BEAR FOOT

OWNER;Fred Shafer of Pontoon Beach, ILL. BODY; 1989 Fiberglass Chevy Silverado ENGINE; 572 cubic inch Chevy CARBURETION; alcohol injected and a blower HORSEPOWER; TRANSMISSION; Lenco 3 speed RUNNING GEAR; ProFab quick change transfer case, and 2 ton Rockwell axles with Clark planetaries and Detroit Lockers SUSPENSION; 24 shocks and leaf springs FEATURES; bed tarp with the Chevy emblem on it TIRES; 66X43X25 inch Goodyear Terras or Tundra grips

During the 10 yr. reunion of Bearfoot, Fred wanted to do something spectacular. Using the same cars and ramp that they'd been racing over for 2 days. He removed the 4th and 5th cars from the 8 in line and parked the Bearfoot Trax in it's place. He then backed up 200 ft. and hit the pedal. Fred figures he hit the ramp at 40 mph. The truck leaped into the air, flew about 30 ft. before it came above the tank. Then it gently sailed over clearing it by over 2 ft. The truck continued to arch into the air, cleared the remaining cars, then landed with it's rear tires 15 ft. past the last car. The truck bounced 6 ft. in the air, then 3 ft. then came to rest as the crowd went crazy.

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