: Instead of preparing a car in advance, the duo buys a 1986 Pontiac Trans Am off Craigslist just one day before the event starts. It features a swapped 350 V8 engine and a six-speed manual transmission .

: Sick Week requires participants to be street-legal (insured, registered, with functional lights and horns) and submit a time slip at each track before driving to the next checkpoint without any support vehicles.

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The car exceeded expectations, achieving a on its first official time slip.

: True to the show's chaotic style, the car's first real road test happens during the actual competition. Performance & Betting :

Trans Am Test Drive During Sick Week! | Roadkill | MotorTrend

Despite running "rich" (producing black smoke), the car remained intact throughout the initial high-revving runs.

In this episode, hosts and Mike Finnegan participate in the inaugural Sick Week , a grueling "drag-and-drive" event that requires competitors to drive their street-legal cars over 1,000 miles between four different drag strips across Florida and Georgia. Key Highlights of the Episode