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Sled Pulling The Drag TruckIt’s been a minute since Jeremy Stickney traded in sled pulling for drag racing, but last week he put his ’04 Dodge back on the hook after several years away from the game. Incredibly, up against a whole field of dedicated pulling trucks he managed a Fourth Place performance. Along the way, Jeremy realized the new, lightweight Wilwood brakes kit he’d just installed had no chance of holding the truck back when attempting to spool in 4-Low. And in his go-to 6.70 Index tune he discovered there wasn’t enough fuel to stay on top of the charger with the sled in tow. Still, a top five finish isn’t a bad performance from what is essentially a dedicated ODSS 6.70 Index truck. Jeremy is last year’s ODSS 6.70 champion and is currently second in points this season.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/jer.stickney
If you ever rebuilt an engine, ordered from ARP, or followed the top tiers of land speed racing, you knew Chris Raschke. He was a friend to thousands and always available to talk all things automotive. Chris was also the driver at Speed Demon Racing, home of the fastest piston engine, wheel-driven car in the world. In an unfortunate accident Sunday, Chris lost his life on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Initial reports conveyed that Chris was making a shakedown pass in the new streamliner, Speed Demon 3, when he lost control around the 2.5-mile mark at more than 300 mph. All racing was immediately suspended and family, friends, and the entirety of the automotive racing industry entered the mourning process yesterday afternoon. Chris Raschke, gone at age 60. Godspeed, Chris.
Source: https://scta-bni.org/
The latest patent find from Ford is related to vehicle damage, and tracking who did it. Specifically when parked. Ford has presented many ideas over the years on the damage control front, concentrating mostly on theft mitigation. They've even pitched "drone based security" in the past. The latest looks to be more directed towards finding out who or what damaged a vehicle while parked. Now of course we have to speculate the end use for these patents as Ford isn't giving up any secrets, but it appears the technology would use vehicle-mounted sensors, parking lot-mounted sensors, as well as communication with other nearby vehicles, to help determine who's to blame.
Source: https://fordauthority.com/2025/08/future-ford-vehicles-could-monitor-parked-cars/
It was a strong weekend for Van Haisley and the “Rock Hard Ram,” with the legendary triple-turbo Cummins taking the win on Thursday night at the NTPA North Iowa Nationals. Van’s 376.09-foot distance would inch past a 375.96-foot, Second Place effort from Jeremy Yeager’s “Trencher.” Van would follow Thursday’s win with a Third Place performance on Saturday afternoon. In that affair, First Place driver Cory Funk (“Funkengruven”), Second Place finisher Shane Kellogg (“Trump”) and Van all wound up within three feet of each other. Some 16 Super Stock Diesel Trucks made the call for the Rockwell, Iowa event.
Source: https://ntpapull.com/
The American Outlaw monster truck, the Cummins-powered first-gen monstrosity owned and driven by Merica TV’s Brandon Overmyer, won three races in four days—but it came at a price. Turns out, jumping a 14,000-pound behemoth can do more than break suspension and steering parts. At the last freestyle show of a busy week, the P-pumped 12-valve’s camshaft broke into two pieces. Back at the shop (and less than an hour later), the head was off, and Brandon discovered the valves had kissed the piston in the number 1 hole (and bent some valves). A day later, the 5.9L Cummins was up and running again. Then it was loaded on the trailer, heading to the ATR Motorsports Show in Monroe, Michigan. There is zero quit in Brandon’s race program.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/MericaTvUSA
Who knew the OEM Cummins crankshaft would be fine living at 3,000-plus hp and 6,000 rpm? Now, Wagler Competition Products is offering peace of mind for folks pursuing high-horsepower and extreme engine speed in their Cummins power plants. Working with Southern Illinois Crankshaft, Wagler has developed billet Cummins crankshafts utilizing a taper-fit Fluidampr rather than the common 4-bolt damper. The new cranks are available in both lightweight versions for drag racing, and fully counterweighted versions for sled pullers. They’re also in stock today, with several already having been spoken for and on their way into a few Wagler CX Series engines… Is this the missing link from 4,000hp dyno efforts?
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