Most Unusual Races

It was after hours when the streets are packed with diesel enthusiasts looking to race, and the wrap on my truck wasn’t helping me stay under the radar despite my lights continuing to dim. With a giant Diesel Tech magazine logo on the sides of my heavily-modified truck, I was an easy target and viewed by others as a sure bet to want to throw down.

A friend in the industry, clearly not recognizing my truck’s struggles at the time, caught me at a red light and began to give me an earful as guys tend to do. He wanted to find out first-hand how his truck build matched up against mine, but my truck was unfortunately not up for the challenge on this night. He backed off the good-natured ribbing once he figured out I was having technical difficulties to say the least, but to this day he still likes to remind me that we never got the chance to find out which truck was faster.

Essentially, the diesel industry is strong and getting stronger. SEMA saw a record number of entrepreneurs submit applications this year for their Launch Pad Competition talking place in November, a promising sign for an industry continually in search of further innovation and progress. Despite these indications of sustainable growth, it’s hard not to wonder if the diesel industry is holding itself back.

It’s no secret the truck scene is male-dominated. It’s difficult to find a woman-owned decked-out diesel pickup with all the modifications; impressive builds owned by men are much more common.

Taylen named his pickup [Phyllis] but thanks to his over protective nature, and the two or three car washes it gets a month, the truck took on a name of its own.

To be bulletproof or impenetrable to bullets is to be invincible and while there is no secret sauce to truly make your diesel truck unbreakable, the team of engineers at Bullet Proof Diesel is constantly striving to manufacture products that will get you close.

Bullet Proof Diesel owners Ken and Gene Neal are brothers who solved the issues of the 6.0L Ford instead of avoiding them and in return have established themselves as the “go-to” for Power Strokes.

“The 6.0L is not a ‘Bullet Proof Diesel’ engine unless four of the five main pattern failures are addressed with genuine Bullet Proof Diesel parts,” explained Gene. “Back in 2008, we developed and installed the first solution to the chronic EGR cooler failures experienced on the 6.0L/VT365 platform. Shortly thereafter, we invented and patented our well-known oil cooler solution for the same engine. We knew we needed a great name to represent our line of products, so we developed and trademarked Bullet Proof Diesel to denote and represent our brand.”