Johnny Greaves sets a World Record by jumping a TORC PRO 2WD Truck 301 feet
by Eric Johnson
www.racedezert.com
It all began on blustery Friday morning, December 18, 2009, when the Greaves Team, working out of a drafty barn nestled on McGrath’s ranch on the FAR outskirts of San Diego, California, switched out a 500 gear to a 488 gear to conjure up enough top-end out of the 351 cubic inch, 800-horsepower Toyota NASCAR Camping World Truck Series engine to push the beastly Toyota towards the heavens – and more importantly – over a 180-foot gap and towards the 300-foot mark.
It didn’t come easy for Greaves and the Toyota as variables such as wheel spin, revolutions per minute, traction, wind and peak horsepower at the peak time (at the peak of the jump) all had to be factored into a certain ad hoc calculus and tweaked with before the Wisconsin native finally, after several attempts, came up aces high at the 301 mark. An hour later and in a small ranch house, we spoke with a happy and admittedly relived Greaves.
See the video, more pictures, and read the interview with Greaves CLICK HERE
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Category: Offroad
