Super Bowl of Drag & Drives! Jeff Lutz RETURNS! | Sick Week Day 0

Summary

Welcome to Day Zero of Sick Week 2024, the drag and drive event starting in Orlando and spanning over 1,000 miles through various motorsports parks. The pre-event day features technical inspections and test passes for competitors, highlighting a vast array of vehicles from a 540 big block-powered El Camino to a turbocharged, all-wheel-drive Festiva. Highlights include Blaine Stark's transition from crew chief to driver at 16, Jeff Lutz's return after an eight-year hiatus with a 619 at 239mph run, and a variety of vehicles aiming for record speeds. This year's field promises diverse and fast cars, from pickups to pro mods, setting the stage for an exhilarating week of racing.

Takeaways

• 😀 It's Day 0 of sick week 2024, the pre-race day where cars get inspected and some make test passes
• 🚗 There are ~1000 miles of driving planned across multiple tracks ending back in Orlando on Friday
• ⚡️ Many of the cars are very quick, with over half the field capable of 850+ mph speeds
• 🔧 Blaine Stark, formerly a crew chief, is now driving his own Ford Mustang at age 16
• 🏎 Jeff Lutz has come out of retirement and makes some very quick passes in his 57 Chevy after not driving it for 8 years
• 👩‍🎤 Lizzy Musi makes a pass after crashing and rebuilding her car since 2019
• 🛻 Tom Bailey brought a heavily modified Durango SUV with twin turbos and AWD to try to run 7s
• 🚚 There's a diverse field of vehicles including station wagons, Crown Vic pickups, and even a Festiva
• 💨 Richard Dito drove his 3000+ hp Pontiac from Canada down to Florida, over 3400 miles!
• 🏁 They get delayed by an oil down but eventually finish the final pairs of cars to wrap day 0

Q & A

What event is being covered in the video transcript?

The transcript covers Sick Week 2024, which is described as the 'Super Bowl of drag and drive' events.

How many miles is the Sick Week 2024 event?

The Sick Week 2024 event is around 1,000 miles, starting in Orlando and hitting various tracks before ending back in Orlando on Friday.

Who is 'Crew Chief' and what car is he driving?

'Crew Chief' is the nickname for 16-year-old Blaine Stark, who has previously crewed for his dad at drag events. He is now driving his own Ford Mustang with a Coyote engine and turbocharger.

What brings Jeff Lutz back to Sick Week?

Jeff Lutz, well-known in the drag racing community, is brought out of 'Dragon Drive retirement' by Tom to participate in Sick Week 2024 after 8 years.

What car does Jeff Lutz drive?

Jeff Lutz drives a 1957 Chevy that runs the same motors he uses in his other race cars. It had been sitting untouched for 8 years before being prepped for Sick Week 2024.

What vehicle does Tom Bailey bring to the event?

Tom Bailey brings a heavily modified Dodge Durango with a Hellcat/Hemi engine and Whipple supercharger, with the goal of running 7-second quarter miles.

Who has the quickest and fastest pass early on?

The quickest and fastest pass is from the unnamed 'quickest and fastest person in the world', no further details are provided.

What causes a lengthy delay during the event?

A lengthy delay is caused by an oil down (oiled track surface) when a car blows up its rear end, requiring about 45 minutes of cleanup before racing can resume.

What show entertains the crowd during the oil down delay?

During the delay, Tom Bailey projects the current football game onto a big screen for the amused crowd to watch.

What is the final run highlight at the end of day 0?

The final highlight is a pair of awesome-looking jet cars making exhibition passes to close out the opening night of Sick Week 2024.

Outlines

00:00

🏁 Day Zero Drag Racing Testing and Introductions

Paragraph 1 introduces sick week 2024 at Orlando Speedworld. It describes day zero activities like tech inspections and test passes for some cars to get dialed in. Some fast cars like a 540 ci big block 'lwag' wagon and procharged coyote Mustang make test hits along with some new drivers like 16 year old Blaine testing his Mustang.

05:00

🌟 Exhibition Passes from Jeff Lutz and World's Quickest Woman

Paragraph 2 shows exhibition test passes from Jeff Lutz in his 63 Nova and the world's quickest woman. Jeff Lutz runs 619 mph which he says breaks his own 8 year old record for the track. The quickest woman runs 737 mph.

10:01

🤯 Diverse and Extreme No Prep Cars Showcased

Paragraph 3 highlights the diverse variety of no prep cars at the event, ranging from Lamborghinis to Crown Vic pickups. It includes Tom Bailey's wildHellcat powered Durango build which he hopes will run 7s.

15:03

💨 Feature: 572 ci Small Block Powered 67 Chevelle

Paragraph 4 features a promod 67 Chevelle with a huge 572 ci small block engine and giant 4.9L Whipple supercharger, hoping to run in the 5s.

20:06

🛒 Merch Plug and More Racing

Paragraph 5 is a merch plug for 1320video.com and shows some racing from a turbo V8 65 Corvette and an all-wheel drive Festiva.

25:08

✨ Exhibition Nightcaps from Jeff Lutz and Tom Bailey

Paragraph 6 finishes with exhibition nightcap passes from Jeff Lutz (612 mph) and Tom Bailey's Durango which improves but still doesn't reach the 7s.

Keywords

💡Drag racing

Drag racing refers to a form of racing where cars compete on a straight quarter mile or eighth mile track. It is a major theme in the video, with the script describing numerous drag racing cars making passes down the track. The video follows a multi-day drag racing event called 'Sick Week 2024'.

💡Pass

A pass refers to a single run down the drag strip by a car. The drivers are making passes during the event to try to set low times and go fast. The script describes many passes being made, like '765 at 175 for the lwag not bad first pass today'.

💡E.T. (elapsed time)

E.T. or elapsed time is the total time it takes a drag car to complete the race from start to finish. A low E.T. is fast. Many E.T.s are listed in the script like '812 at 163' which shows the E.T. of 8.12 seconds.

💡M.P.H. (miles per hour)

M.P.H. refers to miles per hour, which measures the top speed the car achieves during the pass down the drag strip. High M.P.H. indicates a fast car. M.P.H. is paired with E.T. in the script like '812 at 163' showing 163 M.P.H.

💡Nitrous

Nitrous refers to nitrous oxide injection used by drag cars for extra power. One driver says they are 'not running nitrous' indicating it provides a speed boost. Nitrous allows the cars to go faster.

💡Burnout

A burnout is when the drag car spins its tires to heat them up and lay rubber at the starting line before a pass. The script mentions 'wheels up burnout' describing this practice which prepares the tires for maximum traction.

💡Wheelie

A wheelie or wheelstand is when a drag car lifts its front wheels off the ground during launch due to immense power and torque. The script notes a 'wheels up burnout' meaning the car does a wheelie burnout.

💡Bottle

In drag racing, a 'bottle' refers to the nitrous tank which stores the nitrous oxide for power boosting. When the driver hits the nitrous button, it draws from the 'bottle'. The size of the bottle determines nitrous capacity.

💡Stick shift

Stick shift refers to a manual transmission or gearbox, operated by the driver with a clutch pedal and gear shifter. The script mentions 'stick car' indicating a manually shifted car, which is less common in pro-level drag racing.

💡Big block

A big block is a type of large-displacement V8 engine used for power in drag racing. One car is described as having a '540 big block' meaning a 540 cubic inch big block motor.

Highlights

This is the Super Bowl of drag and drive events with over 1000 miles of racing this week.

16 year old Blaine Stark is competing in his first big drag event as a driver after previously being a crew chief for his dad.

Jeff Lutz is back competing in a drag event for the first time in 8 years.

Jeff Lutz ran an impressive 619 mph pass in his 57 Chevy.

Lizzy Musi, the fastest woman in the world, ran a great 737 mph pass.

Tom Bailey brought a heavily modified Durango SUV to try to run 7s.

The event has an incredibly diverse field with everything from muscle cars to pickups.

A small block 427 Dodge is competing just for fun and hopes to run 8s.

A Ford Festiva has been converted to all-wheel drive.

A Crown Victoria pickup truck is competing despite its unlikely appearance.

Jeff Lutz made a second 612 mph pass, showing excellent consistency.

Tom Bailey's Durango went 880 mph, just short of his goal of hitting the 7s.

The event had to pause for 45 minutes to clean up an oil spill.

A rocket launch provided entertainment during the oil spill cleanup.

Day 0 provided exciting racing and built anticipation for the multiple days ahead.

Transcripts

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what is up 1320 fans welcome back to the

channel and welcome to Day Zero of sick

week

2024 this is the Super Bowl of drag and

drive now this week they got about 1,000

miles we are starting here in Orlando

we're going to brington Motorsports Park

then Gainesville then South Georgia

Motorsports Park then back here to

Orlando on Friday now day Zero means

it's the day before the event starts all

these cars are here to get teched in and

a few of them are here to make some test

passes on the track not everybody's

making test passes just the cars that

think they need to get a test pass get

it lined out all that stuff they're in

the lanes right now behind me so that

being said let's get you guys some

race

all right that is a lon's wagon it's got

a 540 big block and a giant pro charger

in

it and it's got zom coming out the side

of the fenders this thing is

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awesome

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765 at 175 for the lwag not met first

pass today anyway pretty damn

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good

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than you

back

together if you guys are watching Dragon

Drive coverage report you might know the

next guy that's coming up we call him

crew chief his name is actually Blaine

uh Blaine Stark and normally Us's the

crew chief for his dad we've been

following him since he was like 12 years

old being the cre on a

dad at different Dragon Drive events

well this year he got himself a ried

he's 16 and he's doing a dragon Drive

himself this is

awesome

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and they brought to the E sou back to

859

121 all right I finally caught up with

you it's been a couple hours since you

passed but you did at

822 no any 882 882 Ry radial so we went

53 so you're just doing e8th mile yeah

okay real quick I we have to change your

name first of all I've called you crew

chief forever cre Chief but you're now

the driver we're now the driver the

driver do you like it's got a ring to it

you know it's all right you know I

actually painted my helmet I don't know

if you seen my helmet but it says crew

chief on below my name so it says crew

chief AKA bla you're permanently crew

chief then we can't change it now let me

show you this

oh buddy I messed up we are not changing

your name it's Crew Chief from for

forever okay buddy all right tell me

about the whip for you got for the week

this is this is the motion race works

for motion race Works y yep uh she's old

you know she's getting old on us but

she's still dialed all right what what's

what do we got up got a coyote coyote

coyote and uh Brett L I just went

through it put some fresh and turtles in

it cuz uh Brett Lal touched it oh yeah

oh buddy you're d you're dialed what

turbo we got up there uh I think it's an

84 I don't know you're just I'm just I I

flew in and then uh this rig wasn't

ready cuz it actually uh had a crack in

the cylinder head you're just the talent

so I can't even help it back in after it

was taken out um and yeah we hooked it

all back up and now we're good all right

well what are you hoping to do with the

car uh hopefully by the end of the week

we're going fours fours in the E yeah

right and hopefully top I don't know

we're going to shoot for top three in Ry

radio but we'll see if it happens okay

okay well you have a good rig I've seen

this thing do well no it's going to do

good and you're 16 now you're legal to

drive you don't even need a passenger

that's awesome all right buddy well good

luck to you yeah we'll see you tomorrow

see you later in the

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week

on 737 at 196 for the Big Hawk and Tomy

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Carlo 855 at 163 all right there's a

couple fast and special cars in Lanes

right now first of all the quickest and

fastest person in the world is in Lane

you guys have seen that before if youve

watched our Dragon Drive coverage and

special treat for you guys this has been

anticipated since he posted he was

coming Jeff Lutz is on the property the

last time he did a dragon Drive was

2016 and that's actually the last time I

think he even drove this car so let's

check in with him real quick if we

can Mr Lutz welcome back to Dragon Drive

thank you you've been out to the game

for eight years or so yeah and what's

the last time you drove this car eight

years ago 8 years ago yeah give me a

quick rundown what's the setup we have

on the car right now uh it's the same

setup we've always run we put a new

intake on this um same Motors I run in

GTO same Motors I run in the original 57

um I just rotate them from the Cars this

car has been sitting for 8 years been

sitting without a motor in it so um we

updated fuel Tech build it atomizer

everything's new but the car's old and

it's making a little more power now

we're struggling with the the really

good prep track prep so you know we're

just like I told Tom I said we just hope

to be standing at the end of the week I

don't care about records or anything

we're just here to have fun and get back

at

it he's lying I Ain

lying he knows why I'm

here he's here to break records right

this is the only man to ever do a five

and I'm here to have fun and you're here

to go go a five hey a five would be

pretty fun without without Tom I mean

damn this is a this is an impressive

event yeah Tom got you out of retirement

this is a big this is a big deal out of

Dragon Drive

retirement all right good luck

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Jeff

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619 at

239 oh my God that thing's got a 5 INE

for sure did you see that

oh dear

lord

GT got

better Jeff how'd that feel wow it

almost went 200 or0 to the AC I felt all

right hey you said you're just here to

have fun and get through the week but

that was that was awfully close to a

five just we've been here for a week and

uh it's just been

uh it's been rough so we're just uh just

glad man

so got the first cleaned it you had on

the car since you had it out that wasn't

clean I pedal it oh I saw you kind of

all over the track a little bit it shook

a little bit we need to get that out of

it we get the shake out of it it's on oh

yeah so like I said we're here to have

fun fun right right right we're here for

yeah absolutely my average is 619 for

the week nobody has ever beaten that

that's 8 years old so y if I can lower

that and maybe break some more records

I'm all about breaking records there you

go I love well congrats the 619 man

that's awesome to see the car do that uh

if not tonight we'll see you tomorrow

bud going up next we have the quickest

and fastest purse in the

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world

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something the

left

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guys remember the speed from 2019 drag

week when they rolled their car they

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back

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so not bad for first pass are you guys

happy with that yeah yeah yeah and seems

like the transmission is working like

now it's nice so that's good and I think

he was out of it a little early which

was probably a good thing because only

one shoot yeah only one shoot went out

he get in the sand down there yeah they

think not in the sand but they think he

maybe slid off into the a little bit not

a big deal still on he's

not congrats man that's awesome

it Mr Tom Bailey built a machine to

bring it out to a dragon Drive never

seen anything like this before it's a

Hellcat Durango and uh ask a little B

about what did you bring to play with

this year this is different I've never

seen Durango like this yeah two Chassy

Durango so had it another a couple times

we've gone through like parts and trying

to figure it

out really want to get this thing down

in the sevens we're trying to push this

J 3 Hemy platform as far as we can see

what we can do with it there was

supposed to be the easy vehicle that

like hosed in event I can actually it

just does what it does instead we change

the converter change pulley Chang

intercoolers like so and then blower

yeah blower with a Whipple on it so it's

got a 38 Whipple on it

do all we can to try and uh hor you

we'll see what it does so are you still

you're you're still very much getting

the car figured out right now is that

safe to say oh yeah like I mean we

haven't figured out to go slow we're

just trying to figure it out to go and

not earth shattering F fast but we're

trying to get it figure out to go a

seven high in the sky you run a seven

right now you'd be super happy oh

without a doubt so yeah that's that's

our first goal with it is first we got

to get in sevens we did not think that

was like a lofty goal but it's turned

into a lofty goal how much does it weigh

I know uh right now about 4,000 lb with

me in it so your shirt's not good for

that it's 32

3200b this thing is a freaking this

thing looks amazing I've never seen a

durang done like this and it's the bead

loocks on the back this is a monster it

sounds good

too

it's tough to it

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just

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all right we've been going here for a

couple hours now I got to say out of all

the dragon drives I've been to and it's

quite a few of them this one might be my

favorite field of cars there's such a

variety there's so many quick cars that

are here I think at least half the field

is 850 or FAS it's crazy weird fast

Corky there's all different kinds of

cool ass cars here everything from

Pickups to PR mods dude there's crazy

stuff can you remind me of the setup you

have on this thing yeah it's a 572 uh

SMX Steve Morris deal uh Whipple 980

that is just a it's just a massive body

on that on that Whipple it's huge it's

almost like a cartoon it is uh engine

voice comes in handy it's your friend

for sure how much does it weigh just

Rand about 140 lb oh my God yeah and

then we have the shark fin intake up

shark fin intake or uh injector on the

top so just total over the top what are

we hoping to do this week um so we're

running Rowdy so I'm hoping to run 50s

with it so oh okay yeah very nice all

right what are you hoping to do tonight

uh put it somewhere in the 50s well no I

I need to I'm going to run probably

about 400 foot and check it and see

where we're at okay cuz I don't have

much testing on it so okay yeah well

good luck thank you appreciate

it

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and

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to

if I didn't know anybody I'd say this is

a bracket car that got new life is that

about right I just bought it it it was a

promod car it was a promod car yeah

gotta and what's the power plant what do

we got in it what's that what's the

power what do we got in it's a small

block Dodge 427 cubic in Okay small

block DOD unique don't hear that very

why it says this on someday maybe it'll

be a

just an old guy dream gotta got I've

always wanted one U my girlfriend helped

me a little bit and we we got it put

together hell yeah it's just a real

thrash we've been working on it

constantly this your first Dragon Drive

event yeah I've roded with other guys

okay it just be my first driving but you

got the itch and you're like I got to do

this you have any ETS in mind for the

car time wor nothing spectacular we're

not running nitrous I'm just trying to

get license um I think it'll run

probably nine flat Maybe a high8 okay

with no nitrous okay so well I I like it

I had to come talk to you cuz I was like

this other guys are bringing prom mod

but this is a different kind of old

school deal right here well this a poor

guys well good luck man well yeah we're

just going to have fun we're not trying

to set the world on fire nothing we want

to make it Friday back here um hopefully

I'll be comfortable enough car if we

running good I can turn a nous on even

make a Hab hell yeah hell yeah well

hopefully we see you back here Friday

all right buddy we'll see

you

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mph

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action this is Richard dito AKA Canadian

Chuck Norris he drove this thing from

Canada and from Canada being Red Deer

Alberta which I believe is like 3,400

mil or at least the route he took was

3,400 miles it's a stick car makes a lot

of power got a new power Trin in it

right now I'm not sure what the new

stuff is but turbo V8 65 dto and it ran

eight last time I checked this thing's a

bad mother

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127 would would tell me that he let out

way

early

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for the buang 971 and 138 for

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the

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nice 63 for

DAV all right so I'm driving through the

pits right and then is this a Festiva or

Festiva okay and the Festiva is

all-wheel drive this year all wheeel

drive not the same one as last year okay

that one's together gotcha let's back up

up for a second we're on Day Zero and

your car looks like this reac last year

yeah what did you do but not exactly

what did you so what's what's the

issue clutch oh that's not oh my God

what the hell yeah all right so you did

a good job on the clutch did you bring

an extra uh my wife and his wife went to

autoone and got a stock one wely bonding

that's great for them good for them you

know that has 150 miles on it well used

for the last a little bit Yeah well this

is a wild looking setup you got here but

glad to see you guys back I'll check out

I'll check back with you tomorrow for

day one when you're making passes right

all right see

you something can I get an update on the

game what are we looking at

here did you just project it to over

there no I just said put the game on

oh Tom was over here watching on his

phone and he just said put it over there

so now we got it all the way over there

we can watch it it's harder to see it

there than in here though but yeah so

but we got 147 Lions Co Lions there you

go there you go so we're in the middle

of an oil down we've been in oil down

for about 45 minutes and I saw he was

kind of bored over there and he was

watching the game and they just

projected the game onto the big screen

over here so everybody can watch

the uh I'm not sure how much more clean

up they got they took the squeegee out

there so somebody blew up pretty good on

the big end and the next basically we

have a pair and then we have Jeff Lutz

and then we got Tom Bailey all the rest

of these cars to go so

guys we have a very special treating

right now this is so cool so we're just

getting done with the oil down they just

got it cleaned up and a rocket just took

off listen up please Racers that are in

the lanes listen up

please we got the good news we are

almost done they said they will be

within 5 to 10 minutes of getting

everything finalized that is so freaking

cool I've never seen a rocket that is

cool as hell I've never seen a rocket

that's cool I can only see the flame but

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I know what you guys are thinking when

you see this thing think there's no way

a lifted Crown pick is that b you would

be surprised let's check this thing

out

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all right here we we have Jeff Lutz up

for a second pass today first pass

619 that was still kind of not a cep

pass kind of all over the place and spun

so we'll see what he can do now it did

just prep the track and uh spraying the

track maybe they can

turn

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oh 6 12

and

okay 612 at

232 oh I think a my goodness but not

fter than the last dude that's

consistent low 12s or low teens dear

Lord okay so Jeff Lutz is looking pretty

damn good right

now and up now is Tom Bailey and his

Durango monster Durango that thing I

don't it's awesome Durango that's what

we're going to call it and he's shooting

for a seven he really like a seven did

880 something last time uh the car's

never been a seven that's just what he

really like out of the car we'll see

what it can do here I don't know what

changes they made but we'll

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do and for the last pair of day

Zero again right

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here

all right guys that is going to go and

do it for Day Zero of sick week 2024

we'll see you guys tomorrow for day

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one oh my God this those look freaking

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epic this is so ridiculous