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Originally Posted by karguy
Those Raptors they competed in Baja with,I watched the race,had nothing more in common with the stocker than a NASCAR Toyota Camry with the one for sale at your local Toyota dealership...
Same with Paris-Dakar...the stocker would have been toast after jumping the first dune or do you think the car that won this years Dakar was a stock MINI Cooper...
Hopefully the boys on the Raptor forum will never see this video as for sure it would crush their fragile egos like it crushed the real thing...  |
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Originally Posted by karguy
Like I said I have been to Baja myself a lot of times and watched the race and I have seen the Bajatrucks jump that makes the jump with the Raptor look like childsplay...Of course without any problems.
Anyways the Raptor is obviously more show than go...
Build FORD-tough,but not tough enough foir real rednecks or the Baja...
But tough enough for looking good at Starbucks to impress the ladies... 
But those would you prefer driving a PRIUS anyways...  |
I don't know what Baja you've been to, but the one I went to with FST the last two times, there was no jumps like the one that the retard in the OP's video did. And the Dakar Rally is a tough race as well. That truck was slightly modified. If you think that the Raptor is all show and no go, you're more blind that you can imagine. The truck is not made for 90 foot jumps, but it handles off road adventures quite well.
And I've posted it before, but here are the modifications to the Dakar truck
Modifications to the FabSchool/General Tire Raptor (Truck No. 374) to prepare it for Dakar included an ARB locker, King Shocks at each corner and wheels from Walker Evans Racing. Inside, there are Cobra seats with Crow harnesses. Under the hood, the 5.4-liter V-8 Raptor is mostly in factory form except for a pair of Odyssey batteries and Royal Purple Racing oil.