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 ...

This weekend's Winter Classic of Swamp Buggy Race has been canceled, according to their website. This isn't the first time races have been canceled or postponed to a later date. In November 2020, the ...

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 ...

NAPLES, Florida — Before this town was a vacation spot, there were only swamps, and the men who played in them. Back in the day, which around here means the 1930s, Collier County was known for farmin' ...

Reigning Swamp Buggy Queen Jami Torrella, 24, smiles as Tristene Barbera, 9, asks her questions about her dress during the Budweiser Spring Classic at the Florida Sports Park Saturday, April 9, 2016 ...

Swamp buggies were developed as a practical way to explore the Everglades but have transformed into one of the area’s most exciting and deeply-rooted cultural events in Naples. Support for this ...

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 ...