HEADLINES: A New Record With Every Pass
New records set in Kentucky, TSD’s fresh Pro Street build, and data reveals Americans overwhelmingly reject the idea of being forced into driving electric vehicles.
Michael Cordova, the fastest man in diesel, has moved the goal posts once again. In fact, he moved them multiple times over the weekend. Competing at the ODSS Bluegrass Truck Jam in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Michael beat his own trap speed record right off the trailer with a 3.87-second pass at 204 mph. Next, the Wrench Workz-backed, Freedom Racing Engine’d, and S&S fueled and controlled dragster made it down the track in 3.85 seconds at an even faster, 206 mph. Then, with a few tune-up tweaks bringing the rail’s 60-foots back down to sub-1-second territory, Michael obliterated both the ET and trap speed records, turning in an unreal, 3.79-second eighth-mile effort at 209 mph. Last but not least, Michael also scored a perfect .000 light on the weekend. This guy is definitely on another level.
Drag Racing
Triumph And Tragedy In Bowling Green
Before any winners could be crowned at Beech Bend Raceway, tragedy struck. Friday’s final qualifying round would see the Stainless Diesel Pro Mod Corvette catch fire and burn up at the end of the drag strip. Fortunately, driver John Gilbert was able to escape most of the flames and is expected to make a full recovery (you’ll find our recap of the incident here). Once racing resumed on Saturday, Austin Doidge would end up taking the Pro Mod win (and do so on the heels of a new personal best, 4.93-second pass). Other winners included a hard-earned victory for Paul Cato in Pro Street, the lights-out Brett Marcum conquering the 5.90 Index field (shown), the familiar Ryan Stickney taking the W in 6.70 Index, and Emanuel Yoder stealing the show in 7.70 Index once again. In ET Bracket, Ken Phillips deservedly returned to the winner’s circle.
“The Mick” To Be Reborn
Truck Source Diesel’s 2000 F-350 (known as “The Mick”) has been sporting the factory Super Duty frame its entire life, but owner Chris Buhidar recently announced it will soon be treated to a host of long-overdue upgrades. The reason? To make the Cummins-powered Ford one of the most competitive Pro Street trucks in the land, whether it runs with the NHRDA or ODSS. To get there the truck will receive a new chassis, roll cage, and a Rossler TH400 to go along with an S&S fuel system and MoTeC control. Also expect to see 9-inch Moser axles underneath it, a much lighter overall curb weight, and a truck that has the potential to dig deep into the 4’s in the eighth-mile.
Emissions
Polling Shows Likely Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Biden-Harris ICE Ban
National polling conducted by WPA Intelligence across eight battleground states in the upcoming election revealed that an overwhelming majority of voters oppose bans on gasoline-powered vehicles and EV mandates. Overall, 70-percent of those polled disagree with gas car bans and mandatory EV ownership, while just 18-percent support it. Perhaps more importantly, nearly 66-percent of voters polled are less likely to support a candidate who supports gas car bans. According to the President and CEO of American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), Chet Thompson, “This new polling underscores what we have been hearing from the American people of all political stripes for months—that they do not want the government banning gas cars, mandating electric vehicles or imposing regulations that restrict access to the types of cars that best meet a family’s needs and budget.”
Trucking Industry Strongly Opposes Electrification And Coming 2027 Diesel Regulations
As 2027 emissions standards creep closer and closer, more opponents of the coming heavy-duty diesel regulations are sounding the alarm. The American Trucking Association, for one, believes the 2027 standards for trucks to meet is implausible and prohibitively expensive, as meeting the standards would require the purchase of $400,000 electric semitrucks instead of $180,000 diesel semitrucks. According to Mike Kucharski, owner of one of America’s largest refrigerated trucking companies, JKC Trucking, the emissions standards the Biden administration is attempting to impose will be catastrophic for both his industry and for the pockets of the American public, if implemented.
Written by Mike McGlothlin
