(Photos by Wes Allison) Up through 2018, every Southern California hot rodder could be found at Irwindale Speedway in early December for the Mooneyes X-Mas Party and Drags. It was one of the staple events that you couldn’t help but have fun at, and even through all the ownership changes and supposed closures of the race track, the show kept on. But then it all stopped after 2018’s show. So you can imagine how excited everyone was to hear that they were bringing back the show, but with a slightly different date, and a new name befitting of the date change. Welcome to the Mooneyes New Year’s Party and Drag Race. This is going to be as epic as the original because they are picking up right where they left off.
This is one of the coolest SoCal events all year. With food, drinks, bands, girls, clothes, lifestyle items, drag racing, cars, trucks, bikes, and more, this is one event you have to attend. The weather was amazing, the car count was huge, and Wes Allison was on hand shooting tons of photos of all the cars, trucks, and more.
With temps in the 70’s, and the sun shining, there was nothing but goodness going on. Remember, this is just the first of the galleries we’ll have to show you.
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BUT! They only sold a limited amount of tickets soits going to be a ghost town…
If Mooneyes sold more than 5,000 tickets, County regulations required everybody would have to wear a mask and prove vaccination before entry. Plenty of cars, plenty of people and plenty of tacos! Buy tickets earlier next time.
It’s pretty hard to knock the cars in California and tell that chick I’m the god of speed
At least they get to have events. Our commie dictatorship (*Bolshevik Bonnie of BC) has put the kibosh on all events the past two years and this year looks the same so far.
Great pix. I see a potential Miss Bang Shift there. Sign her up!