From pining over a coveted car as an adolescent to finally having the opportunity to participate in his first-ever HOT ROD Drag Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive, Alan Whitaker has come a long ...

Up the hillside we trudged, tripping over roots and rocks and branches. We could hear the explosions of fireworks piercing the blanket of stars above. Fumbling in the dark, we emerged from a thicket.