{"id":54871,"date":"2021-08-30T12:15:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T16:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=54871"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:21:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:21:05","slug":"a-roadkill-nights-fan-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/events\/2021\/08\/a-roadkill-nights-fan-for-life.html","title":{"rendered":"A Roadkill Nights Fan for Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every car show or motorsports event boasts a special selling point that sparks audience interest and attendance. These highlights range from location to particular automotive brands hosting. MotorTrend and Dodge bring both of those coveted highlights together, hosting Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge in the hometown of muscle. Not only is there legal street racing at a beautiful venue, but there\u2019s also thrill rides, drift rides, a car show, vendors, food, corporate executives, celebrities, YouTube stars competing in a grudge match, SRT<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Demon simulators, free airbrush tattoos, and almost 40,000 horsepower-crazy fanatics joining in on the action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe title=\"A Roadkill Nights Fan For Life\" class=\"embed-responsive-item\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8IzpVZLi7yA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\">&gt;<\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year\u2019s show was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic and to be honest, I thought it would be impossible to bring the show back this summer seeing as an event of this magnitude can take around 6 months of planning to facilitate. I was ecstatic to learn that Roadkill Nights would return this summer, which has been an especially difficult summer for me due to the difficulties I endured at my day job. I was ready for a break and to spend some time with my Mopar<sub>\u00ae<\/sub> family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_img001.jpeg\" alt=\"Dodge Thrill Ride\" class=\"wp-image-54869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_img001.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_img001-576x424.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_img001-768x565.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_img001-992x730.jpeg 992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of my work schedule, I wasn\u2019t able to bring any of my SRTs along. I didn\u2019t even have a hotel booked until after I landed in Detroit because I seriously doubted I would be able to pull the trip off! One of the best feelings of the weekend was pulling into the event, turning my engine off, and listening to the tires screeching and superchargers whining on the drift pad. Finally \u2013 we made it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG002-992x457.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"457\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG002-992x457.jpg\" alt=\"Two cars drag racing at Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge\" data-id=\"54854\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/a-roadkill-nights-fan-for-life_img002\" class=\"wp-image-54854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG002-992x457.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG002-576x265.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG002-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG002.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG003-992x558.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG003-992x558.jpg\" alt=\"Fire truck racing at Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge\" data-id=\"54855\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/a-roadkill-nights-fan-for-life_img003\" class=\"wp-image-54855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG003-992x558.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG003-576x324.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG003.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Amongst the hustle and noise, my wife turned to me and asked, \u201cWhat do you want to see first?\u201d With so much happening, you\u2019d think this would be a difficult question, but my immediate answer was \u201cWatch legal street racin\u2019.\u201d Performance vehicles of all makes and models lined up, burned rubber and then a full pedal to the metal for an 1\/8th mile with the simple signal of an arm drop and loop back around when passing the McDonalds\u2026 it doesn\u2019t get any more grassroots racing than that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG004-992x661.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"661\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG004-992x661.jpg\" alt=\"Dodge Thrill Ride\" data-id=\"54856\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/a-roadkill-nights-fan-for-life_img004\" class=\"wp-image-54856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG004-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG004-576x384.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG004-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG004.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG005-992x558.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG005-992x558.jpg\" alt=\"SRT Demon Simulators\" data-id=\"54857\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/a-roadkill-nights-fan-for-life_img005\" class=\"wp-image-54857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG005-992x558.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG005-576x324.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG005-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG005.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Before long, I longed for my own car. It\u2019s almost as if Dodge\nknew that would happen, that we would all get revved up after watching street\nracing, so they organized thrill rides and brought their SRT Demon simulators.\nWe missed out on a chance to do the simulator, but we took full advantage of\nthe thrill rides. Passengers on thrill rides get picked up and taken for a lap\naround the race track, or they can hit the drift pad with a professional driver\nin a Dodge Charger or Challenger SRT Hellcat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG006-992x588.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"588\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG006-992x588.jpg\" alt=\"Show car at Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge\" data-id=\"54858\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/a-roadkill-nights-fan-for-life_img006\" class=\"wp-image-54858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG006-992x588.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG006-576x341.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG006-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG006.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG007-992x744.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"744\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG007-992x744.jpg\" alt=\"Show car at Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge\" data-id=\"54859\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/a-roadkill-nights-fan-for-life_img007\" class=\"wp-image-54859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG007-992x744.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG007-576x432.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG007-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG007.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG008-992x744.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"744\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG008-992x744.jpg\" alt=\"Mopar engine on display at Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge\" data-id=\"54860\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/a-roadkill-nights-fan-for-life_img008\" class=\"wp-image-54860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG008-992x744.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG008-576x432.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG008-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG008.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG009-992x631.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"631\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG009-992x631.jpg\" alt=\"Show car at Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge\" data-id=\"54861\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/a-roadkill-nights-fan-for-life_img009\" class=\"wp-image-54861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG009-992x631.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG009-576x366.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG009-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG009.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG010-992x917.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"917\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG010-992x917.jpg\" alt=\"Show car at Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge\" data-id=\"54862\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/a-roadkill-nights-fan-for-life_img010\" class=\"wp-image-54862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG010-992x917.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG010-576x533.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG010-768x710.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG010.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG011-952x992.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"992\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG011-952x992.jpg\" alt=\"Show car at Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge\" data-id=\"54863\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/a-roadkill-nights-fan-for-life_img011\" class=\"wp-image-54863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG011-952x992.jpg 952w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG011-553x576.jpg 553w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG011-768x800.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG011.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG012-992x744.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"744\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG012-992x744.jpg\" alt=\"Show car at Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge\" data-id=\"54864\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/a-roadkill-nights-fan-for-life_img012\" class=\"wp-image-54864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG012-992x744.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG012-576x432.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG012-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG012.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG013-992x590.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"590\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG013-992x590.jpg\" alt=\"Arrington Performance display at Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge\" data-id=\"54865\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/a-roadkill-nights-fan-for-life_img013\" class=\"wp-image-54865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG013-992x590.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG013-576x343.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG013-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG013.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As we walked through the show field, I was pleasantly surprised with the variety of vehicles. I assumed I\u2019d only see modern Mopars, but an impressive range of capability and age was offered; a little bit of everything to please everyone\u2019s taste.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG014.jpg\" alt=\"Dodge Charger doing a burnout\" class=\"wp-image-54866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG014.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG014-576x442.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG014-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG014-992x761.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most beneficial parts of social media is connecting\nwith people from all over the country. When attending an event like Roadkill\nNights, our community grows even stronger as we meet and mingle with people we\nfollow online through Instagram and other outlets. In that spirit, The Hellcat\nGrudge Match proved to be a fun part of the show. Four online influencers were\ngiven a Dodge Charger or Challenger SRT Hellcat and $10,000 to do whatever\nmodifications they wanted. Then, they competed amongst each other with the\nwinner going up against the host of <i>Fastest Cars in the Dirty South<\/i> Eric\nMalone. Congratulations to Alex Taylor on the win! After the Grudge Match, I\nwalked away with an insane amount of Mopar motivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG015-432x576.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Greenstein posing with Tim Kuniskis at Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge\" class=\"wp-image-54867\" width=\"216\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG015-432x576.jpg 432w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG015-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG015-744x992.jpg 744w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG015.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After the Hellcat Grudge Match, races revved on into the night. However, before it was time for us to leave, we had an opportunity to meet Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis. Without Tim, none of this would have happened, so it was a real honor to meet him and thank him for all of his hard work and dedication to the brand. It wasn\u2019t just Tim, of course, but also his amazing team who work endlessly to put on a great show for all the fans. We were truly impressed with all of the thought and preparation that went into Roadkill Nights. In the end, it wasn\u2019t just an event to cross off our bucket list, it\u2019s an event that we\u2019ve added to our annual-must-attend list!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG016.jpg\" alt=\"Couple posing at Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge\" class=\"wp-image-54868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG016.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG016-576x432.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG016-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_IMG016-992x744.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every car show or motorsports event boasts a special selling point that sparks audience interest and attendance. These highlights range from location to particular automotive brands hosting. MotorTrend and Dodge bring both of those coveted highlights together, hosting Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge in the hometown of muscle. Not only is there legal street racing at a beautiful venue, but there\u2019s also thrill rides, drift rides, a car show, vendors, food, corporate executives, celebrities, YouTube stars competing in a grudge match, SRT\u00ae Demon simulators, free airbrush tattoos, and almost 40,000 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":54870,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[497,2621,1921],"tags":[896,528,1947],"class_list":["post-54871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-gallery","category-video","tag-dodge-thrill-rides","tag-drag-racing","tag-grass-roots-racing"],"acf":[],"custom_fields":{"post_thumbnail_image":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/A-Roadkill-Nights-Fan-For-Life_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\/54871"}],"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\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54871"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54879,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54871\/revisions\/54879"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}