In addition to being the co-owner of the successful Street Car Takeover series of events, Justin Keith also heads up Killer Performance in Missouri. He has built and wheeled several quick vehicles, including a 7-second ZL1 Camaro known as Nemo.

Although it had been known for some time that its days were numbered, Houston Raceway in Baytown hosted its final event on April 1st, 2023, a test and tune that would signal the final time anyone would traverse the quarter-mile track that had produced so much history.

Everything is getting quicker and faster these days, and drag-and-drive competition is no exception. So when Doug Cook of Motion Raceworks and TBM Brakes is giving away a 2,000 horsepower-capable engine, we’re all ears!

After a successful first edition in 2022, Southeast Street-N-Yeet Presented by Motion Raceworks kicked off competition on Monday with fresh faces, returning champions, and some carnage thrown in for good measure.

From the east coast to the west coast, two major events were completed on the first weekend of April, as the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) hosted some great competitions.

Seven weeks after the 2023 drag-and-drive season started with Sick Week, the second event has arrived: Southeast Street-N-Yeet.

The latest event from Sick The Mag has been announced, with Sick E-Week Presented By Motion Raceworks to become the first all-electric drag-and-drive event in the world.

With the expansion of more drag-and-drive events for 2023 than ever before, record numbers of new competitors are jumping into the street car proving grounds that is a drag-and-drive event.

As we welcome the final day of March, two big racing events are underway on opposite ends of the United States, and the second drag-and-drive event of the 2023 season gets underway in just a few days.

In order to balance safety standards against the ever-increasing performances on the track, the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) can make updates to rules during each season.

Is it unrealistic to think more drivers won’t be able to produce a 5-second pass in drag-and-drive competition? Tom Bailey stated “Can it be done? Yes. Will it be done? I’m not sure, because when the road comes into play, it’s the equalizer.”

In December 2022, Cooper Bogetti started the Bogetti Studios channel, dedicated to podcasting interviews. From familiar drag-and-drive participants like Tom Bailey and Kevin Smith, to LS-tuner Jeremy Formato and the opinionated “YDBTV” thoughts of Alex Flores, Cooper has discussed a variety of topics on what has become a weekly podcast.

Drag-and-drive events always bring out interesting and unique vehicles, and the 2023 edition of Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive brought us this replica 1933 Ford Hot Rod.

Donald Fotti purchased this ‘68 Ford Mustang fastback Cobra Jet in March of 1971 for just under twenty-five hundred dollars. But instead of letting the car sit and worry about the increase in value, Fotti decides to exercise the Cobra Jet on race track tracks and streets around the US and Canada!

After doing well at several events around her home base of Michigan, JoAnna Iacobelli decided to take the plunge and participate in her first drag-and-drive on the 2023 edition of Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive.

The 2022 NHRA Rookie of the Year, Camrie Caruso becomes the second female driver to win the class since its inception behind five-time champion Erica Enders, who carded the first victory for a female driver in the class back in 2012.

Hellcat enthusiasts have been pushing the power numbers up and the track times down for the last eight years, and although the Challenger and Charger get the lion’s share of the headlines, now a Durango is joining the record-setting ranks.

Making an impressive 2506 horsepower on a hub dyno, the twin-turbo Coyote pushed LaSala to a best of 6.52 at 212 mph on his way to a 6.74 average in winning the 2023 Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive event.

The Drag-and-drive community continues to grow by leaps and bounds for the 2023 season, with 27 different events now scheduled for the United States and Canada.

The weekend big racing news is the final NHRA national event at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, and Hot Rod Drag Week registration opening Saturday March 25th at 9 am EST.