ROADKILL NIGHTS
FROM LEFT Roadkill Nights boasts tire-smokin’ action from street and strip. Alex Taylor’s 6.2-liter Hemi-powered Savoy won last year’s Grudge Race.
EVENT PREVIEW AUGUST 2022’S MOTORTREND PRESENTS Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge was an enormous success, with Mopar fans bringing the noise to Woodward Avenue in Pontiac, Michigan in huge numbers. In fact, a record 40,000 petrol-heads made the pilgrimage to M1 Concourse to salute Dodge. The event returns on Saturday August 12, 2023 for the eighth time, again with the backing of MotorTrend and the Dodge brand. Hosts Mike Finnegan and David Freiburger will be mingling with fans and enjoying the best the Mopar world has to offer. You’ll also be able to look at project cars from the show up close, and see the program come to life before your eyes. On the strip, two street-racing classes are available. Last year, 120 cars took part in two categories: Big Tire and Small Tire. Racers in the latter use a set of DOT-legal tires that are no larger than 28in tall by 10.5in wide and are mounted on a 15-inch-diameter wheel; W-style rubber is strictly prohibited. The Big Tire section evokes memories of the original Pro Street days in Memphis. The strip happens to be a specially converted stretch of Woodward 24
Roadkill Nights Fun and excitement with Big Tire and Small Tire street racing, the Grudge Race and more. Can you handle the hi-po action?
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Avenue itself, right outside M1 Concourse – made available for this event with the help of the local Pontiac community. This year sees the introduction of a new take on the Grudge Race. A mentor and protégé will be challenged to build a street-legal drag racer using the Dodge Direct Connection HurriCrate 3.0-liter twin-turbo engine. The mentor should have a history of building racers, while the protégé will be an automotive YouTuber who’s never built a race car. They will then face off against other racers. Last year’s victor was the Hellcat Redeye supercharged Hemi-powered 1955 Plymouth Savoy of HOT ROD Garage’s Alex Taylor. Dodge usually reveals new special editions and cars at the show, and you’ll be able to stock up on parts for your own projects. You can also indulge in thrill rides on M1 Concourse’s skid pad and track, while the off-road course returns with the 702bhp RAM 1500 TRX trucks. Roadkill Nights promises all the fun, action and excitement of a true Horsepower Circus, and is simply a must-attend spectacular. You’ve heard of ‘Mopar or no car’? Well how about ‘Roadkill or no thrills’? See you on the strip!
