FLORIDA ORANGE
Thick, black diesel smoke and flames spew out of the exhaust
stack on Michael Dalton’s ‘12 Dodge Ram as he builds boost
and prepares to heat up the slicks. The Tennessee-based RLC
Motorsports owner was competing at promoter Michael Cassaday’s
Diesel Thunder Spring Break event, one of four all-diesel events
that even include semi-truck drag racing and a tug-o-war contest.
The orange - Tangelo Pearl, to be specific - Ram features a one-of-
a-kind tube chassis and is powered by 5.9L Cummins powerplant
boosted by a single 88mm Garrett turbocharger.
Photograph by Randy McCuddy
Emerald Coast Dragway | Holt, Florida | Saturday, March 11, 2017
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