DEATH WEEK

5.50 pass for a 5.495 average . That was enough to finish ahead of Chris Hein ( 5.604 average ) and Dustyn Caudle ( 5.963 average ).

“ Words and pictures can ’ t describe the views or the people we got to see over the past 10 days and 2,000-plus miles ,” Rousseau said in reflecting on the victory . “ You just had to be there .”

There were only three trophies available at the event . In addition to Rosseau ’ s win of the traditional Sick orange helmet for the overall victory , any participant that finished was given a “ Survived Death Week ” skull . There was one more helmet on offer for the “ Top Tourist ,” going to the racer who managed to squeeze in as many additional sights as possible . This one went to Florida ’ s David Williams , who put an additional 600 miles on his old-school Suburban to get photos in front of as many tourist attractions as possible .

While Death Week was a “ never to be repeated ” event , the team at Sick already have something new cooking for October 2024 by announcing Sick 66 , an event that will drag-and-drive along a section of Route 66 . DI

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