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The moment that changed everything for Garrett Mitchell came when he recorded a goofy video with Tom Bailey’s ‘Sick Seconds 1.0’ on Rocky Mountain Race Week in July 2015.
“Just a reminder, if you’re building a combo and it isn’t an exact mirror of a known good one, get ready to work a lot.”
This week I want to pay tribute to a group of people who make my job as a drag-and-drive videographer easier: my favorite interviewees. My beloved muses. My pet victims.
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While we did write about several track closures in 2023, it was refreshing to hear and see about a few tracks coming back to life as well. It’ll be just a few weeks before a popular track in Alabama re-opens with a new name, Rocket City Dragway, this spring.
“I’ve never run a seven-second pass, and if I can get one, I’ll leave a happy man.” Considering Kyle Williams finished second in the small tire class at the 2023 Miles of Mayhem event, TX2K would give him a solid chance for that 7-second blast.
Although he exited before the final round was contested, the big news out of Alabama is Stevie ‘Fast’ Jackson’s record run of 3.48 at 213.82 mph, setting a new mark for the quickest radial-tire car.
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68 cars and trucks signed up, and a chance of rain hung overhead on sign up day, but the weather would look reasonably sunny. But as participants left to head to the next destination, reports of a tornado were getting passed around. Thankfully, no participants had issues and made the trek safely.
Created by ‘DragDriveRepeat’ host Michael Narx, The Circuit is the sixth drag-and-drive event held in a still early 2024 season that continues to gain momentum for the growing segment of automotive enthusiasts.
Featuring 10 classes and north of $35,000 of payouts, The Reunion at Bradenton Motorsports Park (BMP) in Florida took place on April 19th and 20th, with some impressive results!
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“After years of building, testing and breaking stuff, we were ready for Sick Week 2024!”
“Twice we had to stop because you could smell the transmission (we thought.....). The transmission temperature needle was buried north of 240, both in the pan and in the cooler line.”
“I had wanted for some years to do a drag-and-drive. The first Sick Week, being close to home, really sparked a desire. So when this Chevelle was offered to me, I decided to do Sick Week 2024 with it.”
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This week I want to pay tribute to a group of people who make my job as a drag-and-drive videographer easier: my favorite interviewees. My beloved muses. My pet victims.
One time I picked the wrong time to stick a camera in Tom Bailey’s face. It was at Sick Week 2023. Bradenton. Day two. Around 3:12pm. Racing was winding down for the day and the Sick Seconds 2.0 Camaro was having all kinds of problems. Tom was in the pits getting ready to make a last-ditch lick. He was perched on a tire, putting on a pair of those little race booties that the fast guys wear, and there was trouble on his mind.
Rock Falls Block Party, remember the name. It was only announced last week but I can already sense that this event within the event will become a Sick Summer tradition that’ll run long into the future. Why? Because we’ve been workshopping this idea for years and it’s too good to fail.
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“I could feel in the car on that run, it was a drastic change. It was one of the best feelings of my life.”
One of the newest competitors to Sick Week in 2024 is Kolby Bouck, who made the trip from Edmonton, Alberta Canada to Orlando. Kolby has owned a few Mustangs, but this 2017 model showed up ready to party in the Rowdy Radial class.
Tribute cars aren’t uncommon in the street machine world, but often the emphasis is placed on authenticity rather than personality, lest they be judged by the dozens of other owners of identical vehicles.
Thankfully, that’s not the case for Nick Wiegand and his Smokey and the Bandit-inspired ’76 Pontiac Trans Am. We’re sure Burt Reynolds himself would have been impressed with the combination of subtle black-and-gold nods and horsepower that Nick has blended into his own screaming chicken.