Emergency West - Resurection

It's OFFICIAL !!!

This weekend was so much fun, and made me realize just how special a gift I have been given. SO many people asked and wanted to know- HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN?? -and it's always met with the same amazement that I have every time I tell it. So, here's my "Readers Digest Version" As a 8-10 year old kid, I seen a magazine picture of a guy racing a car named Bad Bossa Nova-named Richard Schroeder. I was just completely taken by it. (and I have found that picture since) Richard, went on to be known as the King of Wheelstanders and become a national TV announcer for NHRA (Diamond P Motorsports) At 28 years old, I entered MY Camaro in a Super Chevy Sunday Race in Dallas Tx 1985- un be known to me, Richard was the guy operating that race, and by chance I met him. - While heading home after that race, I read a article in PHR (Popular Hot Rodding) that Richard had just compleated his latest creation, a Crewcab Chevy dually with twin engines. By 1988, I was responsible for bringing the STREET MACHINE NATIONALS to Springfield MO and became a member of the staff of Special Events running shows like the Nats, 4x4 Jams, Monster Truck Thunder drags, HOTROD POWER TOUR, Drag Week, etc...(for the next 30 years) During the 1991 season, Richard was hired by Special Events as one of my bosses, and we become very good friends. 1992 Richard hires me to work for McMullen & Yee publishing operating the Truckin Showtime shows. August of 92- Richard hires me to drive BAD BOSSA NOVA - now named "CALIFORNIA DUECE". 1993 Richard sells "Deuce" and puts me behind the wheel of "EMERGENCY WEST". I perform with "EW" on the national NHRA circuit for the next 7 years, parking "EW" in 2001 as Richard transitions into racing a Jet car called "Focus This" (a Ford Focus with a J79 jet stuffed through it). 2007, Richard loses a short battle with melanoma. 2008 his son Chris, decides to have "EW" rebodied, and by 2015 "EW" appears as you see it today- but had some "technical difficulties" (it would no longer wheelie) I was contacted in 2015 to help solve the issue- but telling a "professional" race shop they screwed up- wasnt well received. Chris suddenly died in 2017. The "Professional" race shop basiclly stole "EW" and pulled and sold both $100K motors and transmissions and put the chassis into storage... and then failed to pay the storage. November 2022, I get a call asking if I know anything about "EMERGENCY WEST" - Its the storage yard in Chicago... they've done some research, know the story of how the truck was stolen away from the family .... and they want to return it. I contact Gina (Richard's widow) let her know I will retrieve the truck and return it to her in LA, or whatever she wishes to do- she tells me - "Richard & I had originally planned to gift you the entire racing operation - you go to Chicago and get EW- she's your truck." For the last year and a half, Ive put "EW" back together best I can- bringing her back to life as of April 11 2024- as she pulled her first wheelie in 23 years. Now it's my job to reintroduce my mentor / friends creation -the World's only twin engined Wheelstander back to the world. - Hard to compress 50 years into a couple of paragraphs.

May 6, 2026
Step aside—this isn’t just a truck story… this is one of the wildest builds in drag racing history 🔥

Pomona, California – 1983: Richard Schroeder, famously known as the “King of the Wheel Standers,” sets out to create the ultimate NHRA wheelstander truck—a one-of-a-kind, full-size dually crew cab monster built to dominate NHRA events and legendary Super Chevy Sunday shows.
After 3 years of fabrication, innovation, and tens of thousands of dollars, the beast was born in 1985…

“Emergency West” – The World’s Only Twin-Engine Wheelstander Truck

• Twin Big Block Chevy (BBC) engines
• Built by Mike Kuhl – 510 CID Top Alcohol motors
• 1,750 horsepower EACH (3,500+ HP total!)
• Capable of 200+ MPH in the quarter mile
• Insane power-to-weight ratio

This iconic wheelstander became a fan favorite across America, appearing in:
✔️ Major NHRA drag racing events
✔️ Every Super Chevy Sunday show
✔️ Dozens of magazine covers
✔️ National TV broadcasts throughout the 1980s & 1990s

In 1991, Schroeder handed the wheel to Greg Raines, also known as “Hotrod,” who kept the legend alive on the track.

By 2001, the truck was retired as Schroeder transitioned into jet cars. After his passing in 2007, his son Chris revived the legend—rebodying “Emergency West” from its classic 1977 square body Chevy into a modern 2014-style truck, updating it for current drag racing rules.

But tragedy struck again…

After Chris passed in 2017, improper modifications threw off the truck’s weight distribution, making it unable to perform wheelies. The engines and transmissions were removed and sold, leaving this once-legendary machine sitting in storage for years.

Then—against all odds—a comeback story for the ages 🙌

After 5 years in storage, Greg “Hotrod” Raines was contacted… and through a series of unbelievable events, he was reunited with Emergency West.

With painstaking work to restore proper balance and performance, the truck is BACK and better than ever:
🔥 10-foot flames blasting from the exhaust
🚨 Full emergency lights & sirens
⬆️ Front wheels 6 feet in the air
💨 Massive crowd-hyping wheelstands

Now based in Springfield, Missouri, “Emergency West” continues to blow minds over 40 years later as one of the most insane, unforgettable machines in drag racing history.

If you ever get the chance to see this twin-engine wheelstander truck in action… you will NEVER forget it! Jereme Dison

Here's a video a friend made of Emergency West-

World's Only Twin Engine Wheel Stander Truck - Emergency West - Owner's Story Step aside—this isn’t just a truck story… this is one of the wildest builds in drag racing history 🔥Pomona, California – 1983: Richard Schroeder, famously k...