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Toyota Signs Off-Road Racing Superstar BJ Baldwin
Adding to their roster of well-known drivers, Toyota added off-road racing superstar BJ Baldwin on May 7, 2016 in front of a large crowd of AMA Supercross fans. Baldwin is known for twice winning the Baja 1000 without a second driver and a successful #Recoil video franchise among other accomplishments. Toyota also revealed a new Tundra TRD Pro Trophy truck.
Toyota Tundra Pro-4×4 Race Truck Driver Johnny Greaves – Interview
If you’re an automotive racing fan, especially off-road racing, you may know the name Johnny Greaves. Greaves, who resides in Wisconsin, has been dominating short-course off-road racing for over 20 years. Here is an interview with him, contributed by a fan of the site, DJ Gallina.
This Tundra could give the Raptor some serious competition.
Fastest Toyota Tundra on Record – Tundra Geeks
Our friends over at Tundra Geeks have this amazing video of what is being called the fastest Toyota Tundra on record. Here is the video, the specs and the owner’s story.
PreRunner Tundra Ready For SEMA – Custom Suspension, Body, and More
As part of Toyota’s Racing Dream Build Challenge NHRA Alcohol Funny Car race driver Alexis DeJoria wanted a “no holds barred” Baja race truck. In order to build this machine, she enlisted her team at Racer Engineering to seriously modify a Toyota Tundra. Let’s just say they were very, very successful. This truck is sweet!
Tundra Racing – The Nascar Craftsman Truck Series
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck series is notable not only for the high level of professional racing that can be found at each event, but for the fact that it is the first major NASCAR series to have active participation from a foreign automaker. In 2004 Toyota decided to make a big splash in NASCAR by announcing full factory support for a number of Craftsman Truck teams. The company had always played a major role in motorsports worldwide, with a long history in CART, IMA and NHRA import drag racing, but NASCAR had always been regarded as a ‘domestics-only’ club. After trying things out in the Goody’ Dash series for a number of years, Toyota felt it was time to take the plunge and move up to the big leagues.
Toyota got serious about racing trucks in 2004 when they officially entered the Nascar Craftsman Truck Series (TM).
