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Look up the vehicles the bronco beat. Those trophy trucks have over a million dollars invested in each one. The suspensions alone cost more than my house. The bronco r was built with maybe $60-80k of additional parts. Somebody made them use the stock motor and trans. This is not a stock part type of race. It'd be like if someone entered a pink power wheel jeep in a 250cc motocross race with over 300 racers, and finishing in 70th place]
Why because I am not a fan boy that worships everything ford does?
So professional racing isn't about winning it's about showing up?
I am not saying anything against the team that raced it .Look up the vehicles the bronco beat. Those trophy trucks have over a million dollars invested in each one. The suspensions alone cost more than my house. The bronco r was built with maybe $60-80k of additional parts. Somebody made them use the stock motor and trans. This is not a stock part type of race. It'd be like if someone entered a pink power wheel jeep in a 250cc motocross race with over 300 racers, and finishing in 70th place
You could look at it that way. Winning would have required lengthening the front control arms and mounting them closer to centerline to get more travel, which isn't possible with the generally production intent frame architecture, engine configuration, and suspension geometry.So they under built the R?
That makes sense, but then why not run strictly stock class?You could look at it that way. Winning would have required lengthening the front control arms and mounting them closer to centerline to get more travel, which isn't possible with the generally production intent frame architecture, engine configuration, and suspension geometry.
Make those changes and they're more competitive, but unable to gather useful data and prove the reliability of production parts which is a huge reason why they're racing.
Ford also got a first place in class 7F and class 7SX not sure what version of model that is53rd is the series, they places 2nd of 2...
The Selectshift transmission is metion somewhere on the specs for the bronco.I don't recall reading any Bronco transmission info that mentions "SelectShift®". Is this the same tranny going into Bronco?
I think that it is the same transmission as the Selectshift is the actual trdemark name of the transmission.The Selectshift transmission is metion somewhere on the specs for the bronco.
Too bad none of the rest of the vehicle is stock, and has more in common with an F150 than it does with a Bronco.thats awesome they used the stock 2.7L with the 10 speed in it.
Second place, last place, same thing.53rd is the series, they places 2nd of 2...
Let me be clear, I would have preferred to see the Bronco compete in totally stock form like the Toyotas you mentioned or the Raptor previously. I think that would be more relevant and impressive. But to say this is a race chassis is an overstatement, or can certainly be misinterpreted from what they really built. Under that fiberglass body and roll cage is a Bronco frame, and the control arms (longer than stock) are attached to OEM hardpoints. This alone is a serous limitation if you are trying to Build a "race chassis" akin to the trophy or hammer trucks. That limits wheel travel and wheel path and constrains the shape and interface of the control arms themselves. The Bronco R is about testing more than a stock engine and transmission, aside from the rear axle housing and extended front half shafts you also have a stock driveline/joints, front axle, steering gear (as we saw that was pushed to its limit). They kept enough stock its wonder why they didn't just keep it all stock."It's a race chassis with bronco skins."