THE CHASSIS OF A CHAMPION. OWNER BEN ABATTI HAS
FAITHFULLY RESTORED THE HAY HAULER, RETAINING
VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE ORIGINAL CHASSIS AND SUSPENSION
COMPONENTS USED ON THE TRUCK WHEN IT LITERALLY
FLEW ONTO THE RACING SCENE IN THE LATE-1980S.
THE INFAMOUS QUARTER-
ELLIPTICAL REAR LEAF SPRINGS
ON THE HAY HAULER CAUSED
THE MOST HEARTBURN FOR
COMPETITORS, AS IT ALLOWED
THE TRUCK TO MAINTAIN
EXCEPTIONAL SPEEDS THAT
WERE HARD TO MATCH IN
VEHICLES WITH LESS-COMPLIANT
SUSPENSIONS. THEIR USE WOULD
LATER BECOME COMMON IN
THE SPORT, BUT WERE HIGHLY
CONTROVERSIAL WHEN THE HAY
HAULER INTRODUCED THEM.
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