{"id":59482,"date":"2022-02-11T11:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T16:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=59482"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:20:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:20:43","slug":"sick-week-drag-race-profile-martin-zlanabitnig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/racing\/2022\/02\/sick-week-drag-race-profile-martin-zlanabitnig.html","title":{"rendered":"Sick Week Drag Race Profile: Martin Zlanabitnig"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sick Stats<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Hometown: <\/strong>West Palm Beach, Florida
Vehicle: <\/strong>1986 Dodge D250 Ram
Color: <\/strong>Red
Engine: <\/strong>360 Magnum
Tires:<\/strong> P275\/45R16 Toyo Proxes TQ
Personal Best: <\/strong>16.59 (my first and only time) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did you choose the\nvehicle you are racing with?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRusty\u201d is the only V8 rear-wheel-drive truck I have running at the moment. I want to go on this adventure and see if it is something for me. I own a \u201974 Dodge Dart that is not currently running. If I enjoy my drag racing experience, it maybe just be time to get that running!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes this vehicle\n\u201csick\u201d? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has good character since it looks like an old farm truck.\nIt makes me feel good that it is something different. I actually created it\nfrom this and another truck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What excites you about\nSick Week?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m looking forward to meeting like-minded individuals. I can\u2019t wait to hang out with people that have the same interests as me. I\u2019m also excited to visit the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What will your journey to Florida be like?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I live about 150 miles away, so I\u2019m guessing I probably have the shortest commute out of anyone going. I\u2019ll head out on Saturday morning. I want to get there a bit early \u2013 hopefully nothing happens en route and everything goes smoothly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you participated in\nany other racing events like this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No, this is my first one. I\u2019m a bit nervous \u2013 hopefully it all goes smoothly and nothing breaks. I don\u2019t want to lose my truck on the side of the road, but if I do, I\u2019m a mechanic so I can probably fix it. This will also be my copilot\u2019s first race, as well. I opted to bring my wife, who said, \u201cAre you sure you don\u2019t want to bring a friend from work?\u201d But more than one of us can\u2019t take off at the same time, and she does like being named as \u201ccrew\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes (well, will\nmake) you a good drag racer?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m meticulous and methodical. There is a procedure to the\nway I do things. I\u2019m able to figure out how things run, and then work out how\nto make it even better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are you passionate about outside of racing? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I work as a mechanic, but then come home and either tinker with my vehicle or someone else\u2019s. I also enjoy four-wheeling. Outside of automotive stuff, I like to surf. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sick Stats Hometown: West Palm Beach, FloridaVehicle: 1986 Dodge D250 RamColor: Red Engine: 360 Magnum Tires: P275\/45R16 Toyo Proxes TQPersonal Best: 16.59 (my first and only time) How did you choose the vehicle you are racing with? \u201cRusty\u201d is the only V8 rear-wheel-drive truck I have running at the moment. I want to go on this adventure and see if it is something for me. I own a \u201974 Dodge Dart that is not currently running. If I enjoy my drag racing experience, it maybe just be time to get […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":59426,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[575],"tags":[528,1910],"class_list":["post-59482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-racing","tag-drag-racing","tag-grassroots-racing"],"acf":[],"custom_fields":{"post_thumbnail_image":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Martin_feature.jpg","icon_selection":"article","external_link":"","featured_article":[],"upload_background_image":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59482"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59482"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59509,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59482\/revisions\/59509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}