From Dreams to Steel: The Unstoppable Journey of Jake Gillem and His Ultimate Dodge Viper
Even though Dodge vehicles roll off the assembly line practically perfect, hot-rodders can’t resist putting their own spin on their Mopar® vehicles...
It All Started With a Poster and a Dream
The smell of exhaust. The roar of an engine. The shine of glossy paint. The scuff marks moving tires make. All of us in the car community can relat...
Badass Music Based on Badass Cars
You might say that we’re in the era of remixes – an era of reusing, remaking and retelling. It’s rare to find something original, something n...
Havik Performance
Looking back on their early days, most automotive enthusiasts can remember that one garage, the one where the first wrench was picked up, the first...
Fulfilling His American Dream
Guillermo Suarez migrated from Santa Clara, Cuba, at the age of 19, with a goal of working hard and a dream of operating his own business. His firs...
Meet the Eisenhauers & Their Unexpected Racing Sidekick
I was in the staging lanes of the Modern Street HEMI® Shootout in Milan, Michigan, filming for “Grassroots: The Rookie Season” when a woman, a Chih...
The Greatest SRT® Hellcat Swap of All Time! The Hellbat! Part 1
> Our latest project is a combination of a lifelong dream build and the most powerful muscle car in the world. We have many builds going on righ...
Grassroots The Rookie Season Episode 7 – The Championship at MIR
After a rollercoaster rookie drag racing season, I somehow ended up at the final event in the lead for points champion of the Direct Connection Str...
Grassroots: The Rookie Season Episode 6 Part 2 of 2 – Speed Week in Detroit
After enjoying Roadkill Nights and witnessing the unveiling of new Dodge products, it was time to race in the 5th MSHS event of the year at Milan D...
Grassroots: The Rookie Season Episode 6 Part 1 of 2 – Speed Week in Detroit
The Mopar® main event of the year finally kicked off. I travel to Detroit for Speed Week to attend Roadkill Nights, 3 days of new product reveals f...
Grassroots The Rookie Season Episode 5
As things started to go my way in the previous MSHS event, I shed some weight after being eliminated by a 12.6. I thought that would be the only th...
Grassroots The Rookie Season Episode 4
The season started off with our junkyard Chrysler 300C SRT-8 having transmission problems the first two events. We finally think we have it figured...
Grassroots The Rookie Season Episode 3
After a rough start to the season with car and truck problems, things only got worse with more problems and obstacles. Although I wasn’t anti...
A Little Support Is All You Need
Though drag racing has been in my life since I was a child, the first time I raced on my own was when I was 31. Without having someone around to gu...
Grassroots The Rookie Season Episode 2
After drag racing my Dodge Charger SRT-8, I was hooked! The Modern Street HEMI® Shootout is a great place for beginners to start drag racing. This ...