Some are tested and ready days, or even weeks in advance for this week’s Sick Summer event, while others are still busting their knuckles to make the 1 p.m. deadline to arrive in tech line to be able to compete. From last-minute turn signal wiring, to pulling out a transmission with the final hours ticking away, this is what we’ve seen on last minute work to get into competition.

“Currently I’m on the mindset of I’m going to win Sick Week and go really fast, or I’m going home broken. I’ve finished a bunch; I want to focus more of winning.”