They are just heavy. Traction bars, wheels and tires, goose neck, I think all this stuff adds up. I wanted to run it in the 2.6 class for sled pulls, but max weight is 8000 pounds. I don't think I can loose 1200 + pounds...
Yeah man, I couldn't believe it either. I think I could've gone a little quicker to, if I lost the passenger, and the hitch and mud flaps. When I raced I was probably three bills heavier...