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March Meet Fans Share 50 Years of
Memories
New forum on Auto Club Famoso Raceway’s website encourages
racers and race fans to tell their stories
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Feb. 5, 2008) – Thanks for the March Meet memories.
For the past 50 years, the March Meet has highlighted the lives of racers
and race fans alike. Now the legendary race, held at Auto Club Famoso
Raceway Mar. 7-10, has an online forum where March Meet patrons can tell
their favorite stories.
“I remember Jeb Allen – getting to help with his car when I was 16 and
working at the Shell on White Lane. They rebuilt it at the station and won
on Sunday,” reminisced “Dragster” Jeff of Bakersfield. Stories like these
can be shared and read by going to
http://acfamosoraceway.proboards55.com/index.cgi?board=mm, or clicking
on the forum section of
www.famosoraceway.com.
“People are always telling me about their first time at the March Meet,
racing a car they built with their dad or watching a win they’ll never
forget,” said Blake Bowser, vice president and general manager of the Kern
County Racing Association. “Stories like these are such an integral part of
March Meet heritage and the city of Bakersfield. This is an opportunity for
fans to share these stories, connect with people from the past, and add to
the nostalgia that makes the March Meet so special.”
Now celebrating 50 years of racing, the March Meet is a three-day speedfest
that enthusiasts call ‘the jewel of Nostalgia Racing.’ It attracts drag
racers and spectators from around the world and also includes a hot rod car
show, swap meet and vendors’ midway. Tickets: Super 3-Day Passes are now on
sale at www.famosoraceway.com for $75. Individual day tickets for the event
will go on sale Mar.3, but will only be available at the track. Ticket
prices are $25 for Fri., Mar. 7; $30 for Sat., Mar. 8; and $30 for Sun.,
Mar. 9.
Auto Club members also receive a $ 2 discount off daily admission tickets by
showing their cards when they purchase tickets at the track. Daily tickets
for children ages 7 to 12 are $10 and kids 6 and under are free when
accompanied by an adult with paid admission.
The Grand Marshals this year are drag racing legends Don “the Snake”
Prudhomme and Tom “the Mongoose” McEwen.
The 2008 March Meet is also the inaugural race of the Hot Rod Heritage
Series, the NHRA’s new 7-race nostalgia racing series.
The Kern County Racing Association (KCRA) operates historic Auto Club Famoso
Raceway (just north of Bakersfield, Calif.) and promotes a full schedule of
races year round, including the world famous March Meet, Mar. 7-9, 2008. For
more details, visit www.famosoraceway.com
Online
Tickets Available for Legendary March Meet Drag Race
Race entry, car show registration and camping forms also on Web
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Jan. 28, 2008) – Tickets to nostalgia drag racing’s
premier event, the 2008 March Meet, Mar. 7-9 at Auto Club Famoso Raceway,
are now on sale at www.famosoraceway.com. According to Blake Bowser, vice
president and general manager of the Kern County Racing Association,
operators of Auto Club Famoso and producers of the fabled March Meet, race
fans can purchase a Super 3-Day Pass for $75 online now and pick them up at
the track beginning Mon., Mar. 3. Bowser said there are no service charges
for tickets purchased online.
Individual day tickets for the event will go on sale Mar.3, but will be
available only at the track. Ticket prices are $25 for Fri., Mar. 7; $30 for
Sat., Mar. 8; and $30 for Sun., Mar. 9.
Auto Club members also receive a $2 discount off daily admission tickets by
showing their cards when they purchase tickets at the track. Daily tickets
for children ages 7 to 12 are $10 and kids 6 and under are free when
accompanied by an adult with paid admission.
Also available online are downloadable forms for race entries, car show
registration and camping, but according to Bowser, space is limited and
starting to “fill up.”
Now celebrating 50 years of racing, the March Meet is a three-day speedfest
that enthusiasts call ‘the jewel of Nostalgia Racing.’ It attracts drag
racers and spectators from around the world and also includes a hot rod car
show, swap meet and a vendors’ midway.
The 2008 March Meet is also the inaugural race of the Hot Rod Heritage
Series, the NHRA’s new 7-race nostalgia racing series.
The Kern County Racing Association (KCRA) operates historic Auto Club Famoso
Raceway (just north of Bakersfield, Calif.) and promotes a full schedule of
races year round, including the world famous March Meet. Now celebrating 50
years of racing, the March Meet, Mar. 7-9, 2008, is the recognized Mecca of
nostalgia drag racing. For more details, visit www.famosoraceway.com.
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