This year's Tonka Super Truck Celebrity Challenge brought familiar motorsport faces to the table, including Boris Said, 2002 TransAm series champion; American LeMans driver Anthony Lazzaro; and Johnny O'Connell, overall winner of the 2001 24 Hours at Daytona.
"I find it challenging to drive many types of vehicles, and I've been fortunate to be able to do that in my career," comments Said. "These trucks are awesome because they're so big and they have so much power."
When asked what he thought about driving a full-scale Tonka truck, Said remarks, "It's funny that Tonka's involved with the series. All I ever wanted to do when I was a kid was play with my Tonka trucks. I remember wanting to drive them. This will be like my toys coming to life. How cool is that?"
Although the final race schedule is yet to be set, Lerner says the 2004 Tonka Super Truck Racing Series will more than likely support many of the American Le Mans Series races and will be showcased in other venues as well. Between 12 and 18 trucks will likely compete, and given the nine ALMS scheduled races this year, there's a good chance fans will have upwards of 12 opportunities to watch these super trucks duke it out on road courses throughout the U.S. and Canada. As Lerner notes, "We're not just another racing series--there's nothing else like us in North America."
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