540C Sean Cushing & Cody Fogden
“DIRTY EVO”
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Truck Details
| Name | DIRTY EVO (Slack Performance 2) |
| Make | Homebuilt |
| Year Built | 2013 |
| Weight | >1200kgs |
| Engine | Mitsubishi Evo 2.0L Turbocharged |
| Transmission | Mitsubishi FTO FWD Gearbox |
| Diffs | Nissan Patrol 9″ Front & Rear |
| Lockers | None |
| Suspension | Fox Shocks, 4-Link Front & Rear |
| Wheels | 35×12-15 Maxxis Trepadors on 15×10″ Internal Beadlock Alloys |
History
| Previous Drivers | Accolades |
| Sean Cushing (2018-) | 1st in J Class (2021 & 2022) |
| Rhys O’Brien (2013-2017) | Top 10 at Round 1 2016. |
This Homebuilt Evo powered buggy started life with Rhys O’Brien back in 2013. Originally competing in C Class, the ‘Slack Performance’ special would narrowly miss out on 1st in C Class for Northern Zone multiple times taking out 2nd & 3rd. Its highest result to date was 9th overall at Counties in 2016.
The buggy was sold and ended up in the hands of Sean Cushing, who converted it to J Class specifications. After some initial teething issues at the Two-Day-Trial in 2020, Sean & new navi Geoff Butcher would go on to equalise J Class honours with Hayden McGill in 2021 and win J Class outright for 2022!
Since last competing in 2023, the Dirty Evo has been rebuilt: Not only longer offering more stability, but also undergoing suspension upgrades with a change in geometry and new link suspension all round.
E Class champ Cody Fogden now sits alongside for his first full season in the navigators seat, having previously been a super sub for hire with father Nathan Fogden as well as Chris Gifford last season.