At home in Morriston they even have their own mud pit in the yard to do their testing and tuning. He says his wife's skill isn't limited to inside the cab. So, most often it's Grandma vs. the guys. Handling a bucking, bouncing truck can get a little dicey. And part of the skill is being able to read the mud and picking the line of least resistance.
Every track is different.
Branford, she says, is usually deeper than Newberry, with more sand. As the trucks chew their way through the pit, the ruts close in their wake. Newberry's mud has more clay, which chews up horsepower, and in wet conditions can turn those deep-treaded tires into racing slicks. It's also a bargain basement model. Beebo is both a mechanic and junkyard operator in Williston, so he knows where to find cheap parts and what to do with them.