The Knox County Fair Tough Truck Races are one of the wildest in the circuit because of the complicated track that features a couple big single ramps, a whoops section, a very tight turn and jump section topped off with a semi-trailer ramp that almost forces the racers to go balls out. This race featured a bunch of awesome fast trucks including fully modified tube frame chassis stadium trucks, plenty of jeep cherokees, and a number of beaters all competing to win. The winner of this race was a tube frame colorado that was completely built. Tough truck racing, also known as tuff truck, rough truck, or Short Track Off Road Motorsports (S. T. O. R. M.) is a timed off road racing event. It wasn’t created out of any sanctioning body, but evolved from an event hosted at local fairs. Initially it was held as a type of demolition derby for trucks that were damages or otherwise not road legal. In the case for the Hartford Fair in Croton Ohio, the event was held the day after the motorcross races. The event staff would smooth out the course and allow trucks to race the timed course. The fastest racer at the end would be crowned the winner. Over the years the trucks evolved from beater farm trucks to purpose build short track trucks with design elements from Baja trucks. These modified tough trucks eventually came into a class of their own, and have developed new characteristics to race the tight courses. Besides the longer coil over shocks and roll cages, they have implemented differential braking systems to help the trucks apply brake to one corner. This allows them to apply throttle while one side of the front brakes pivot the truck around corners. Other differences seem to combine rock crawler style solid axles and trailing arm suspension with stiffer front shocks, as well as some cases of four wheel and hydraulic steering. For the stock classes, the best vehicles tend to be shorter, smaller, and have a better front to back weight balance. Overall the XJ Jeep Cherokee 4×4 4.0l, and the ZJ Grand Cherokee 4×4 4.0L tend to do the best. Following the Mopars, the Ford Bronco, Ford Bronco II, Chevy Blazer, and Chevy Tahoe do very well. Some of the worst performers are the Dodge Durango, Dodge Dakota, IFS Chevy Silverado, and Ford pickups because of either less robust suspension or overall length. It either slows them down around corners or destroys the vehicles on the jumps. For the modified classes, the best vehicles tend to resemble smaller versions of Stadium Super Trucks, but have solid axles and gearing to suit tight tracks.