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FLATHEADS ON THE RUNWAY

The Race of Gentlemen (TROG) was born on the beach in Asbury Park, New Jersey, in 2012. After four successful events racing on the sand on the Jersey Shore, it was only natural that TROG would venture west to California, the birthplace of hot rodding.

Their first event in California was the 2016 Race of Gentlemen West, held on the sand in Pismo Beach. Unfortunately, Mother Nature greeted the racers with a rainstorm, and the event was

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