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      Last year March Meet went to four days to ensure that bad weather wouldn’t prevent completion of a field of 500 entrants.  The change worked well last year when the weather was fair.  This year, however, an unusually wet and cold storm lingered over Famoso Read More

CALIFORNIA HOT ROD REUNION, OCT. 19-21, 2012 FAMOSO RACEWAY SUNDAY WRAP-UP: This week-end saw the running of the 21st California Hot Rod Reunion.  Not only has the Reunion come of age, it now has spawned two offspring –  the first, Bowling Green, is now 10 years old and the Read More

NOSTALGIA FALL CHAMPIONSHIP – October 5-7, 2012, FAMOSO RACEWAY, Bakersfield, CA Nostalgia Fall Championship is the Heritage Series finals for Group 1 and Group 2 and this week-end there was no “bake” in Bakersfield.  The weather was picture perfect and the racing couldn’t have Read More

NITRO NIGHT WITH WEST COAST HOT RODS, SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 FAMOSO RACEWAY, BAKERSFIELD, CA   NITRO CARS September 7-8, 2012 was the final of three Nitro Nights held at Famoso Raceway this summer and was the last chance for the nitro burning Funny Cars to run before Hot Rod Read More