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The ‘Most Demanding Environment’ – How Drag-and-Drive Fuels Motion Raceworks to Create New and Better Products

To come out with a product or service endorsed by a big name can get you attention, but to have people talk about your products without the endorsement is the ultimate goal. Doug Cook realized this vision when he started Motion Raceworks, and the commitment to continue making products that work better and last longer has expanded into three more companies as they headed into 2024.

After getting Motion Raceworks off the ground and successful, the TBM Brakes and Rife Sensors product lines came aboard the train a few years back. Fluidworks is the most recent company added to the Motion line up in 2023, and all four continue to pump out new products while listening to the market on what’s needed to be made.

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Sick Summer 2025 Presented by Motion Raceworks Sells Out in Minutes – Sick Ward and Waitlist Options As We Prepare to Return to the Midwest!

The inaugural Sick Summer Presented by Motion Raceworks in 2023 proved to be an immediate hit, with competitor spots selling out within a matter of minutes. Combine that with epic attractions / check points and the great routes, the fans that got to witness all the competitors and the Summit Racing Equipment Sick Ward presented by PEAK Performance participants visit four race tracks between Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa.

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Role Reversal – Tom Stark Raised His Kids Around Racing, and Now He Steps into the Crew Chief / Co-Pilot Role with Blayne and MaCayla Stark

The Stark family first joined the drag-and-drive community at the 2019 edition of Rocky Mountain Race Week, with father Tom Stark wielding the shifter handle in his ‘55 Chevy wagon stick shift entry. But just three later, son Blayne and daughter MaCayla moved into the driver’s seat.

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