Andrew Buck

Andrew Buck Founder of Buckshot Racing in 1992. Over 30 years racing and off-road experience to include - Multi AMA Motocross, ATV National, Sprint Car, and Watercraft wins!Master Fabricator, Welder, and Designer.Husband and Father of 2 girls.

Andrew is widely known for his extreme talents & lifestyle of building some of the most dynamic and performance driven off-road cars in the world, while putting them to the absolute test.

In 2004, Andrew broke his back after falling short of a 90 ft double jump in his very own Buckshot Racing X-5 ( 5 Seat Off-Road/Sand Car).No one thought they would see Andrew in the ever popular Glamis Dunes again (over 300,000 visitors on a holiday weekend).A defeat?No. Inspired by Andrew's competitive, extreme and marketable nature, along with a quick recovery, Monster Energy Drink committed to the first sponsorship of a non-competing off-road/sand car.Their thoughts, Extreme Exposure!

Buckshot Racing TeamAndrew Buck's ability to design, fabricate and lead a team has created one of the most successful, industry known and respected Off-Road/Sand Car Manufacturing Company's.

Andrew Buck Recovery Fund22 Birkdale WayCoto De Caza,California 92679

Created on 2004-01-14 22:38:13 by admin

So we contacted Andrew Buck of Buckshot Racing.Andrew has been very generous to EBC in the past, and we were hoping we could count on him one more time.

Buckshot RacingAndrew was true to his form and said yes.

I then received a phone call saying the headcount had grown from 8 to 12.I sent off an email with an agenda and informed the VIPs that we would have several long travel buggies for rides, Andrew Buck and Don Preble.
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Andrew was hoping to line up a few more buggies, but unfortunately it did not work.

After reviewing the agenda and going and checking out the action that Andrew is capable of (Check out Buckshot Racing's website HERE)…the headcount grew to 20!

Andrew, his wife and 2 daughters drove down Saturday afternoon.
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We picked up our VIPs at the Grand Avenue ramp and brought them down to our camp at about pole 5.5. While we were eating and talking, Andrew was prepping his buggy.
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Andrew took off and I was in hot pursuit.I was already nervous, I am a fairly good rider but if this was the Grandma ride I was going to be in trouble when it came time for the "Fast Ride".

Turns out…we made an error.We put the tame riders in Don's car and all the young guys with Andrew.Don is getting yelled at to slow down, and Andrew is getting egged on for going faster and more air.
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Andrew was doing 3rd gear wheelies with 4 people in the car across sand highway and my quad is screaming for a break….and Don is still getting yelled at to take it easy…ROFL
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Andrew was also working on a sales job.Turns out some folks from Santa Barbara drove up to check out his buggy.The perspective buyer already owns a long travel buggy from another manufacturer but wanted to try out a Buckshot X5.Andrew turned over the car and they were off.They returned with smiles but asked Andrew for him to show them what the car can do.Off they went….needless to say, the guy is ordering a Buckshot X5 and there will be another long travel buggy for sale soon.

A very special thanks to all involved in making a special day turn out fabulous.My only regret is running out of time to go for a ride with Andrew and not being able to take some action shots.

Andrew has graced us desert goers with his unbelievable driving skill's over the years and we want to give back by helping in his recovery in any way we can...Here's to a speedy recovery Andrew from the Deepsand crew..

ANDREW BUCK INJURED IN GLAMIS ‹ RECOVERY FUND UNDERWAY

If you are a regular visitor to Glamis, Gordon's Well or Dumont, thn you are undoubtedly familiar with Andrew Buck, owner of Buckshot Racing and his famous X-Cars.Several of Andrew's cars have been featured in Sand Magazines in the past, the most recent of which was his X-3 that was shown in action on the cover of Sand Sports Magazine, issue (Nov./Dec. '03).It's no secret that Andrew enjoys driving his buggies hard through the dunes and, having a considerable amount of experience and being extremely talented, he usually draws a crowd when performing some of his extreme jumps.Well, we are very sad to report that Andrew suffered a serious injury in Glamis (on Nov. 28, 2003) while attempting to clear the double jump, which is in the dunes near Oldsmobile Hill, during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.In what most eye-witnesses considered a successful jump (at the time), the hard landing ended up causing a back injury to Andrew in the form of compressed and fractured vertebrae, luckily there was no injury to Andrew's Spinal Cord . The accident required immediate medical attention, and subsequent surgery at UCSD Hillcrest Facility.
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At this time, Andrew is in recovery, but he is expected to undergo a lengthy recovery, which includes follow-up rehabilitation and therapy.Andrew's friends through this and other web sites have set-up a fund to help with the financial burden involved with his recovery.It is called the Andrew Buck Recovery Fund, and it is designed to help his family with the extensive medical fees and on-going rehabilitation costs.If you would like to contribute to the fund, your donation is not only tax-deductible, but it is also greatly appreciated.To learn more about Andrew's condition, and information about his recovery, please visit the web-site .

For the time being tax-deductible donations can be mailed to:

Andrew Buck Recovery Fund

22 Birkdale Way, Coto De Caza, California 92679.

Besides , Buckshot Racing owner Andrew Buck offered to bolt on the system ( and the ADA Racing cylinder head ) and join us out on the water for the test.This meant that not only would we not have to get our hands dirty , but we wouldn't have to drag the boats to the beach either.We need to do it this way more often.

The Buckshot Racing BRM carburetor kit for the Ultra 150 comes complete with three Buckshot Racing billet-aluminum intake manifolds , three 50mm Buckshot Racing billet-aluminum Magnum carburetors with a single accelerator pump and a remote Mikuni fuel pump , all necessary throttle linkage , three Buckshot Racing Pro Lite Power Filters ( flame arrestors ) , a Buckshot Racing fuel manifold and all necessary hardware , gaskets , fuel line and a throttle-cable bracket.

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Upon the arrival of the cylinder head , Buck arranged to have our Ultra 150 and the ADA Racing cylinder head picked up and taken to his shop in nearby Brea.Buck and his technician , Brian Carr , removed the Ultra's OE induction system prior to our showing up at the shop a few days later.Upon our arrival , Buck installed the ADA Racing cylinder-head setup while Carr installed the Buckshot Racing carb system.
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The ADA Racing cylinder head is a no-brainer to install , however , Buck did manage to put the head shell on the wrong way the first time.

While he didn't read the instructions that came with the head , it wouldn't really have mattered.While the instructions do tell you that the water routing is the same as stock and that you must use the fittings from the stock cylinder heads , they do not warn you to be sure to install the head shell with the fittings on the exhaust-system side of the spark plugs.Even though this is how the stock heads are set up , it is an easy item to overlook when installing a new head.Because the ADA Racing cylinder head eliminates the two OE brackets that tie the stock cylinder heads together , you also need to make sure that you install the thicker 8mm flat washers ( supplied in the kit ) on the 12 long OE cylinder-head studs.The studs are the inner studs that the two OE brackets use.The ADA Racing cylinder head does not allow you to retain the OE spark-plug cap grounding lugs.

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While Buck was hoping for at least 150 psi of cranking compression , we were content - at least for now.After all , in addition to making our Ultra faster , still being able to run pump gas was one of our primary concerns.

As far as the carb setup goes , installation was straightforward.The Buckshot Ultra 150 BRM 50mm carb kit comes with everything needed for a completely bolt-on installation.Well , except for the fact that instructions weren't quite ready when we did our test.Luckily for us , Carr and Buck did all the wrenching while we looked on.
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Buck did say that the instructions for the Ultra 150 carb kit will be complete and included in the kits by the time you read this.In addition to the instructions , the carb kit will also come with Buckshot's own accelerator pump.Because of our lurking deadline , our kit came with a combination Mikuni/Buckshot Racing accelerator pump since Buck didn't have time to complete his production-model pump.The accelerator pump not only aids in off-idle acceleration , it also eliminates the need for a fuel primer to start the craft when cold.

Although the Buckshot Racing Ultra 150 carburetor system is all bolt-on , there is a modification that you have to make to the boat that is not.Actually , there are a couple of mods that you have to make.First of all , Buck recommends enlarging the air intakes on the Ultra's hood by cutting away a section of the inner hood liner on each side.For this you can use tin snips or basically anything that will cut thick plastic.
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Due to the really high winds and the fact that Buck was going to the desert with his sandrail for a few days around New Year's , we wouldn't get back out to the water until the following week.

Finally , we made it.Our test locale of choice was a secret test site off the coast of Long Beach.As usual , we started with the acceleration and top-speed runs while water conditions were flat and the air was cool.On this day , the air temperature was hovering around 70 degrees.

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According to Buck , this problem wouldn't have occurred with slightly more compression , which he wanted in the first place.Buck likes to run at least 150 psi of cranking compression with his carb setup.We've experienced a similar sort of idle-to-WOT stumble out of the hole in the past when running big carbs without high compression.Fortunately , if your Ultra is a little low on compression like ours , ADA offers a variety of domes , including custom domes on request.

Overall , the ADA Racing/Buckshot Racing modifications gave our Ultra about what we expected.While we'd heard rumors of a 70-mph top speed with these two mods , we didn't believe them.And that's really why we did the test in the first place.

Andrew Buck from Buck Shot Racing flying down Oldsmobile Hill in his long travel LS1 powered rail. (3 MB)

Andrew Buck racing a Banshee up Oldsmobile Hill (3.1 MB)