ULTIMATE CALLOUT CHALLENGE 2021

THE KING OF ALL DIESEL EVENTS IS BACK—WITH A VENGEANCE

It’s the biggest event in diesel right now, and it may be for a while. It’s called the Ultimate Callout Challenge. The stakes are high, and the horsepower numbers are even higher. The competition is fierce, but the camaraderie is undeniable. The biggest faces in the diesel world are on hand for three full days of action and the atmosphere is positively electric. After a one-year hiatus, U.C.C. returned to the friendly confines of Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis—and somehow the movers and shakers behind this one-of-a-kind event found a way to make it even better. Not only was the DPI

Expo up and running all weekend, along with an extensive entry list for the show ‘n shine, but a full Outlaw Diesel Super Series show was interweaved with all of the U.C.C. action.

The first day of U.C.C. competition called drivers to the staging lanes. More than half the field (11 of 19) responded by putting up 5-second eighth-mile passes. On Day 2, it was time to hit the dyno, where nine trucks topped the 2,000hp mark. The evening would conclude with one of the most catastrophic engine failures ever recorded. Then came the sled pull on Day 3, where—thanks to teams and fans alike being privy to the handy Ultimate Callout Challenge scoring calculator—it was clear that no

one was walking away with it. The fact that it came down to the very last hook was telling as to just how competitive and close the points race is at an event like Ultimate Callout Challenge. In the following pages you’ll find our comprehensive recap of U.C.C. 2021. There’s carnage, chaos, raw displays of power, and ultimately, triumph.

We hope to see you here in 2022.

Unlike 2019, not one drop of rain fell the weekend of May 21-23, 2021. Under clear yet warm skies, the events at this year’s U.C.C. unfolded more or less right on schedule. Here, Tom Borrell (better known as “Turba Tom”) takes his Ram for a 5.33-second ride. He would finish Third in the drag race competition. Right out of the gate, Tyler Burkhard sent the DHD Chevy through the traps in 5.18 seconds, and at 145 mph. From there, the ’06 Silverado would only get faster, eventually running a 5.11 and taking the win at the drag strip. Wade Minter is always a formidable threat at U.c.c.—especially at the drag strip. His “Ill-tempered” Silverado, still sporting a nasty, triple-turbo Socal 7.1L stroker Duramax, went 5.65 at 131 mph on the first pass of the weekend. Later in the day, Minter put up a 5.50, which would wind up being the fourth quickest trip through the ‘660 at U.C.C. 2021. Out on the track, Justin Zeigler’s parts combination had no problem bringing his sizeable compound arrangement to life. His second attempt of the day yielded a 5.57-second eighth-mile at 135 mph even though he was forced to pedal it. Eventually, Justin collected a 5.3-second timeslip, which was good enough for Second Place on Day 1. Justin told us that the engine sees 135 psi of boost at full power, while drive pressure checks in at roughly 110 psi.