BEANS BLACKOUT

gathered around the dyno bay to catch the action. Dyno action continued throughout the day and into the late hours of the night when Ryan Bean ran his truck across the rollers to the tune of over 1,700 hp and nearly 2,900 lb-ft of torque. While Bean threw down a huge number on the dyno with his C-10, it was no match for Donavan Harris and his Dodge that spun the rollers with nearly 2,000 hp and over 3,000 lb-ft of torque earlier in the day. More than 50 vehicles made passes on the dyno rollers throughout the day. Those who weren’t hanging around the horsepower battles on the dyno could walk through the nearby manufacturer midway, where many of the top performance diesel manufacturers and vendors in the diesel world had booths set up to show off their latest and greatest offerings. Diesel enthusiasts could also check out the show-n-shine competition trucks.

By 9:30 in the morning the action began to get serious on the burnout pad, with several participants bringing extra wheels and tires specifically for burnouts so they could attempt to blow them out. Huge crowds were on hand for the burnout action—everything from Camaros and Challengers to mini-trucks trying to light up their rear tires. Of course, the best smoke shows featured black smoke from the exhaust as well as white smoke from the tires to drive the crowds into a frenzy. We witnessed many blown tires throughout the day as well as huge plumes of tire smoke billowing into the sky and it was clear that the burnout pad remains one of the most popular spots on the BDP campus.

 Donavan Harris brought his truck all the way from western Canada to run on the BDP dyno. The long trip proved to be worth it when he dropped nearly 2,000 hp and over 3,000 lb-ft of torque on the rollers to take the top honors of the event.

 The manufacturer midway was busy throughout the day with attendees checking out the latest and greatest diesel performance parts and accessories from the top vendors in the industry.

 At times, the smoke that rolled out of the dyno cell was so thick that the building could barely be seen. But the crowd enjoyed every minute of the dyno action whether they could see it or not.

 Dylan Moon used his 2005 Dodge to spin the rollers to the tune of nearly 1,400 hp to take fourth overall in the dyno competition and showing how stout the competition is at the BDP event.

 BDP and Dynomite Diesel Products showed off the new dual CP3 Cummins setup they are working on together. We look forward to trying it out as soon as we can.

 Checking out the action on the dyno was a popular activity, starting early in the morning and continuing throughout the day.