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Dragfest Photo Bonanza

May 5, 2009 By Mike Bumbeck

Six SessionThe 2nd annual Rod and Kulture Dragfest played host to a healthy number of vintage drag racing heavyweights and freshly rustified kontraptions alike on the hallowed grove of Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield. Any event that combines nitromethane burning t-buckets, jet cars, altered wheelbase stockers, and twin-engine dragsters like the Six-Session just has to be fun. Throw in a few bands and a drive-in movie screen and you have something that was a wicked good time for everyone involved – even if it did rain buckets on Friday. This photo bonanza is a preview of more good stuff to come from the Dragfest. Tune in. Tank up. Hit the loud pedal.

Winged Express
Little Old Lady
Rat Trap Fuel Altered
Grove Goodness
Spirit of Achievement
Don\'t Feed the Bears
Nanook
Wheels Up!
Wheelstander
Injected is Nice
Chevette
1968 Opel Kadett Gasser
Afterburner
Purple People Eater
Night Time

More: Traditional Rod and Kulture

Filed Under: Eventage, Feature, Vortex of Awesome Tagged With: drag racing, Dragfest, Famoso, nitromethane

Comments

  1. casadelshawn says

    May 5, 2009 at 7:33 pm

    Wow. Dangit, I shoulda gone. The green car in your last shot is one of my favorites. I’ve seen it at multiple shows and always take tons of pix of it.
    Looks like a good time!

  2. Kern says

    May 13, 2009 at 7:44 am

    I have gone to the March Meet 7 times, it is a great way to kick off the year, people at Famoso are great! Tickets-food-beer are cheap! Fantastic collection of cars to view, nonstop drags for 3 days. Doesn’t get better! Saw the wheelstanding BACKHOE there a few years ago.

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