One of the overlying questions we had for the Red Bull Frozen Rush racers involved the mechanical approach to the event. Did they change the suspension systems, make tuning adjustments to the engine, or gear ratio changes in the drivetrain? By and large the answers were a suspiciously tepid blend of “no” and “kind of”. Shock changes were made by virtually everyone after practice. The engines worked well in the chilly air and it was only that, chilly. Last year it was -15 degrees. This year it was in the low 30s. The Holley carb’d, VP Racing fuel powered machines loved the mountain air.

The biggest difference in the competition trucks? Transmission. Of the nine trucks, there were three running manual transmissions and neither of the trucks had a stick. While the multitude of ratios helps the trucks while on the course and ripping around, it hurts them badly when trying to launch in the snow. Whereas the converter trucks can load themselves against said converter and roll out of the whole, the stick guys have it bad on the launch. The stick trucks dig themselves down in and before going forward meanwhile the competition is a length out!

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