I grew up in the frozen north, which means whenever I find myself thrust into a desert environment I keep an eye out for snakes. You see, I’ve got all the wrong instincts when it comes to keeping my feet and hands out of the nooks and crannies where rattlers and their ilk love to hang out, and so I maintain a state of hyper-vigilance every time I set foot on the sand.
It was with these thoughts in mind that I surveyed Joshua Tree National Park from the safety of the cockpit of a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, the heat of the day returning to the sky from whence it came as the sun began to set behind the nearby mountains. I was on my way to Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, which for the next two days would be transformed into the loudest, most raucous gathering of snakes in the state. Dozens of Dodge and SRT Viper owners were descending on the area, fangs out, for Viper Tracks II, a high performance driving event they had organized to exercise their cars in their natural environment.
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