SCORE Journal - The Official Publication of SCORE Off-Road Racing
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in my Stock Full at over 24 hours behind the wheel. I will never do that again. The key to going fast is having multiple drivers to get the vehicle to the finish." Over the years, many veteran racers have started or moved into Stock Full, and then transitioned into other classes. By far, these racers believe that the benefits of the class allow them to gain the experience that can help in faster classes. "A production-based truck is the best place to learn," said veteran off-road racer and truck builder, Greg Foutz. Foutz has built several Stock Full trucks for Ford Motor Company, including a Ford F-250. Most recently Ford worked with Foutz to campaign their EcoBoost Ford F-150. Foutz's latest vehicle is an EcoBoost- powered 2017 model Ford Raptor, which he and his team will compete in various racing events during the 2016 season. Hall points out that SCORE Trophy Truck champions that have experienced racing in Stock Full are clearly better drivers. "Look at the winning SCORE Trophy Trucks of which the drivers drove in Stock Full," said Hall. "They tend to finish with all their body panels. Look at the 10th (position) on back; they finish with no body panels. Rob MacCachren, raced a Stock Mini for many years, and Steve Olliges who raced a Stock Full for many years, are now great SCORE Trophy Truck drivers." Preparation Is The Key As with any kind of racing prep and maintenance costs are always a moving target depending upon whether the team does most of the work themselves, have sponsors that help, or outsource the work. So the recommended maintenance/prep schedule (chassis, suspension, engine and transmission) to keep a STOCK FULL RACERS LIKE CHAD HALL WILL UPGRADE THE FACTORY SHOCKS TO RACING MODELS IN ORDER TO SMOOTH OUT JUMPS AND LANDINGS. GETSOMEPHOTO.COM 085 SCORE JOURNAL