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Accounts from races that Bob has attended.
The Good-Guys Pleasanton Car show was a hit. The collections of custom hot rods was second to none. The creativity in custom paint, interiors, and engines is marvelous. The older hot rods brought back memories of our youth. A 65 Chevy that was on display brought back memories of my old hot rod of the […]
The Placerville outlaw sprint car event was a hit. Thousands of people sat all around the track to watch the closest racing ever. A lot of photo closeups were taken of $50K fuel injection engines in the 410 and midget classes. Men & women drivers from all over were putting on very fast competition. The […]
We had a blast at the Sacramento International Car show, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015. All the fuel injected racecar tow vehicles from various mfg’s were there for comparison. Going from one to the other was a dramatic experience. Hats off to Stacey Castle Communications for support for this event. The show runs through Sun. Oct. […]
UPDATE: Marysville Raceway was a hit. The Saturday, May 9th points race was great. The sprint car folks and the food were all great. A really low keyed comfortable environment with a very friendly atmosphere. A few pieces of dirt coming off the 700 HP racecars! That was something. The race schedule is at Marysville […]
Another great Good-Guys car show coming up March 28-29, 2015 at Pleasanton, California Fair Grounds. During our last visit, we saw an original 57 chevy 2 door with original AC. There was a 70 Buick Grand Sport, real low mileage, for sale for less then 20K. A great cackle fest and Top Alcohol Pro Mod […]
We will be at the Sacramento Autorama Feb. 14-16. Email us at bob@racecarbook.com if you are attending, and we will look you up. This is a glorious event with high powered racing engines throughout. Past photos of Autorama entrants were used in our publications and provided a great source of editorial content.
Kingdon Drags Street Drags; When: New Years Day: Jan. 1, 2015. Location: Kingdon Air Port, Lodi, Ca. http://airdensityonline.com/results/?trackname=Kingdon%20Drags 10am – 3pm; Gates open at 8am; Arm drop, flash light or flag drop. Judges, no timers; Fun and grudge runs; Street car shoot out at the end of the day. (Street Car Rules below apply) $40 […]
Great Good-Guys car show coming up Nov. 8-9 at Pleasanton, California Fair Grounds. During our last visit, we saw an original 57 chevy 2 door with original AC. There was a 70 Buick Grand Sport, real low mileage, for sale for less then 20K. A great cackle fest and Top Alcohol Pro Mod on display. […]
We are planning on the SEMA show in Las Vegas, the first week of November. Email: bob@racecarbook.com if you will be there. This is our first show. It is huge coverage of the performance auto & truck industry. We are looking forward to a lot of fun seeing new products to better enjoy the performance […]
We will be at the Kingdon Drags, Lodi, Ca., Sept. 5-7. Let us know if you will be competing in the drags or car show. We will look you up. Last year was a great event. A lot of fuel injected and blown hot rods and racers. More info is at: Kingdon Drags. This auto […]