Raptor r in desert video

[cplreyes]

The SCREW gives you enough room to sleep inside the cab, stuff extra spare tires, tools, & shiny parts safely inside, or carry an injured rider lying down. All of those I've had to do in the desert during an offroad race. I doubt having the shorter cab ever saved anybodies' life. True Story: during a Peninsula Run around 2004-5 I was working at a road crossing near San Ignacio, about halfway to La Paz. A local shows up driving a beater pickup with one headlight and a Japanese Moto rider in the bed. He left the rider with me, and shook his head when I asked "where's the bike, amigo?" The rider was in a lot of pain and we couldn't communicate. I left the roadcrossing and drove the 45mi into San Ignacio with him in an extracab tacoma. Eventually found medical help and got him into their ambulance. Found out later he had multiple collarbone fractures, internal bleeding, and a concussion.

Those are all good points. However, a recovery vehicle along with good coordination and planning is the proper way to go.

 

[HighwaySentinel]

WTH does Audi have?? The correlation between these two entities seems far!

He has done a lot more in cars than he has done in trucks. But, in reality, it probably just came down to money.

 

[TomDirt]

One similar Baja race a decade ago, there was a motorcycle rider stranded with a seized engine. He spent 6 hours out there before he convinced a team racing an extracab Ranger to give him a ride out. Unfortunately, they later rolled off a cliff and as there was no seat or harness back there he was injured (even with his helmet on), and died from impacting the roll cage tubing when the truck landed. Nothing to do with this thread, just a reminder that tomorrow is guaranteed to no one.

 

[cplreyes]

In an OEM application, turbos are not just “added”. Same with superchargers. The entire engine is designed from the beginning for forced induction; it’s a complete package, not an afterthought. Therefore they are not “bad” (wtf) or less durable than any other engine.

Yep, engineering has come a long way. Today, OEM is better in what they actually produce at the performance level. They keep balance in mind. My aftermarket supercharged application was still subpar in some aspects and priced higher than it’s OEM equivalent. And that was with me doing all of the install.

 

[cplreyes]

One similar Baja race a decade ago, there was a motorcycle rider stranded with a seized engine. He spent 6 hours out there before he convinced a team racing an extracab Ranger to give him a ride out. Unfortunately, they later rolled off a cliff and as there was no seat or harness back there he was injured (even with his helmet on), and died from impacting the roll cage tubing when the truck landed. Nothing to do with this thread, just a reminder that tomorrow is guaranteed to no one.

So random. But yes, it’s dangerous.

 

[TomDirt]

Those are all good points. However, a recovery vehicle along with good coordination and planning is the proper way to go.

In  Baja? With sketchy comms, no flights after dark, rough unmarked roads, scary highways (with semi drivers running you off the pavement), hospitals using generators for power, and people from around the world speaking a dozen languages? Or near me in Barstow, Ca, where there is no local trauma center, and a helicopter gets called in from 30mi away?

 

[ReconReggie19]

HELL YEA!!! Can't wait to get mine in 2037

 

[cplreyes]

In  Baja? With sketchy comms, no flights after dark, rough unmarked roads, scary highways (with semi drivers running you off the pavement), hospitals using generators for power, and people from around the world speaking a dozen languages? Or near me in Barstow, Ca, where there is no local trauma center, and a helicopter gets called in from 30mi away?

I can fit an injured person in my scab if needed. I’ve seen plenty of scabs on Baja runs, even mid size scab trucks and jeeps. I’ve never had a problem with my ham radio. Plus, lead and rear vehicles with stopping points is best practices. It sounds like it may just be you, another vehicle and maybe a hand radio on your runs.

 

[Russ103]

4A. Or in the case of the TRX, full time 4WD. These trucks will bark the rear tires in 2WD without even trying, never mind on full throttle!

Precisely why I exclusively drive in 2H with 100 extra tuned ponies. 4A is for driver Ed students.

 

[CoronaRaptor]

In  Baja? With sketchy comms, no flights after dark, rough unmarked roads, scary highways (with semi drivers running you off the pavement), hospitals using generators for power, and people from around the world speaking a dozen languages? Or near me in Barstow, Ca, where there is no local trauma center, and a helicopter gets called in from 30mi away?

Yeah, you don't want to be driving on the highways down there at night, let alone during the day, cows, dogs, you name it run out in front of you! Really brah, no trauma center in Barstow? Dang, that's weak for a bigger city like that.