The Art of Mud Truck Racing: A Conversation with Kyle
As I watched Kyle sit down in his folding chair, I couldn't help but notice the mud truck parked beside him. The Viper, as he affectionately referred to it, was a sight to behold - literally filthy and covered in dirt from head to toe. "I don't mean like nasty fast," Kyle explained with a chuckle, "but it's literally filthy." This double entendre seemed fitting for a car that was known for its speed, despite its less-than-pristine condition.
Kyle took me on a tour of the Viper's motor system, pointing out various components and explaining their functions. With over 12,000 miles under its belt, he had grown accustomed to the car's quirks and characteristics. "I wanted riding this thing for at least a couple years," he said, "but life had other plans." Kyle mentioned that he had been trying to get runs with his friend Reggie, who owned a fast car called the "Miami." Unfortunately, their schedules hadn't aligned, and they were still waiting for the perfect opportunity to get behind the wheel.
As we chatted, I asked Kyle about the power of his mud truck. He told me that it had over 1500 horsepower, thanks to its six-speed transmission and Moto built engine. This made for some impressive acceleration, especially on the sand runs that Kyle mentioned would be a great test for the car. "It's like a bad boy," he joked, "but I love it anyway." Despite its intimidating reputation, Kyle was eager to share his passion for racing with others.
The conversation took an interesting turn when we discussed the red GTR that was trying to race Kyle's Viper. The driver of the GTR had claimed to have nitrous oxide on board, which would give him a significant boost in power. However, when we tried to set up a clean hit, things didn't quite work out as planned. "We just couldn't line up," Kyle explained, "and he was trying to get up the grid." Despite the challenges, Kyle remained positive and encouraged us to try again.
As we waited for another opportunity to race, I asked Kyle about his experience with racing. He told me that he had always been passionate about speed, but it wasn't until recently that he had started getting involved in organized racing events. "I'm not about that," he joked, referring to the competitive nature of racing. Instead, Kyle seemed more focused on having fun and enjoying the thrill of speeding down the track.
Eventually, we were able to secure a race against another driver, who was driving a car called the "white one." However, despite our best efforts, things didn't quite work out as planned. "We just couldn't line up," Kyle said with a sigh, "but I'm not giving up yet." As we finished up our conversation, Kyle mentioned that he would be back in action the next night, ready to take on whatever challenges came his way.
In a surprising turn of events, Kyle was approached by the driver of the red GTR again, who was now boasting about his car's incredible power. "He says it makes 16-ish," Kyle explained with a chuckle, "and he's got nitrous oxide on top of that." When I asked how much horsepower the red GTR had, Kyle replied that it was close to 2000. As we watched the two cars line up for another attempt at racing, it became clear that this was going to be an epic showdown.
As the sun began to rise and our conversation drew to a close, I couldn't help but feel impressed by Kyle's dedication to his craft. Despite the challenges he faced, Kyle remained positive and enthusiastic, always eager to share his passion for speed with others. As we parted ways, Kyle mentioned that he would be back in action again the next night, ready to take on whatever lay ahead.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up how'd it go doing good I like a folding chair you got there appreciate you you know how these sweeping streets work so yeah 11:45 turns into like 1:00 in the morning if you believe so right right all right so I know Kyle got and you've got the mud truck with my truck all right for anybody can't see this on camera I'll try to close up this is like the dirtiest Viper but it's known to be dirty dirty I don't mean like nasty fast whatever it's literally filthy it's it was kind of a double entendre luggage yeah it is it's kind of fast but it's also it's kind of clearly dirty what is the setup on the motor system system I've got probably twelve thirteen thousand miles so yeah I wanted riding this thing for at least a couple years yeah hey Kyle got a chance last year last year just didn't work out for me you always had a passenger something like that yeah do you have anything lined up everybody yeah there's a Reggie chart for Miami really fast car so he and I've been trying to get runs for a while it's just time lines haven't worked out for either one of us right got you and what kind of power is a mud truck got it's north of 59 north and 15 yeah let's get in this thing and go see what you're doing absolutely good luck time I think so like I said in the interview I wanted to get mud truck for a few years that car just keeps getting faster faster every year it's literally filthy the thing is disgusting looking north of 1500 I don't know how far north that is but it should be a pretty good time six-speed car and Moto built and there's some freaking power here in the parking lots there should be some pretty sand runs for it so we can get into tonight you does not care at all the red GTR that the driver of the mud truck was trying to race rarely it makes 16 ish he's got nitrous on top of that not sure how much you said a thousand more yeah since last year home making like 17 18 that's my only rule don't do anything you would do if I was encouraged and try to show up for the camera they're not used to I'm not about that thirteen all right we could not get a clean hit with the red gchat we're not done yet we're gonna go back out here in a little bit hopefully get a clean hit with them we just couldn't line up he was trying to get up the grid TTA was trying to get on anti like I'm pretty sure kept jumping out we weren't ready when he was leaving so I just didn't work sober GTR though we did get one hit with this guy who kindly makes thirteen hundred 3ds and hit the Viper it pulls like it pulls and then you're like all right it's probably done done pullin just keeps going and ago I didn't go on Vinnie and then he changes gear and then it pulls some more so not done riding that thing that thing is we wanna say we didn't reach you I was in that by waiting ratio tonight we didn't race you tonight we couldn't line out the white one over there another ones yeah so we wanted to get a race off with you were just talking to him I know we did what yeah three times yeah you guys I'm not the driver I don't know we didn't pull it off oh you did it I was on the nachos and you guys you went and we didn't do anything are you gonna run her now right now the driver of the Viper is trying to negotiate with the driver the GTR get this race off hopefully attack well once farther to run how much power is the red one well to be honest we meet in 1733 Oh or digital bound it has nitrous now and 62 back we don't know how much it make it should be an ancient city right I know you don't make no 16 we're gonna call it I appreciate it right Batman oh yeah I'll see you tomorrow probably how or the next day dude don't scream scream alright finally got a run with the red GTR guys really cool actually and I don't know which part of that thing has but we have sixteen sixteen fifty to the wheel he has to have crazy power oh my guys close to 2000 I don't know he says he says he doesn't really know I'm gonna say close to 2000 that thing walked away from us and we spawn a little bit but like not that much that cars fast mutt truck is a bad it is about 4 o'clock in the morning and I think we're ahead of the hotel get some sleep do it again tomorrow night you\n"