While October brings the smashing of giant pumpkins or a odd compulsion to eat candy corn for some, it also brings a season wrap up of west coast vintage drag racing scene. Clunkbucket has set up temporary residence at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield for the 18th running of the NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion. Thunderous disintegration of pistons and valves is a large part of the deal, but the swap meet holds a unique spot in the vintage drag racing experience. Screaming runs down the drag strip have been known to be followed by racers trundling over to the swap meet on the top half of the track to find a spare supercharger or handful of dzus fittings. The rest of us can go check out a trio of Aurora Imposters or a 1967 issue of Car Preview magazine.
The NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion is underway at Famoso Raceway
Whoa. Impostors.
Completely forgot about those. Now it’s off to YouTube to find a very mid-80s commercial with kids shouting “AWESOME” a tons of fast-talk at the end…
Great. Now I need to go dig up my Imposters VW at my parents’ house.