With so many different things going on at the 25th edition of the California Hot Rod Reunion it could be easy to forget the real reason so many people are at Famoso Raceway. That would be until the roar of the race engines drowned out everything else that might be going on at the moment. For 25 years the folks at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports have put together an event that brings together the best vintage drag racers and their cars for three days of hard-core competition.
This year's 25th anniversary celebration saw a huge turnout of race cars. From vintage rails to Funny Cars and the drivers and teams who get them down the track, there was a who's who of celebrities on hand all weekend at Famoso. A walk through the pits was a walk down drag racing's memory lane. Don “ The Snake” Prudhomme was busy signing autographs and Ed “The Cam Father” Iskenderian traveled the grounds in a golf cart that was stopped every 10 feet by his many fans.
While it was fun to see the folks who made drag racing what it is today, the real stars were the cars. A walk down one row would give you a look at Art Arfons Green Monster 5 and the iconic Hemi Under Glass. The quality of the vehicles on display in the pits was staggering. These are not your barn find racers that were wiped off for a run down the track. The race cars on display and on the track looked as good or better than the day they first rolled up to the line to make a pass down a dragstrip.
It was a great weekend at the 25th California Hot Rod Reunion. It was an opportunity to see firsthand who and what created the incredible sport that drag racing is today. If you missed this year's Reunion just start now to make plans to attend the 26th California Hot Rod Reunion, which is just 52 weeks away.
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