BIG TEXAS Truck Show 2022 Review

 Most of us forget or don't know how BIG Texas can be when traveling by truck. Some of the people who came to our event in Amarillo Dragway drove further than I did coming from Kansas City (8 hr drive) and they lived in Texas. Montana/Idaho my be the big sky country but Texas is the BIG horizons country. It seems like you can see forever across the landscape.

Many of the trucks who came to the event whether diesel or gas was high-end performance trucks that were nice looking machines. Many have been displayed at the SEMA show the year before and some on TV shows.

Being a first year show in the middle of nowhere was not a big show but something to build on for the future. This area and longtime track has good vibes since it was built in 1959 and have held many drag races in the past.

It needs some updating but the young staff is doing their best to bring it up to modern standards with a new timing system installed before we got there. We raced both days with lots of fast times and a best reaction time of .0072. 

The town has a lot to offer as a visitor such as the Cadillac Ranch (Cadillacs buried up-rite in the ground) and the Big Texan Steakhouse and hotel.

DIESEL Motorsports met a lot of young enthusiasts who own their own shops that build some very interesting trucks for show and performance!

We look forward to coming back to this location and build for future events.

Winners are listed below along with photo links:

Photos:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.5484940481540138&type=3

Winners:

Quick Diesel

Winner - Russell Longo

R/U - Vince Neiderhauser

Quick Gas

Winner - Gary Quals

R/U - Genaro Chavez

7.70 Index

Winner - Lane Wright

R/U - Larry Knapp

ET Bracket

Winner - Bobby Banks

R/U - Fred Miner

Friday Best Reaction Time

Bryan Tucker - .0072

Dyno Competition

Highest Horsepower

Russell Longo – 1138 HP 1926 Tq

2006 Ram 2500

Best Dodge – Dakota Sargent – 1096

Best Ford – Isaih C – 533

Best GMC – Vince Neiderhauser – 696

Mothers Polishes Show-N-Shine

Best of Show – Carlos Molina – 2021 Ford F-150

Best Dodge – Chris Blair – 2000 Ram 1500 12V

Best GMC/Chevy – Cordale Ussery – 2013 2500 GMC

Best Import – Luis Lopez – 2014 Toyota Tundra

Best Performance Truck – Dakota Sargent – 1998 Ram 2500

Best Vintage Truck – Trevor Tedrick – 1983 Chevy C10

Best Work Truck – Bobby Banks – 2022 Chevy

We the People . . . want racing!

 "We the People" has a nice ring to it doesn't it? As we are struggling to deal with the new direction of automotive aftermarket which includes racing I see two divisions! 

The cities want EV clean driving vehicles and the rural areas want fun loving fossil fuel vehicles they can enjoy. As many of you know I travel frequently in all areas of the country and I see many large cities along with hours of rural America.

The cities have way too many people traveling to work or to do business and need EV vehicles to cut pollution . . . but they won't use public transportation. I have asked many big city leaders and politicians and the answer is always the same . . . the people won't use public transportation. They want the freedom of driving!

The rural people have to travel long distances to do business and need vehicles that can endure harsh conditions which why fossil fuel is the choice of many. They will continue to use fossil fuels because of the ease of use and the reliability for everyday work. When fuel prices go up many of the products people use in the cities prices will go up as many of us have seen in materials, products and groceries. 

The "needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" is being put into play without the resources to do so in our country. I'm being told by industry leaders who are trying to supply the new EV push is that the technology will provide the answer and shortcomings for the industry. 

In the meanwhile how many businesses, corporate and small, with this hurt or destroy? I have said for years the automotive aftermarket is rural America not the cities as past marketing experts have followed.

This past weekend I followed some of my rural racing facilities (weather permitting) and they were packed with people and competitors who are traveling great distances to enjoy a weekend of racing!

Even with high fuel prices they are coming to what they want to enjoy and that is either watching or competing in racing. 

We the people want racing to continue on all fronts, circle, drag, pulling, offload, and road-course racing. Billions of dollars support the race industry with jobs, distribution and income for many families! 

Don't be fooled by the appearance of what is being presented but by reality of going to a local track and see for yourself!