CHEVROLET x mlb
They said combine baseball and racing to promote the Bristol Speedway Classic. We said, “HOW ABOUT A MUSCLE CAR THAT SHOOTS BASEBALLS AT FORMER PROS, WATERMELONS AND PINATAS AT 100MPH?” Meet the Chevy Slinger. The quesarito of sports.
It’s an over-the-top outrageous, “engine-powered”, high-revving, smoke-shooting spectacle of a pitching machine.
Attached to a 1966 Chevelle with a small-block 355i V8 Engine.
With custom, purpose-built parts and precision craftsmanship… by this guy.
Chris Lee, one-man show, extraordinary metal worker and fabricator, gernerally cool dude.
Customized with a bespoke graphics package…
Flames. Fake Sponsors. Real sponsors. Our very own Chevrolet mascot.
Tested on special targets.
Lots of cake was harmed.
Then, BP with a former pro and current analyst.
Yonder Alonso asked us to slow it down.
And fans in Bristol tested themselves against it.
They did their best.
And fans outside of Bristol… well…
They were big big big fans.
Creatively developed, directed, and edited with Ann Shoen.