There are plans for a new trophy truck for robby gordon?

I hope and I can answer honestly people .. in my opinion needs another trophy truck robby

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Permalink Reply by FD REBEL on March 19, 2011 at 4:54pm

I think the old hay hauler (Class 8) from the 80's would do just fine cuz it was able to FINISH!

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Permalink Reply by mike mromero on March 16, 2011 at 11:15pm

honestly he does not need a new one ,the mcmillans are awesome drivers . not everyone can be awesome desert racers , robby, ragland ,ivan stewart and the mcmillans are true desert racers............. some current trophy truck drivers have no buisness being out in the desert !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by T. Johnson on March 16, 2011 at 11:29pm

Put him in a Geiser!!..case closed!!! But its a ego thing wit Robby. He wants his own ish, but its not working Robby suk it up, call Rick!!!

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Permalink Reply by TOG on March 16, 2011 at 11:39pm

it's worked very well for him. Geiser, schmizer. Robby will ALWAYS have something up his sleeve & rebound just fine.

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Permalink Reply by Aaron on March 16, 2011 at 11:43pm

From what Ive read and heard and kinda try to understand is that it goes all the way back to the "hay hauler". That truck was built and setup to carry the nose high when jumping and in the rough. He has had each "version" front and mid and I was understanding that the choice was made for the handling nose up attitude while in the rough or in the air. Just my .02 as well. No doubt the Geiser trucks work and probably make a few of the TT owners better than what they are, but just like NASCRAP there is a chassis combo for every track and situation, same with TT's.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on March 17, 2011 at 12:45am

If the Truck hadn't broken and Robby was the Winner nobody would be shit talk'n.In racing parts break,hell parts break in your refrigerator that hold your beer cans.Should I build a new refer? Next!

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Permalink Reply by Tim Nation on March 17, 2011 at 2:49am

I'm a cheapskate I just repair the fridge

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Permalink Reply by SoulJah Racing on March 17, 2011 at 4:29am

From what I understand his current truck was built for the Baja 1000, and it does really well there...one totally functioning GPS corner away from the victory again last year. However, I think to be competitive at Laughlin, Parker, and San Felipe he needs a new second truck. Besides, I think this is the longest Robby has raced the same off-road vehicle....if all Robby did was race off-road like the rest of his SCORE competitors, they wouldn't stand a chance. And as a note, I would cringe to see RG in a Geiser truck. Not that I don't like their product, but the sport was built on unlimited innovation, and having everyone in the same cookie-cutter trucks, following the same lines in Baja, is just plain boring....almost as much as watching NASCRAP.

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Permalink Reply by Ken on March 17, 2011 at 1:02pm

I gotta agree with ya. The current TT was built for "corner to corner" raceing. The mid engine concept creates a good weight split for flat cornering. The suspension once its set up doesnt really care where the engine is in a staight line rough section.

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Permalink Reply by Christopher Lutz on March 17, 2011 at 9:41am

I don't know much about offroad...but, have a reasonable grasp of physics....

Can someone help me understand how a front engined vehicle will "float" that much better than a mid-engine?

Assuming RG continues to run 2wd - wouldn't the weight transfer to the front be a traction issue?

This post and responses makes it seem like there is a magical package that is best for every situation/terrain....that seems highly unlikely.

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Permalink Reply by jack on March 17, 2011 at 9:58am

while this truck he has had for a long time now.. I seriously doubt the truck is the "same". I'm sure Robby has made many many changes to this truck over time just to keep up with the competition or to try to get ahead of the competition. I was jaw-jacking with my neighbor the other day, we've come to the idea that maybe throughout the combination of different changes new stresses are being put on the truck to cause things to break a little easier..Either way... Robby nows this stuff way better than anyone of us here, and he don't like to break.. he will get this worked out in time.