March 2022
The Papi’s Garage SEMA Builds
Building Brands…And RAMs
What Off-Season?
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Lexi’s Racetrack Sierra
Head-Turning Wheel Options
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I am at a party.
I know no one at this party and have been dragged here by my wife.
The only thing I’m worse at than small talk is small talk with strangers. But here I am, trying to earn good husband points, talking with someone whose name has already escaped me even though it’s only been 30 seconds since I heard it. I am trying to concentrate on what he is saying while my eyes desperately scan the room for my wife or, if she truly loved me, my wife with her coat on.
Alas, no such luck, so I am locked in with hearty-laugh guy, trying to explain that, while it’s certainly not prime truck season, as the executive editor of Diesel Tech magazine there is plenty going on to keep us busy as a magazine this time of year.
Holden started working in a hot rod shop, which he credits for starting his passion for older trucks. He began seeing the old family truck from a different perspective and realized the ’58 Ford was very rare with a short bed and a big back window and he now wanted it for his own.
“I went and asked my grandparents if I could buy it from them and they said if I would just get it out of the field I could have it,” recalls Holden. “I think they were just relieved to have it finally gone.”
Jay Leno, Keith Urban and the coolest diesel pickup builds you can find. SEMA is the pinnacle of the automotive aftermarket industry and that’s where we found Manny Ramirez and his Papi’s Garage team. They were plenty busy that week showing off the trucks, running their social media pages and making connections. On their Instagram page (@papisgarage) you can find a video of the two trucks on the Las Vegas Strip as they literally drove sideways. By the second day, SEMA had surpassed their expectations.
Matt Harmening also sells a message with his brand, Diesel Legiance (Instagram: @diesellegiance), whose slogan “Respect The Build” doesn’t really do the brand justice for all it stands for and tries to accomplish.
“When you think of a diesel truck, you think of a powerful, hard-working truck,” Harmening said.
What’s the worst thing that can happen to you while racing? Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen would probably say losing, but most of us can’t imagine anything scarier than our brakes going out at top speed.
Lexi Buckler would probably agree since that’s exactly what happened to her. Her brakes went out and the car flipped, leaving her understandably a little nervous to get back on the race track. But she did. At just 8 years old.
Buckler had many differing interests growing up. She would work out in the garage with her step dad, the owner of a mechanic shop, then leave to attend cheer practice. She started Junior Dragster at age 8 and when she was just 14, her diesel obsession started.
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