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Sick Summer 2025: The Gauntlet of Drag and Drive

June 23, 2025

Sick Summer is one of the premier drag-and-drive events in the United States. It’s a multi-day race where drivers must not only compete on the drag strip but also prove their car’s reliability and versatility by driving between race venues across several states. The mix of racing and long-haul road trips makes it one of the toughest automotive competitions in the country.

Each participating car must:

  • Be street-legal and registered.

  • Complete every leg of the route, with no external help or trailering allowed.

  • Maintain the same tires used on the drag strips for the street portions.

  • Respect the specific class rules for their category.

Each race day, drivers make their best pass down the drag strip, and their times are logged. At the end of the event, an average of these times determines the winners for each class.

Congratulations to Luis de Leon and Team El Toro!

A special congratulations goes out to Luis de Leon, COO of FuelTech USA, and his co‑pilot Brett LaSala for an impressive victory in the Rowdy Radial 1/8th Mile class. In their iconic “El Toro” Foxbody Mustang, the team laid down a blistering 4.77 seconds at 150 MPH, locking in a remarkable 4‑second average across the event. This performance is a testament to precision engineering, teamwork, and sheer determination.

El Toro: The Coyote-Powered Foxbody

El Toro is a Coyote-powered Foxbody Mustang that blends classic American muscle with cutting-edge performance. Here are the build specs that make this car a beast:

✅ Engine Management: FuelTech FT600

✅ Suspension and Chassis: Full Motion Raceworks / Fluidworks Catalog

✅ Sensors: Rife Sensors

✅ Power Distribution: HCR Innovations Hardwire PDM

✅ Shortblock: Fast Forward Race Engines Stage 3 Shortblock

✅ Cylinder Heads: Bret Barber Ported Gen 2 Heads

✅ Camshaft: Modular Head Shop Cams

✅ Turbocharger: Precision Turbo 8891

✅ Intercooler: Plazmaman Intercooler

✅ Fuel: VP Racing Fuels Ethanol




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