MotorTrend's Alex Taylor to
Face Off Against Eight Leading Automotive Personalities
- Tickets for the seventh edition of MotorTrend Presents Roadkill
Nights Powered by Dodge on Saturday, August
13, are now available at
www.motortrend.com/roadkill-nights-2022/
- Popular online automotive builder showdown returns with the
Dodge Direct Connection Grudge Match, providing a new twist with
competitors using Dodge Direct Connection parts to build their drag
cars
- 2021 Grudge Match winner Alex
Taylor returns to defend her crown against returning
competitors Tavarish, Westen
Champlin and throtl, as well
as five formidable event "rookies"
- MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge one-day
car culture festival includes legal street drag racing, Dodge
thrill and drift rides, Dodge Demon drag race simulators, a classic
and modern car show and much more
- Enthusiasts can follow automotive personalities as they work on
their Dodge Direct Connection Grudge Match build projects at
www.dodgegarage.com/roadkill-nights-2022
AUBURN
HILLS, Mich., July 13,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tickets are now available for
the seventh edition of MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered
by Dodge. The annual event is leveling up from years past by adding
a new twist on last year's popular online automotive builder
showdown, won by drag racer, mechanic and automotive content
creator Alex Taylor. This year,
competitors will use Dodge Direct Connection parts in building a
drag-race machine under a tight deadline before bringing it to
Woodward Avenue to go head-to-head on the strip.
The Dodge brand and MotorTrend announced today the all-star
lineup of automotive personalities who will compete in a
bracket-style showdown where the winner will go up against Taylor
in the Dodge Direct Connection Grudge Match. Automotive content
creators will include returning favorites Tavarish, Westen Champlin and throtl, plus five new additions to the cast:
Christina Roki, Demonology, Corruptt
Builds, Collete Davis and
David Patterson. Enthusiasts can
follow the Dodge Direct Connection Grudge Match build projects at
www.dodgegarage.com/roadkill-nights-2022.
- Freddy Hernandez, better known
online as Tavarish, is an automotive YouTuber known
primarily for his rebuilding videos
- Westen Champlin is
an auto guru from Kansas with a
YouTube channel that focuses on rebuilding and fixing pickup trucks
and other vehicles
- Mickey Andrade, Rickie Fernandez and Quinn Clark, also known as throtl, focus on car builds and have one
of the fastest growing YouTube channels for young car fans
- An engineering student and builder, Christina Roki made a name for herself in
the automotive space as a content creator focused on demonstrating
how building cars can be affordable and relatable
- Herman Young, also known as
Demonology, is an American YouTuber and content creator with
a knack for all things Dodge Demon
- Corruptt Builds, otherwise known as Tony Arme, specializes in taking beat-up and
run-down hot rods and muscle cars and turning them into high-end,
show-winning builds
- Collete Davis is a
car builder, racer, TV host and YouTuber known for unique and
colorful builds and has competed professionally in everything from
open-wheel cars, rally cross, monster trucks and now drifting, with
numerous wins under her belt
- ThatDudeInBlue, David
Patterson, has been in the film and auto industry for
more than 10 years. His content covers everything from car reviews,
project car builds, documentaries, drifting and more
"The Grudge Match was a hit last year, so we're bringing it back
to Roadkill Nights. But this time, we're giving competitors Direct
Connection parts to use as building blocks in assembling their race
cars," said Tim Kuniskis, Dodge brand chief executive officer –
Stellantis. "It'll be fun to see if Alex can defend her crown
against a mix of returning racers and new blood. Last year,
everyone learned that getting traction is the key to street racing
on Woodward Avenue. So this year, we're upping the ante. All
competitors will be running a Direct Connection crate engine that
they can modify however they want, but they will all have the added
challenge of competing with a Direct Connection six-speed manual
transmission."
"I'm looking forward to having the opportunity to defend my
championship from last year," said Taylor. "Everyone participating
brings such a unique style to their racing and building – it will
be thrilling to see the power and plans they each have for the
challenge."
Direct Connection is the Dodge brand's exclusive source of
factory-backed performance parts, available through Dodge Power
Brokers dealers. Competitors will use Direct Connection parts,
including the Hellcrate Redeye 6.2L Supercharged Crate HEMI® engine
and a plug-and-play Hellcrate Redeye 6.2L Supercharged Crate HEMI
Engine Control Unit (ECU). Grudge Match builders will have VIP
access to the Direct Connection Tech hotline at (800) 998-1110 for
technical questions. More information on the Direct Connection is
available at DCPerformance.com.
Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge brings legal street drag racing
to Woodward Avenue, as well as a classic and modern muscle car
show, exhilarating interactive experiences and immersive,
fun-filled activities at M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan. Also returning are Dodge
thrill and drift rides in Challenger and Charger SRT Hellcats,
where participants can go for the rides of their lives on the M1
Concourse. A Direct Connection Alley area at the event will include
a display trailer with Dodge Challenger SRT Demon virtual drag race
simulators, Direct Connection crate engines and parts on display,
and much more.
Read the full press release here.
For more information, please visit the Stellantis media site for
North America at
https://media.stellantisnorthamerica.com.
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