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SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER
2015 2015 The fourth
Rat Rod
Build-off Drive-off
is completed, this time
NOVEMBER with 27 offi cial entries.
2014 Phillip Haley
Missouri’s
wins.

SEPTEMBER
2016

The third Rat Rod
Build-off Drive-off is
completed. Gary Fisher
wins his second Build-off.
The competition also fi elds
Rat Rod Magazine is t Rod Magazine is a motorcycle class with the
Ra
winner being featured in
winner being featured in
Raw Bike magazine.
Raw Bike magazine.
awarded its second
Minnesota Magazine
& Publishing
Association
Innovator Award,
becoming the only
magazine ever Editor Steve and Senior
to win the award Writer Rick Loxton complete
Second offi cial Build-off Drive-off is
completed with participants driving their twice. “The Illustrated History of the
entries from St Louis to Tennessee. Oregon’s Rat Rod,” which is released in
hardcover across the country.
Gary Fisher wins the rat rod portion of the Planning and The book features content
event while Nebraska’s Jeremiah Gardner prep for Issue
becomes the fi rst winner of the motorcycle 50 begins, from Rat Rod Magazine’s
history including builds,
portion. Both winners are featured on the including
covers of Rat Rod and Ride Hard magazines. expanded retail features, and an extensive
look back at the history
Once again, the event is held simultaneously promotion and of rat rod culture.
with the offi cial Rat Rod Tour. distribution.
DECEMBER JANUARY DECEMBER
2017
2017 2017 2016
Development
begins for
future offi cial
The fi rst
Tours.
Girls of
Rat Rod
Rat Rod begins Special
the long process Issue is
of returning to released.
released.
independent
publishing after
seven years and
three different
publishing partners.

Magazine quality is
increased, covers
get their “grittier”
fi nish.

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