Some automotive enthusiasts can easily point the finger at what got them into the sport. That’s the case for Jason Stanford and his dad Joe, who recently completed their second drag-and-drive event together at this year’s Hot Rod Drag Week.

We’ve watched as Garrett Mitchell (a.k.a. Cleetus McFarland) has gone from a part time YouTuber and a possible career as a lawyer, to doing YouTube full time, purchasing a race track, expanding his team, and knocking down several personal goals.

“The biggest appeal to me about drag-and-drive is being able to enjoy the car we work so hard on and spend so much money on, for more the 5 seconds at a time in the eighth-mile.”

Rocky Mountain Race Week (RMRW) 2.0 recently wrapped up, and for many, it will mark their final visit to Bandimere Speedway, as the track will close its gates at the end of the month.    

The second and final Rocky Mountain Race Week of 2023 recently completely seven days of racing and street driving for competitors and Road Week participants on Race Week 2.0.

Combining cool Florida winter air, top-notch track prep at each and every track, and popular checkpoints / stops along the way, Sick Week has proven to be a popular destination since it was first contested in 2022.

After four days of sun, drizzle, breakage and bad-ass runs, competition was wrapped up just short of midnight on Sunday night for the eleventh running of FL2K at Bradenton Motorsports Park.

“Drag-and-drive events are pure chaos, like Tortuga in Pirates of the Caribbean. With the color of the car being Nassau Blue, I think Tortuga is the name of our new hot rod.”

“I have a feeling Death Week will go down in history as the longest, most difficult drag-and-drive event, and I just couldn't miss that.”

Brett LaSala, who captured the Modified class win at this year’s Sick Week, rolled into FL2K sporting a new pair of Precision Turbo Next Gen 80-millimeter turbochargers on his 2012 Ford Mustang, Snot Rocket.

Mike Swindoll’s 1968 Chevrolet Malibu flew under the radar at the 2023 edition of Sick Week, but with the changes he’s made since February, he’ll be standing out like a diamond now!

“The attraction to Death Week is the challenge and the kick ass places we’re going to see. The comradery with buddies and our sons is something pretty special.”

“We attended Sick Week in Sick Ward just to see how it was. We enjoyed the event, but I just wanted to push my luck a little more and beat on the car at the track, plus the adventure of Death Week.” - Austin Hart

The Redwood Rally, a new event for 2023, covered nearly 700 miles of Pacific Northwest roads between Coos Bay Speedway, Medford Dragstrip, Redding Dragstrip and Samoa Dragstrip.

Rocky Mountain Race Week strode across the plains to Kearney, Nebraska for the second day of competition, after a drive day to cover the almost 500 mile distance between there and Pueblo, Colorado.

“I took about 3 years off from racing to help customers and friends of mine at the track. My nephew, Kevin Kelley Jr., approached me wanting to run his car in Sick Week. I have been wanting to do a drag-and-drive for a while, so that was the push I needed.” 

“I’m looking forward to the experience at Death Week. I’ve wanted to do Sick Week for so long. And being able to experience the drag-and-drive atmosphere is something I’m very excited about.”

Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 is underway, in an event that is the ‘last of an era’ for drag-and-drive’s second longest running fixture.

To this point, Greg Stanfield’s Chevrolet Camaro has been the most talked-about car, but the Ford Mustang contingent, as well as the lone Dodge Challenger of the class are closing the gap.

“I think Death Week will be a combination of adventure and challenge. I also really enjoy the camaraderie of everyone. Hanging out and helping people along the way really makes these events great.”