NHRA HOT ROD REUNION THIS WEEKEND 12-14 IN BAKERSFIELD

« **on:** October 09, 2007, 04:03:59 PM »

I will be leaving around noon friday with our nostalgia nitro funny car. It looks to be another great turn out with drag racing, car shows, venders and swap meet. This is a three day race but we are not racing till sunday. Friday after the races end everyone heads over to the double tree hotel where they hold a cruise along with a bbq and drinks. They have old race cars set up through the hotel lobby and under the valet patio, It is just a great night. And the big thing on saturday night will be the cackle fest where 50 some of the most popular diggers alterds and any other nitro burning cars from the 60's and 70's will be pushed or towed down the return lane and the set up on the track where they are lit off. IT IS TRULEY UNDESCRIBABLE Sorry for rambling on but if you are out there be sure to stop by the PISANO & MATSUBARA pits it will be right up front with the rest of the big boys. Oh ya I'll be the rather large guy the answers to mike.

Heres the link http://www.famosoraceway.com/

« **Reply #1 on:** October 09, 2007, 04:06:13 PM »

Me and the girly in boise

« **Reply #2 on:** October 09, 2007, 04:22:12 PM »

I think Skip (Luckie Stiff) said he was going to this....looks like a killer time.

i was just in bako...and might be up there again on the 20th.....i'd go, but 3 weekends in a row in bako is a little too much bako for me!

« **Reply #3 on:** October 09, 2007, 04:40:33 PM »

ya three weeks is a lil much i would say, but you are right it is a killer time.

« **Reply #4 on:** October 09, 2007, 05:17:04 PM »

CH-
I haven't missed a CHRR since the first one in '92! Weather is looking to be iffy for Friday and the first part of Saturday, but I'll still be there. I'll look you up in the pits, isn't that the car that Capps shoes when he's not on tour?

« **Reply #5 on:** October 09, 2007, 09:20:59 PM »

Coors,

I've talked about going to the HRR for a couple years and still have not done it. If I didn't already have plans to go to the river this weekend I would have considered it.

Have a good time

crewchief22

« **Reply #6 on:** October 10, 2007, 10:10:25 AM »

Sweet!!!
Ihaven't been out for 4 yrs when I opened my machine shop. $:-\$
My buddy is driving Don Prietos digger in the cackle fest. Suish Matsubera was a hell of a driver!!!
Joe Mondello will also be at the reunion!
DANG Heavy!!! Ya must do the top end!! Yer too big for a diver!!!

Have a blast..AA/Paul

« **Reply #7 on:** October 10, 2007, 01:51:24 PM »

Posted by: AA/Paul
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Sweet!!!
Ihaven't been out for 4 yrs when I opened my machine shop.
My buddy is driving Don Prietos digger in the cackle fest. Suish Matsubera was a hell of a driver!!!
Joe Mondello will also be at the reunion!
DANG Heavy!!! Ya must do the top end!! Yer too big for a diver!!! Have a blast..AA/Paul

YA YOU GOT THAT RIGHT HE WAS A HELL OF A DRIVER AND A GREAT MAN. WE SEE MONDELLO UP THERE ALL THE TIME AND HAVE BREAKFAST AT LEAST ONE OF THE MORNINGS. THEY SHOULD ACTUALLY HAVE THE MONDELLO & MATSUBARA ALTERED COMPLETED AND ON DISPLAY. NO FOR SURE NOT THE DRIVER EVEN IF I COULD FIT I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE TO FAST FOR ME. I JUST WRENCH ON IT.

Posted on: October 09, 2007, 09:20:59 PMPosted by: crewchief22
Coors,

I've talked about going to the HRR for a couple years and still have not done it. If I didn't already have plans to go to the river this weekend I would have considered it.

Have a good time

crewchief22

WELL THE NEXT BIG MEET WILL BE IN MARCH AT FAMOSO FOIR THE MARCH MEET IT IS ALMOST AS GOOD MAYBE YOU CAN MAKE THAT ONE.

Posted on: October 09, 2007, 05:17:04 PMPosted by: Luckie Stiff
CH-
I haven't missed a CHRR since the first one in '92! Weather is looking to be iffy for Friday and the first part of Saturday, but I'll still be there. I'll look you up in the pits, isn't that the car that Capps shoes when he's not on tour?

LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU OUT THERE AND NO CAPPS DROVE GODFREYS CAMARO. BUT HE WILL BE OUT THIS WEEK IN IN GARY MESSINGS CHARGER FOR THE FIRST TIME.

« **Reply #8 on:** October 10, 2007, 01:54:00 PM »

Sounds badazz! Too bad it's 14hrs from here.

Be nice if ya' could post some pics for us less fortunate $:-\$

« **Reply #9 on:** October 10, 2007, 04:15:04 PM »

Yes I will for sure

« **Reply #10 on:** October 11, 2007, 01:26:09 PM »

Heavy ....
If ya go to b-fast with Joe M. My buddy Brian Pain will be there. Give him hell for me!!!
Yep!!! He knows me as AA/Paul. Can ya get a pick of the back of the car as it does a burnout?
Remember...don't lift till yer wrists touch!!!

« **Reply #11 on:** October 11, 2007, 01:29:55 PM »

I'm kinda busy on the fire up and the burn out but I'll have someone take a picture for ya. No problem

« **Reply #12 on:** October 11, 2007, 02:41:42 PM »

I usually b-fast at Zingo's just off the freeway.
Stayed at the hotel just north of it one time. Flea bag mother!!! But it was raining and i didnot feel like sleeping in the orange groves in the rain ick>. About 3am a deal goes bad so the guy pops a couple shots down the hallway. I go back to sleep for a hour before the cops show up and wake me up again!!!

« **Reply #13 on:** October 11, 2007, 03:50:51 PM »

YA THERE ARE SOME PRETTY SHADY PLACES UP THERE. YOU SEE ALL THE GOOD STUFF, I ESPECIALLY LIKE WHEN THE BLACK HOOKERS ARE COMING AND GOING ALL NIGHT. THEY COME DOWN FROM SOMEONES ROOM GO TO THE LOBBY BAR PICK UP ANOTHER GUY. COMEDY OH YA ZINGOS IS THE ONLY PLACE FOR B-FAST WE ALWAYS STOP THERE ON THE WAY IN RIGHT OFF OF BUCK OWENS DRIVE.

« **Reply #14 on:** October 17, 2007, 03:31:36 PM »

Hey Heavy...I heard it was a good time out there.
How'd ya guys do?

« **Reply #15 on:** October 18, 2007, 10:57:57 AM »

YA IT WAS A BLAST AND THE PLACE WAS PACKED. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT MANY PEOPLE AND CARS THERE. WE DID PRETTY WELL OURSELFS 19 CARS SHOWED UP IN OUR CLASS AND IT WAS A CHICAGO STYLE RACE. WHERE THE 8 FASTEST COME BACK IN WHICH WE WERE NUMBER 6 WITH A 6.13 @ 222MPH. AND OUT OF THOSE 8 THE TWO QUICKEST WINNERS COME BACK BUT WE ENDED UP NUMBER 3 AND JUST MISSED THE NUMBER TWO SPOT. WE RAN A 6.124 @ 227 AND NUMBER 2 RAN 6.118. THE TOP TWO GUYS ARE BIG MONEY GUYS WITH A S H I T LOAD OF MONEY IN THESE CARS SO FOR A LOW BUDGET OPERATION LIKE US TO RUN WITH THE BIG BOYS I REALLY THINK WE RAISED SOME EYEBROWS WITH IN OUR CLASS AND ALSO TO ALL THAT FOLLOW THE NOSTALGIA RACING IN GENERAL.

« **Reply #16 on:** October 18, 2007, 11:00:48 AM »

A COUPLE MORE PICS FROM THE WEEKEND

« **Reply #17 on:** October 18, 2007, 11:04:46 AM »

« **Reply #18 on:** October 18, 2007, 11:06:58 AM »

sweet. thanks for postin pics!

« **Reply #19 on:** October 18, 2007, 12:11:35 PM »

Glad to hear you guys had a good run and didn't tear up the equipment

« **Reply #20 on:** October 22, 2007, 08:20:49 AM »

With
pisano I assume yer running a JP-1 mill?? Whatcha got?
Damn!!! those are bracket racing times!!

That's awesome back 2 backs!!!
Gotta get together with ya if I ever get out there again

« **Reply #21 on:** October 22, 2007, 08:30:58 AM »

Coors Heavy- Hats off to your team and the rest of the NFC teams, man what an awesome (yeah I said awesome) show! It's bitchin' to see the NFC class is keeping true to it's roots visually, hopefully they'll never go the way of the TFD class, frickin' high chairs! Again, kudos to all the NFC guys, looking forward to March Meet and the new race series!!! Oh yeah, not sure if y'all know about this or not, I'll post more info as it comes, but I do know this, no high chairs, no computers, no brake lights at the line! Gonna be a blast!

« **Reply #22 on:** October 22, 2007, 01:22:02 PM »

THANKS LUCKIE I REALLY APPRECIATE IT WE AS A TEAM WERE ALL REAL HAPPY WITH HOW WE PREFORMED. WE WILL BE OUT AT THE MARCH MEET FOR SURE, BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE GETTING THE CAR READY FOR THE SEMA SHOW AS OUR OIL SPONSER WANTS IT ON DISPLAY. AND AS FAR AS THE ENGINE IN THERE WE STARTED WITH JP-2 AND CRACKED IT AND NOW WE RUN AN ARIAS 500 IT WAS THE LASTEST CAST BLOCK THEY MADE RIGHT BEFORE THE BIG BOYS WENT TO BILLET AND IT SEEMS TO BE HOLDING UP TO WHAT WE ARE DOING TO IT.

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