2008 Norcal Diesel Rally - West Coast Shootout

Check out the trick air-to-water intercooler setup on this first-gen. We were jealous of the owner's cooler intake temperature, as well as his 427hp dyno reading (with a little help from some nitrous oxide).

Lenny Reed brought out his awesome, no-nitrous, 1,200hp drag truck to make some passes in the Outlaw Drag Racing class. With Lenny running high 10s all day long, it looked like it would be a good final between Lenny and Adam Winslett, but Adam had nitrous trouble and let off, while Lenny ran yet another 10-second pass on the way to victory.

A few older Fords and Dodges found their way into the drag racing bracket classes, where consistency mattered, not fast elapsed times.

Harvey Grant (of J&H Performance) was the winner of the 11.50 class, and with a bye run in the final round, he made an all-out pass of 11.1 at 128 mph.

Just in case regular pickups weren't enough for you, diesel semis were on hand for some quarter-mile action.

Richard Brown had no problem putting his 1,019 horsepower to the ground in the Outlaw Drag Racing class, despite only being a two-wheel-drive. Seconds after this photo was taken, a hard, high-boost launch resulted in a broken transmission.

Chris Gonzales' Dodge driven by Cory Dow was one of the strongest street pullers there, and was one of the few competitors to get near the 300-foot mark.

We put Melissa Forbus and her super-clean Dodge in our coverage from last year, so this time we were planning on focusing on other trucks. Melissa had other plans however, and fried her clutch in the sled pull resulting in this cool smoke shot.

Cole Dow finished eighth in the Tough Truck Challenge, but he redeemed himself in the Super Street sled pulling class where he finished second.