Grab the family and head to Auto Club Famoso for three days of roddin’, racing and fun
The annual three-day funfest known as the California National Hot Rod Reunion, presented by Automobile Club of Southern California, returns to Auto Club Famoso (just outside Bakersfield) for
the 17th time, Oct. 10-12 .While the hot rodding/nostalgia drag racing
spectacular offers a cornucopia of things to do, here are 10 family-fun
events to consider:
1. Meet drag racing legends such as “TV Tommy” Ivo: Drag racing icons
abound at the Reunion. “TV” Tommy Ivo, one of the most likeable and
competitive drag racers of all time (he was voted No. 25 on the NHRA’s
greatest drivers list) will have three of his most famous rides at the
Reunion. The lineup includes the four-motor Showboat from 1961 courtesy
of America’s Automobile Collection; Ron Johnson’s Barnstormer tribute
car and Tommy’s last Top Fuel dragster from 1974. Restored by Bruce
Larson, this car gave Tommy the “wild ride” of his life when it went
through the traps at Pomona, upside down, backwards and on fire—at 200
mph. Tommy walked away with only one minor scratch.