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Coast’s R&E Racing Motors to PDRA Championship Series in Kentucky on April 29-May 1, Delivers #FatMap270 at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green

April 29, 2021

We’re especially excited to hit the strip at Beech Bend Raceway Park, a newer venue for Coast and a showcase of bluegrass hospitality, terrific Kentucky cooking, and intense drag competition.

Coast’s R&E Racing Springs into PDRA East Coast Nationals April 8-10, Serving Up #FatMap919 in Benson, N.C, As Return to Indoor Dining Expands

April 8, 2021

Spring is getting off to a jackrabbit start – and just in time, as Coast Packing Company’s ’69 Noonan Hemi ProCharger Pro Mod Camaro returns to the track for PDRA’s East Coast Nationals on April 8-10 at GALOT Motorsports Park in Benson, N.C.

Returning to the Scene of Success, Coast Packing/R&E Racing is Back in Georgia for Duck X/Boss X Productions Sweet 16 4.0 – And Touting #FatMap229, Now With Dine-In Options

March 25, 2021

You can’t keep a fast team away from South Georgia Motor Sports Park (SGMP) in Adel, as Coast Packing Company’s R&E Racing prepares once again to free its 3500 horses, this time for DuckX/BossX Productions’ 4th Annual Sweet 16 4.0, April 1-3.

At the 19th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem, Coast Packing’s ProCharger Pro Mod Camaro Seeks (Another) Trifecta

March 17, 2021

Kicking off the drag racing season at the 19th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem, Coast Packing Company’s R&E Racing will take its multi-award winning ’69 ProCharger Pro Mod Camaro to the Florida Gulf Coast -- and give roaring shout-outs to newly re-opened dine-in restaurants on an updated #FatMap941.

Trifecta Time: At Duck X Productions’ Lights Out12, Coast Packing/R&E Racing Qualifies #1, Sets World Record at 3.502 in Radial vs the World — and Wins

March 1, 2021

Like last Wednesday. As CompetitionPlus reported, “During the first qualifying session at the Lights Out 12, in the first pair down the highly-prepared South Georgia Motorsports Park, [driver Jason] Lee went to the top of the qualifying list and established the quickest mark in small tire racing with a 3.502 elapsed time at 211.46 miles per hour.

As Pandemic Puts Much of Food World on Pause, Fifth Annual Coast Packing/Ipsos Survey Reveals Status Quo Attitudes Toward Animal Fat

February 25, 2021

The 2021 iteration of the survey from Coast, polled 1,005 adults nationwide on their attitudes and consumption patterns around animal fats – and found little change in consumer opinions and behavior. As in Coast’s original baseline survey, conducted in November 2015 and revisited annually since, respondents were asked whether they were more or less open to animal fats and whether those views extended to actual behavior.

Coast Packing/R&E Racing Team Returns to Georgia For Duck X Productions ‘Lights Out12,’ With World’s Fastest Radial Cars — and Refreshed #FatMap229

February 22, 2021

Returning to South Georgia Motor Sports Park (SGMP) in Adel on February 25-28 with radial tires and 3500 horses in tow, Coast Packing Company’s R&E Racing will uncork its ’69 Noonan Hemi ProCharger Pro Mod Camaro at Duck X Productions’ “LightsOut 12”, with “takeout or delivery” #FatMap229. For the event, CoastCEO Eric R. “Goose” Gustafson will yield the wheel to veteran driver Jason Lee.

And the Coast Packing #LardLovers Recipe Contest Winners Are… Lisa Keys from Greater Philly and Lois Spruytte of Metro Detroit

December 15, 2020

The people have spoken – in this case, a group of judges skilled in the culinary arts – awarding top prizes to four contestants and their delectable creations, in Coast Packing Company’s Fourth Annual #LardLovers Recipe Contest.

Lois Spruytte of Richmond, Michigan won first place in the sweet category for her Bourbon Infused Apple Pie recipe -- a creation the judges lauded for its tempered sweetness. And in the savory category, her “creative, colorful” Skillet Cornbread Gumbo recipe earned Lisa Keys, Kennett Square, Penn., first place!

In Their Own Words, Coast Packing #LardLovers Recipe Contestants Find Comfort in Cooking with Farm Fats During the Pandemic

December 14, 2020

Acknowledging the impact of COVID-19 on the food scene this year, we asked contestants to write in 25 words or less how the pandemic has affected their willingness to experiment with ingredients from days of yore. Many responded with poignant insights and fond recollections.

In Year’s Final Outing, Coast Packing’s Radial vs. The World Camaro Returns to Bradenton for 49th Snowbird Outlaw Nationals Dec. 4-6

December 4, 2020

Bringing the curtain down on a record-shattering 2020 drag racing campaign, Coast Packing Company’s R&E Racing team and its ’69 ProCharger Radial vs. The World Camaro will be burning rubber during the 49th Snowbird Outlaw Nationals, presented by Motion Raceworks, at Bradenton Motorsports Park Dec. 4-6 – and offering shout-outs to area take-out and delivery spots as it rolls.