SCG Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus - "BOOT"

[Matski]

Announced a little while ago, the Boot is SCG's modern take on the classic Baja Boot...

Two door 'Road' Boot...

• NHTSA Low Volume Compliant with a 17-digit VIN, at least 49 state legal
• Width: 84"
• Wheelbase: 116"
• Weight: 5550 lbs
• Brakes: Wilwood Dynapro Calipers w/ 12" Rotors
• Motor: LT1 460hp
• Transmission: 4L80E
• Suspension: Four wheel independent suspension
• Suspension Travel: 19"
• Shocks: Fox Coil over 3" internal bypass
• Tires: BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3
• Wheels: 17" Method Race Wheels
• Fuel capacity: 45 gallons
• Range: 400 mile highway and 200–300 mile off-road

Two door 'Race' Boot...

• Width: 88" with race suspension
• Suspension: High strength boxed lower control arms
• Suspension Travel: 22"
• Dual Shocks: 2.5 Coilover front and rear, 3.0 Bypass front and 3.5 Bypass rear
• Brakes: Race Grade Wilwood Aero6 Calipers w/ 14" Rotors
• Motor: LT4 650hp
• Transmission: Race prepped Turbo 400
• Weight: 5525 lbs.
• Additional fuel for range of 400–500 racing miles for Dakar
• Tires: BFGoodrich Baja T/A KR2 if 37" or KR3 if 40" tire
  

I chose today to create a thread about it as the Boot has just driven to, completed, and driven home from, it's first BAJA 1000, where it won its class against Ford's Bronco R entry.

The official line from SCG goes as follows:

Glickenhaus Boot wins the Baja 1000 and beats the Ford Bronco by 220 miles!!!

50 years after the original Boot and Bronco raced at the Baja 1000, David beat the factory Ford effort.

By choosing the Baja 1000 as the first race for the Boot, we set nearly an impossible task. Ford’s failure to even finish the race in 34 hours, despite them assembling a renowned team and providing factory support shows what a challenging race it is. For us to win out of the box with an SUV that we drove to Ensenda and then raced the longest and most challenging continuous off road in the world, is something no one has really done.

It was an epic race down to the last minute.

When we were 9 miles to the finish with an hour to go before timing out and a brake caliper cracked, seizing the front wheel, everyone jumped into action. After racing and crewing for 33 hours straight we chased to the car, hammered and pried the wheel. Broke two wrenches trying to unbolt the wheels, and still managed to tear the wheel off, get it drivable, and on the road to the finish line.

The project and race manager Darren Skilton, as well as Armada Engineering, which did the engineering and race support, could not have done a better job. We also could not have won this race without the tremendous effort and passion poured in by all the drivers, Darren, Viry Felix, and Jon Krellwitz, the co-drivers, and all the media and chase support. The Baja is brutal, and many teams broke down and could not finish. We will share more photos and videos soon.

From the Baja...

(press photo citation Boyd Jaynes)

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Prices from around $260,000. 4 door versions are also planned.

 

[KiwiRob]

An Ariel Nomad is a lot cheaper and I doubt less fun to play with.

 

[Matski]

An Ariel Nomad is a lot cheaper and I doubt less fun to play with.

I think both would be a hoot, I prefer the Boot, even if it costs a lot more loot.

I don't know, but my initial reaction is that the capability of the Boot's suspension compared to the Nomad is a lot higher.