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The Famoso Bakersfield Raceway hosted the first ever March Meet in 1959 and it helped establish the National Hot Rod Association's (NHRA) legitimacy. The east part of Poso Auxiliary Field became the Poso Airport. [1] [2] [3] The Famoso Bakersfield Raceway still hosts the March Meet but it is now strictly a "nostalgia drag racing" event.
California Hot Rod Reunion is a gathering of drag racers, hot rod enthusiasts and street rodders held in Bakersfield, California, United States. [1]The event was created by Steve Gibbs, vice-president of the National Hot Rod Association, in October 1992, as a one-time event to gather some of the old drag racers together. [2]
It produces and benefits [clarification needed] from two annual hot rod reunions. The Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion is held in June at Beech Bend Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion is held in October at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California.
By 2007, the Goodguys VRA had relinquished its claim on producing the March Meet, with the rights assumed by John and Blake Bowser, who lease Famoso Raceway from the National Hot Rod Association. Moreover, rules and technical inspection have been assumed by the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series.
He was honored at the 2017 Hot Rod Reunion at the Famoso Raceway, where he served as grand marshal. Stewart was inducted into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame in Gainesville, Florida in ...
In the fall of each year, Auto Club Famoso Raceway also hosts the California Hot Rod Reunion, a gathering of street rodders, drag racers and auto enthusiasts. Buttonwillow Raceway Park is 38 miles northwest of Bakersfield and hosts road racing events year round.
The National Hot Rod Reunion is a gathering of nostalgia drag racers, street rodders and automotive enthusiasts based on the California Hot Rod Reunion.The first four years of the National Hot Rod Reunion were held at Beech Bend Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
NTR has also hosted the NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion and Super Chevy Shows' in the past. On November 5, 2011 the NTR held the annual Ohio High School Athletic Association state cross country running championships. The meet was formerly held at the Scioto Downs racetrack, but moved to NTR due to the introduction of slot machine gaming at Scioto ...