HOT ROD's Gear Vendors Drag Week Powered by Dodge is unlike anything else in the world, and each year it continues to prove it by attracting racers from across the globe. Canadians, Australians, Swedes, Norwegians and Finns continue to ship cars to the USA for this crazy event to do nothing more than prove they have one of the baddest street cars on the planet.

See all 9 photos This big, rare Plymouth lifts the wheels on its way to a high 7 second pass

In 2017 a new group of Finns, Janne "B1" Uskali and Jyrki Aukio, are bringing a car over to compete in the Ultimate Iron category. After their friend Kimmo Nevalainen, with his 1965 Corvette, came over in 2015, Janne and his good friend Niklas Wasstrom came over in 2016 and followed Drag Week in a rental car.

See all 9 photos The twin turbo, big-block Mopar that propels Jyrki's heavy Plymouth.

During the trip they indulged themselves in many beers, while doing so they began to toss around the idea of coming to Drag Week in 2017. Not having something that would be capable of surviving the trek they thought to bring something else.

Jyrki and his friend Jussi Lahti own a 1967 Plymouth VIP (an upscale version of the Fury), an all-steel back-half car with a twin-turbo, big-block Mopar. This was the first Finnish-registered street car to run a 7 second quarter-mile. Jyrki always had the dream of bringing the car to the USA -- and like other gasoline-fueled Finns, loves Drag Week.

A month after Drag Week, Janne received a phone call asking if he would like to drive the VIP in 2017, since Jyrki had a bad back and could only co-pilot. With the obvious answer being "yes," the ball was set in motion, and the big Plymouth was on course to be prepped and shipped to the US, and a team was put together.

See all 9 photos Drag Week cars are no stranger to hauling small trailers, but this might be extreme.

The car is being gone through and made ready for the torturous 1,000+ miles in a foreign country. The 540ci Mopar is getting rebuilt along with a new rear-end, new paint and a bunch of money to get the car shipped across the pond in time.

The VIP team is hoping to finish the week first and foremost; but they also hope to break the Finnish record for North America, which was set by Jari Panuma in Orlando in 1995. They would love to be a tenth faster than their Swedish friends in the Norrlands Ascona and most importantly have fun meeting all the other gear heads that are crazy enough to attempt Drag Week.

See all 9 photos Being safe is priority number one, but having space to get comfortable on the 1,000+ miles is also important. Here Janne checks to make sure he fits in the tube work of the big Plymouth.

They also have a very active Facebook page where they upload photos, videos and a lot of Live-video materials in both English and Finnish. Please check it out: