The Averages and Quickest Runs from Sick Summer Presented by Motion Raceworks – Hitting the Midpoint of the 2024 Drag-and-Drive Season
The two lists that determine early entry for the 2025 edition for Sick Summer Presented by Motion Raceworks are the Top 100 Averages, and the Top Individual Runs.
Rocky Mountain Race Week 1.0 Hits the Finish Line – Goldstone Becomes Second Competitor to Average a 6-Second Time, Index Class Battles Go to the Very End, and 19 Class Champions are Crowned in Tulsa
Six days of driving and racing reached the ultimate conclusion last night, as the tenth running of Rocky Mountain Race Week Presented by Sick the Magazine hit the finish line at Tulsa Raceway Park in Oklahoma.
Rocky Mountain Race Week Nears the Finish Line, As the Third of Four Race Days Finds the Competition at Thunder Valley Raceway Park in Oklahoma
The drag-and-drive community can get a harsh reminder that just surviving the week is the top task. Then again, Rocky Mountain Race Week 1.0 is still seeing some competitors clocking insane times, and the index classes continue to be close battle grounds.
Rocky Mountain Race Week Rolls into Texas for Day Three – Goldstone and Linwood Retain Their Leads, Ultimate Radial Sees a New Leader Emerge, and the Summer Heat Takes Its Toll on Competitors
To kick off the 2024 Rocky Mountain Race Week, Tulsa Raceway Park hosted 314 vehicles and 12 motorcycles on Sunday. With racing activities completed that evening, the Monday ‘workload’ would be who could survive 350-ish miles from Oklahoma to Texas to stage up on Tuesday for day two of racing, and day three of the week.
The ‘Uncle Sam’ Camaro is Back on Track, and Nick Taylor is Ready to Hit the Drag-and-Drive Campaign Trail, Starting at Sick Summer
After being on the sidelines for close to two years, what better time to bring back Uncle Sam than an election year? The 1991 Camaro got finished in time to participate in the first Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive in 2022, and Nick Taylor is ready to return to the drag-and-drive scene in 2024.
Alex Taylor Preps for Redemption and a Fistful of 6-Second Passes at Sick Summer
“It’s almost weird not having to thrash (for Sick Summer), but at the same time we thrashed a little for the NHRA race. I’m looking forward to Sick Summer and completing it this year.”
There’s a New Stick Shift King – Nick Cole-Mann Claims Quickest H-Pattern Stick Shift World Record with a 6.49 at 219 MPH Pass at US 131 Motorsports Park
Nick Cole-Mann, the first LS H-pattern stick shift in the sixes in January last year, set his sights for 2024 on the overall record. A month ago, the twin-turbo `91 Chevrolet S-10 pick-up clocked a 6.64 at 209 mph. “The only thing that separates me and that number one spot is a warmer race track,” Cole-Mann stated. Today, that track appeared.
The ‘Boostmaster’ Wagon Returns, as Steve Morris Prepares the 6-Second Rocket for Drop the Hammer Drag-and-Drive this Weekend in Michigan
Since the crash at this year’s Sick Week, we’ve waited and wondered when the 6-second station wagon of Steve Morris would see the light again. The answer: this weekend at the new Drop the Hammer drag-and-drive event, put on by fellow drag-and-drive runner Carl Stancell. It starts at US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan Friday, May 31st.
John Ens and David Schroeder Visit Bradenton for First Test on C7 Corvette and Prep for Peak Street Car Shootout at NHRA Route 66 National Event
“We were pretty happy with the last pass. Our previous best 330 foot time with the old Corvette was about eigat hundredths quicker, so to be within striking distance of it after just a handful of runs on the new car is encouraging.”
Chris Conway Pilots Cadillac CTS-V to First 6-Second Pass and a New Record
The 2009 Cadillac CTS-V of Chris Conway established the new record mark for an Independent Rear Suspension (IRS) equipped Caddy with a 7.15 pass one week ago, but Conway wanted more.
Spring Testing Heats Up – Nick Cole-Mann Resets LS Stick-Shift Record, George Benson Inches Caddy Record Closer to the 6-Second Range, and Jeremy Howell Stick Shifts His Way to 203 MPH!
Recently, a pair of stick shift performances, one by a drag-and-drive competitor, as well as a Cadillac nearing the 6-second zone, got our attention from a test session in Michigan.
Ditching 235s for Bigger Rubber, Can Matt Moore Replicate Success?
“I think we are done on 235s. We did what we wanted; we won twice in Rowdy Radial in the same year.”
That ProCharger Wagon With Zoomies is Now Targeting Sixes
“I would like to run at least one 6-second pass at Hot Rod Drag Week, and finish in the top three in my class.”
Ryan Pederson Becomes First Stick-Shift C6 Corvette to Run a 6-Second Pass During TX2K at Texas Motorplex
Although we’re almost used to seeing 6-second and 7-second runs from drag-and-drive cars, it can still require a good amount of money, time and broken parts to get there.
The 2024 Drag-and-Drive Landscape: Reflecting on the Numbers and Averages, A Record-Breaking 35 Events Scheduled, What the Season Might Hold
With the huge upswing of drag-and-drive events in the last two years, several have speculated what it takes to be competitive in classes, and what the top 100 averages look like, has been mentioned a few times.
The Averages and Quickest Runs from Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive – Setting the Stage for the 2024 Drag-and-Drive Season
It’s official; the first drag-and-drive of the 2024 season is in the books. And, the starting point on the top 100 averages list, as well as the top 100 single passes, has been created!