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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