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Want to Join Us for the Upcoming Edelbrock Sick 66 Event? The Sick BBQ / Ice Cream Truck Needs a Co-Pilot to Navigate Route 66 in October!

The unique Sick BBQ / Ice Cream truck has had two teams of people navigate the Sick Week and Sick Summer events this year, and we're offering the chance to jump onboard again!

With the upcoming Edelbrock Sick 66 event just a couple weeks away, the passenger seat of the Sick BBQ / Ice Cream truck is open for someone to join us for Sick 66!

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The Steinke Family Preps The ‘Honk If Parts Fall Off’ 4-Door Chevelle for the “Epic Road Trip” - Edelbrock Sick 66

For Rick and Jacki Steinke, they’ve been around the drag-and-drive scene for quite a while, and although both have done well behind the wheel, Rick’s 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle 4-door is the more well-known ride.

The Chevelle has been absent from the drag-and-drive scene in 2024, but the classic Chevy known as ‘Honk If Parts Fall Off’ will be hunting for a top spot on the upcoming Edelbrock Sick 66 event next month.

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Defining Moment: Goldstone’s No-Quit Drag Week Highlights 20th Running of Hot Rod Drag Week

Bryant Goldstone has been a player in the drag-and-drive game for over a decade. 2024 was playing out like a dream for Goldstone leading up to Hot Rod Drag Week, with a trio of major event victories.

Could he keep the 6-second 200+ mph laps coming at Drag Week and earn another title, or would a nightmare Did Not Finish await him at the twentieth running of Hot Rod Drag Week?

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Woodburn Dragstrip Hosts Day Four of Redwood Rally – Can the Class Leaders Hang On?

With the midpoint of the event in the rear view mirror, Redwood Rally continued north in a combination of coastal miles, as well as making tracks east within the state of Oregon.

Day four would bring the competitors a total of 211 miles to its northernmost point of the week, Woodburn Dragstrip, to see what classes would have leader shake-ups, and which would solidify their class title chances.

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Raceweek Wrap – Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 Crowns Champions in Texas

Spanning two states, four tracks and just over 1100 miles on the road, the fifth edition of Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 (Raceweek) came to a close back where it started, Pine Valley Raceway in Lufkin, Texas.

The event brings some unique twists for the final day of competition, as well as four classes of heads-up and bracket racing action, and that awaited the souls that made it back to the start of their week-long journey.

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‘Go North’ – Redwood Rally Departs Lone California Track Visit with Oregon and Coos Bay Speedway for Day Three Racing

After getting its start in Medford, Oregon, the second annual Redwood Rally made its way west to the coast of California and Samoa Dragstrip for day two of the event.

For day three, competitors would hit the road north, and follow the Pacific coastline 215 miles back into Oregon and Coos Bay Speedway.

Who could hang on to class leads?

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Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 Competitors Get Their Final Chance at a Class Title in Louisiana on Day Five of Raceweek

After three race track dates, the competitors at Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 stayed in Louisiana for a second day of racing action.

After making the trek from State Capitol Raceway in Port Allen to Monroe and Twin City Motorsports Park, participants would get their final chance to stake their claim for a class title. Then, it was merely surviving the trip back to Texas, to check the final box to determine class champions.

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Most Class Leaders Stand Their Ground as Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 Enters Louisiana for Day Three of Racing Action

After a pair of track dates in Texas to start Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 (Race Week), competitors got a full day of driving action to roll into Louisiana for racing at State Capitol Raceway in Port Allen on Wednesday morning / afternoon.

The majority of the incoming class leaders held their top spots, but a few notable names are out of competition, or lost their class leads.

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The Second Annual Redwood Rally Kicks Off on the West Coast – Defending Class Champs Shayne Propst and Donavan Linwood Among the Leaders

Covering hundreds of miles of Pacific Northwest area, Redwood Rally will start and end their 2024 campaign at Medford Dragstrip in Medford, Oregon.

Day two would move the tour to Samoa Dragstrip in Samoa, California, then day three goes back to Oregon and Coos Bay Speedway in Coos Bay.

Day four will keep the competitors in Oregon to visit a new track to the event, Woodburn Dragway in Woodburn, Oregon, then the tour returns back to Medford Dragstrip for day five action, followed by additional racing action on September 22nd, including a small tire shootout.

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Hurley Closes Gap on Schexnayder in Unlimited, Kuhn, Willingham and Guido Hang onto Class Leads on Day 2 of Rocky Mountain Race Week

The fifth anniversary of Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 (Race Week) got underway Pine Valley Raceway in Lufkin, Texas for day one with 231 participants. Stop two would be the all-concrete Texas Motorplex.

Could any of the competitors take advantage of all that concrete, and blast to a better time than what they produced on Sunday night?

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Rocky Mountain Race Week Is Rolling – Earl Schexnayder, Eric Kuhn, Steve Willingham and Richard Guido Among Leaders from Day One

With ten years of solid history of Rocky Mountain Race Week (RMRW) in the books, the second helping, Race Week or RMRW 2.0, recently got underway for its fifth year in Texas.

Focused on tracks in Texas and Louisiana, the Motion Raceworks Race Week Presented by Sick the Magazine had several familiar names on the registered list, which will lead to some interesting battles for class titles.

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Jerry and Matt Sweet Recover from Engine Damage in Time to Return to Hot Rod Drag Week in Hopes of Finishing His 7-Second Reign From 2023

This colorful 1976 Chevrolet Nova has already secured a class victory at Hot Rod Drag Week in 2022, along with a pair of top three finishes at Sick Week in 2002 and 2023.

But for Drag Week in 2023, Jerry and Matt Sweet rolled to the starting line on day one packing a new engine combination north of 800 cubic inches, putting the Nova into the 7-second zone for the first time in competition. They didn't finish the week last year; will they complete the task this time around?

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Buried for Over 30 Years, A Former Magazine Project Car Gets a Second Chance At This Year's Hot Rod Drag Week

Discovered as a time capsule car a few years back, Ken Robinson saw this 1969 Plymouth Valiant for sale on Facebook Marketplace in the spring of 2022.

Originally built as a ‘Street Rat’ as ‘Uncle’ Tony Defeo penned in the Mopar High Performance magazine article on the car in 1985 (that first issue came out in early 1986), the car didn’t give any indication it was a bruiser, other than the scooped hood.

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A Flying Fairmont Goes in Search of 6-Second Runs and a Class Win At Hot Rod Drag Week

During this year’s Sick Summer Presented by Motion Raceworks, Frank Webb shot onto our radars on day two with a massive triple-wheelie from his 1978 Ford Fairmont.

It got Webb and the Ford a lot of attention, but it also resulted in a trip to the tower looking for a replacement Aeromotive mechanical fuel pump, when the wheelie claimed his pump. Would it be the second-straight DNF for the 7-second Ford?

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