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Posted Oct 29 2009, 04:15 PM by Mike Garrett with 29 comment(s)

DRIVERS BLOG: "TV" TOMMY IVO>>DRAG RACING'S MASTER SHOWMAN
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It was the Winter Nationals at Pomona California in 1974. We were down to the last round of qualifying, with no success of making the field yet because I’d had ignition problems all weekend. But when I warming up the car in the pits, it sounded so sharp. I knew I’d found the problem. But little did I know I was about to take the “E ticket” ride of my life on the next run....
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Posted Oct 21 2009, 01:21 PM by Mike Garrett with 6 comment(s)

EVENT>>CALIFORNIA HOT ROD REUNION PT.2
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Over the past couple days we've been hard at work prepping our special driver blogs from Irwindale, but for a moment let's jump back into some coverage of the 18th Annual California Hot Rod Reunion held last weekend at Famoso Raceway. In this opening shot you can see two more examples of altered drag cars, including the blown AA/FA class "Outcast 1" - complete with period correct (and mega pricey) mag wheels....
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Posted Oct 19 2009, 03:36 PM by Mike Garrett with 13 comment(s)

EVENT>>CALIFORNIA HOT ROD REUNION PT.1
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No less than 12 hours after the tire smoke had cleared at Irwindale Speedway, I was on my way over the Grapevine to Famoso Raceway, located just north of Bakersfield. The reason? To check out the 18th Annual NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion. Rod and David Lister shot this event last year, and after seeing their photos I was excited to witness the nostalgic action for myself, even after the exhaustion of shooting for three-straight days at Irwindale....
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Posted Jan 13 2009, 11:08 AM by Antonio Alvendia with 22 comment(s)

CAR BUILDER>> BERGENHOLTZ RACING
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I've been reading about the legendary Bergenholtz brothers in magazines since something like 1996 or 1997. Do the math... that was over 10 years ago! When I think about those days, which some consider to be "the glory days" of import drag racing and car shows in the USA, it trips me out. I can't believe it was so long ago; 10 years sounds like such a long period of time. Then again, 10 years isn't that long, when you put it in context with the grand scheme of motorsports in...
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