California Hot Rod Reunion to feature live webcast
1010TV has announced a live webcast of the 12th annual California Hot Rod Reunion presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California in Bakersfield.

Coverage will begin at 11 a.m. Oct. 4 and run until the last Cacklefest car rocks Famoso Raceway. Coverage will continue Oct. 5 at 11 a.m. with eliminations runs in all classes. 1010 TV coverage is a pay-per-view event supporting The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum.

The cost of the two-day event is $20. To sign up for the webcast, log on to http://www.1010tv.com.

The California Hot Rod Reunion will feature many drag racing superstars of past and present. The webcast will include interviews and highlights from Friday night's CHRR Reception. This year's honorees include John Bradley, Gary Cochran, Bruce Geisler, Pete Millar, Glen Stokey, and grand marshal Bob Muravez.

Cacklefest's historic dragsters stir memories at 12th Annual NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion
There's something about "Cacklefest" that brings the crowd up to its feet and tears rolling down the cheeks of participants. With about 30 historic dragsters registered for the nostalgia-laced event, waves of emotion will be felt throughout Famoso Raceway, site of Cacklefest and the 12th Annual NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California, Oct. 3-5.

Cacklefest, which will take place on Saturday night, Oct. 4, involves participants push-starting their early-style front-engine dragsters like they did in the 1960s, then gathering them all together on the drag strip starting line with the engines running or 'cackling."

"It's the highlight of the Reunion," said Greg Sharp, curator of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, Calif., producers of the California Hot Rod Reunion. "It brings back such great memories that it's often an emotional experience. It's what the Reunion is all about."

Among the 30 or so cars entered in this year's Cacklefest is "Chubasco," a famous Top Fueler which was raced and owned by Jack Ewell, Bill Stecker and Jim Kamboor back in the early sixties. Like most Cacklefest cars, Chubasco's been rebuilt and is ready to run.

"It's always great to see the results of the hard work that these racers have put in restoring their cars," said Sharp. "Watching these cars push start and 'cackle' Saturday night will bring smiles to a lot of people."

Since its inception in 1992, the NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion has offered hot rodders and racers the opportunity to reunite with old friends and reminisce about "the good old days." The Reunion includes competition on the racetrack, a car show, a chance for fans to meet the legends and stars of the sport, a barbeque, Saturday night qualifying under the stars and the highly popular "Cacklefest."


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