How to drive a Trick Truck, Episode 8: Into the dust

While all of Justin Lofton’s

previous lessons

in off-road racing can be expected by most, one element of the art of high-performance desert driving is exclusive to the sport itself – driving properly in the dust.

To the average fan or asphalt racer (even a dirt circle track driver for that matter), going fast in blinding desert dust may seem almost suicidal. In this video, Lofton shares the inside secret of how he negotiates his Jimco-built unlimited Trick Truck in near zero visibility in a relatively fast but safe manner. It’s a great and unlikely look at off-road racing’s most unique driving challenges.

And, don’t forget your microfiber!

This week’s video for the Method Trick Truck series is linked here, or watch it below.

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jimco

trick truck

off-road racing

method trick truck series

desert driving

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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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