Not long after Sick The Magazine started with our print edition magazine, the first Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive event was held in early 2022. Designed around the popular week-long, five-day format with four race tracks, it was an immediate hit.

But in the last couple years, the drag and drive community has seen an increase in the two-to-four day event format. This has spurred numerous conversations about Sick The Mag doing a weekend-style drag and drive event, as well as an event in combination with other organizations.

After six days, traveling over 900 street miles, and racing at five different drag strips, the Edelbrock Sick Smokies drag and drive event returned to Rocket City for one final day of racing, and to crown champions in a multitude of categories, as well as award five Sick The Mag helmets.

After Mother Nature delayed the start of the final day with overnight showers, followed up with a late morning spritz, we finally witnessed cars hit the Rocket City Dragway surface a little after 1:30 p.m. for an afternoon of racing, capped off by the awards ceremony and a Mexican dinner.