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Bike Versus Truck: Who Is Top Dirt Dog?

The Late Jeff “Ox” Kargola Helped Us Choose Our Weapon Before His Last Ride

By Jordan May, Photography by Jordan May, Justin Kosman
Bike Versus Truck Who Is Top Dog Racing

SuperLite Champsionship Truck

The LOORS SuperLite series is a spec class designed to prove one thing: who is better behind the wheel. The entire field driving the same vehicle keeps the competition high. In Baja, cash has a huge impact on results. Around a short-course in a SuperLite, skill slays all. Something unique to SuperLite racing is their Arrive & Drive Program. Whether you want to just come out and race for the weekend or take on the entire series, they have a package designed just for you.

You get a fully prepared SuperLite off-road race truck, professional pit assignment, professional pit crew that includes a designated crew chief and spotter, all race support equipment, hospitality for one driver and guest, one set of race tires, VP race fuel and a ton of promotional opportunities. Season lease package price is $52,000, which includes all seven races in the series and entry fees. Race weekend rental package price is $7,500 for the single race weekend and entry fees. $52,000 may sound like a ton of cash, but if you’re seriously thinking about racing, the price tag is fairly low. For those of you who do race, think about how much you spent building your last truck, all the money that went into prep, entry fees and numerous other expenses for a race season. The price tag is low if all you’re in for is the thrill and the glory.

Truck Specifications

Fully-welded 1 5/8-inch DOM chassis w/ driver & passenger side plating & gusseting as mandated by the Lucas Oil Off Road Series regulations
Full aluminum panel package w/ roof panel as mandated by the Lucas Oil Off Road Series Regulations
Fully TIG-welded 4130 boxed trailing arm rear suspension
Fully TIG-welded 4130 boxed upper & lower front control arms
FOX Racing bypass shocks
FPO aluminum front & rear hubs
12-inch vented rotors w/ four-piston calipers
930 CV joints
Mendeola transaxle w/ Weddle gearset
15-inch KMC beadlock wheels
16-gallon racing fuel cell
Six-piece body / black ABS
Kartek power-assist steering
Five-point racing belts
Fire system
30x9.50R15 race tires
Mazda 13B rotary engine
Racing driver seat

Johnny Campbell Racing (JCR) Honda CRF450X Race Bike

We have been on a few bikes in our day, but nothing like the bike Ox raced in Baja. JCR takes a bone stock $7,899 Honda CRF450X and transforms it into a $21,529 speed machine. We aren’t bike guys by trade, so we asked the team at JCR to send over a spec sheet to get a better idea of how much of that stock bike is still retained. In short, not much. That price tag includes the parts listed below plus more, as well as more than $4,000 in labor, which includes Pro Circuit cylinder head porting, JCR motor build including jetting, JCR race prep wheels and JCR race prep frame-up. It is tough for us as truck guys to justify the need for this much bike, but if it were a truck, we would simply smile and say, “Yes, please.”

Bike Specifications

Pro Circuit suspension tuned to each racer’s individual style and preference
Pro Circuit exhaust and motors
Pro Circuit povides cylinder head porting and key engine performance enhancing components to JCR/Honda
Dunlop tires
Renthal bars
Renthal sprockets
IMS dry break fuel tanks for extra capacity and speed
IMS foot pegs
Hinson Clutch
Dirt Digits custom graphics for JCR/Honda Team bikes
Lucas Oil lubricants
Acerbis hand guards, skid plates and foot peg guards
DID chains
VP race fuel
Works Connection adjustable clutch perch, aluminum throttle tubes and glide plates
Berkeley Honda oil cooler and starter button case
BRP triple clamps and chain guides
Scotts Performance steering dampener
Seal savers suspension protection components

By Jordan May
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