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Custom Truck Show - 2007 Havoc East Coast

Show 'N' Shine, Drag Racing, And Dragging; This Show Had It All.

By Dan Ward
photographer: Dan Ward, Galen Armenta


Held at the Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Havoc East Coast Powered by GM was a huge success this year. The show held dozens of vendors, more than 400 show trucks, and thousands of spectators. Despite the triple-digit temperatures, the custom-truck enthusiasts enjoyed a weekend filled with drag racing, dragging at night, a bikini contest, and trucks from every era that represented what will be the future of customization.


It Laid Pretty Hard.Bringing back an old tradition, Sport Truck magazine started up the Sport Truck Challenge, which incorporated drag racing performance with show-truck good looks to crown a winner. This brought a whole new level of excitement to the event and helped elevate the show even more. Special thanks to Interco Tires, Stylin' Trucks, AIM/Chassis Tech, MBRP Exhaust, American Eagle Wheel, 5150 Sunglasses, Suicidedoors.com, and Kelderman for all of their support. For even more photos, go to truckinweb.com.


MBRP drove down from Canada to show off its '07 Dodge Mega Cab. Luckily for them, the guys didn't melt.
MBRP drove down from Canada to show off its '07 Dodge Mega Cab. Luckily for them, the guys didn't melt.
Former feature truck Plum Sweet made an appearance at the show with new super-wide wheels and Mickey Thompson SR-1 radial tires.
Former feature truck Plum Sweet made an appearance at the show with new super-wide wheels and Mickey Thompson SR-1 radial tires.
Show n' Shine, Drag Racing and Dragging; This show had it all!
Show n' Shine, Drag Racing and Dragging; This show had it all!
Winner Todd Sherwood lined up for the drag racing where he ran a 13.28 in his Chevy.
Winner Todd Sherwood lined up for the drag racing where he ran a 13.28 in his Chevy.
The editors of Sport Truck came together and went over each truck with a fine tooth comb to find one winner of the new Sport Truck Challenge.
The editors of Sport Truck came together and went over each truck with a fine tooth comb to find one winner of the new Sport Truck Challenge.
Running an 11.07 at 125 mph, Martin Cox had his fully built LS-2 screaming down the track.
Running an 11.07 at 125 mph, Martin Cox had his fully built LS-2 screaming down the track.

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