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Never been prouder to sport this tee. 🤘🔥Hot Rod Drag Week 2026 was, without a doubt, the hardest—and somehow the funnies...
09/19/2026

Never been prouder to sport this tee. 🤘🔥
Hot Rod Drag Week 2026 was, without a doubt, the hardest—and somehow the funniest—drag-and-drive we’ve experienced yet.

We battled rain, heat, long miles, questionable weather decisions 😂, and everything else Drag Week could throw at us. Then, just to remind us it could be nice, the final day showed up with a beautiful 77°. 🏁

But honestly, the cars and the miles are only half of what makes these events so damn special.

We met SO many helpful, badass, genuinely cool people along the way. And seeing familiar faces every single day—people we’ve met on other drag-and-drives—starts to feel less like running into friends and more like coming home to family.

The help. The encouragement. The high-fives. The hugs. The “you good?” when something goes wrong. The strangers who stop what they’re doing to help you get back on the road.

That’s drag-and-drive.

You can line up hundreds of cars, throw everyone into the same kind of crazy, and somehow end up with one of the best groups of people you could ever meet.

Tired. Dirty. Sunburned. Soaked. Probably slightly unhinged. 😂

And already missing it.

Drag Week 2026—you kicked our ass, and we loved every damn minute of it. 🏁🔥

Thank you for the “miles of smiles”~
Kirsten and AJ

09/19/2026
09/18/2026

8.52! F*ck ya! 🤙🏼

09/18/2026

Staging lanes- 💪🏼

Good morning! Day 5   last dayLet's go!!
09/18/2026

Good morning!
Day 5 last day
Let's go!!

09/18/2026

Today's good pass at gateway.
Precision Turbo & Engine Redhorse Performance Inc. Hot Rod Magazine Streetcar Shenanigans Performance Trick Chassis Motion Raceworks

Day 4 both check points done. Over another 100 miles to go. At least it's 10 degrees cooler now.
09/17/2026

Day 4 both check points done. Over another 100 miles to go. At least it's 10 degrees cooler now.

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