Well I'm in. I signed up for Sick 66. It is an epic 9 day drag-n-drive event starting at Ozark Raceway near Springfield Mo. and ending in Albuquerque NM following Route 66. Instead of an event that starts and begins at the same track, this is a one way event so it's going to be over 2000 miles for me.
So I am going to be cruising Route 66 in my '66 this year... if all goes well.

https://www.sickthemagazine.com/sick-66

I see registration starts tomorrow morning (2-24).  This year it and RaceWeek 2.0 will be happening at the same time so it may free up some entries. I think I will get on the waiting list and try for Raceweek.

I have been watching some of the Sick Week event and so far the overall leader is Brett Lasala in a 2012 Mustang running a stock block Ford 5.0 Coyote with twin turbos. His average so far is 6.38. To add insult to injury he is running in a radial class! Blue oval, baby!

Has anyone had any dealings with Ohio Crankshaft? I have the opportunity to get a stroker shortblock at a good deal and the seller says it has Ohio Crankshaft crankshaft and rods. Just wondering how they compare to Scat or Eagle. 

As I prepare for RaceWeek I found out the class(true street) I may want to run in requires a DOT tire. I have some M/T drag radials that are the same as new but are 10 years old. I am not going to be fast this year as I am taking my Galaxie that I have pretty much converted back to a cruiser so 13s are probably the best I can hope for. I don't really want to order new tires at this stage plus this may be a one time deal but I don't want to run on dangerous tires either. They have been kept in a pretty much climate controlled environment, inside and never over 90 or under 40. I can run in the bb/na class and I have some slicks already mounted but they give out a "slowest car in class" award in the bb & sb/na classes and there is the real possibility I could get that honor with my car this year, LOL.

I am building a C6 (sorry 385 series) and I found my case had some pitting where that big piston in the rear of the transmission goes. A buddy of mine gave me a case he had laying around that was in a race car at one time. For whatever reason (probably cooling) a previous owner had milled off part of the bottom of the case. It will be going in a fairly heavy street driven vehicle so I wondering if that would affect the integrity of the bellhousing and I am also concerned about the flex plate and torque converter being exposed. They did a good job with nice rounded corners so no sharp edges.  What do you guys think? Thanks!   

Today I finally bit the bullet and tore into the 390 in my '67 F250 to replace the front and rear crankshaft seals. I was looking over the crankshaft spacer and although it's not too bad, it could use a speedy-sleeve. I thought "Oh no. I might need the part I dread more than any other to ask for at the local chain parts store.  More than once have I gotten the deer in the headlights look from some young tattooed gal behind the counter when I asked for a speedy-sleeve. I'll check their inventory on line and get the part number so they won't have a melt down. The groove is really light but it's there.