Second Place Sucks! - New Motor for the New Year at BIGFOOT Europe

22 January 2005

Nigel Morris of L.A. Supertrux Ltd and owner-driver of BIGFOOT #17 has just announced the acquisition of a new 572 cu in Ford Racing motor from BIGFOOT HQ in St-Louis. The new engine is being installed at L.A. Supertrux’s Daventry base and is scheduled for testing at the end of January. The new engine is a direct response to the engines being used by some of our competitors who have stepped up their motor programs.

Originally built with a Ford 514 cu in engine, Nigel says he is cautious about getting behind the wheel of a truck with such a huge increase in horsepower. When you have people like BIGFOOT engine guru John Peterson and the vastly experienced Jim Kramer telling you that you best be holding onto something solid the first time you lay the hammer down, you have to treat that engine with respect!!
 
Nigel hopes that the new engine will put him back on track for another championship win. Having won the title in 2003 and so narrowly lost it in 2004, "I’d have to say that it kinda stings when I think about it. So for 2005 it a new motor, and the whole truck is receiving a thorough service from top to bottom."

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