Impressed? - 'Full Stock' Toyota Tundra Actually Did Alright In The Baja 1000

[EmersonHart13]

'Full Stock' Toyota Tundra Actually Did Alright In The Baja 1000

'Full Stock' Toyota Tundra Actually Did Alright In The Baja 1000

A 2014 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro finished 69th overall out of 131 finishers at this year's Baja 1000, rolling across the finish line with a gnarly bit of battle damage in under 36 hours. That's not half bad for a factory-tuned truck, in a race where just passing the last flag is considered a feat.

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Any four-wheeled vehicle competing in the Baja requires a fair bit of safety gear and such; so the Full Stock Tundra doesn't really look "stock" per se... but Toyota assures us there's nothing more than a factory-fresh Tundra TRD Pro under that roll cage.

The Tundra actually finished first in its Full Stock class, which you better believe they're going to be bragging about their next bout of commercials. You don't really need to be too impressed with that though; there were only three other competitors and none of them were with factory teams coached by off-road racing legend Ivan "Ironman" Stewart.

With Andy Bell leading the driving effort, that Tundra finished the 2014 Baja 1000 in 35 hours 40 minutes, 13 hours, 9 minutes behind overall race winner Rob MacCachern and his Rockstar Energy trophy truck.

For a little more perspective; Toyota did the race at an average of 36.105 MPH. MacCachern was cooking along at a 56.644 MPH average, finishing in just over 22 hours, 31 minutes.

The Full Stock competitive field was another Toyota (36 hours, 30 minutes), a Ford (49 hours, 36 minutes) and a Hummer than didn't finish.

Toyota some pictures of battle scars in the side of the truck, but no explanation as to what happened or how much it hampered their time. Will update when they return my call about it.

The Tundra TRD Pro's 69th out of 131 finishers (and pages and pages of DNFs) is a solid effort. So be real with me now, Toyota fans, truck buyers, and everybody else... does this race effort make you any more interested in Toyota Trucks, or the TRD Pr off-road lineup?

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[Runtz52]

Nice gash in the door and bed

 

[Donnie]

In today's episode of "holy fucking awesome"...

 

[Yaj Yak]

so cool.

i wish all the manufacturers felt like doing this...

just finishing the baja 1000 is impressive...

 

[Intel]

Didn't ford have their aluminum f-150 on display after a race like this at the autoshow?

Still pretty impressive.

 

[boostedguy05]

This should be used like ring time is for cars.

 

[Pressure Ratio]

Didn't ford have their aluminum f-150 on display after a race like this at the autoshow?

Still pretty impressive.

Ya, last year they had a Ecoboost F150 prototype in the Baja1000. Not sure how stock the truck was as far as suspension and so on though.

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[Chester Copperpot]

Fucking awesome, regardless who does it with a "stock" factory truck.

Not even not swinging here, wonder if that Ford that finished was a Raptor or was a regular F-150?

 

[Pressure Ratio]

Video shows after market shocks and such. So not completely stock.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

:coolio: Raptor fenders. Raptor-ish bed. Raptor/SVT bead locks. Ecoboost.

Interdasting.

 

[Pressure Ratio]

Looked more serious shocks then what even the Raptor has factory. Cool none the less.

Very impressed the toyota did it all stock and in the time it did. Kudos to them.

 

[Yaj Yak]

didn't a ridgeline do this in the stock class recently too?

 

[EmersonHart13]

Honda Ridgeline Trophy Truck

 

[Chester Copperpot]

a fucking Ridgeline.

 

[EmersonHart13]

That is basically my reaction.

If they weren't so ugly it might be okay.

 

[Eagle]

I was impressed until a read a Ridgeline also finished. No longer impressed.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

That ridge line isn't looking all that stock......

 

[Aircal]

As a toyo hater I'll just say. If they told the truth about it being a all stock truck...would be the first time they told the truth......cough..nascar...cough..waltrip...cough
Not a truck guy, but seems to me the Tundra is closer to the F250 than it is the 150.
Maybe I'll just say I'm glad no one died and move on out of this thread.....lol

 

[boostedguy05]

BUT IT CAN TOW THE SPACE SHUTTLE

 

[Blood on Blood]

Pretty cool regardless