The Current Race Vehicle:
The current vehicle for TVH Racing began its life as a 1985 Toyota Pickup. It was built to be a recreational trail vehicle over a period of several years, started by team co-driver Richard Seymour. This vehicle is based on a pickup truck, however, it has been heavily modified and now hardly resembles its original form. It has had most of the original body removed and replaced with a custom roll cage, outfitted with 1 ton axles, full hydraulic steering and dual transfer cases, and the original 4 cylinder engine has been converted to run completely on propane fuel. Even over just the 2010 season, this vehicle has undergone an impressive transformation from recreational vehicle to race ready.
The Future Race Vehicle:
While the Toyota has been a great, relatively inexpensive vehicle to get into rock racing, it still leaves a lot to be desired. It is underpowered, under geared, and underdampened for competition in long distance endurance racing. Due to this, TVH Racing has begun building a new buggy with the vital help of Josh Mazerolle at Dr. CustomWerx.
This new vehicle is being built from the ground up with a completely custom tube chassis and will be powered by a 6.0L Chevy LQ4 V8 engine. It will be a rear engine vehicle with a linked coilover suspension for high speed travel and will be fitted with the best components that can be afforded. The team plans to use this new vehicle to compete in Ultra 4 events on the national level. Pictures and updates to this vehicle will be posted as work progresses.
Past Vehicles:
Members of TVH Racing have been involved with off-roading for several years and have owned several recreational vehicles previous to the current Toyota. Below is a sample of some of our past off-road rigs.
The current vehicle for TVH Racing began its life as a 1985 Toyota Pickup. It was built to be a recreational trail vehicle over a period of several years, started by team co-driver Richard Seymour. This vehicle is based on a pickup truck, however, it has been heavily modified and now hardly resembles its original form. It has had most of the original body removed and replaced with a custom roll cage, outfitted with 1 ton axles, full hydraulic steering and dual transfer cases, and the original 4 cylinder engine has been converted to run completely on propane fuel. Even over just the 2010 season, this vehicle has undergone an impressive transformation from recreational vehicle to race ready.
While the Toyota has been a great, relatively inexpensive vehicle to get into rock racing, it still leaves a lot to be desired. It is underpowered, under geared, and underdampened for competition in long distance endurance racing. Due to this, TVH Racing has begun building a new buggy with the vital help of Josh Mazerolle at Dr. CustomWerx.
This new vehicle is being built from the ground up with a completely custom tube chassis and will be powered by a 6.0L Chevy LQ4 V8 engine. It will be a rear engine vehicle with a linked coilover suspension for high speed travel and will be fitted with the best components that can be afforded. The team plans to use this new vehicle to compete in Ultra 4 events on the national level. Pictures and updates to this vehicle will be posted as work progresses.
Past Vehicles:
Members of TVH Racing have been involved with off-roading for several years and have owned several recreational vehicles previous to the current Toyota. Below is a sample of some of our past off-road rigs.