Launched in 1997 by Sonny Howard, the Pickup Truck Racing series, intended to bring the American pickup truck culture to Europe,[1] is for purpose-built 230 bhp (170 kW) racing specials.

They have a tubular space frame chassis, are powered by a 2-litre multi-valve twin-cam engine and weigh 900 kg (2,000 lb).

At this time the pickups were right hand drive in configuration and as such not permitted to race on the anti-clockwise 1.5-mile speedway.

For the 2003 season, the pickups were converted to left hand drive and finally allowed onto the oval track, as can be seen.

[2] Mallory Park continues to host oval events in the series following the closure of Rockingham Motor Speedway.

[4] The chassis is made by SHP Engineering, who are also responsible for the vehicle used in T Cars, a series for young drivers.

Rookies always start from the rear of the grid as do competitors who have broken seals on controlled components such as differentials.