The action has begun at Sick Summer Presented By TBM Brakes!

Saturday June 3rd in Michigan, the thrash to prepare a pair of 1957 Chevrolet station wagons to participate in Sick Summer is ongoing. Time is ticking away….

TVC’s Ralph Mabrier will be doing the majority of prep during Sick Summer, and Thomas Bemis of TVC will be joining him for two of the five days. “Participants should know that the level of prep we did at Sick Week, will be present at Sick Summer.”

To make the cruise just a little more fun, Jared Holt engineered in specific fun stops, food trucks and even designated burnout areas, all while receiving help from the small towns they visited, and lots of spectators coming out to watch it all.

Hot on the heels of the launch of Sick Powerfest Presented By M1 Concourse comes the announcement that Summit Racing Equipment will be joining the party as the naming rights partner for the event.

The lyrics to the song ‘Bad Bad Leroy Brown’ include “the baddest man in the whole damn town” and Randy Fuller is coming with a big big block Chevrolet engine with 2 stages of nitrous on top to back up that truck’s name!

Friends can steer you into some good decisions, as well as some questionable ones. In the case of this 1968 Plymouth Fury, Nick Parisi got the good vibes and eventually the good car.

When you’re young, it’s not uncommon to discover cars that we can’t afford or obtain at that stage of life. But you just know that a particular car or model will be something you’d like to own sometime in life.

Sean Smyth has been a fan of the Toyota Supra and Lexus SC, and with the fourth-generation Supra models continuing to appreciate in pricing, it made Sean’s choice an easy one to find a Lexus. “It’s front engine, rear-wheel-drive, something different and since the Supra was built off the SC, there are some options for suspension.”

Scott Klepinger originally wanted to compete in the Hot Rod Pump Gas Drags. But when he had his ‘86 Camaro ready in 2009, it was no longer an option. Scott discovered Drag Week in 2009 instead, and you might guess what has happened since then!

For Joshua Norris Sr., this desirable 1967 Chevrolet Nova would be waiting for him to discover at a local car show. “My dad and I were walking into the show, and I saw this bright red car. We eventually made it over to see it, and fell in love with it on the spot.”

Sick Summer Presented By TBM Brakes is all about putting street cars to the limit, and there to help out will be Redhorse Performance, a Chicagoland-based company specializing in high performance hoses and fittings.

Sick Ward has raised the bar for those that want to enjoy the drag-and-drive, but without the drag! For the inaugural Sick Summer Presented by TBM Brakes, we are honored to announce that Joe Barry, former Hot Rod Drag Week Champion, will be the host of the Sick Ward.

“I love nothing more than going to the track, meeting people, talking cars, talking shit, and racing against friends. Win lights and personal-best passes are awesome too.”

“I’ve been a fan of drag-and-drives for a while. Looks like good times, and I get to race the car at other tracks I probably wouldn’t have gone to.”

This 1985 Mercury Marquis build is a direct result of Bryon Buchanan’s interest in the drag-and-drive format. “These type events appeal to me because it’s something different from what I’m used to.”

The inaugural Sick Summer Presented by TBM Brakes is less than two weeks away from kick starting action at Cordova Dragway in Cordova, Illinois!!

“The Oldsmobile came up for sale on Facebook marketplace, and I saved it but had no real plans on a purchase since it was in Oklahoma City. Well, it was still for sale weeks later.”

“I like the idea of being able to drive the car you race while also enjoying the countryside and meeting interesting people along the way. I like to prove to myself that I have built a street worthy race car that performs under pressure and can go the distance.”

Eliminations would be contested in a shootout-style format, with a total of three rounds available to every competitor over Friday and Saturday action. A random chip draw is used to determine the pairings in every round, and the two drivers with the most round wins would move to the final round on Sunday to determine the class winner.