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Following an Epic Adventure on Sick 66, Edelbrock Performance Partners with Sick The Magazine for 2025 Season – Headlines the Sick Smokies Event

The Edelbrock name has been a staple in the performance industry since they released their first product in 1938. Vic Edelbrock Sr. had made the move from Kansas to California, and had been at the helm of a successful repair business.

After buying a 1932 Ford roadster in 1938, which marked Vic Sr.’s entry into the world of hot rods, Vic Sr. would dive into the world of performance parts.

The ’Slingshot’ aluminum manifold, a 180-degree design for the Ford flathead engine that used a pair of Stromberg 97 carburetors, would be the first product to feature the ‘Edelbrock’ name.

It's not uncommon to see the Edelbrock Performance name at dozens of events, especially drag racing. So, we were excited to have Edelbrock join us for our Sick 66 as the title sponsor in 2024. “It was an amazing time,” said Billy Carroll of Edelbrock. “To combine Route 66 with some great participants made for an enjoyable week. It almost felt like I wasn’t working.”

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Day Seven of Sick 66 is Complete – Over One Thousand Miles Traveled, Five Race Tracks Visited – Can Jason Rousseau Hang on to Claim a Second Sick Drag-and-Drive Victory?

It’s officially been a week since we rolled 177 competitors through tech inspection, as well as a couple hours of testing and tuning, to start Edelbrock Sick 66.

We’re down to one day left, today, Friday, October 18th. But before that, 150 competitors rolled into Albuquerque Dragway as we prepared to witness racing action in the fourth state of the event, and visit the fifth state in the tour, in yesterday's racing action.

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Day One of Edelbrock Sick 66 is Complete – Ozark Raceway Park Provides Starting Point, Jason Rousseau Leads the Standings, and We Hit America’s Highway in Route to Mo-Kan Dragway for Saturday Action!

After a day of tech, registration and testing, it was time to get down to business at Ozark Raceway Park on Friday, October 11th for day one of Edelbrock Sick 66.

177 rides completed step one to enter competition at Ozark; who would emerge the leader, who could challenge that leader, and who would face the dreaded Did Not Finish (DNF) list after one day of abuse?

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Jason Rousseau’s Malibu Leads the News of Day Zero at Edelbrock Sick 66 at Ozark Raceway Park in Missouri – Today We Start Day One!

It's tech and testing day at Edelbrock Sick 66 - lot of checkmarks, testing and figuring out last minute details can make or break the last night of normalcy before the time slips count. The Sick 66 event, the first time a drag-and-drive will follow Route 66 as the majority of the drive, got underway yesterday at Ozark Raceway Park in Missouri.

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Sick the Magazine is Bringing Drag-and-Drive to Mo-Kan Dragway on October 12th – Our Second Track Stop on the Edelbrock Sick 66 Event

Route 66 is legendary, and our second track that Sick the Magazine will visit for the Edelbrock Sick 66 event, Mo-Kan Dragway, will add a chapter to their legendary history when the drag-and-drive event stops in Asbury, bringing 300 of the quickest street-legal cars and trucks, as well as Sick Ward participants!

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