California Hot Rod Reunion XIV - Part 2
By Robert Briggs
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| T/F Champ Brad Thompson's first three round wins were with 5-second runs. Final Round win was easy when Denver Schutz red lighted. |
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| Ron Hope in the Rat Trap thrilled the crowd with his wild running AA/FA. |
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| The Steinegger & Eshenbaugh, with Al Eschenbaugh at the wheel. |
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| Photographer Alan Earman (left) won the 2005 Leslie Lovett Memorial Photo Contest with his spectacular burnout photo taken at Carlsbad Raceway in the early 1970s. Dave Wallace Jr presented the award. |
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| Tom Steed with a quality burnout of the King & Marshall AA/FD. |
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| Dave West's beautiful Beebe & Mulligan AA/FD repop is always a crowd favorite. |
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| T/F Jerry Kumre Jr in the Foothill Flyer gets airborne Saturday for their final qualifying attempt. |
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| A/Gas Mark Mahood captured the title with a hole shot in the Final Round over Steve Castelli. |
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| Dode Martin's Two Thing twin engine Dragmaster beside a "sister." |
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| The beautiful Creitz-Donovan AA/FD. |
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| NE1 Rich Raymound took out the extremely tough #1 qualifier Don Taros in Round One and went on to win the event. |
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| The Bad Manners Fiat pulling the wheels up on Sunday. |
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| Mike Kuhl's car with Carl Olson aboard showing off those long flames. |
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| T/F Rick White qualified 11th with a 6.078 sec 227.56 mph run and lost to Mark Hyla in the Round Two. |
Robert Briggs
rbriggs6@charter.net
