Largest Automobile Festival in the Free World

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http://www.woodwarddreamcruise.com/

Officially Saturday August 17th, but actually plenty to see out on Woodward Avenue for about the next week and a half.

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http://www.autoline.tv/journal/?cat=1287

Autoline talks to Ralph Giles & others on Dream Cruise Eve

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This year, the corporate side-events to the Woodward Dream Cruise are over the top:

ROADKILL Nights Powered by Dodge” will kick off the activities at the Pontiac Silverdome on Wednesday, Aug. 12, starting at 4 p.m.
“ROADKILL Nights” is a free, pop-up car festival featuring flashlight drag races and a Show and Shine vehicle display.
• Racing enthusiasts will have the opportunity to grab their helmet and race one another in their own cars in a grudge-style drag race along a custom-built 1/8-mile track. Drag races are open to the public, first-come, first-served, and racers must pre-register. ROADKILL will run as many races as possible between 5 and 9 p.m. There is no limit to the number of runs or number of cars; the only limit is time.
• More than 150 car enthusiasts can show off their own vehicles in the “Show and Shine” vehicle display area. Show space is limited to the first 150 vehicle owners who register with ROADKILL Nights at www.roadkill.com/events/. Fifty spaces are reserved for Dodge models only.
• The feature drag race at ROADKILL Nights will be a grudge match between Richard Rawlings of Gas Monkey Garage and David Freiberger of Roadkill.
Rawlings will be racing his custom-built 1967 Dodge Dart that’s powered by a 707-horsepower Dodge Hellcat powertrain. Freiberger will be racing “General Mayhem,” a ROADKILL-built 1968 Dodge Charger powered by a Dodge Hellcat powertrain.
• TEN: The Enthusiast Network will give away a Hellcat engine. All Dodge owners who drag race their Dodge at ROADKILL Nights on Aug. 12 are eligible to win. The 6.2-liter supercharged HEMI® Hellcat engine produces an unprecedented 707 horsepower and 650 lb.-ft. of torque, making it Dodge’s most powerful V-8 ever. (FCA US employees and contractors are eligible to compete in ROADKILL drag races, but are not eligible to win the Hellcat engine.)
• The grudge-style drag race and cruise-in festival also includes Dodge Thrill Rides with a pro driver on a closed course, live music, food trucks, free T-shirts and a vendor area.