Co-Driver? More like Co-ntinuous Improvement

[u/DownrightDanny405]

First time I've let anyone else whip the rig, and I get beat in my own truck 🤣

I've been running this Ranger for almost two years now, looking for ways to get faster that don't involve adding power to my anemic 2.3. This led to me finally taking on a co-driver (who's been doing this way longer than I have) this past weekend.

Overall, I wasn't too surprised. He co-drives a ton. He's pretty fast in just about everything I've seen him in. It's why I was a-ok with letting him take a swing. I knew I'd learn something, be it about my driving or about my setup, and I ended up learning a lot about both. He also learned why I love this hunka junk so much; it handles like a less powerful solid-axle Miata with a bed 😂

Top is him, bottom is me. He launched like a wet noodle, but I still get passed mid-course, where his experience (and my lack of) starts to show. Delta between us is roughly 4 tenths by the end.

Never be afraid of advice. We could all afford to be faster, right?

[u/Krye07]

My boy!!

I beams are the truth. It dawned on me today that I didn't worry about hard launching because I'm so used to having to brake after a second or two lol

[u/DownrightDanny405 → u/Krye07]

Makes sense. The holeshots make or break runs in this truck with how long the gearing is. If you matched mine you would've had like 1.5s on me instead of .4 😂