How to drive a Trick Truck: Part 2

In the second installment of this new film series, former ARCA champion and off-road racing veteran Justin Lofton offers up a short but very insightful look at what safety equipment and elements are necessary before strapping into a 1,100-horsepower unlimited truck. Piloting an exotic machine such as Lofton’s Fox Shox/Yokohama/Method Race Wheels Jimco is no joke, but the off-road champion has some fun in explaining what is needed and offering some insight into his approach to safety.

Even if you think you have seen or heard all of this before, one forgotten element of being a modern race driver is at the heart of Lofton’s safety story. From race suits to gloves to underwear, he asks an obvious but often forgotten question – does being safe make you a faster driver?

Watch this week’s episode of “How To Drive A Trick Truck” and find out. With Lofton getting set to run tomorrow’s SCORE San Felipe 250, he will put all of that safety, and speed, to good use.

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Marty Fiolka

A lifelong enthusiast of off road motorsports, Marty Fiolka raced his first Baja 1000 in 1992 and still enjoys getting behind the wheel via his annual BFG Team Rennsport NORRA Mexican 1000 effort. A graduate of University California at Long Beach, he founded The Rennsport Group in 1995 to execute motorsports public relations programs for Nissan, Infinity, Exxon, Mitsubishi, SCORE International and later became the editorial and marketing director for Dirtsports Magazine. Marty is a current contributor to RACER Magazine and RACER.com as well as operating the promotional agency for Crandon International Raceway and annual Red Bull Crandon World Cup. Fiolka was a 2014 Inductee to the Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame (ORMHOF) and was instrumental in founding the Wide Open Baja adventure business and Ensenada's Horsepower Ranch. He also served as the associate producer of the original Dust to Glory documentary film and author of two books; 1000 Miles to Glory: The Baja 1000 Story and The Big Blue M: The History of McMillin Racing.

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