Two days of racing, and over 550 miles on the street completed by Wednesday night, August 13th, Sick Michigan Miles Presented by Driven Racing Oil moved into the first of two days without racing.

Thursday, August 14th would have the competitors, as well as Sick Ward participants, set to prove the streetability of their rides with over 280 miles to travel, mostly on State Road-23. We would get started at the final checkpoint of Wednesday, August 13th, Mackinac Grille & Patio Bar.

After Mother Nature spoiled our plans for racing at Mid-Michigan Motorplex on Tuesday, August 12th, Sick Michigan Miles Presented by Driven Racing Oil made its way north through Michigan to Kaleva and Northern Michigan Dragway.

Although we were greeted by some fog to start the morning, some great racing action took place. We witnessed some shuffling in the top ten, including a new leader, some personal bests, as well as some competitors making their case for not only a category title, but also the Pure Michigan Award.

After a solid first day of competition on the Sick Michigan Miles drag and drive event, and the drive from Milan to Stanton, Michigan complete, we caught rumblings of Mother Nature looking to rain on the activities on Day Two, August 12th, at Mid-Michigan Motorplex.

Despite the best efforts of the Ledford family to give us a solid surface, rain hit the track just minutes before we were about to call competitors to the staging lanes.

So, instead cars and trucks were changed back to street mode, before visiting a trio of checkpoints over 191 miles to prep for Day Three at Northern Michigan Dragway.

With Day One of the Sick Michigan Miles drag and drive event leading into a week-long exploration of Michigan and four different tracks, some woke on Monday morning, August 11th with high hopes, and maybe even calm nerves.

Then, there are those that barely got their rides buttoned up in time to roll through the Darana Dragway gate, lacking sleep, test time, and possibly a functioning credit card due to all the last-minute parts ordering.

No matter which way a competitor got to Sick Michigan Miles Presented by Driven Racing Oil, Day One started with our traditional drivers meeting, before the Darana Dragway crew let the enthusiasts loose on a freshly-prepped surface to see who would gain the quick time slips and early momentum for the event.

After two years with three drag and drive events under the Sick The Magazine banner each year, 2025 marks the first time Sick The Mag expanded to a pair of ‘one-off’ events versus one each year in 2023 and 2024.

Based in Michigan, Tom Bailey and the Sick The Mag crew talked about putting together an event in our home state. They got together and came up with the details to arrive at Sick Michigan Miles Presented by Driven Racing Oil, August 10-17th, 2025.

Sunday, August 10th was Day Zero, which is normally tech and check-in, as well as a test session for competitors to have a chance to iron out any last-minute details on their rides before Monday, August 11th, when the laps would start to count towards their averages.

After attending several drag and drive events, Evan Uerkwitz and Frank Webb have been burning the midnight oil in an effort to get their 7-second rides ready in time for next week’s Sick Michigan Miles Presented by Driven Racing Oil.

Although both rides have clocked several 7-second passes on the quarter-mile format, and been in the running for class wins, will either of them overcome recent changes and contend for the overall title at Sick Michigan Miles?

One week from today, Friday, August 15th, Sick Michigan Miles Presented By Driven Racing Oil will be on Day Five of the week, Day Four of competition, and our fourth race track, The Ubly Dragway.

This also means our fourth and final track shirt, tying together The Ubly Dragway and a Michigan-based business, for the fourth in our limited-quantity design shirts for Sick Michigan Miles.

As we originally reported in March of 2025, the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) sanctioning body was making some serious moves to reclaim their standings in both national and sportsman level racing.

The IHRA also planned to purchased several race tracks, and between March and May of 2025, they acquired four. The fifth, Piedmont Dragway, announced it was purchased by the IHRA on Thursday, August 7th, 2025.

Getting a chance to drive a car that has set class records for several drivers, at seven different locations, can hit a prospective driver with high levels of excitement.

But it can also come with pressure, wanting to deliver a solid performance on the given opportunity.

Two drivers that have participated in numerous drag and drive events for over a decade got the chance to trade the streets and the quarter-mile drag strip for Utah and the Bonneville Salt Flats this year.

Could Tom Bailey and Dave Schroeder make the most of the opportunity, with both drivers possibly earning a class record, as well as joining the 200 MPH club?

In the last month, three race tracks have either gone up for sale, changed hands or closed in the United States.

Chilton County Motorsports Park is for sale, Darlington Dragway changed hands to new owner John Dougherty, and Thunder Valley Raceway Park closed their gates.

Now, a fourth track has joined the list, as the morning of August 7th, Eddyville Raceway Park joined the ‘for sale’ listings.

As Sick Michigan Miles Presented By Driven Racing Oil rolls into the third day of competition, we hit the northernmost track on our route, Northern Michigan Dragway.

With four tracks and five days of racing, we’re also introducing our third track shirt, and providing the details on the track, as well as a Michigan-based business, that made the shirt.

In one week, we’ll be on the second day of the ‘one-time-only’ Sick Michigan Miles Presented By Driven Racing Oil.

Based in Michigan, Sick The Magazine is showcasing our home state with a drag and drive event entirely in Michigan.

After two days at the revamped Darana Dragway in Milan, Sick Michigan Miles moves to Mid-Michigan Motorplex in Stanton.

This is the second of five stories about Michigan, the track we’re visiting on that day, and showcasing the official shirt for each track that incorporates the track, as well as a Michigan business.

Tom Bailey and David Schroeder have been over 200 miles per hour multiple times in drag and drive competition. Yesterday, Tom joined the 200 MPH club during a record run in Keith and Tonya Turk’s 1980 Chevrolet Camaro at Bonneville Speedweek.

After making his license runs, and an engine swap, David Schroeder of Schroeder-Ens Racing will make his first record attempt in the Turk’s Camaro today

We’re one week away from the start of our first ‘one-off’ drag and drive event of 2025, Sick Michigan Miles Presented By Driven Racing Oil.

Sick The Magazine is based in Michigan, and it’s been a goal to showcase the state with an event entirely in Michigan.

In the first of five stories about Michigan, we will be highlighting the track we’re visiting, and showcasing the official shirt for each track that incorporates the track, as well as a Michigan business.

As part of a group of street car enthusiasts for Indiana called Team 260, Adam Hodson has participated in several events, usually with a large crew. From drag and drive events, to no prep-style races, Adam did a lot of events in an 8-second Chevrolet Camaro, usually alongside his Indiana friends.

That crew came into play during the 2020 season of Horsepower Wars, which resulted in the acquisition of the Chevrolet S-10 pick-up. Adam recently guided that truck to the win in Small Tire at the Back To The Streets drag and drive, and now is preparing for back-to-back events in Michigan, including Roadkill Nights and Sick Michigan Miles.  

Ask most automotive enthusiasts, and they’ll have an event, place or some kind of performance goal they’d like to hit. One of the locations that is on a lot of bucket lists is the Bonneville Salt Flats, a 12-miles long and 5-miles wide salt pan in Northwestern Utah.

Racing has taken place for well over a century at the Bonneville Salt Flats, and since 1948, the Speedweek event gathers together hundreds of enthusiasts to see who can navigate the salt to set class records, and possibly join the 200 MPH club. In 2025, a pair of drag and drive competitors that have eclipsed 200 mph on a drag strip, will look to add the Bonneville Salt Flats to their resume.

One year ago, at M1 Concourse in Michigan, Morgan Evans rolled into Roadkill Nights the one that most didn’t expect to win. After all, the Florida driver came in with one of the heavier entries, an ’87 Dodge D150 pick-up, and just a handful of runs from a mid-week test session.

But Morgan defied the odds, and took her Hurricane-swapped pick-up truck to the final round victory. It kicked the door open of Morgan wanting to race more, and now, Morgan and fiancé Jason Kastner prepare for a return to Roadkill Nights, as well as spending a week in Michigan on Sick Michigan Miles Presented by Driven Racing Oil.

Blending the elements of a traditional drag and drive event, with eliminations on the final day of the event, has been a staple of the Heads Up Hustle event.

For the third year of the event in 2025, Heads Up Hustle featured two race tracks, five checkpoints, and winners in twelve classes, held from Friday, July 25th through Sunday, July 27th.

The Ubly Dragway would be the host track, seeing action for Day One and Day Three of competition. Competitors traveled to Mid Michigan Motorplex for racing action on Saturday, July 26th, before returning back for eliminations on the third and final day.

Although some tracks are in full swing when summer comes around, Florida can slow down a bit during the summer months due to the heat and rain showers that are commonplace during the season.

This proved to be right time for Bradenton Motorsports Park and their next-door neighbor, the Freedom Factory, to make some upgrades around the facility. Co-owner Victor Alvarez recently updated what’s going on, as well as some new updates they didn’t mention initially.

At Sick The Magazine, we’ve given away some pretty epic rides! Eight different cars and trucks have gone to new homes, and we’ve even seen them at our events with the new owners enjoying them! But our ninth giveaway car could be the most epic – this drag and drive ready ’65 Pontiac GTO - and it has a brand-new owner!

After taking possession of the GTO, Tom Bailey of Sick The Mag said his mission was to give it away as a drag and drive proven 10-second ride. “When I saw this GTO online, it spoke to me,” said Tom. “And we are going to iron it out, so the winner will get a cool ride, ready for street driving and drag strip action.”