Not the best quality video, but the racing is incredible!
The Archer Brothers made me want to buy a 2wd Comanche.
Not the best quality video, but the racing is incredible!
The Archer Brothers made me want to buy a 2wd Comanche.
Bunch of pics here too.
They're not as "mini" anymore, but the new version of the Superute series is kind of the same idea:
This thread just made my week.
That video from Brainerd is always my go to video to show people an awesome race series that I wish could have lasted a lot longer.
SyntheticBlinkerFluid said:That video from Brainerd is always my go to video to show people an awesome race series that I wish could have lasted a lot longer.
For sure, what a cool series.
I love it. I DD a single-cab 4cyl 1st gen Colorado and still feel it is too big, heavy and overpowered. Those were the days!
Curious to know what suspension was being run on these. I imagine they were HEAVILY modified especially in the front end - think Comanchees and Rangers for instance.
In reply to Stanger2000 :
I believe the Commaanche's had a drop axle but still nothing too crazy going on. Not sure on the Rangers.
Stanger2000 said:Curious to know what suspension was being run on these. I imagine they were HEAVILY modified especially in the front end - think Comanchees and Rangers for instance.
I don't recall that they were crazy. It was different times. Pretty sure they were close to Improved Touring rules.
glueguy said:Stanger2000 said:Curious to know what suspension was being run on these. I imagine they were HEAVILY modified especially in the front end - think Comanchees and Rangers for instance.
I don't recall that they were crazy. It was different times. Pretty sure they were close to Improved Touring rules.
Well considering the Comanche had a straight axle, the Archer Bros figured out they could notch it in the middle then bend it to get the camber they needed.
If you read through rhe XJ-R thread, they talk about where they copied that exact setup.
Actually, the Archer Brothers bent their axle, but since the XJ-R team didn't have the tools to do that, they had to pie cut their front axle for camber.
To quote Bobby Archer- "Either you are cheating, or you are losing"
I loved the truck racing and the North American Super Touring car series. It is a shame both died too early. Kind of odd that in all those pics and multi year running of the trucks only 1 S10 in there.
1st gen S-10s are kinda dense and sluggish-feeling compared to other mini trucks of the time. It felt like they needed 40hp more than the others. I think it's because they were full of beefy Camaro parts.
The Iron Duke that they had to run probably factored more heavily into the equation.
Cooter said:Actually, the Archer Brothers bent their axle, but since the XJ-R team didn't have the tools to do that, they had to pie cut their front axle for camber.
To quote Bobby Archer- "Either you are cheating, or you are losing"
Yes you are correct. Now it all comes back to me.
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