Archive for the ‘Trucks’ Category
Paul Stender and his team equipped a school bus with a jet engine out of a Phantom jet fighter, allowing it to reach a top speed of 367 mph
High-performance diesel cars and trucks roar into the Speedworld Dragstrip for the Desert Diesel Nationals on Saturday in Wittmann.
Diesel trucks are the workhorses of the automotive world, but the only thing these super-powered vehicles have in common with grandpa’s farm truck is a diesel engine.
“I feel the attraction here is that people aren’t used to seeing a diesel truck in a drag race,” said Nate Brekken, owner of Scottsdale-based sponsor Strictly Diesel. “Who’d have thought that a diesel truck could do something like that?”  … Details
Greg Sharp calls the story of auto racer Mickey Thompson, “the quintessential Southern California Story.”
“He was born in Alhambra, spent most of his adult years in El Monte, and owned a drag strip in Long Beach,” said Sharp curator of the NHRA Museum. “He was an innovator and wasn’t afraid to try anything.” … Details