With only one week left until we go LIVE at the 20th California Hot Rod Reunion, the fans are already showing up. Those of you who are familiar with the March Meet, which is also held at AutoClub Famoso Raceway, know that fans start lining up with their motorhomes and trailers three weeks before the race. For the 2011 March Meet, there were 10 motorhomes in line three weeks ahead, and 63 already in line one week before the racing started. The California Hot Rod Reunion is quickly growing to be a really big a draw and has more than 30 motorhomes already lined up. If you haven’t decided to go yet, you better start making travel arrangements or you’ll miss out.
Once again BangShift.com will be bringing you FREE LIVE streaming video of the entire event starting on Friday. That’s only one week away, so start spreading the word.
Below is a Calfornia Hot Rod Reunion announcement from the NHRA Wally Parks Motorsports Museum staff, including a response to all the people already lining up outside the gates.
BAKERSFIELD, CA – Dozens of fans with their recreational vehicles, campers and trailers in tow wait to be the first to enter through the gates of the Auto Club Famoso Raceway in McFarland, CA in anticipation of the 20th California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by Automobile Club of Southern California, Oct. 21-23.
Gates don’t open until Thursday, Oct. 20, but this doesn’t keep fans from arriving early and setting up temporary residence.
“We’ve been hearing from the track that motorhomes and RV’s have been arriving since early last week,” said Museum and Reunion Director Tony Thacker. “The RVs are packing in and ticket sales are booming, these are just some very positive indicators that this year’s Reunion is going to be huge and fans are eager to get it started!”
Meanwhile, local community officials contacted us with a few Caltrans highway closures that may affect California Hot Rod Reunion travelers. Highway closures around McFarland will be in effect from October 17 through 25.
If traveling North on Hwy 99, please avoid exit Hwy 65 between 7th Standard and James Road.
Here are some suggested alternate routes for commuters coming NORTH to Famoso Raceway:
* Stay on Hwy 99 and exit Lerdo Hwy to 65 North
* Famoso Road Hwy 46 off of 99 directly to track
* Hwy 99 traveling South, exit Famoso Road, Hwy 46
See you at the Reunion!
What time do the BangShift festivities begin on Fri.?
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I was out there last weekend for the ANRA race….TONS of RV’s already lined up….2 rows completely full already. This weekend is the NHRA Heritage Series race out there….then the follownig weekend is CHRR….so Famoso is ROCKIN with 3 weeks of NOSTALGIA DRAGS !!!
I’m gonna do my best to show up for the swap meet to off my boys Junior before his new car arrives.
I’ll bring my fire pit so Chad can try to double his scar tissue.
That certainly has to be the cheapest RV park in central California.
If exiting on Lerdo, take a left on Zerker road. No need to go passed the track to 65 and backtrack on Famoso road. Just take Zerker. At Famoso, go right and the track will be right there about a mile ot two.