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10-09-2003, 09:20 PM
Well now that I think I have recuperated from the most excellent trip to the southland for this event, I'll share a few photos.
Reedracing, Royal Bob, Dan Willms, and I embarked on a little roadtrip this past weekend to attend the 12th Hot Rod Reunion held at the famed Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, CA. We took the truck and trailer to bring back a '55 drag car, which will be another story. About 2400 miles roundtrip, a great time to share with my buds and introduce Dan Willms to Deadbolt and a little Reverend Horton Heat.
For those who may not know what this event is about - It is pure old school drag racing. Original gasser style cars, AFX, Super Stockers, vintage Funny cars, and of course vintage FED front engine dragsters. Yes, the smell of Nitro was in the air, as we were brought to tears after a smokey burnout and nitro greeted us.
The place was packed with vintage cars on display, a nice swap meet with items such as NOS M&H Racemaster pie crust slicks, and how about a Pontiac Hilborn Injection setup, or better yet when is the last time you saw a Pontiac intake with 6 Rochester 2 bbls? Then there was the vendor area with lots of cool stuff. The pits, well you could spend all day there. And of course the drag racing. Non-stop action with the diggers running 5.90's in the quarter in the Top Fuel class.
Probably the highlight was the night finalle. The Cacklefest - One by one the vintage nitro lit machines were push started, the old way down the return road, where they looped into the staging area and down the track, and angle parked right in the middle of the famed 1320. After the 25 or so cars came to rest, the public was allowed to walk down and partake in this site to behold. My shoes were sticking to the tarmac all the way to the eighth mile. It was a true treat to attend. Hope you enjoy the pics.
Reedracing, Royal Bob, Dan Willms, and I embarked on a little roadtrip this past weekend to attend the 12th Hot Rod Reunion held at the famed Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, CA. We took the truck and trailer to bring back a '55 drag car, which will be another story. About 2400 miles roundtrip, a great time to share with my buds and introduce Dan Willms to Deadbolt and a little Reverend Horton Heat.
For those who may not know what this event is about - It is pure old school drag racing. Original gasser style cars, AFX, Super Stockers, vintage Funny cars, and of course vintage FED front engine dragsters. Yes, the smell of Nitro was in the air, as we were brought to tears after a smokey burnout and nitro greeted us.
The place was packed with vintage cars on display, a nice swap meet with items such as NOS M&H Racemaster pie crust slicks, and how about a Pontiac Hilborn Injection setup, or better yet when is the last time you saw a Pontiac intake with 6 Rochester 2 bbls? Then there was the vendor area with lots of cool stuff. The pits, well you could spend all day there. And of course the drag racing. Non-stop action with the diggers running 5.90's in the quarter in the Top Fuel class.
Probably the highlight was the night finalle. The Cacklefest - One by one the vintage nitro lit machines were push started, the old way down the return road, where they looped into the staging area and down the track, and angle parked right in the middle of the famed 1320. After the 25 or so cars came to rest, the public was allowed to walk down and partake in this site to behold. My shoes were sticking to the tarmac all the way to the eighth mile. It was a true treat to attend. Hope you enjoy the pics.