McMillin Racing Chase Trucks - 2006 Ford F350 4WD

Mcmillin Racing Chase Trucks Ford F350 Rear

Mcmillin Racing Chase Trucks Left Side Angle

There isn’t a racer in history who has crossed the finish line without the help of a solid support team. The adage “there is no ‘I’ in team” couldn’t be truer when it comes to the sport of desert racing. Covering more than 1,000 miles of grueling desert at 100 mph is more than any one man, or truck, can do alone. While some of the average-Joe teams cannot afford expensive chase trucks, the big boys rely on not one, but several stationed around the course to help get their driver to the checkered flag before the next guy.

Chase trucks come in all shapes and sizes, depending on your needs. Sometimes you will spot a mid-’80s Toyota pickup loaded with eight spare tires, five-gallon fuel cans, and a few bags of tools. Others carry huge on-board fuel delivery systems that resemble something you would see in a movie or at a military facility that fuels jets. Whatever your needs may be, having a solid support system affects your end result, guaranteed.

McMillin Racing, based in San Diego, California, builds such impressive support rigs that competing teams actually contract McMillin to build chase trucks for them. McMillin Racing currently is using a number of trucks on its own support team. But, two of them, “Chase 3” and “Chase 4,” really caught our eyes as we helped chase Scott, Andy, and Jessica through the San Felipe deserts while prerunning before the 2011 Baja race. OR

Specs
Vehicle: ’06 Ford F-350 4WD Crew Cab Trucks
Owner: Scott and Andy McMillin of McMillin Realty Racing
Chassis: Ford F-350, Royal Utility Bed
Engine: Ford 6.0L diesel with auxiliary 60-gallon custom diesel tank
Drivetrain: Ford with 4.30 gears, Mag-Hytec deep trans pan
Suspension: ICON 4-inch lift coils, Fox 2.5 remote reservoir shocks, Airlift airbag system
Steering: Custom track bar with Heims, Fox steering damper
Brakes: Ford stock
Tires/Wheels: 35-inch Toyo Open Country M/T tires with E rating, Robby Gordon 17-inch wheels
Interior: Custom McMillin dash, Lowrance HD GPS, Kenwood radio, XM radio
Other Parts: 80-gallon race fuel tank, ONAN 7.0 quiet-diesel generator, Miller MID welder, aluminum floor jacks, BFG Baja T/A KR spare tires on KMC Enduro beadlock wheels, custom McMillin front and rear bumpers, Vision-X lighting
Favorite Off-Road Area: SCORE and BITD desert racing

This pair of Ford F-350 4WD Crew Cab trucks belongs to Andy and Scott McMillin, who both race under the McMillin Realty Racing flag. These trucks are so well built and recognized in Baja that some of McMillin’s competitors have called to place orders for their own support teams.
This pair of Ford F-350 4WD Crew Cab trucks belongs to Andy and Scott McMillin, who both r
The Royal Utility bed can be ordered in a bevy of configurations depending upon your needs. Looking into one side, we spot various tool bags, labeled drawers, hoses for nitrogen and CO2 tanks, race jack, and LED lighting.
The Royal Utility bed can be ordered in a bevy of configurations depending upon your needs
The Royal Utility bed can be ordered in a bevy of configurations depending upon your needs. Looking into one side, we spot various tool bags, labeled drawers, hoses for nitrogen and CO2 tanks, race jack, and LED lighting.
The Royal Utility bed can be ordered in a bevy of configurations depending upon your needs

The F-350 is already a heavy truck from the factory. Now imagine loading it down with a utility-bed loaded with tools, an oversized 60-gallon diesel tank, an 80-gallon race fuel tank, and more. Carrying all that are Fox Racing Shox 2.5 remote reservoir shocks working in conjunction with ICON 4-inch-lift coils on both identically-built trucks. The team installed Airlift airbag systems with onboard remote controls in the rear. The systems are completely adjustable, depending on load weight and desired ride height. The gearing was also upped to 4.30:1 in both front and rear axles, and Mag-HyTec deep transmission pans keep the terrain from killing the transmissions over long desert miles. The trucks may look clean but they do more than their fair share of work in the desert. Chasing a race truck around is work for any vehicle; now imagine driving this tank around the desert. There is sometimes just as much work keeping chase trucks on the road as there is with their much faster counterparts.
The F-350 is already a heavy truck from the factory. Now imagine loading it down with a ut
We also spotted a custom track bar with Heims on both ends built by McMillin Racing with a Fox steering damper shock. This will help keep the wobbles at bay.
We also spotted a custom track bar with Heims on both ends built by McMillin Racing with a
Each truck is setup with a pair of full-sized spare tires ready to go. The team is sponsored by BFGoodrich with 37-inch Baja T/A KR tires and 17-inch KMC Enduro beadlock wheels.
Each truck is setup with a pair of full-sized spare tires ready to go. The team is sponsor

The 35-inch Toyo Open Country M/T tires were chosen, because they are one of the few mud terrain choices with an E-load rating, and they get excellent traction in all terrains. Robby Gordon simulated beadlocks are also in use.
The 35-inch Toyo Open Country M/T tires were chosen, because they are one of the few mud t
Running parallel to the bedsides is a custom-built and mounted 80-gallon race fuel tank. Powering the pumps as well as the Miller MIG-welding unit and everything else onboard is an ONAN 7.0 Quiet-diesel generator. You didn’t think everything ran off a single battery now did you? Those antennas mounted to the roof are plugged into a Kenwood Race Radio and Lowrance HD GPS system.
Running parallel to the bedsides is a custom-built and mounted 80-gallon race fuel tank. P
Both the front and rear bumpers were also build in house by McMillin Racing. Three Vision-X lights were mounted up front for night support and at least six various LED lights in the rear. Working in the dark is not fun.
Both the front and rear bumpers were also build in house by McMillin Racing. Three Vision-

The McMillin team gets ready to refuel one of the trucks while prerunning the course in San Felipe.
The McMillin team gets ready to refuel one of the trucks while prerunning the course in Sa