Day three stopped at Great Lakes Dragaway, and the biggest crowd of the week was on hand to pack the grandstands.

After about two hours of racing on the track, Mother Nature decided to spoil the party with a rain shower that didn’t fully quit for over an hour.

The inaugural Sick Summer Presented by TBM Brakes got underway on Sunday, June 4th at Cordova Dragway in Illinois, with tech inspection and an afternoon test and tune session.

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.

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 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.