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 ...

For the first time in nearly a decade, the swamp buggy races will take place under the lights. The Bud Cup will be determined Saturday night with the gates opening at 2:30 p.m., however, due to ...

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. Swamp Buggy Fever! is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Since 1950, these women have brought poise and glamour to the muddy sport of swamp buggy racing. They wear pageant-style dresses and get their hair done up. Earn a crown. Carry on a time-honored ...