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1/4-mile, with 12,100lb Trailer Summary
	2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD, dual rear wheel, 6-speed manual	2003 Ford F-250, single rear wheel, 6-speed manual	2003 Dodge Ram 3500, dual rear wheel, 6-speed manual	2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, single rear wheel, 5-speed auto	2003 Ford F-350, single rear wheel, 5-speed auto
0-30mph	8.51s	8.00ss	8.04s	7.69s	6.36s
0-40mph	13.73s	11.61s	13.30s	11.93s	10.44s
0-50mph	20.52s	18.37s	20.35s	18.01s	15.65s
0-60mph	29.39s	25.10s	29.78s	27.71s	23.57s
1/4-mile	25.32s	24.39s	24.99s	24.23s	22.99s
Speed at 1/4-mile	56.60mph	59.10mph	55.03mph	57.04mph	59.34mph

Having been involved in some of the first tests of the Duramax Diesel 6600 prior to it’s introduction, I can tell you the results of this first test are much closer than they were just two short years ago. While most of us wouldn’t load up a 12,100 pound trailer and then go drag racing. this test showed that you could. The Drag Strip provided us with controlled conditions on a closed course.

The next two test articles will report the results from a seven percent grade that, for the purpose of our test, measures 1720 feet. The test will be performed in the same manner as the Milan drag strip shootout, but in only one direction: uphill.

The last test is a tough one -- our test fleet running empty and with our 12,100 pound test trailer on a 1000-foot long, 15 percent grade. Climbing a 15 percent grade is no easy task; I would bet that most of us could not walk up a grade of 15 percent that is 1000 feet long in less than a minute.

Stay tuned for the second article in the series next Monday.

Until then Happy Trucking.

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