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.

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.

The drag and drive community celebrated with Miles of Mayhem for the fifth time in Canada, as the annual event once again covered over 1700 kilometers across Canada (over 1000 miles) over six days.

Contestants battled the road, the weather, and each other, for the chance to win in ten different classes.

Competitors would visit Central Alberta Raceways, MHDRA Drag Strip, Area 53 Raceway, and Rad Torque Raceway. Unfortunately, Mother Nature put the damper on the first two days, pushing the competitors to Day Three at Area 53 Raceway before all of them would get track time.

But days three, four and five were able to get completed, to leave ten competitors smiling just a little more than they were at the beginning of the week!

A new event to the drag and drive community in 2025, the Street Car Challenge encompassed four days and a trio of race tracks in Alabama: Baileyton Dragstrip, Holiday Raceway and Jake’s Dragstrip.

Although weather made things difficult on a couple days, only two competitors failed to complete the event, and class champions were crowned at Baileyton Dragstrip on Sunday, July 20th.

The drag and drive events calendar gained over ten events for the 2025 season, and one of those is the Allstars Drag and Drive. A three-day event through Australia, Allstars Drag and Drive visited Willowbank Raceway and Warwick Dragway, and added the challenge of the drives between the two tracks.

Allstars Drag and Drive featured nine classes, from an Unlimited class, to both ‘Naturally Aspirated’ and ‘Forced’ (forced induction) version of a 235 / 255 tire class and a 28-inch tire class, as well as three index classes, a ‘Cruise Crew’ and a Top Ten listing.

After Mother Nature delayed the original date of The Circuit – A Charity With Horsepower from April to June, the weather gods decided they weren’t quite done with the event.

But with 165 vehicles in attendance, plenty of racing and street driving was still accomplished, as well as thousands of dollars of donations for a Tulsa, Oklahoma children’s charity.  

After working at it for a few years, Jason Richardson put together his first drag and drive event, the East Coast Drag-N-Drive, in New Brunswick, Canada.

A three-day event based around Miramichi Dragway Park as the starting point, with two separate drives, drivers would compete in five classes to determine winners.

June is an insane month for the drag and drive community, with eleven events on the roster for 2025. One of the newest, Big Sky Race Week, celebrated their second year with a full roster of rides to do a drag and drive across the state of Montana, with four days of competition.

The week started with day zero tech and testing at Yellowstone Dragstrip in Acton, and that would also be the site of day one for competition.

From Yellowstone Dragstrip, competitors hit the road to Hi-Line Dragstrip in Malta for day two, followed by Lewistown Raceway for day three, Lostcreek Raceway for day four, returning to Yellowstone Dragstrip for the final day on June 20th.

For the third time in six days, Sick Summer Presented by Motion Raceworks would start its morning at Byron Dragway for Day Five, the final day, of Sick Summer 2025.

After several hundred miles, bad weather that forced a cancellation of one day of racing, and four tracks visited, over 300 competitors returned to Illinois for the final day, last passes down the track, and crowning class champions.

After Mother Nature once again showed she was in control of outdoor activities, Sick Summer Presented by Motion Raceworks rolled into Tri State Raceway for Day Four.

We were greeted with sunny skies and a full day of racing activities, but for some competitors, it was a struggle. For some competitors, it took until their last opportunity of the day to get the run they needed for a shot at the coveted Sick The Mag orange helmet.

After dodging what looked to be a tricky afternoon forecast on Day Two to complete a full day of racing at Great Lakes Dragaway, over 300 competitors jumped on the road for a trio of checkpoints and crossing three states to Cordova Dragway for Day Three of Sick Summer.

But Wednesday would bring a shortened track day, some carnage, and some surprises on competitors that would bow out earlier than expected.

Day Two of Sick Summer Presented By Motion Raceworks would prove to be just as hot as the first, in both temperature in the air and action on the race track.

The crowds have always been massive at Great Lakes Dragaway, and the drag and drive faithful would once again flock to Wisconsin for all the action on track, along the drive, and at the checkpoints.

Following a busy day of tech and testing, 342 rides returned to the staging lanes for Day One activities at Sick Summer Presented By Motion Raceworks.

The crowd was once again massive for a summer Monday, and they were treated to some stellar runs and close competition, as the classes got assembled on standings for the first time this week.

With lanes full of street and strip ready rides, Byron Dragway got Day Zero underway early on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15th for the third annual Sick Summer Presented by Motion Raceworks.

Tech inspection was followed by a test and tune in the afternoon, and the crowds came to see how well cars and drivers were sorted for the week of driving and racing through Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa over the next five days.

Bryant Goldstone, Steve Morris, David Diehl, Nick Cryer, Josh Davis, and the return of the ‘Cheap Car Challenge’ were among the big talking points of the day.

Heralded as the ‘official’ start to summer by many in the drag and drive community, Sick Summer Presented By Motion Raceworks will celebrate our third year in the Midwest starting tomorrow, June 15th, 2025 at Byron Dragway in Byron, Illinois.

One of two tracks we will visit in Illinois, Byron Dragway will be hosting Sick Summer for a total of three days, with a lot on tap for activities, including Mr. Sam’s 80th birthday party and the Delta PAG pizza party on Sunday, June 15th, as well as our awards ceremony on Friday, June 20th!

The second drag and drive to hit the scene, Rocky Mountain Race Week, has done at least one event a year to put people and their vehicles through their paces in the central part of the United States.

For 2025 to celebrate their 10th anniversary, Matt Frost ratcheted things up a bit by creating MEGAWEEK, with over 500 competitors participating in a unique two group format for seven days to crown 40 class champions, as well as Shootout winners.