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Go Inside a 5-Second Drag-and-Drive Engine, As Steve Morris Engines Freshens Up the SMX for Tom Bailey’s ‘Sick Seconds 2.0’ 1969 Camaro

With the 20th running of Hot Rod Drag Week less than three weeks away, Tom Bailey had plans to send the SMX engine from the 'Sick Seconds 2.0' Camaro to Steve Morris Engines to get inspected and freshened up.

The fix for ‘Sick Seconds 2.0’ chassis is a question mark; would the engine get a clean bill of health?

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Chuck Stefanski Zooms to Sick the Mag Drag-And-Drive Shootout Victory at NMCA All-American Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park

The second of two Sick the Magazine drag-and-drive shootouts on the 2024 schedule rolled into Summit Motorsports Park for the NMCA All-American Nationals presented by Mickey Thompson Tires and Wheels last weekend.

With an all-star cast including Tom and Aydan Bailey, Steve and Kyle Morris, and four drivers out of Big 3 Racing (Kevin Hansinger, Bob Hess, Chuck Stefanski and Rick Trunkett), it was a solid show.

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The Second Sick the Mag Drag-And-Drive Shootout of 2024 Fires Up this Weekend at the NMCA All-American Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio

The 2024 drag-and-drive season has moved past the halfway point, and also been featured in a few racing series as well. One of those is the National Muscle Car Association, and the second Sick the Mag Drag-and-Drive Shootout for 2024 will take place at this week’s Mickey Thompson NMCA All-American Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

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Roadkill Nights Hosts a Full Day of Action at M1 Concourse – Borggren and Kline Top the Small Tire and Big Tire Classes, While Evans Claims First-Ever Win in Direction Connection Grudge Race

Pontiac, Michigan has hosted the popular MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge event since 2015, and although a few locations have been used, the 2024 edition of the event brought the racing action to M1 Concourse for the first time in event history.

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The Schroeder Ens Team Scores Peak Street Car Shootout Victory at Gerber Collision and Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway

After four days of fun with drag-and-drive rides, including some road miles on Thursday, a pair of time runs Friday, and eliminations on Saturday and Sunday, a winner has been crowned in the second annual PEAK Street Car Shootout as part of Gerber Collision and Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance at Chicago’s Route 66 Raceway.

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