Roadkill Nights bringing legal drag racing back to Woodward Avenue. CLOSE. Classics and clunkers bring throng to Silver Dome parking lot. Mark Phelan/Detroit Free Press. Amateur drag racers competed on a closed section of Woodward Ave during "Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge" at the M1 Concourse in Pontiac, MI, on Friday, August 1. The event returns this year on Aug. Photo: John Froelich, Special to the Free Press)Legal street drag racing returns to Woodward Avenue in August.
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Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge will be back in Pontiac on Aug. 1. Woodward Dream Cruise to launch the region’s ultimate celebration of car culture. This will be the event’s third year, but its second on Woodward at the M1 Concourse. Communion Full Movie here. This 2. 01. 6 file photo shows amateur drag racers competed on a closed section of Woodward Ave during "Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge" on the M1 Concourse in Pontiac, MI. (Photo: John Froelich, Special to the Free Press)Last year's event drew hundreds of amateur drag racers and as many as 3.
Woodward featuring muscle cars as well as older and newer model trucks and sports cars. Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge" on the M1 Concourse in Pontiac, MI. (Photo: John Froelich, Special to the Free Press)Those who came out were thrilled about the chance to race or watch racing even as some participants complained about organizational challenges and registration delays.
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Related: Drag racers roar on Woodward Avenue at Roadkill Nights. Chevrolet drops Woodward Dream Cruise sponsorship. Enthusiasts will have plenty to get excited about this year. In addition to drag racing, those who attend will get to check out the 8. Dodge Challenger SRT Demon and “drive” it on a drag racing simulation, where they can compete against other drivers.
And Dodge Thrill Rides will put them in the 7. Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and Charger SRT Hellcat and the 6. Dodge Viper. They won’t get to drive the vehicles, but they will get to ride with a driver.
A car show and festival are also planned, with family activities, including inflatable slides, an obstacle course, rock climbing walls, face painting, live music and entertainment and food trucks. This year’s events will also include a celebrity showdown with David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan, the cohosts of the online “Roadkill” series, drag racing stars Leah Pritchett and Matt Hagan, and Mike Musto of "The House of Muscle” online show. Roadkill Nights is sponsored by Dodge and is an event from TEN: The Enthusiast Network, which includes Motor Trend and Automobile. Contact Eric D. Lawrence: elawrence@freepress. Follow him on Twitter: @_ericdlawrence. Staff writer Brent Snavely contributed to this report.
If you go. The Aug. 1. Dodge Thrill Rides from 1. General admission is $1. Pontiac residents ($5 price available on- site only). Children 1. 2 years and younger are free. For information, go to roadkill. Drag racing registration details have not yet been released. Read or Share this story: http: //on.