This weekend's Winter Classic of Swamp Buggy Race has been canceled, according to their website. This isn't the first time races have been canceled or postponed to a later date. In November 2020, the ...
Because it is a low-lying alluvial plain. the entire coastal fringe of Louisiana is as soggy as a piece of fresh bread dunked in soup. Crisscrossed by bayous and canals. the Louisiana salt marshes ...
This December, the Swamp Buggy Fall Classic will have a different name to it, and more significance for a closely-knit community. The Terry Langford Memorial Fall Classic is set for this weekend at ...
The drivers are what make the swamp buggy races in Naples so exciting. The drivers are what make the swamp buggy races in Naples so exciting. Meet some of the racers we interviewed for WGCU’s latest ...
Swamp buggies were developed as a practical way to explore the Everglades but have transformed into one of the area’s most exciting and deeply-rooted cultural events in Naples. Swamp Buggy Fever! is ...
Malcolm Lightner, “Full Throttle” (2013) (all images from ‘Mile o’ Mud: The Culture of Swamp Buggy Racing,’ courtesy PowerHouse Books; all caption information by Malcolm Lightner) The distinctly ...
Racing swamp buggies is deeply rooted in the history of Naples and the surrounding area, including the Everglades. But what are swamp buggies and how did the tradition begin? As one might imagine, ...