Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Diesels At The Strip

C.T. Performance brought out... 

   

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C.T. Performance brought out its common-rail monster to compete in both the drag races and dyno challenge. At the drags, it ran 10.90s at 128 mph, and then laid down a huge number on the dyno. The Orange Dodge made 1,141 horsepower and 2,245 lb-ft of torque, while leaving the old-school Hemi guys shaking their heads in disbelief.

Some people say that diesel and gas don't mix, but those people have obviously never attended Mopars at the Strip, an event held every year at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In addition to old-school musclecars such as 'Cudas, GTXs, Road Runners, Dusters, and Demons, there were Dodge 3500s and 2500s as well as a few old D250s.

Most diesels came to compete in the truck drags, while other gas and diesel rigs would face off against one another in the quarter-mile, or to participate in the dyno shootout that was sponsored by Superchips. In addition to the diesel truck dyno event, Dynomax was there with its "Power to the Wheels" shootout. This event has qualifying rounds all across the nation, and at the end of the year, the top dogs compete to determine the overall champion.

With some diesels up in the 1,000-rear-wheel-horsepower range, we were hoping we'd see at least one diesel truck in among the gassers. So without further ado, we'll get on to how the coal burners did against the non-compression-ignition competition.

Mopars at the Strip had hundreds...        read full caption Mopars at the Strip had hundreds of cars and thousands of spectators in attendance this year, and next year is shaping up to be even bigger!	We're starting to see more...        read full caption We're starting to see more and more body wraps, and can't decide how we feel about them. Wrap aside, this Dodge also had a serious lift, and tires to match.
Industrial Injection and Performance...        read full caption Industrial Injection and Performance Diesel were on hand in the Manufacturer's Midway just in case anyone needed advice on how to hop up their race truck or tow rig.	On the track, a few diesels...        read full caption On the track, a few diesels competed in the bracket events against the other Mopars, which meant seeing newer Cummins-powered trucks keeping up with the old big-block Mopars. We dug it.
If a diesel had a chance at...        read full caption If a diesel had a chance at winning "Best in Show," it was certainly this Dodge Ram built on Rockwell axles and 54-inch tall tires.