{"id":59492,"date":"2022-02-09T12:00:17","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T17:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=59492"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:20:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:20:43","slug":"sick-week-drag-race-profile-rick-trunkett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/racing\/2022\/02\/sick-week-drag-race-profile-rick-trunkett.html","title":{"rendered":"Sick Week Drag Race Profile: Rick Trunkett"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

Hometown: <\/strong>Cleveland, Ohio metro area
Vehicle: <\/strong>1972 Plymouth Duster
Color: <\/strong>Amber Sherwood
Engine: <\/strong>443 Cl Small Block
Tires:<\/strong> 275\/60-15 Pro Radial
Chassis: <\/strong>7.5
Personal Best: <\/strong>7.87 at 180 mph<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

I bleed Mopar\u00ae<\/sub> blue and own\nseveral other vehicles. But this was my first, purchased when I was 15 years\nold. It has been a long-term project of mine, and I\u2019m always upgrading it. It has\nbeen everywhere with me, so it has to go to Florida. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes your vehicle “sick”?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m pretty sure I have the fastest factory suspension Mopar in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

The adventure that we\u2019re going to be on, filled with\nsleepless nights and long drives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What will your journey to Florida be like?
<\/strong>My copilot, Jimmy, and I will be leaving Friday morning, after this big snowstorm is over. We\u2019ll be making the 21-hour drive straight through. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ll then be driving straight back home, no detours along\nthe way, as we both must get back to our day jobs. I expect to return to a\nlarge Amazon bill and stack of empty boxes after leaving my wife and kids for\nalmost a week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

I did Drag Week last year but didn\u2019t finish due to an engine failure. But in the 2016 race, I had the fastest Mopar there. I\u2019ve also done Roadkill Nights, NMCA True Street, Midwest Drags and most local Mopar races along the east coast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes you a good drag\nracer?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m pretty resilient. I race, fix, repeat and don\u2019t stop. I\ndon\u2019t get discouraged when there are failures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is your drag race\ninspiration?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Big Daddy” Don Garlits. He is 90 years old, and a true icon. We are very excited to visit his museum in Ocala, which is one of the Sick Week stops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

My wife and twin 6-month-old boys. I also enjoy boating on\nLake Eerie since we are only 20 miles from the water. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sick Stats Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio metro areaVehicle: 1972 Plymouth DusterColor: Amber Sherwood Engine: 443 Cl Small BlockTires: 275\/60-15 Pro RadialChassis: 7.5Personal Best: 7.87 at 180 mph How did you choose the vehicle you are racing with? I bleed Mopar\u00ae blue and own several other vehicles. But this was my first, purchased when I was 15 years old. It has been a long-term project of mine, and I\u2019m always upgrading it. It has been everywhere with me, so it has to go to Florida. What makes your vehicle “sick”? I\u2019m pretty […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":59429,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[575],"tags":[528,1910],"class_list":["post-59492","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\/Richard_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\/59492"}],"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=59492"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59504,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59492\/revisions\/59504"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}