4x4 v8 Ranger

[884x4ranger]

its legal.. registered and insured..

do cops hassle you about your cage?

 

[simonsays]

do cops hassle you about your cage?

been pulled over 3x in the last 3 years not once did they say anything about the cage. only thing they bitched about was that i was going around the corner on 3 wheels.. for some reason i guess they say thats illegal

 

[simonsays]

i decided to jump my truck this weekend

 

[Dusty_Ranger]

my 18 year old sis is actually drive the race truck in this one..

sweet your sis is totally my age hahahha just messin with ya bud, dunno it may just be me but iff i had a sis or a daughter id rather hook her of with a ranger station buddy than some wierdo coke dealer in a escalade, no but really rather see her with someone with someone here than someone in my town

 

[simonsays]

sweet your sis is totally my age hahahha just messin with ya bud, dunno it may just be me but iff i had a sis or a daughter id rather hook her of with a ranger station buddy than some wierdo coke dealer in a escalade, no but really rather see her with someone with someone here than someone in my town

lol.. she is already taken. has her little asian boytoy.

more pics

 

[Jim Oaks]

Man! That's an impressive photo!!

 

[Downey]

sweet shit man

 

[nate09]

impressive to say the least. nice work

 

[simonsays]

this jump was right outside our camp in glamis, it was a little steep so u can see the front bumper scooping up all the sand in the first pic... it was not fun vacuuming the truck out when we got home

 

[MaGiKaLsHoTs]

how do you have your head sets hooked up? are they hooked through ur cb, or are they hooked up to a different kind of cb type thing?

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

Great Pic!

 

[simonsays]

the 2 knobs to the left of the radio are for the headset/intercom. the knobs control headset volume and headset mic squelch. you control mic, race radios and cd players(aux cable on the pass seat) volume seperately. red buttons on the dash are to talk on the race radio threw the headsets. I dont normally run with the mic on the race radio, it gets n the way of the passengers knees.

i got it at www.pciraceradios.com

 

[simonsays]

took the race truck out to shoot some videos today..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3IyjLAiS78

 

[simonsays]

1449 definitely lived up to her nickname of “the little ranger that could” this weekend at Battle at Primm. The truck barely made it up into the trailer after being towed back to camp with more than a few bumps and bruises. Saturday the truck had a good day. Thomas felt some crab walking and originally thought that the truck had a flat or a broken rear axle. After some inspection back at camp we found only minor problems and got them fixed quickly. Sunday the truck held up and finished the race with some MAJOR issues. Not only did a rock take out the trucks driver’s side back window, but about half way through the second lap the water temperature gauge shot up to 240 degrees and it was a fight to keep the truck running from then on out. A little more than halfway through the third lap the motor died and we got stuck blocking the racecourse. Thomas tried to crank the motor over and over again but it had seized, it wasn’t until after a big push backwards and dropping the clutch we got the trucks motor to crank again and after a while of cranking it fired but made some horrible noises. From there to the end we limped the truck just praying to pass the finish line before the time limit ran out. Overall 1449 finished in 10th place!!! But simply finishing this race was a win for us (especially being a 4-wheel drive pre-runner)!

On a personal level this race was an AMAZING experience. Day one Thomas drove with his dad, Dan, in the front seat and Matt D. in the third seat. Day two I was able to run in the front co-driver seat with Matt D. in the back again. (It is fantastic to see a six and a half foot guy jump out of the back of the pre-runner, but he prefers that back seat so his knees don’t hit the dashboard LOL ☺). This is the first race that Thomas and the 1449 truck finished! I am so proud of Thomas and watching him driving was an awesome experience. He was so calm, collected and in control in an extremely intense race. This was my first experience co-driving during a race and the only way I can describe it is a 50 minute roller coaster ride that I couldn’t get off of. Don’t get me wrong, it was SO MUCH FUN, but also very intense. The about 2.5 minutes we were stuck on the race course were incredibly scary and nerve racking. Thomas at one point looked at me and told me to get out of truck. I hopped out after a few trucks passed us and the coast was clear so to speak. Thomas was laying on the horn and cranking the engine. When I heard the truck fire up again I was amazed, it felt like a miracle that the truck was able to keep going after running for a about 8 miles with temperatures between (what we are guessing) was 240 and 350+ degrees. I had about a 5.5 foot jump back into the truck and we were off. We knew we had a leak in our radiator hose as our backseat co-driver (ha ha YOU ROCK MATT) was getting sprayed with a pretty constant stream of hot radiator fluid. Crossing that finish line (even as a co-driver) was an overwhelming feeling of relief and an honor in it self. Congratulations to ALL the drivers and co-drivers who started the race and to 1448 especially!

I know I am long winded but Thomas and I would like to thank ALL the racers out there and our wonderful team. Laurie and Dan we couldn’t be out there racing without you both. Laurie you are a great team manager…thank you for your example and all you do for everyone! Dan you are an amazing driver and an awesome co-driver. Thank you for all the help on the pre-runner and for all you have taught us! Matt, thank you for your co-driver example and for forcing me to get into the truck on Sunday (HAHA). You were truly amazing and we would not have been able to finish the race without you! Please thank your Dad for us all! It was awesome to have his help this race! Jacob and Tank, thank you SO much for all of your help Saturday and Sunday morning! We were bummed you couldn’t stay for the second day of racing. Please send your (Jacob’s) mom our love and we hope she heals quickly! Chicken Lips it was awesome to have your help at this race and all the races you have helped the team with. Thanks to Donald for all the help with the truck between races and it was great to have Shawn there too! We can’t wait to have you at more races. Jake, thank you for the wonderful meal on Satuday night and for bringing Jakey with you! David it was great to have you in the truck for the fun run and thank you for all your hard work! Also just want to mention BFGoodrich and King Shocks we definitely love our tires and our shocks! Again congrats to everyone out there, it was a truly wonderful experience for me and I know Thomas is extremely happy for the finish, let alone placing in the top ten! BAP ROCKED!

 

[simonsays]

my dad