
For the stock classes, the best vehicles tend to be shorter, smaller, and have a better front to back weight balance. Overall the XJ Jeep Cherokee 4x4 4.0l, and the ZJ Grand Cherokee 4x4 4.0L tend to do the best. Following the Mopars, the Ford Bronco, Ford Bronco II, Chevy Blazer, and Chevy Tahoe do very well. Some of the worst performers are the Dodge Durango, Dodge Dakota, IFS Chevy Silverado, and Ford pickups because of either less robust suspension or overall length. It either slows them down around corners or destroys the vehicles on the jumps.



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