Morris, Schroeder and Taylor Keep Class Leads Despite Engine Woes, Diehl, Swindoll, Hess and Crane Retain Their Leads Intact, as Motion Raceworks Sick Summer Heads for the Final Day at Byron Dragway!
Pushing machines and man (as well as woman) to their limits on the drag strip can sometimes result in broken parts and shattered dreams. But in the case of drag and drive, it’s finding the balance between a quick time slip and being able to drive to the next track.
For three of the top five runners at Motion Raceworks Sick Summer, that was the case at the fourth stop at Great Lakes Dragaway. After a rain out at Tri-State on Wednesday, the fans once again poured into Great Lakes Dragaway, and they got to witness all the action, and carnage, before competitors licked their wounds and prepped for the final drive back to Byron, Illinois.
Lamar Swindoll Jr. Brings the Small Tire Nitrous Party to Sick At The Rock with This ’72 Camaro
Although the chances of seeing superchargers and turbochargers versus nitrous on drag and drive rides, there are still some bottle-fed rides that are holding their own.
One happens to be the 1972 Camaro of Lamar Swindoll Jr., and after completing four Sick drag and drive events in just over a year, Lamar is setting his sights on Sick At The Rock Presented by Motion Raceworks.
“After years of drag racing, I was ready for something different,” said Lamar. Drag and drive allows my wife and I to enjoy driving our hot rod on the open roads with our family members who join with their cars, hang out with other racers and their families, do a little site seeing and I still get to race my car down track. It's just a whole lot of fun!”
With a solid first outing at Sick Week in 2025, Lamar will make his next appearance with the Camaro in the new Sick Street Car Challenge class at the upcoming Sick At The Rock event. “I think it’s a great idea to have an event like this at least once a year for the guy that can’t attend a week long event,” said Lamar. “I think the shorter drive will be a great time for first timers to try out a drag and drive event.”