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<\/div>\nAl \u201cBoogie\u201d Roberson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Nationwide<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 In case you haven\u2019t heard, Al Roberson, known on the racetrack as \u201cAl Boogie,\u201d is a legendary, African American, grudge drag racer. In fact, he has stockpiled more wins in the \u2018no-time\u2019 category than any other racer in history!<\/p>\n
This summer, Al \u201cBoogie\u201d Roberson and his fearsome team, The Southern Assassins, take to the tracks again, unleashing their world-famous, gluttonous beast of a car, Honcho the Camaro.<\/p>\n
Grudge drag racing attracts thousands every weekend all over the United States and world, featuring cars that look like they want to eat you but none, it seems, are as strong and fast as Al Boogie\u2019s Honcho.<\/p>\n
Sitting in his garage (at an undisclosed location for security reasons), Al Boogie is leaning on Honcho while it is on Pro Jacks, in jeans and a t-shirt, sipping casually on a beer; seemingly unaware that he\u2019s turned grudge racing on its head. The kicker? He drives with only one arm! And yet, he\u2019s the winningest racer in the sport, having lost only ten races since the early 1990\u2019s.<\/p>\n
The Southern Assassins, comprised of Al Boogie and teammates Rick and Clint, built Honcho the Camaro with a purse of $175,000. \u201cNo car has ever beaten Honcho,\u201d Boogie said proudly. When asked what\u2019s under the hood, he grins mischievously. \u201cI could tell you, but then I\u2019d have to kill you.\u201d Yes, it seems this trio of Mech Techs could turn even a Pinto into a tar-burning Carantula!<\/p>\n
Al Boogie\u2019s rise to grudge dominance was briefly interrupted by a seven-year gig in federal prison on a drug wrap. \u201cI was set up,\u201d said Boogie. \u201cThen again, aren\u2019t we all?\u201d Since his release in 2016, Al Boogie and The Southern Assassins are chapping hides on drag tracks all around the world. \u201cWe\u2019ve never run away from a challenge,\u201d he\u2019d like to remind us.<\/p>\n
Al Boogie grew up in poverty in North Carolina \u2014 the no running water kind. But his stepfather allowed him to drive the family hotrod when he was twelve. \u201cHe let me rev\u2019 it up and feel its horsepower.\u201d After that, Al was hooked.<\/p>\n
A day at the race starts simple enough for Al and The Southern Assassins. After a few test-runs with the team, the bombastic Al Boogie begins the event with some well-YouTubed smack-talk against his challengers (all in good fun), followed by a quick banter with the crowds and press. And then, all hell breaks loose as the Southern Assassins unleash Honcho, the gluttonous Camaro beast, across a 660-foot stretch of sheer madness!<\/p>\n
Just then, Al \u201cBoogie\u201d Roberson spoke in reverent tones. \u201cYou\u2019re strapped into this behemoth machine at the start lane, and that\u2019s when anxiety sets in. You know that in just a few seconds, you\u2019re in for a monster ride. Now, you\u2019re on your own and you say a prayer.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the grudge racing world, drivers are prohibited from disclosing how fast their cars go. That\u2019s OK. It\u2019s plain to see The Southern Assassins\u2019 drive in the speed of \u2014 insane.<\/p>\n
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