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A Heart Attack Leads to Purchasing a LS-Swapped Pick-Up Truck for A Bucket List Sick Week Appearance
A Heart Attack Leads to Purchasing a LS-Swapped Pick-Up Truck for A Bucket List Sick Week Appearance

After a major heart attack put his bucket list in focus, Kevtn Dunn decided a drag-and-drive was next in line. This 1996 Chevrolet S-10 pick-up would get the job done, in more ways than one.

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Cleetus McFarland Aims for the 5-Second Range – ‘69 Camaro Build Underway at Cameron Johnson Race Cars
Cleetus McFarland Aims for the 5-Second Range – ‘69 Camaro Build Underway at Cameron Johnson Race Cars

The new build, a Pro Mod-style build known as ‘Eagle,’ is taking shape at Cameron Johnson Race Cars in Lakeland, Florida. Ironically, Cameron Johnson worked at Pro Fab Performance and built Leroy’s first exo-roll cage several years ago.

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Brian Lohnes: The Numbers That Mattered And Why They May Not Anymore
Brian Lohnes: The Numbers That Mattered And Why They May Not Anymore

It is only natural to gauge any form of competition, no matter what, on its records. How many home runs has a guy hit in a season, or how many touchdown passes have been thrown? In drag racing, it usually reverts back to the absolute quickest elapsed times for a particular class or category.

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Former Huntsville Dragway Gets New Lease on Life - Blasting Back as Rocket City Dragway on April 7!
Former Huntsville Dragway Gets New Lease on Life - Blasting Back as Rocket City Dragway on April 7!

While we did write about several track closures in 2023, it was refreshing to hear and see about a few tracks coming back to life as well. It’ll be just a few weeks before a popular track in Alabama re-opens with a new name, Rocket City Dragway, this spring.

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Kyle Williams and a Crew of Canadians Overcome Breakage and Big Wheelies to Make Their Mark at TX2K
Kyle Williams and a Crew of Canadians Overcome Breakage and Big Wheelies to Make Their Mark at TX2K

“I’ve never run a seven-second pass, and if I can get one, I’ll leave a happy man.” Considering Kyle Williams finished second in the small tire class at the 2023 Miles of Mayhem event, TX2K would give him a solid chance for that 7-second blast.

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Stevie ‘Fast’ Jackson’s 3.48 Lap Headlines Record-Breaking Weekend on Third Stop of Radial Outlaw Racing Series at Bama Outlaws Event
Stevie ‘Fast’ Jackson’s 3.48 Lap Headlines Record-Breaking Weekend on Third Stop of Radial Outlaw Racing Series at Bama Outlaws Event

Although he exited before the final round was contested, the big news out of Alabama is Stevie ‘Fast’ Jackson’s record run of 3.48 at 213.82 mph, setting a new mark for the quickest radial-tire car.

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Josh Davis, Chuck Greer and Nicholas Feliciano Lead Winners List From 3rd Annual Street Car Braggin Rights Event at Carolina Dragway
Josh Davis, Chuck Greer and Nicholas Feliciano Lead Winners List From 3rd Annual Street Car Braggin Rights Event at Carolina Dragway

The brainchild of promotor Nate Prater, Street Car Braggin Rights hosted ten classes over three days at Carolina Dragway.

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Cruise and Lose Successfully Completes Its Third Year, Nick Lawson Leads Winners List for Second-Straight Year
Cruise and Lose Successfully Completes Its Third Year, Nick Lawson Leads Winners List for Second-Straight Year

68 cars and trucks signed up, and a chance of rain hung overhead on sign up day, but the weather would look reasonably sunny. But as participants left to head to the next destination, reports of a tornado were getting passed around. Thankfully, no participants had issues and made the trek safely.

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The Circuit Drag-And-Drive Event is Completed; Parkison, Kuhn and Long Among the Class Winners
The Circuit Drag-And-Drive Event is Completed; Parkison, Kuhn and Long Among the Class Winners

Created by ‘DragDriveRepeat’ host Michael Narx, The Circuit is the sixth drag-and-drive event held in a still early 2024 season that continues to gain momentum for the growing segment of automotive enthusiasts.

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For the Adventure – Russell Gerhardt Takes On Sick Week 2024 With Two Cars
For the Adventure – Russell Gerhardt Takes On Sick Week 2024 With Two Cars

“After years of building, testing and breaking stuff, we were ready for Sick Week 2024!”

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For the Adventure – Steve McDermott and An Interesting Rocky Mountain Race Week Roadside Fix
For the Adventure – Steve McDermott and An Interesting Rocky Mountain Race Week Roadside Fix

“Twice we had to stop because you could smell the transmission (we thought.....). The transmission temperature needle was buried north of 240, both in the pan and in the cooler line.”

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For the Adventure – Jerry Wilson Takes On a Family Chevelle Project to Participate in First Drag-and-Drive at This Year’s Sick Week
For the Adventure – Jerry Wilson Takes On a Family Chevelle Project to Participate in First Drag-and-Drive at This Year’s Sick Week

“I had wanted for some years to do a drag-and-drive. The first Sick Week, being close to home, really sparked a desire. So when this Chevelle was offered to me, I decided to do Sick Week 2024 with it.”

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The State of the Naturally Aspirated Union
The State of the Naturally Aspirated Union

The naturally aspirated racers of drag-and-drive are at war - who will reign supreme?

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The Six Sickest Interviewees I’ve Found At The Track - The Weekly Reekie
The Six Sickest Interviewees I’ve Found At The Track - The Weekly Reekie

This week I want to pay tribute to a group of people who make my job as a drag-and-drive videographer easier: my favorite interviewees. My beloved muses. My pet victims.

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The Weekly Reekie: When Not to Stick a Camera in Tom Bailey’s Face
The Weekly Reekie: When Not to Stick a Camera in Tom Bailey’s Face

One time I picked the wrong time to stick a camera in Tom Bailey’s face. It was at Sick Week 2023. Bradenton. Day two. Around 3:12pm. Racing was winding down for the day and the Sick Seconds 2.0 Camaro was having all kinds of problems. Tom was in the pits getting ready to make a last-ditch lick. He was perched on a tire, putting on a pair of those little race booties that the fast guys wear, and there was trouble on his mind.

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Chevrolet COPO Camaro-Inspired Drag Commodore Shows a Future That Could Have Been
Chevrolet COPO Camaro-Inspired Drag Commodore Shows a Future That Could Have Been

It’s been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Australia’s Darren Parker could not have flattered Chevrolet any more with the passion behind his COPO-inspired Holden Commodore.

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Kenny Dangler Becomes First to the Threes / New Record Holder with a Hydraulic Cam LS Engine – Blasts to a 3.97 at 184.96 During Testing at US 131 Motorsports Park
Kenny Dangler Becomes First to the Threes / New Record Holder with a Hydraulic Cam LS Engine – Blasts to a 3.97 at 184.96 During Testing at US 131 Motorsports Park

“I could feel in the car on that run, it was a drastic change. It was one of the best feelings of my life.”

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Kolby Bouck Ditches the Canadian Cold to Turn Up the Heat at Sick Week With a Twin Turbo Mustang on 235 Tires!
Kolby Bouck Ditches the Canadian Cold to Turn Up the Heat at Sick Week With a Twin Turbo Mustang on 235 Tires!

One of the newest competitors to Sick Week in 2024 is Kolby Bouck, who made the trip from Edmonton, Alberta Canada to Orlando. Kolby has owned a few Mustangs, but this 2017 model showed up ready to party in the Rowdy Radial class.

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