New Ultra 4 Race Team is Born
Brendon Thompson , most known for his metal fabrication of motorcycle parts for Paul Jr . Designs , as seen on the American Choppers TV show . Residing in the “ Hub ” of the Custom Car and Motorcycle scene near Sacramento , California , he has another “ Love ”, Offroading . Home being near the Sierra Nevada Mts ., it was a natural fit . He has a Rock Crawler and has built competition Rock Crawlers for others .
Recently Brendon was Co-Driver for Jake Yeoman in Ultra 4 race Car # 1977 at the “ Super Bowl ” of all Offroad Races , the Griffin King of the Hammers , held in Johnson Valley , Cali ., this past February .
Before returning from the Race he had the engine , transmission , and axles secured for his next “ Project ” an Ultra 4 Race Care .
He is not alone , joined by “ Bro in-law ” Coulton Gould and Brother Joe , combined they are a Team , both in the design and build of the car and as Pit & Support Crew . At the time of this writing the Team name “ hasn ’ t been set in stone ” yet , but , they are leaning towards “ Team Ego ”. Next up , designing of the Chassis / Cage . Being a metal Fabricator , the design was already “ in his genes ”, and soon scratched out on paper a basic mockup , and then the design of the Center Cage . Tubing was delivered , Joe and Coulton arrived for the upcoming “ welding fest ”. Owning a well tooled shop cut down on the need to have the “ one off ” parts made by others .
A mid - engine Jeff Grass built LS1 , topped with Warlock heads and a LSX-R Fuel injection system , is backed by a 4l80e transmission , mated to a 205 gear driven transfer case .
Transferring all that horse power to the Maxxis 40 ” Tredapor tires is a pair of Torq Super 14 axles . H . K . Rodends is providing the “ tough hardware ”, the Car requires . The chore of keeping the “ Growl ” down to a manageable decibel falls to FlowMaster exhausts , while Trail Gear is providing a “ mess of their gear ” including winches , for the build .
24 / WASTED TRAILS MAY 2013