So. Fubar isnt just gonna do HRDW again.

[fubar569]

He also snuck into Sick Summer 2025!

Byron, Cordova, GLD, & Tri-State. June 15th - 20th.

Tentatively doing DYO but may cut it loose and run in Heavy Metal. Undecided on that. If I could cut about 500lbs out and/or gain another 100hp somewhere there's a shot to place. 3rd went to a challenger that went 9.50's this year.

Either way. Hard part is done. Come find the purple turd!

 

[DavidKFla]

Theres probably 20 different events that you can enter now.

How many "Sicks" are there now?

 

[fubar569]

Theres probably 20 different events that you can enter now.

How many "Sicks" are there now?

Death week and 66 were one time only.

This year they're adding sick smokies and sick Michigan miles...which looks like just a bigger version of Drop The Hammer. I don't see them maintaining this pace for long especially with picking up the NMCA events for 2025.

I fully intended to try for Mega Week but can't exactly take the entire month of June off. Someone at the office might fuss a little too much.

 

[DavidKFla]

Death week and 66 were one time only.

This year they're adding sick smokies and sick Michigan miles...which looks like just a bigger version of Drop The Hammer. I don't see them maintaining this pace for long especially with picking up the NMCA events for 2025.

I fully intended to try for Mega Week but can't exactly take the entire month of June off. Someone at the office might fuss a little too much.

I think Yeat N Street is this week and weekend? Other than that, I'm not paying much attention anymore.

 

[fubar569]

I think Yeat N Street is this week and weekend? Other than that, I'm not paying much attention anymore.

If I had known the weather was going to be this good in November I would be running that event right now.

With a name like that you know people are down to party

 

[DavidKFla]

If I had known the weather was going to be this good in November I would be running that event right now.

With a name like that you know people are down to party

I bought a tech card for it and never used it. They said I could use it at a future event. I couldn’t make it last year.

I think it runs Wednesday till Sunday with 2 tracks in 1 day.

 

[fubar569]

I bought a tech card for it and never used it. They said I could use it at a future event. I couldn’t make it last year.

I think it runs Wednesday till Sunday with 2 tracks in 1 day.

Hellyeah. They definitely know how to party.

 

[DavidKFla]

https://www.youtube.com/live/lX1239QELBA?si=Ditms1yMbOSVdbpQ

 

[DavidKFla]

its kinda looking like no more Hot Rod Power Tour or Drag Week?

 

[fubar569]

So far it's only the video/media/production side of things as Hot Rod Drag Week and Power Tour so far are staying under the "Hot Rod" umbrella despite "Motor Trend" being the principal company behind it all.

If they eliminate Hot Rod and Hot Rod Magazine altogether then yes. I'd assume no more official HRDW.

 

[DavidKFla]

So far it's only the video/media/production side of things as Hot Rod Drag Week and Power Tour so far are staying under the "Hot Rod" umbrella despite "Motor Trend" being the principal company behind it all.

If they eliminate Hot Rod and Hot Rod Magazine altogether then yes. I'd assume no more official HRDW.

I haven't heard the complete story yet.

 

[DavidKFla]

 

[Unholy707]

I wonder if David will still be a part of it. Probably not

 

[DavidKFla]

I wonder if David will still be a part of it. Probably not

Watch his latest video. He says that YouTube is his only income now.

They were all employees and owned nothing.

 

[fubar569]

Right at about 30 days out or so from Sick Summer 2025 and due to weather car has only been out ONCE with no track outings.

Cutting it close eh?

Gonna try to use sick summer as a benchmark test for HRDW2025 - I'll be running DYO and shooting for 10.0 to get ready for another run at Street Machine Eliminator this year. I qualified 5th for the 32 car final field last year and went out in round 1. That was a 10.2296 average and I ran a 2.79 pulley on E85 to get there. This year we grabbed a 2.65 to try which should shave off another tenth or so in similar conditions. Car runs mid/high 9.80's on a 2.50

My other option was heavy metal and gunning for 9.50's - would've probably done 15" rears, drag springs and minor tweaks to get there but I'm glad I didn't as I have had ZERO time to proof out that setup this year so far. Weather has been absolute ass.

I've also sold the 1997 cobra I picked up to a close friend and stashed that money away with that from a small 401k I ditched. There's plans. Not quite sure how wild but it probably involves a non-factory shortblock, hellion feeding it and Sipple behind it since Whipple still can't get their shit straight and I'm not spending over 8 large on a Kong 2650 to run out of steam at 1250.

 

[Unholy707]

Kong definitely isn’t worth it. Do 3.8 with bigger brick, cut a hole in the hood, and send it

 

[fubar569]

Kong definitely isn’t worth it. Do 3.8 with bigger brick, cut a hole in the hood, and send it

I'm also not ok with spending 8k+ on a 3.8 to maybe have it die before the dyno tuning is complete. The Gen 6 hasn't improved that mess either. I'll do oil changes twice a year but I'll be damned if I change my blower twice a year too.

 

[Unholy707]

Yeah but if it dies they’ll infinitely send you a new one

I'm also not ok with spending 8k+ on a 3.8 to maybe have it die before the dyno tuning is complete. The Gen 6 hasn't improved that mess either. I'll do oil changes twice a year but I'll be damned if I change my blower twice a year too.

 

[fubar569]

Yeah but if it dies they’ll infinitely send you a new one

And loose multiple weeks of already valuable drive time EACH TIME. Plus labor off and back on. Just to do it again 3 months later? Nah. I'm good. My time ain't free and I already only see the car 5-6 months a year.

Whippe on a F150? Good.
Whipple on a Mustang? Good.
Whipple on a Camaro/Corvette? Good.

What is it about THIS casting that makes them a complete dumpsterfire? Who knows. But I don't want any part of it.

 

[Unholy707]

Pshh takes 30 minutes to pull and install a blower lol, just put water in instead of coolant just in case! Have spent a small fortune in coolant and have a bunch of buckets of used premixed 10 year

And loose multiple weeks of already valuable drive time EACH TIME. Plus labor off and back on. Just to do it again 3 months later? Nah. I'm good. My time ain't free and I already only see the car 5-6 months a year.

Whippe on a F150? Good.
Whipple on a Mustang? Good.
Whipple on a Camaro/Corvette? Good.

What is it about THIS casting that makes them a complete dumpsterfire? Who knows. But I don't want any part of it.