The crew is back from Arizona and this one is worth every minute. Todd, Will, and Myer all showed up to the NHRDA Arizona event with trucks ready to race, and nothing went according to plan in the best possible way. If you have ever thought about getting into diesel motorsports, this episode is going to push you over the edge.
The NHRDA Arizona event was a well run show under new ownership that delivered on the details, from clear signage to efficient staging lanes to bonus qualifying rounds when time allowed. The crowd was big, the energy was right, and even a PDD shop employee who had never raced before got talked into running Willard the tow truck and came back asking where he could buy one. That is what these events do to people.
Todd lined up in the NHRDA Blue Collar class with Vin D against a stacked field of modern power and a $20,000 winner take all purse on the line. The 12 valve Cummins pump gun had something to say about how that ended.
Will brought Uncle Rico to the 590 class, qualified strong, and had a legitimate shot at a trophy run before the motor had other ideas on Saturday morning.
Myer's Scrat build finally made it to the track after months of fabrication and a last minute Thursday night dyno session that gave everyone just enough confidence to load up and go. The truck made an impression in a hurry.
The episode closes with the burnout contest, the Junker, a neutral drop on compound boost, a wall, an exploding fan clutch, and a water methanol tank that had the track crew convinced there was a fuel spill on their hands.
If you want to race and you have been sitting on the fence, get a truck ready and show up to an NHRDA event. You do not need an expensive build and nobody is going to give you a hard time for being new. More events are on the calendar including Indiana in June and Montana in August.
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0:00 Intro and Arizona event recap
2:00 New employee races Willard the tow truck
3:45 Scrat build overview and last minute dyno
5:00 Dual CP3 setup and new crank details
6:15 Weight cutting process and build targets
7:30 Scrat passes dyno and the mood shifts
9:00 Alternator swap and final prep before leaving
10:10 Blue Collar class breakdown and Vin D build overview
11:30 Class rules and idle launch format explained
12:50 Fueling issues with the experimental pump
14:30 Swapping to the 62mm turbo and adding nitrous
16:30 Blue Collar class racing begins
18:30 Class size and truck variety in the field
20:00 Sorting the nitrous system between rounds
21:30 Finding the combination and closing out the field
23:30 The final race and 12 valve wins big
24:45 Crowd reaction and people apologizing to the pump
26:30 Blue Collar class rule discussion for next year
28:30 Vin D build debrief and what was actually in the truck
30:00 Uncle Rico build overview and Will's 590 class entry
32:00 Scrat engine build breakdown
33:30 Dyno pull and 1200 horsepower first hit
35:00 First track pass and hitting 5.70
37:30 Suspension setup credit to Throttle Black fab
38:50 Adding nitrous to Scrat and tuning the ramp
43:30 Running a 5.26 at 134 mph
45:00 Flex plate bolt failure and pit repair
47:00 Loctite 272 discussion and why it matters
49:00 Will qualifying second in 590 class
54:00 Scrat three nitrous kit setup explained
58:00 Diagnosing wideband fueling issue between rounds
1:00:00 Uncle Rico spins a bearing and Will's weekend ends
1:01:45 Running the Junker in Sportsman and 590 class
1:04:00 Red light in 670 and racing the Junker in 590
1:05:00 Junker loses in 590 with the waste gate too loose
1:05:45 Burnout contest and setting the crowd up
1:07:00 Neutral drop setup and how it works on the Junker
1:08:15 Australian burnout scoring and instant tire smoke
1:10:00 Neutral drop sends the Junker out of control in smoke
1:11:15 Junker goes into the wall, throttle hangs, fan clutch explodes
1:13:30 Track crew response and water methanol tank leak
1:15:00 Fan choice award and final results
1:16:00 Future events and encouraging new racers to come out
1:17:15 Closing and outro
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