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 ...

NAPLES, Fla. – The second race of the swamp buggy season is ready to make some noise at the Florida Sports Park for the Budweiser Winter Classic, just like they’ve been doing three times a year for ...

For over 75 years, the Swamp Buggy has been an annual tradition in Naples. Originally designed to help navigate through the hardened terrain and murky bogs, the swamp buggy has evolved into a ...

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 ...

Tyler Johns knew he had a fast swamp buggy his last time out at Florida Sports Park, fast enough to challenge season points leader Dan Greenling for the Winter Classic title in February. Johns didn’t ...

Milton Morris was born in West Point, Mississippi, in 1903. In a life that spanned 85 years, perhaps his greatest triumph came in 1955, when he was 52 years old. For years afterward, he tried and ...

It’s been a long 10 months for swamp buggy racing legend Eddie Chesser. Fresh off his 21st Big Feature win in March, Chesser was itching to defend his title in November, which was supposed to be the ...

Tyler Johns hails from one of the biggest families in a sport invented in his hometown of Naples. Much of his adult life has been spent inside a swamp buggy. He and his parents are staples of the ...