March meet famoso 6, 7,8 whos coming

Man- it sounds like the lot of you guys are getting there early. Thats great! Our little SoCal caravan , a few of us outta Irwindale, are not heading up 'till early Friday morning. Try and save a spot, even if its out in the boonies!!! I signed in for hotrod class. Don't really fit into any other catagories, its just too slow. Fun, but slow.

 

I will be leaving thursday early, be there the rest of the week ; I was there for the first one and then about the next ten years ,before missing some while on the road doing graphics on racecars in different parts of the country .Been to some of the more recent ones and looking forward to this next chapter in the saga of ' Bakersfield in March ' agentwaldo .

 

Groucho, he did sell the studebaker gasser a couple of days after the hot rod reunion. See you this weekend.

 

Word is Pisano & Matsubara will be pounding the pavement at Famoso.... w/ Jeff "Killah" Utterback shoeing....

 

I now plan to get a swap space and I'm throwing my 1969 5 speed Applekarte in the trunk of my primered '66 GTO to ride around in. Hope I don't look too stupid riding it. oh well.

Can't wait! LOOOOVE going to Bakersfield for the nostalgia drags! Been going now for about 16 years.

Wish I could bring my AA/Fueler or my AWB Tempest funny car, maybe next time.

the time'll come when i can bring both!

Steve

<DIR>Hosting- 7th annual Nostalgic Show and Go! and swap. Drags, cool car show, parade, special exhibitions, gassers, rails, stockers, customs and much more. coming Sunday April 5, 2009 to Speedworld. Phoenix, Az -This is Arizonas longest continuest running nostalgic event, our 7th year! www.nostalgicshowandgo.org
Also Hosting- Hosting 11th annual Pontiac Heaven, show, swap, drags, party and all around good time. Saturday April 4, 2009 at Speedworld near Phoenix, Az more info- www.pontiacheaven.org
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Never fails, we have an event where people come from out of state, and they bring the rain, i.e. GNRS, Winter Nationals,
I'll be there anyway, I'll be the old guy!

 

I'm doing the 'no-rain' dance! Don't have an enclosed trailer, so I guess I"ll just pull out the floorpan plugs to let the car drain out!!!

 

Just got home from Art Chrismans shop a little while ago,he was finishing getting ready for this weekend and yes he fired up the ol hustler- HOLYSHIT did that thing sound good,he will be taking the Hustler out this weekend.I got one hell of a nitro hit earlier!!!!!!!!!

 

The weather's clear for Fri-Sun.

 

Local weather here in bako says this morning possible chance of lite shower fri early am. Nice sat and sun

 

I'll be out there starting today with a 41 ford coupe, some 56 packard quarters and 3-26-27 touring bodies, all for sale in the swap area! Stop by and say hi!

 

I'm on the way in my trusty Pontiac right now. I'm about half way (250 miles of 500)
Steve
<DIR>Hosting- 7th annual Nostalgic Show and Go! and swap. Drags, cool car show, parade, special exhibitions, gassers, rails, stockers, customs and much more. coming Sunday April 5, 2009 to Speedworld. Phoenix, Az -This is Arizonas longest continuest running nostalgic event, our 7th year! www.nostalgicshowandgo.org
Also Hosting- Hosting 11th annual Pontiac Heaven, show, swap, drags, party and all around good time. Saturday April 4, 2009 at Speedworld near Phoenix, Az more info- www.pontiacheaven.org
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My good friend Allen Jensen is out there with his Yellow 23 altered from South Dakota. Stop and say hi. He is a good dude. I will try to post a picture of the car.

 

I just got back from Bako AND Pomona swap meet. I'm exhausted and pleased

 

We rolled in late last night, after unbelievably making it four rounds in the Hot Rod class with the altered wheelbase Dart!! Not bad for the cars first time on a quarter mile track. It was dufus me that kept screwing up, but the car ran its dial in most of the time. They had us hot lap on the last round, and I could not get the heat out of the engine, and it trailered us with a tenth off the dial in. And with those sand-bagging pros hanging out in that class, I was doomed with a split that big..

 

Your car looked GREAT

 

Thanks! I want to also say thanks to alot of H.A.M.B.'ers who came up and said hello. Sounds like Rod and Kulture will be coming down to the shop to do a feature on the car. I was blown away when they came up and found me. The car looked like a dirt booger from where we parked out in East Jesus Texas..

 

Congrats on the 4 rounds...I went out in the first round and could not get the car to hook at all this weekend. Oh well back to Irwindale for me.

 

Here is a pic of you I took that I have posted on my own March Meet thread here. I'm building an altered wheelbase Tempest myself.
Your car looks good!

Steve

<DIR>Hosting- 7th annual Nostalgic Show and Go! and swap. Drags, cool car show, parade, special exhibitions, gassers, rails, stockers, customs and much more. coming Sunday April 5, 2009 to Speedworld. Phoenix, Az -This is Arizonas longest continuest running nostalgic event, our 7th year! www.nostalgicshowandgo.org
Also Hosting- Hosting 11th annual Pontiac Heaven, show, swap, drags, party and all around good time. Saturday April 4, 2009 at Speedworld near Phoenix, Az more info- www.pontiacheaven.org


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Nice shot!! Didn't even know you were there! People were asking me about the big burnouts I've started doing. First, its bitchin looking, but more important, those rock hard Mickey Thompson pie-crusts actually hook with 15-16 p.s.i. with more heat in 'em. I'm surprised at how they have lasted.

 

Dale, it was great to see you, and the car there. I am going to try to make it to the Hot Rod Reunion there also. Congratulations on the Rod and Kulture feature,too. Here's a couple of shots of my sled from Sunday.