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Rat Rod Magazine Timeline

JULY SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER
2013 2013 2014 2014

Rat Rod Magazine
signs a 10-year
publishing contract
with a large west coast
The fi rst offi cial Rat.Hard Build-off
publisher. The news
Drive-off is completed, with contestants
fl ash makes its way onto
driving their build-off vehicles from
the Thompson-Reuters
St Louis all the way to Louisiana
billboard in Times
Square. simultaneously with the offi cial Rat Rod
Tour. Minnesota builder Chris Walker
becomes the fi rst ever Build-off winner, Rat Rod Magazine is
with Texas builder Dennis Hom fi nishing awarded its second
second and both being showcased on Minnesota Magazine
the two magazine covers. & Publishing
Association
Innovator Award,
becoming the only
magazine ever
to win the award
Second offi cial Build-off Drive-off is ond offi cial Build-off Drive-off is
Sec
completed with participants driving their twice.
entries from St Louis to Tennessee. Oregon’s
Gary Fisher wins the rat rod portion of the
event while Nebraska’s Jeremiah Gardner
becomes the fi rst winner of the motorcycle
portion. Both winners are featured on the
covers of Rat Rod and Ride Hard magazines.
Once again, the event is held simultaneously
with the offi cial Rat Rod Tour.

APRIL
MAY
MAY APRIL JANUARY DECEMBER
2018 2018 2018 2017
Photo
2018 shoots for the is increased again,
Magazine quality
Tour Rat second Girls grittier. Rat Rod goes
covers get even
of Rat Rod
build begins Special Edition into full independent
publishing for the
(and is begin. fi rst time since 2010.
essentially Planning for

fi nished the 2019 Build-off
begins.
begins.
same month.)
Issue #1
re-print
planning
begins.

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