Take a look at this, Not Everyone Made It to Day 2 of Sick Week… 10% of the Field Is OUT!
Drag-and-drive racing is brutally honest—and Sick Week proved that once again. By the time racers wrapped up Day 1, reality had already set in: roughly 10% of the field didn’t survive to Day 2. No hype. No excuses. Just broken parts, long nights, and the unforgiving nature of real-world racing.
This is what separates Sick Week from ordinary drag events.
Day 1: Where Sick Week Really Begins
On paper, Day 1 looks manageable—make a few hits, load up, and hit the road. In reality, it’s the most dangerous day of the week. Cars are fresh, drivers are aggressive, and setups haven’t yet been stress-tested across long highway miles.
That combination is exactly why so many entries fell out early:
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Drivetrain failures under full load
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Cooling systems overwhelmed by street miles
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Transmission and clutch issues
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Electrical gremlins with no easy roadside fix
If a car isn’t truly drag-and-drive ready, Day 1 exposes it fast.
Why 10% Didn’t Make It to Day 2
Sick Week doesn’t reward peak performance—it rewards durability. Many of the cars that failed weren’t slow. Some were downright fast. But Sick Week punishes weak links harder than any dyno or test session ever could.
Common reasons teams were eliminated:
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Parts built for single passes, not 1,000+ street miles
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Marginal tuning pushed too hard too early
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Inadequate spares or support
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Underestimating how brutal the road legs really are
At Sick Week, horsepower is optional. Reliability is mandatory.
Drag-and-Drive: The Ultimate Equalizer
This is why fans love Sick Week. There’s nowhere to hide. No trailers. No overnight rebuilds in a fully stocked shop. When something breaks, it breaks where it lies.
Some teams spent all night wrenching just to try and make the next checkpoint—only to fall short. Others made the smart call to load up, knowing the car simply couldn’t survive the week.
Either way, Sick Week doesn’t care about intentions. Only results.
Respect for Those Who Press On
For the racers who did make it to Day 2, the respect level skyrockets. Getting through Day 1 means the combination works—not just on the track, but on the street, in traffic, in heat, and under stress.
These are real race cars doing real miles.
And the week only gets harder.
Why Early Attrition Is Part of the Show
Seeing 10% of the field gone by Day 2 isn’t a failure of the event—it’s proof that Sick Week is doing exactly what it’s supposed to do. It filters out unprepared cars and highlights the teams who built smart, not just fast.
That’s why finishing Sick Week means more than winning most races.
