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The Gone Racin' team of Roger Rohrdanz
and Richard Parks have racing stories, photos, book and movie
reviews in The Alternate, www.hotrodhotline.com
(see guest columnists), DRIVE Magazine
Happy New Year from
Richard Parks and Roger Rohrdanz:
Joan Denver Meyer, Bud's
widow, is going to hold a Celebration of Life for Bud at the
Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum on March 1, 2014, from
11 AM until 2 PM. Further details will be published at
www.landspeedracing.com as we hear about them. Bud
Meyer was the nephew of Indy 500 three-time winner Louie
Meyer. Bud was also a champion boat racer.
Harry Pallenberg
and Harold Osmer have
produced a video called WHERE THEY RACED, about racing
venues in Southern California. You can see it at
www.wheretheyraced.com.
I'm in the drag racing
portion, but I won't win any Oscars.
THE BONNEVILLE SALT
FLATS: Two Decades of Photography by Peter Vincent has been
reviewed on
www.hotrodhotline.com. It is an amazing work of black
and white, plus color photographs of the Salt Flats.
A trailer for the movie
SNAKE AND MONGOO$E on the lives of Don Prudhomme and Tom
McEwen can be seen at
http://snakeandmongoosemovie.com/about.
The SANTA ANA AIRPORT
DRAGSTRIP (1950-1959) Reunion is held twice a year in April
and October at Santiago Creek Park in Orange, California.
The GRAND NATIONAL
ROADSTER SHOW will be held on January 24-26, 2014 at the Los
Angeles County Fairplex in Pomona, California.
CRUISIN' FOR A CURE is
held at the Orange County Fairgrounds, in Costa Mesa,
California on the last Saturday in September of each year
and is the largest one day event in the area.
Autobooks/Aerobooks (818-845-0707) and the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum (909-622-2133) carry the movies, books and videos mentioned.
For reviews on the books
and movies listed go to
www.hotrodhotline.com, Guest Columnist, Richard Parks
and Roger Rohrdanz.
Most of the information on this page is sort of a history
lesson in what http://bentaxlescarclub.blogspot.com/ Santa Maria, CA Bent Axles (events) GasUp Dry Lakes Racing Hall of Fame Induction Photos - September 27, 2008. Photos of the Dry Lakes Racing Hall of Fame "GAS-UP" 2009 October 22-24, 2010 - Rotary Car Show in Buellton, CA Book a room here.
SCTA/BNI World Finals (091012)
For the old event schedule that has phone numbers on it click here. Car Show at JR's Drive-In - Santa Maria, CA
. See
www.JohnForceRacing.com for details. (Craig Hoelzel)
. See www.bullpublishing.com More information at www.cruisinforacure.com or 714-803-9216. (Debbie Baker)
Just a quick note - Mark Mendenhall, Jack's son, will be carrying on his fathers tradition - Mark sees the GASUP becoming bigger and better in years to come. Mark wants to share the Museum so more people may enjoy the history of United States road system. 050914 (events done) Above information is deemed reliable 091011 |
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