racing pick-up model

has anyone thought of modeling a racing pick-up similar to a NASCAR?

well theres an idea :)

i believe u may need to buy 2 model kits, 1 off NASCAR kit and 1 off standard pick-up ie Ford F150 or similar

take the wheels, decals, seat, rollcage and dashboard from the NASCAR kit and use them on the pick-up model - scrapping original wheels, dashboard and seats plus a few modifications to the bodywork

here are the pics on this site of pick-up racing and more info on pick-up racing in the UK:-

http://www.worldofmotorsport.com/pickups.php

and:-

http://www.pickups.gforceimages.net/

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michael

Uh..We have NasTruck in the US here. Last time I noticed, we had Doge, Ford, Chevy and even Toyota teams. I do like your idea tho. Just not a new one.
http://i9.ebayimg.com/01/i/04/78/c1/1f_1_b.JPG

Frank X.

Uh..We have NasTruck in the US here. Last time I noticed, we had Doge, Ford, Chevy and even Toyota teams. I do like your idea tho. Just not a new one.
http://i9.ebayimg.com/01/i/04/78/c1/1f_1_b.JPG

Frank X.

i didnt realise they had race pick-up trucks in america, or even model kits! do they race big trucks in america like Peterbilt or Kenworth as we have Mercedes-Benz, Scania, MAN, DAF etc. truck racing here

michael

not that I know of

I have seen a few racing trucks based on our bigger trucks, but I think they were mostly build for exhibitions or promotional gimmicks. There might be/have been a small racing series for them but nothing on the level like in Europe.

There is/was a big-rig class at Pike's Peak, and it is wild to see these big trucks hurtling up the mountain.

NASCAR started their truck series around 1994, and it was pretty popular early on because they went to a lot of the smaller tracks the big series didn't go to and a lot of big NASCAR names competed once in a while or owned team. Now it's just a mirror of the Nextel Cup series and I have no interest in it anymore. In the late 80's there was a road racing class for pickups, but they were based on stock pickups and not tube-frame racers like NASCAR stock cars.

There's Several series that Races trucks in the U.S. Here are the NASCAR Trucks from last nights race in Bristol Tennessee, The 5 truck, which is driven by Mike Skinner was the race winner. and notice its a Toyota

http://www.truckseries.com/photog/albums/hsp_05r17/normal_IMG_1809001.jpg

Here's some ARCA Trucks, there a smaller series that run small tracks, they Also run smaller trucks, they run Chevy S-10's, Ford Rangers, and Dodge Dakota's.

http://www.arcaracing.com/images/stories/Trucks/partridgedirt05.jpg

There are Semi Truck Racing in America, but I can't remember the name of it off the top of my head, here's a pictures of a Kenworth

http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/bc_trucks/mission/big_rig_weekend_2002/smokin_gun_kw_racer.jpg


Those UK Racing trucks look cool, AMT and Revell/Monogram made Truck series kits, AMT made a Chevy and a Ford, Revell/Monogram made a Chevy, Ford, and a Dodge. you'll prohibably want to find a Revell kits, becouse it 1:24th scale, and the AMT's are 1:25th

Yea, the only big tractor trailer style truck racing I know of is at Pikes Peak Colorado.(which was just on the tv last night) There was this awsome customized Freightliner topped out at 90 something MPH uphill!

cheers all, and thanks for the info guys

i didnt realise model makers brought out racing pick-ups as ive only seen NASCAR models and road cars suv's etc here in the UK

its when i started original thread after having watched it on tv late at night and looking at the websites and i thought i saw a racing pick-up in action on tv - it was only a few highlights before the main race :thinkerg: then thought hasnt anybody done a race pick-up

michael