Diesel Performance Podcast

The 2018 Ultimate Callout Challenge is 90 days away! Joe Virgillo's four-door, short-bed, '06 Cummins will be ready - but probably not until a few hours before the event gets underway. Like many of the participants, he's scrambling to get done. Paul goes into detail on Joe's build and asks what else he's planning for 2018 UCC. As many know, qualifiers like Joe who place in the Top 5 this year get an invite to come back as competitors in 2019.

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Paul and Chris talk to a Ultimate Callout Challenge Qualifiers this week. He's Justin Mcnichols of Kinston, Ohio who drives a GM body with a Dodge engine and transmission. As a qualifier, Justin could get an automatic entry as a competitor in 2019 if he finishes in the top five among the group - making for a very interesting side story to the 2018 UCC.

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Eric Merchant joins the podcast to talk about his 2018 entry in the Ultimate Callout Challenge. Like many of this year's competitors, the goal is to just finish the three events.

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Rawlings Barnes joins the podcast to talk about Rudy's Diesel's entry in the 2018 Ultimate Callout Challenge. The road to 2018 is unlike last year - everything that's old is new again. Everyone in diesel performance knows exactly what that means.

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Diesel Power Challenge winner - twice - Charlie Keeter visits the podcast to talk about his Ford 6.0 entry in the 2018 Ultimate Callout Challenge.

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Where does a diesel enthusiast go for the latest, greatest gathering of diesel stuff - the DPI Expo! The Expo returns to Indianapolis, Indiana Lucas Oil Raceway May 4 - 6th, 2018 and features more than 100 vendors as of December 2017. More than likely, there will be dozens more by this spring. James Brendle and Chris Searle, organizers for the DPI, stopped by the podcast to go over the details and explain how the expo is becoming THE event of the diesel performance industry.

Diesel Power editor Kaje Jones joins the podcast to talk about the Diesel Power Challenge 2018. The event kicks off between Sunday, June 3rd to Thursday, June 7th in Denver, Colorado. Kaje explains how participants are voted into the challenge by Diesel Power Magazine. The process includes an entry form with info about the truck, including photos (existing trucks only). Kaje also explains a few changes in the rules and venue for this coming year.

By the way - the Diesel Performance Podcast is the Official Podcast for the Diesel Power Challenge 2018 - we'll be there!

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Paul Wilson, Chris Ehmke, and Radio Rich convene for a year-end podcast and recount all the great moments: Gale Banks, Ultimate Callout Challenge, Conversion Month, and everything else! The episode gets a little weird - but in a good way.

Happy Holidays - Merry Christmas!

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Ultimate Callout Challenge organizers James Brendle and Chris Searle visit the podcast to talk about the 2018 event. The UCC returns to Indianapolis, Indiana on May 4 - 6 with location and rule tweaks to make it even more spectacular. And you'll be happy to know that the Diesel Performance Podcast is the OFFICIAL podcaster for the event. We're grateful for the partnership with the great people of the Ultimate Callout Challenge.

Only five months away!

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We empty our Facebook In-Box in this episode. Paul and Chris appreciate the message and apologize for not responding sooner. So in this episode, they read aloud several messages from our listeners.

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