Lexicon

"Moonshiner" - Stage Direction (pg 2)

One who produces moonshine.

"I'll take you out to the drop spot." - Hank (pg 9)

An arranged location for the moonshiner to meet and exchange money and product with the bootlegger, so as to ensure bootleggers don't know the location of the still.

"You gonna show me the still?" - Avery (pg 9)

The manufacturing location and set-up for the production of moonshine.

"You're going to need better suspension in the back..." - Hank (pg 10)

"A revenuer sees you riding low he'll know you're bootleggin'." - Hank (pg 10)

Revenuer: A country or federal agent enforcing and working for the Bureau of Prohibition

Riding Low: Cars without appropriately modified suspension systems (to accommodate the heavy weight of the moonshine) would sit lower to the ground due to the additional weight.

Bootlegging: The act of transporting moonshine. The term "bootlegger" originates from from colonial transporters who literally hid the brew inside their tall riding boots.

"You wouldn't know anything about the drop house..." - Chester (pg 15)

"Down in Greer's Hollow?" - Hank (pg 15)

A fictitious location in the play; the location of one of Hank's competitor's drop houses.

"Two of his trip boys..." - Chester (pg 15)

Reference to young, male bootleggers. Frequently, bootleggers were young teenage boys.

"...a bootlegger's turn..." - Chester (pg 18)

While racing down the road toward a roadblock at 100 mph, the bootlegger brakes hard to 50 mph, then comes off the brake and spins the steering wheel with one hand and pull the emergency brake with the other (to lock the wheels).

Just as the car spins 180° within the parameters of the road, the bootlegger releases the emergency brake and gun the accelerator; the slide slows, and as the car barely stops, the bootlegger peels out in the direction opposite of the one traveled in 10 seconds prior

"Less than a month after V-J Day Lakewood was open for business." - Chester (pg 20)

V-J Day: Broadly, this refers to the effective end of World War II, but specific V-J Day is an abbreviation of "Victory over Japan Day", as Japan officially surrendered to the Allied Forces. Both August 14 and 15 have been credited in the past for the observance of this day.

Lakewood Speedway: A racetrack located south of Atlanta, Georgia.

"They all got superchargers." - Mutt (pg 22)

Supercharger: An air compressor that increases the pressure or density of air supplied to an internal combustion engine.

"The plant over in Summer Hill." - Dixie (pg 25)

"...and comes back with the ladies all wearing pants." - Avery (pg 26)

"Judge gave me the choice between serving my time or joining the Army." - Avery (pg 33)

"Hank told me to stay off Peachtree Street." - Avery (pg 38)

"I been hearing about The Varsity." - Dixie (pg 43)

An iconic fast-food restaurant chain in Midtown Atlanta.

"He just did a slingshot..." - Announcer (pg 44)

A maneuver in which a car following the leader in a draft suddenly steers around it, breaking the vacuum; this provides an extra burst of speed that allows the second car to take the lead.

"Waving the checkered flag today is Miss Georgia Peach Patsy Faircloth." - Announcer (pg 44)

Chequered flag: The chequered (or checkered) flag is the alternatingly-colored square print flag that indicates the end of a race. Courses were also divided into sections; the time check at the end of each section was performed by race officials called "checkers", who used chequered flags to identify themselves. Though they general are black and white, there are no official guidelines to the proportions, length, or width of the flags.

Miss Georgia Peach: While there is no record of a Miss Patsy Faircloth having had competed or won Miss Georgia Peach, the beauty pageant itself is real (though the festival didn't begin until 1986).

"I'm driving to Melrose to meet a man." - Hank (pg 47)

The town in Calhoun County that hosts Hank's fictitious speedway in the play.

"All we gotta do is grade out a track..." - Hank (pg 48)

"You don't want to look suspicious hightailing" - Hank (pg 49)

Hightailing happens as a result of a car being equipped with an overcorrected suspension system that can handle the loads of moonshine but therefore makes a car sit much higher when not carrying excessive weight.

"It's a beautiful night at the Greenville-Pickens Speedway." - Announcer (pg 51)

"Got another one in Spartanburg next weekend." - Avery (pg 54)

"They're going to be camped out on County Road 9." - Chester (pg 60)

"He could take Mill Road." - Chester (pg 61)

"About fifty dollars." -Avery (pg 73)

"Punched a hole in the radiator. Bent up that front axel." -Hank (pg 76)

"There was a reporter from Speed Age magazine at the race." -Chester (pg 79)

"Got a new track he's promoting up in Martinsville." - Hank (pg 81)

"He's even letting women race." - Hank (pg 83)

"Double checked the float to make sure there was no leaks." - Avery (pg 87)

"I'm racing in Daytona." - Avery (pg 93)

"Makes it in a barn he's got just outside Franklin." - Hank (pg 95)

"...he ain't got possums drowning in his corn mash." - Hank (pg 95)

"Even took my copper coil." - Hank (pg 95)

"When you get to County Road 24..." - Hank (pg 97)

"A gun fires." - Stage Direction (pg 103)

Lakewood Amphitheatre