After Experiencing His First Drag-and-Drive in 2023, Chris Bock Will Triple His Efforts in 2024 with the Truck That Got Him a License
A popular food commercial once stated that “you can’t eat just one.” We might be biased at Sick The Magazine, but once you’ve experienced a drag-and-drive, it’s a countdown until you get to experience the next one.
Chris Bock might not have staged up at a drag-and-drive until 2023, but it influenced him to do even more events with his 2009 Chevy Silverado pick-up in 2024.
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“I did Rocky Mountain Race Week 1.0 last year for our first drag and drive, and that got us hooked,” said Chris. He completed that event with a best pass of 10.66 at 128 mph, and Chris wants to unleashed all the ponies the truck makes, so the truck is currently under the knife.
“Now that the truck has been a 9.48 at 146 mph, not only to be safer, but cause of National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) rules, we had to throw a roll cage in it last minute,” said Chris. He hopes to average 9-seconds for Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive.
To get those 9-second time slips, Chris equipped his high school-purchased truck with a 408 cubic inch LS with a single 85/88-millimeter turbocharger, backed by a 4L80E overdrive transmission and a 14-bolt rear end.
In addition to Sick Week to start his 2024 season, Chris plans to run TX2K in March, then return to Rocky Mountain Race Week 1.0, as well as add in 2.0.
“My ultimate goal this year is 150 mph,” said Chris. “As a kid, it has always been my dream to have a street car with a parachute on it. But my drag-and-drive goal would definitely be to place in an event this year while averaging low nines.”
After running other events before his 2023 drag-and-drive debut, Chris is now fully onboard the street car (and truck) proving grounds. “Drag-and-drive events appeal to me because it’s a true test of your car and all your hard work, while surrounded by others that enjoy the same,” Chris admitted. “My past racing experience would be nothing competitive; just fun in test and tunes from when it was a at 15 second truck, 500 passes ago to now.”
After doing one drag-and-drive, Chris knows they have specific challenges. “The biggest for me is time management,” he said. “I have definitely procrastinated transmission swaps that have put us in bed at 5 am in the past.”
To make the most of the experience, Chris will be joined by his father in the co-pilot role. “Without him, I would probably not be in the hobby. Whenever and wherever I run into a problem, he is the first one I can think of. It’s the best father-son time you can have.”
Written by Derek Putnam. Photos courtesy of Chris Bock.
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