By Colin Wood
Nov 2, 2020
Even though most Jeep Trackhawks will be used for getting into shenanigans in parking lots and on back roads, it’s good to know at least one person is using one to tear up the race circuit.
What’s the biggest truck/SUV/not-a-car you’ve seen getting thrown around the track?
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11/2/20 2:43 p.m.
Beautiful to see !
11/2/20 2:48 p.m.
I once shared the track with an SRT8 Grand Cherokee. They smell like hot brakes.
As for biggest on track - I took the crew cab 2500 diesel autocrossing last year. It was a FCA sibling grudge match against a Maserati SUV. I've got a picture somewhere.
11/2/20 3:49 p.m.
I've seen an Dinan(?) X5 on Roebling Road hauling butt, aside from the tow truck that's about the most "out of place"
11/2/20 4:01 p.m.
Ah, found it. The Maserati did win, but not by as much as you'd think.
11/2/20 6:14 p.m.
I think you win the contest of "most picturesque autocross venue"
Also, who won the grudge match?
11/2/20 6:19 p.m.
11/2/20 6:34 p.m.
The Maserati won. The course was designed for Miatas, I'm just lucky I didn't have to back and fill on some of the corners.
Not our most picturesque course, actually. We used to run on top of the mountain. But I never ran the truck there.
11/3/20 7:39 a.m.
I was at a TNIA with my miata and some guy brought one of the trackhawks replete with window sticker still in window (it was 1 year used).. He had just finished driving it from Illinois to Minnesota.
On the track he went.. When you got to the passing area and this thing was remotely close to you.. ya just moved over and as he'd hoof it on the straights. It would gather up all its might, sit on its haunches and take offcloud of v8 rumble and supercharger whine that made my hair stand on end.. What a glorious sight.
11/3/20 7:47 a.m.
In reply to chandler :
my view from Brainerd
11/3/20 8:26 a.m.
i guess i never realized it, but looking from certain angles in that video, those things can be set up with quite a bit of camber. very interesting.
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