…and lands on Houston Raceway Park. The unveiling of the soon-to-take-over-the-racing-world brand, OUTLAW, made its debut appearance at the American Drag Racing League's Dragpalooza IV event in Baytown, Texas just outside of metropolitan Houston. With 52,000 people stuffing themselves into the facility over the two-day event OUTLAW was exposed to the masses for the first time. This type of racing, that of the no-rules flavor, is the perfect match with OUTLAW and everything that we stand for. 3,000 some odd horsepower door cars and the ice-cold temperatures in Houston (which were shocking to those of us expecting tropical weather) made for some exciting racing and a whole lot of driving – refuse to lift style.
The OUTLAW Clothing Company-backed ADRL Extreme 10.5 Pontiac Grand Am, driven by David Janes, even made it to the final round. The on-track success equated to some stellar marketing opportunities for the OUTLAW crew as we were interviewed for the television broadcast of the race. Being able to plug our clothing of choice for a national TV audience was pretty exciting for all those involved.
The most exciting part of the whole weekend was seeing all these people rockin' OUTLAW Clothing. You name 'em and they were reppin' the baddest brand in the business. One of the most enjoyable, though, was Summer, a cheerleader from the NFL's Houston Texans football team, who slowed down just long enough to pose behind the wheel of our 10.5 car for photogenic proof.
Numerous records were broken during Dragpalooza IV. From Jason Scruggs' incredible 205.87mph pass in his Pro Extreme '63 Chevy Corvette to Billy Harper's 3.92-second run in Pro Nitrous, it was non-stop action in south Texas. All the OUTLAW crew were just stoked to be a part of one of drag racing's first cultural experiences. There haven't been a whole lot of racing events that local fire marshals show up to and close the gates... Read More >>>