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10/09/2025

Sick The Magazine officially introduces the ‘Sick Certified’ club, recognizing the quickest cars in drag and drive!!

If you have completed any major drag and drive event (4 or more competition days), in any year since 2005, with an eight second or quicker 1/4-mile average, we want to know about it!

Fill out our form below with your details:
www.sickthemagazine.com/life-member-club

Pending verification, you will become a lifetime member into the ‘Sick Certified’ program.

We will have different member hats for each e.t. level, and for current Sick The Magazine print mag subscribers, your first hat is FREE!

There will also be additional ‘Sick Certified’ merchandise you can purchase going forward, only available to club members!

Tom Bailey explains ‘Sick Certified’ in the video below:

10/09/2025

Edelbrock Sick Smokies marks the first event for Justin Chestnut's new ride: a '57 Chevrolet 2 door wagon. Can the Sick Week vet survive the trip?

You may have seen Justin Chestnut's '29 Model A on Sick Week before, but for Sick Smokies, he decided a new ride was the ticket for Justin and his wife to experience the trip.

"Cruising the smokies in a classic with my wife during the fall; Why not," said Justin. But did he pick the right car for the job, or will he face an uphill battle?

"I traded for this car and it was a pile let me tell you," he said. "It needed all the glass and all the interior was hacked up along with the wiring and the steering had so much play in it you felt like you was turning just to keep it straight in the road."

The '57 Chevrolet needed nearly a total overhaul, so Justin went for a stroker small block Chevrolet, backed by a Turbo 350. Justin admits the stock rear end might be a worrisome weak point, but he has plans to update it with a 9-inch in time for a Sick Week 2026 appearance with the car.

"I love Sick The Mag, and all of the events," Justin said. "After the very first one I was hooked." He will attempt to tackle Sick Smokies with good friend and fellow Floridian Will Lagerman and his supercharged '68 Camaro.

Don't miss your chance to see all these cool and unique rides (over 250-total competitors) at next week's Edelbrock Sick Smokies, October 12th through the 19th, 2025!

Edelbrock Sick Smokies event information: https://www.sickthemagazine.com/sick-smokies
Spectator tickets: https://www.sickthemag.com/products/edelbrock-sick-smokies

10/09/2025

The Edelbrock Sick Smokies drag and drive event starts in less than a week on October 12th, 2025 at Rocket City Dragway - and we've got some great check points on the route, including Lokar Performance Products!

In one week, we'll be racing on Day Three of Edelbrock Sick Smokies at Fitzgerald Motorsports Park. When racing is completed, we'll make treks to Knoxville Dragway for Day Four racing action.

One of our checkpoints on Wednesday, October 15th, will be Lokar Performance Products. They are stepping it up a few extra notches with a full open house from 2 pm to 7 pm, plus food trucks and a DJ on site!

As we do for all Sick The Mag routes / check points, the public is welcome to attend! We hope to see you at Lokar one week from today!

10/08/2025

Looking for coverage on your drag and drive ride, but can't get insurance you need, the vehicle isn't valued right, or 'we don't insure modified cars?'

Sick Insurance is the answer! Sick The Magazine now offers coverage built for Drag And Drive enthusiasts like YOU!

✅Custom Coverage for your street car

✅Protection for your next drive to a car show, an evening cruise, or a drag and drive

✅Affordable Rates for street cars and their drivers

✅AND MORE!

Find out more about Sick Insurance can get you the find insurance, at the right price!
Visit us at: www.sickthemagazine.com/sick-insurance

10/08/2025

If ever there was a grudge race had the perfect narrative elements, this was it. There was a hero — Garrett Mitchell with his huge social media following — and there was a villain. Joel Grannas probably didn’t intend to fill that role before FL2K, but when he missed a lane call and went on Facebook to vent, the internet was not kind.
Make no mistake, Grannas owns one of the baddest stick shift cars in the country. Grannas was the number one qualifier and a favorite to win FL2K. But when he missed the call, that was all for nought, and Mitchell went on to win the event against drag and driver Chad Fegley.
Grannas’ posts generated a lot of social media attention, with the incident getting relentlessly memed. Never one to miss an opportunity, Mitchell gave Grannas a chance at redemption.
“Grannas Racing. If you’d like to race tomorrow at BMP for $15,000 Leroy is ready. It’s what the people want — 4pm?”
The Supra had about two tenths on Mitchell on paper, but Mitchell wasn’t setting himself up as the duck. He took to heart one of the principles of Sun Tzu’s Art of War — avoid strength, attack weakness.

Read the rest of the editorial here: https://www.sickthemagazine.com/news/cleetus-grudge-race-grannas-editorial

10/08/2025

Happy Birthday to the man who made Sick a way of life!!

From building record-breaking cars to creating the craziest drag and drive events in the world! Here’s to another year of going faster, dreaming bigger, and doing it the Sick way. 💪🔥

10/08/2025

Edelbrock Sick Smokies, our final drag and drive event of 2025, is less than a week away - October 12-19th, 2025!

It was about a year ago that the epic Edelbrock Sick 66 drag and drive event took place. Edelbrock re-joined the Sick The Magazine family for 2025, and is the title sponsor of next week's Sick Smokies.

Edelbrock has been a longstanding name in the performance industry for over 75 years, and this plays perfectly into Sick Smokies.

The largest gathering of Gasser rides, plus 200 more competitors, will no doubt show representation of well known Edelbrock brand.

Although Edelbrock is the title sponsor for Sick Smokies, they also joined us for a memorable week on Sick The Mag's recent Sick Summer and Sick Michigan Miles events this year!

To read more about Edelbrock and Edelbrock Sick Smokies, visit our website:
www.sickthemagazine.com/news/edelbrock-performance-partners-with-sick-the-mag-for-2025-season-headlines-the-sick-smokies-event

10/07/2025

In an unheard of "rematch of a possible final" - Joel Grannas and Cleetus McFarland staged up a second chance race for $30K at Bradenton Motorsports Park this afternoon!!

After talking to both teams, where all parties apologized for the beef and said they just wanted to duke it out on the drag strip, Grannas and Cleetus both put up $15,000 for a one shot, off the trailer, winner take all race, and Cleetus notched the win!!

Cleetus gets the win with a 6.84 at 217 mph run to a 7.38 at 144 mph result for Grannas, who was ahead at the 1/8-mile mark by nearly a tenth of-a-second, but mentioned he heard a pop, and the car slowed after that.

Cleetus returned to the staging lanes to claim the $30K in cash, and a celebration that included a mariachi band brought in by a fellow racer!

Do you think Grannas should have gotten a second chance?

10/07/2025

This wheelstanding Gasser has proven its worth on the track - can it survive 900 miles on the street during next week's Edelbrock Sick Smokies, October 12-19th, 2025?

We're all about drag and drives, but the one off events bring the special and unique elements to the table that make you not want to miss a thing!

This father and son built '61 Ford Falcon Gasser is one of the 70-plus entries registered for Sick Smokies, and based on the photos, it regularly entertains the crowds, as well as driver Adam Lowhorn, in the SouthEast Gasser Association.

"Primitive and old school as it gets," said Adam. "A father and son team with a homebuilt hotrod having fun!"

To compete in the Edelbrock Sick Smokies drag and drive event meant some additional work for the 'Rod Slinger.' "It'll have to be revamped to be put it back on the street, but we will do it for this event," Adam said.

Don't miss your chance to see all these cool and unique rides (over 250-total competitors) at next week's Edelbrock Sick Smokies, October 12th through the 19th, 2025!

Edelbrock Sick Smokies event information: https://www.sickthemagazine.com/sick-smokies
Spectator tickets: https://www.sickthemag.com/products/edelbrock-sick-smokies

10/06/2025

Edelbrock Sick Smokies is less than a week away! 70-plus gassers, and over 250 competitors, for 8 days of racing and driving - October 12-19!!

Here's just a small portion of the rides that will be joining us for Edelbrock Sick Smokies - you don't want to miss this 'one time only' event.

✅8 days of racing at five different tracks amongst Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia.
✅7 days of street driving, including Tail Of The Dragon!
✅The largest gathering of Gassers for a drag and drive EVER - over 70 registered!

Don't miss your chance to witness it all, on Edelbrock Sick Smokies, October 12-19, 2025.
Discounted advance spectator tickets, as well as Summit Racing Sick Ward Presented by Peak, and Sick Spit Show & Shine options are available to join us for the full week.

Find out more details here: www.sickthemagazine.com/sick-smokies

10/06/2025

Tim Irwin puts his spin on a Gasser-themed Chevy II that will debut at Edelbrock Sick Smokies next week!

Working in the performance industry has its perks, and one of those is getting lots of ideas for either a current or new project.

Tim Irwin has owned and built some cool rides, including Gassers. “I’ve been a chassis builder for most of my working life, and know what it takes to build a competitive car,” Irwin said.

That has played into his interest, as well as a car, for the quickly-approaching Edelbrock Sick Smokies event.

Read the rest of the story at our website: www.sickthemagazine.com/news/tim-irwin-puts-his-spin-on-a-gasser-themed-chevy-ii-for-sick-smokies

Don't miss your chance to see 70-plus gassers, and over 250 competitors, on Edelbrock Sick Smokies, October 12-19, 2025. Find out how you can join us at www.sickthemagazine.com/sick-smokies

10/05/2025

Summer time means outdoor activities, no school, and enjoying time with friends and family. You can enjoy all that on Motion Raceworks Sick Summer, June 14-20th, 2026!

Sick Summer Presented by Motion Raceworks has signaled the beginning of summer (in our eyes anyways). Why do we think this way?

- 6 days of racing at four different race tracks in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin.
- over 300 competitors, including Alex Taylor and her '55 Chevy, Nick Cryer's wild '33 Ford, defending champ Bryant Goldstone (which car will he bring?!?!) and plenty more!
- over 600 miles of scenic cruising and cool checkpoints
- the Summit Racing Equipment Sick Ward Presented by PEAK Auto - and the Sick Spit Show & Shine!

Do we have your attention? Are you thinking about summertime yet?

Sick Summer 2026 might be a ways off, but the registration period is not far off - October 25th, 2025!

If you want a chance at a competitor spot, fill out an expression of interest form by clicking below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHY0h6e77zBCe9XED-Nn79BO2UUDuW2B6vcZsTptuM9uyiMA/viewform

Want more details on Sick Summer Presented by Motion Raceworks? Visit our event page below:
https://www.sickthemagazine.com/sick-summer

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