Nickname: Hi-Oh Silver!
Truck Prep Chief: Chas Dana
Driver: Garron Cadiente
Navigator: Chris Godfrey
Nickname: The Black Pearl
Truck Prep Chief: Chas Dana
Driver: Ron whitton
Navigator: Gerald King
Team Manager: Brian GodfreyFleet Manager: Mike Williams
Owner: G&R Racing
Truck Builder: Geiser Brothers Design and Development
Cost to build: $500,000 each, it takes 6 months to build 2500 hours each
Engines: Patton Racing of Hemet CA, 442 cubic inch all aluminum V8 based off a ford block. Motec fuel injection/ management system. 770 hp with 760 foot pounds of torque, 5,000 miles re-builds, wet sump oiling system, Ron Davis radiators, Oil and transmission coolers as well.
Transmissions: Stoney Transmissions Turbo 400
Brakes: 6 piston CNC Brake Calipers and 14-inch brake rotors
Wheel Travel: front A-Arm 26-inches / rear 4-link 34-inches
Shocks: King Shocks 3-inch coil carrier and 4-inch custom bypass (two per wheel)
Tires: Toyo Tire 37-inch Open Country M/T with custom G&R rubber compound and construction. You cannot order or buy these tires.
Wheels: 17-inch Walker Evans Racing Wheels with Trail Ready Racing Bead lock Rings powder coated black
Weights: 6200 pounds
Wheel Bases: 125-inches
Rear End Housings: Tube Works custom built
Gears: Gear Works 10-inch with 5.43 ratio
Steering systems: Howe Power Rack 2.75-inch ram with 6-inch throw make it a better choice than the Saginaw power steering box for our trucks.
Body: Ford F-150 cab with Geiser Brothers fiberglass hood and bedsides; Paint and Body work was done by Orlando Auto Body of Mesa AZ using Sikkins Paints, chassis is 100% chromoly tube there is no Ford factory frame used.
Interior: Mike's Upholstery Completely custom leather, baseball stitched, 3 Sparco Seats, fully caged under the interior.
Lights: 6 KC Hilites- KC-Pod carbon fiber lights
Sway Bar: rear only, custom made that fits on rear end housingSpare part found on each truck: Driveshaft, upper 4-link, tie rod, power steering pump, power steering servo, two tires, starter.
Wiring Electrical: by Gerald King of Finish line Racing, 130 hours to wire each truck, dual Wrangler alternators on switch, duel batteries on a battery switch, Kenwood 110 watt Race Radio with PCI 4 link pro intercom; XM satellite radio, Kenwood CD deck with I-Pod input, Iridium Satellite phone docking station that allows you to talk and hear the phone conversation thru the head sets, Bose Aviation noise canceling headsets or Stilo Rally Racing helmets, All audio comes thru the headsets or helmets. I-On Earth Satellite Tracking System that allows the chase truck to watch on a screen and see where the pre-runner is at and monitor truck functions and speed. Lowrance GPS, Motec the Advanced Dash Logger (ADL2) is a professional level, fully configurable, stand-alone display and data logging unit. Auto Meter Gauges.
Fuel: F&L Racing Fuel SP-1 110-octane inside of a 90-gallon fuel cell. The truck has two completely separate fuel delivery systems that be can switched on the fly from inside of the truck. The fuel pumps are Aeromotive. The truck gets 3.5 miles per gallon (ouch).