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 ...

Generations of families come out to enjoy the tradition, which started in the 1940s The culture of swamp buggy racing is as unique and distinctive as its name. Created in Naples, Florida, the ...

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, ...

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 ...

Dan Greenling was the driver to beat in the 2018-19 swamp buggy racing season, and nobody could. Greenling’s pro-modified buggy Roll On lost just once last season – but only because of a mechanical ...

Swamp buggy racing lost two legends, two historic drivers who have been linked to the local sport for more than half of its 72-year existence. Terry Langford and Ray Thornton were related by marriage ...

If you wheel your 4x4 in water and you want to learn the finer points of waterproofng, take a gander at the swamp buggies that race at the Florida Sports Park in Naples, Florida. The builders of these ...

Hurricane Irma delivered a crippling blow to the Naples original sport of swamp buggy racing, including the cancelation of a seven-decades-old parade scheduled for this weekend. However, drives and ...

Pulling out of the pits, just moments before a swamp-buggy scramble, Vicki Rabinette looks ready to jump out of her seat. She squints into the sun. She fidgets in her five-point harness. Her left knee ...

After spending his whole life in swamp buggy racing, Brian Langford said the sport just got stale. Terry Langford, his father, started racing in the 1970s, and Brian was born in 1973. The younger ...

Naples, Fla., is home to the "swamp buggy" races, an Everglades tradition that dates back to 1949. Although airboats and cars have long since eliminated the need for swamp buggies, racing the buggies ...