Mud Bogging Trucks

Also known as mud racing, mud drags and mud running mud bogging trucks are in a class all their own. It is a off road motor sport; popular in the United States and Canada. The goal is to drive the truck through a deep mud pit that is a certain length. Winners are determined by the speed they go through the mud pits and or the distance traveled. One must have a four wheel drive to get through the mud pits, any other type of truck will not work.

Mud bogging trucks of Class V or VI is usually classified as a ‘dragster style rail’ design with an over the top engine and or nitrous oxide injections. The engines can be in the rear of the truck or in the front. The difference between the Class V and VI is the type of the tires.  Class VI has paddle tires, which are similar to the sand rails. The Class V has DOT street legal tires which are made different by chopping off chunks of rubber; this achieves optimum shape for traction in the mud.

The older mud bogging trucks were usually just pickup trucks or sport utility vehicles. They were changed with adding lifted suspensions and larger tires. In the seventies and eighties, large tractor tires were put on the trucks to make them higher and better equipped to handle the mud.

Mud bogging trucks come in different styles and models. Hill and Hole is just what the name implies, it is usually sixty feet wide, two hundred feet long. All the tracks are NMRO (American National Mud Racing Organization) recognized classes are                                                       are flat or progressive tracks. Some say they remind them of drag strips or sand drag. Most of the tracks are in Florida and are made naturally. Classes of mud bogging trucks range from street stock, hot street, renegade etc. these are set by the size of the tire and engine.

There are strict safety rules for mud bogging trucks as they have such large tires and engines. All must pass inspection and there is really no limit to what can be added or taken away from the truck. Safety is the biggest concern as they do not want anything hurting the crowds. Then in two thousand and seven, television came into the picture of mud bogging trucks.

Mud bogging trucks must be built to last going through the mud. It of course needs that high powered engine as it takes a lot to get through the mud. One certainly does not want the engine to blow up during the race. Another key factor is raising the truck or some call it a lift kit. Mud bogging trucks must have a good strong transmission that works with the engine to keep the mud bogging truck from getting stuck.

Looking for a good mud bogging truck; look for one that has the lift kit, which raises the truck up enough to keep it from bogging in the mud. The tires need to be ‘knobby’ and oversized. Be sure to check out the transmission to make sure it is in good working order and the engine is in good condition.