closed bed class explain

I didn't get it either and I had a snug lid for about 6 months. I do think that the West Coast should change how they judge shows, breaking it up by import and domestic would be one way. But then again, I don't know if I could handle losing to Joe!

I think the original reasoning for open and closed bed classes was to make it fair. 10-15 years ago an open bed truck was just a stock bed floor, no tubs, no smooth sheetmetal, maybe just exposed wheels (except for a very rare few).
But back then a closed bed truck had a walk-through, full carpet kit, huge stereo, a bar, or whatever else the person wanted.
It was very hard to compare the two. The closed bed trucks would just kill the open bed trucks at shows.

thats right i mean if you have a tono you are in open bed but if you were to tink about it you have a advantage becouse i mean you do alot more under your cover and dont have to wory about the wether just like a canopy thats all im saying

It's not just a west coast thing. We've had open bed/closed bed classes for our trucks for several years at Slamfest.

Yep, you kinda expect more detail under a closed bed while the open bed is basically sheet metal of some sort.

Originally posted by pearldrop



I think the original reasoning for open and closed bed classes was to make it fair. 10-15 years ago an open bed truck was just a stock bed floor, no tubs, no smooth sheetmetal, maybe just exposed wheels (except for a very rare few).But back then a closed bed truck had a walk-through, full carpet kit, huge stereo, a bar, or whatever else the person wanted. It was very hard to compare the two. The closed bed trucks would just kill the open bed trucks at shows.





Yuppers, thats it. Back in the day when I had a big system it took up the whole bed, and used to be able to stomp on the open bed at shows where it was all the same. That was 10 years or so ago. LOL