Bakersfield CHRR 2009!

So.. Finally got all the pics from Thursday uploaded..

Heading out to Famoso, the back way from Bakersfield in Rick's Chev truck (everyone over there drives a bloody truck! haha). There's oil rigs(?) everywhere..

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At the main gate waiting to get in. Just a spit in the ocean of how many RV's were there..

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The worlds fastest Hampster (very basic dragster).

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Unloading the Magicar from Rick's trailer..

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Dad steering.

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The recreated "Barnstormer" originally campaigned by "TV" Tommy Ivo. Now owned by Ron Johnson.

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Another new car. Can't remember who owned or ran this one. It didn't have much info. Cool looking blower with the wrinkle finish though..

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Gasser..

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Don Ewald's "Bank Americar"

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Tom Hanna's pushtruck.

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Saw a few of these old bikes cruising around..

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Tom Hanna's pit. The transporter is air conditioned and a work of art in itself. Glass sliding doors on the side and everything...

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Hanna's ground up built Cacklecar. 492 Donovan, 8/71 supercharger and Donovan injection. This car is actually legal to current safety specs apart from the roll cage.. Just stunning.

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Original, unrestored funny car..

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Stevens & Venables AA/FD

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The "Freight Train" twin engine AA/FD. This is a very famous legs under car (your legs go UNDER the diff instead of over..)

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Blown BBC altered..

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Adams & (can't remember) AA/FD. This is the car that John "Zookeeper" Mulligan ran prior to the Beebe & Mulligan "Fighting Irish" '68 and '69 cars. (The '69 car John was burned in at Indy died from infection :()

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Just a few of Bucky Austin's cacklecars...

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Tommy "Watchdog" Allen's recently recreated "Trick car". Given the name because of the "Trick" front end setup. Engine built by Rick Mcdonald..

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The "Yeakel Plymoth Special" AA/FD.

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"Speedsport 2", original and unrestored..

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First Cackle of the weekend, at the Media Presentation with the Bank Americar..

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The recently finished "Joe Pisano" Nostalgia Funnycar being run by Cruz Pedragon. Shown here with the builder of the car. His name eludes me, but i did meet him.. :duh:

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Stone, Woods & Cook Gasser..

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The "Hawaiian" AA/FD..

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The later Stone, Woods & Cook Gasser..

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Dad (bad photo.. Haha) with Pam Shavrien and Darrell Conrad. Two very nice people. They've done a couple of books called "Dragstrip Iron" and published a section called "Nitro Thunder Down Under" with the history and then the restoration of our car..

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Don and John Ewald's Pit..

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Left- Johnny Mulligan and Right- Ed Donovan. Hanna made sure they both made it to the reunion this year.. :)

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Cool looking A40..

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Weiss & Larkin (Unrestored!!!) A/FD.

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"Samurai" AA/FD

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Modello & Matsubara AA/FA

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Burkholder Brothers AA/FA

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"Outcast 1" AA/FA

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Reath Automotive AA/FA

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Early A/ Dragster (Blown, Petrol)

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"Poison Ivy" AA/FD

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Pretty angry Offy gasser..

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The Barnstormer with the panels back on..

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Magicar.

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"Poachers" AA/FD

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George Burghoff early A/FD

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"Paradise Alley" AA/FD

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"Wizard" AA/FD

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"Hustler VI (6)" AA/FD

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Don "The Snake" Prudhomme's recently restored ramp truck and AA/FC

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Pretty cool original trophy..

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John Wiebe AA/FD

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