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From the Road – Sights of the Second Half as Edelbrock Sick 66 Cruises Through Texas and New Mexico

Day five of Edelbrock Sick 66 meant we had officially crossed the halfway point of the eight day trip spanning five states and six tracks. After covering Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, Sick 66 had made its way into Texas after a drive day on the fourth day. Amarillo Dragway hosted racing on day five, and then the tour would roll into New Mexico for street miles on day five and six.

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Is There Room at the Top For More Than One Power Adder – Breaking Down the Edelbrock Sick 66 Top Ten

Unless rules dictate otherwise, it’s becoming more common to see turbochargers at the top of the drag-and-drive playing field. Now, granted there are plenty of supercharged and nitrous-assisted hot rods as well, and even a few quick naturally-aspirated combinations. It wasn’t much of a surprise to see a majority of the top ten spots on the recent Edelbrock Sick 66 going to turbo entries, but looking a little closer reveal some parity.

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From the Road - Edelbrock Sick 66 Delivered Some Amazing Sights Along Route 66 – And A Few Supporting Roads As Well

With so many options for doing a drag-and-drive event in 2024, Edelbrock Sick 66 brought one major player to the table that no one else had done – run the majority of our street miles along Route 66.

The ‘mother road’ that first saw use in 1926 was the clinching factory that several competitors noted in determining what event to embark on for 2024.

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Edelbrock Sick 66 Spaces Out at Alien City Dragway for An Out of This World Finish – Jason Rousseau Claims His Second Sick Drag-and-Drive Victory

When Sick the Magazine conducted their first one off drag-and-drive at last year’s Death Week, comments such as “the cars will get impounded on the West Coast, no one will survive 2000 miles,” and even “the times won’t be impressive” were made.

Jason Rousseau put his New York-based 1980 Chevrolet Malibu on top last year; could he do it again at Sick 66?

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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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Texas Two Step – Edelbrock Sick 66 Hits Amarillo Dragway – A Trio of Competitors Need Double Digit Runs to Stake Their Claim to a Spot in the Standings!

We officially past the halfway point of Edelbrock Sick 66 as the tour rolled into Amarillo Dragway in Texas on Tuesday. A trio of track dates was joined by a near 300-mile drive day on day four (Monday, October 14th), and with just over 700 miles traveled by almost all the competitors, it was time to see who could continue to attack the track for some good numbers and a chance at the overall top spot.

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