Pritchett hit 322\u00a0mph\u00a0in winning her first race of the National Hot Rod Association season earlier this year at\u00a0Atlanta Raceway’s 1\/5-mile strip.<\/div>\n
Roadkill Nights attracted more than 40,000 fans last year. When they aren\u2019t protecting their eardrums as\u00a0hot rods rocket down Woodward, attendees can get thrill rides drifting around M1\u2019s race course.<\/p>\n
Dodge offers up 707-horsepower Challenger SRT Hellcats and Charger sedans piloted by pro drivers that put on a roller-coaster ride of burning rubber and corner drifts. Lines can extend to over an hour to ride, so get there early.<\/p>\n
Other fan\u00a0favorites include show ‘n’ shine, dyno testing, a kids zone, flamethrower and wheel-stander exhibitions, “Roadkill”\u00a0stunts and more.\u00a0Dodge also will have Challenger SRT Demon simulators so fans can virtually experience 840 horsepower in the world’s\u00a0fastest production car through the 1\/4-mile.<\/p>\n
Speed addicts\u00a0also can participate in the “Drag Strip Showdown,”\u00a0a head-to-head\u00a0simulator\u00a0contest.<\/p>\n
Food trucks will be on hand to satiate appetites and thirsts. Those who can’t make it out to Woodward can still have a front-row seat by tuning\u00a0via livestream on dodgegarage.com.<\/p>\n
Henry Payne is auto critic for The Detroit News. Find him at hpayne@detroitnews.com or Twitter @HenryEPayne.<\/p>\n
WHAT:<\/strong>\u00a0Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge<\/p>\nWHERE:<\/strong>\u00a0M1 Concourse Car Club, 164 South Blvd. West, Pontiac, MI 48341<\/p>\nWHEN:<\/strong>\u00a0Saturday, Aug.\u00a011<\/p>\n10 AM:<\/strong>\u00a0Gates open<\/p>\n– Muscle, vintage and classic cars enter the event to set up for the show \u2018n\u2019 shine<\/p>\n
– Dodge thrill rides and drift rides on the M1 track and skid pad<\/p>\n
– Dodge Challenger SRT Demon race simulator competition<\/p>\n
– Family-friendly activities<\/p>\n
11 AM:<\/strong>\u00a0Drag racing begins (also available via livestream at dodgegarage.com)<\/p>\n10\u00a0PM:<\/strong>\u00a0Event concludes<\/p>\nADMISSION:<\/strong><\/p>\n$10 per person; $5 per person for Pontiac residents (at event only). Children 12 and under are free.<\/p>\n
SPECTATOR PARKING<\/strong>:<\/p>\nSpectator parking is available at the United Shore lot \u2013 enter from 561 Martin Luther King Boulevard South, Pontiac 48341. There also will be spectator parking available at 2001 Centerpoint Parkway Pontiac 48341. Shuttle buses will be available at both lots and they will run from 9:30 a.m. to\u00a011:30 p.m. (drop-off\/pickup by the main spectator entrance). Parking in these two locations is FREE and available on a first come, first served basis. Handicap parking is on South Boulevard, next to the main spectator entrance. Additional handicap parking is available at the United Shore lot. An ADA shuttle bus will run to and from the United Shore lot and will drop you off at the main entrance of the venue at M1 Concourse.<\/p>\n
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