Light is Right - Kolby Bouck Will Replace His 2017 Mustang with a ‘New’ Fox Mustang Set for Rowdy Radial Debut at Sick Week 2025
The 235-radial tire-based Rowdy Radial class has found the spotlight in the last few years on the drag-and-drive event circuit.
What was a mostly low 5-second class to play near the top has since moved into the mid-to-high 4-second range, especially at Sick Week, Sick Summer and Rocky Mountain Race Week if the temperatures stay reasonable.
One of the players in the top three at this year’s Rowdy Radial class at Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive was Kolby Bouck, and he has decided to raise his game for the 2025 edition of Sick Week.
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The new car, a 1988 Ford Mustang notch, will not only make the change from a No-Time intended focus to lighting scoreboards, but also the smaller tire.
“It was originally built to be an extremely lightweight contender that could drive up to and back from the lanes without needing a push vehicle,” said Kolby. “It could compete with some of the fastest cars in today’s top street car based events. My vision is a little different, as I like to use and drive every car I own on the street.”
When David Van Voris acquired the car, it was a No-Time nitrous car, and he had made some changes that Kolby wants to keep in place, including the switch to a Coyote engine and a turbo in place of the nitrous.
“I purchased the car in turn-key form, even though it wasn’t completely done,” Kolby said. “Then David and I worked a deal to convert it to drag-and-drive form.”
The Fox Mustang, a 1988 model notch, sports a RPG Racing Engines-built Coyote with a single turbocharger set-up put together by Daniel at Coyote Direct.
Backed with a Powerglide and a Merillat 9-inch rear end, the Mustang will still be much lighter than Kolby’s 2017 Mustang he has competed with, and marks his first Mustang outside the S550 platform.
“We think it’ll be 2600 pounds with driver, and we hope to have it ready for Sick Week 2025,” said Kolby. “First goal is to get the chassis ironed out and performing. Get the car consistent before we add all the power this thing is capable of making. Then one goal is to get the car consistent on a 235 tire and be a top performer in that class.”
Written by Derek Putnam. Photos courtesy of 1320 Video and Kolby Bouck.
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