Vengeance Racing (VR) was tailor-made for Atlanta’s Street Car Takeover event held at the Atlanta Dragway. Head-to-head automotive dominance is at the core of Vengeance’s DNA.
Just off their complete annihilation of the competition at the Independence, Missouri Airstrip Attack event, VR was ready for more. The May 6th – 8th Street Car Takeover event in Atlanta was the next domino to fall in a year filled thus far with dominance.
Street Car Takeover is the premier national streetcar lifestyle drag racing, roll racing, night meets, and car show event for those not familiar. This nationwide event was first conceived in a Twin Peaks restaurant back in 2013 by race enthusiasts Justin Keith and Chase Lautenback.
The roll racing segment of the event is taken straight from the late-night street racing scene. For many first-time observers, it looks strange when you first see participants line up way back behind the burnout box and get a running start to the staging lights.
For this competition, the driver in the left lane leads after the signal from the track worker. Drivers are not to exceed a predetermined speed before crossing the staging light beams.
It is pedal to the metal from the lights to the traps, with the winner being the first who crosses. Elapsed time isn’t displayed, only top speed.
As we said, this event is tailor-made for Vengeance Racing, but before the head-to-head competition, it was time to par-tay the VR wa-ay.
“Street Car Takeover” Pre-Event Party
Power Party With VR Style
When you come to a Vengeance Racing power party, rest assured you’re not going to be daintily sipping Dom Pierron and listening to Haydn string quartet Op 76 No 3, ‘Emperor.’
This is a visceral event that draws the Vengeance faithful with excellent comfort food and the throaty wails of pavement punishing engines strapped down on a dyno. Horsepower was on tap, and it flowed freely all night.
The VR team were great hosts to the hundreds that attended. It didn’t hurt that Sock’s Love BBQ did the catering, and the professional DJ knew how to keep the diverse crowd entertained.
With the entire VR facility open, it was a great night to peruse the halls of horsepower and see the walls covered with world records and significant event wins.
Corvette Cruisers of Atlanta
Getting Down To Business
Under gorgeous blue skies and near-perfect track conditions, streetcar racers from around Atlanta and neighboring states descended on Atlanta Dragway. Vengeance Racing was there in full force with their support trailers, hospitality tents, and techs.
As you walked around the paddock area, you could see why the VR-prepared team of owners routinely bring home the top honors. Ron Mowen and his team constantly work with their car owners, analyze data, and make adjustments.
We chronicled VR’s famed on-track support in our article: Inside Vengeance Racing’s Amazing Race Support. After you see the extent of it in action, you begin to understand why so many say it’s an invaluable service if you want to win.
As several of the 15 or so VR-prepared car owners were quick to point out, it’s more than track support that keeps them coming back. It’s the camaraderie among racers and the genuine family feel that sets this experience apart.
Vengeance Racing prepared
Vengeance Racing prepared
Bracket finals winner with a 10.021 vs a 10.027
Streetcar Takeover Delivers
From the Thursday night Vengeance Racing pre-event kick-off party through all of the exciting Saturday night race action, the Streetcar Takeover event was as good as it gets.
If you enjoy mano-a-mano street racing, then this was the place to be.
One thing is also abundently clear after this weekend of racing. If you want a shot at winning, you better be in a Vengeance Racing prepared car.
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