OFF THE HOOK Unsanctioned by Roscoe Township , Gus Moore rips a smoky trailer burnout near a checkpoint along the Sick Summer route , which took drag-and-drive competitors on a journey through the Midwest .
PHOTOGRAPH BY WAYNE STEWART
IN YOUR FACE Fluid flies everywhere as a front-engine Top Fueler experiences a dramatic mechanical failure just after launching on the Rocket City Dragway starting line .
PHOTOGRAPH BY CHRIS SEARS
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