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Hi Everyone,
I'd like to start out by saying Happy Election Day, please be sure to get out and vote!!!
Also, welcome to Daylight Savings Time. It does feel strange to have it getting dark so early now, but I know we will all be used to it soon enough. I hope you all had a safe and fun Halloween, filled with lots of treats and no tricks.
I would like to take a moment to acknowlegde the passing of a true hometown icon to many of us in the performance automotive industry and car club and race enthusiasts alike, Homer Overton, who passed away on September 20, 2012 at the age of 80. Homer moved to Pomona as a child then relocated to Alta Loma until his passing. He was well known for building and restoring custom and antique cars, dune buggies and later Harley-Davidson custom choppers. He was a charter member of the Spooks car club and in 1949 started the drag strip now known as Pomona Raceway. Homer then started the Shortimers car club, which is still in existance today. Homer was also a Medic in the Army during the Korean War and is now buried at the Riverside National Cemetery.
If you are planning on attending the 48th Annual NHRA Finals this weekend, maybe just give a nod to Homer for bringing something so awesome to our town.
The finals will run Nov 8-11, ticket prices will vary depending on the experience you are looking for.
- Thursday Nov 8, gates open at 7:30am, Adults $30.
- Friday Nov 9 gates open at 7:30am Adult Reserved $43, Adult General Admission $33 Junior Reserved $20, Child Reserved $10,Kids 12 and under FREE for General Admission.
- Saturday Nov 10 gates open at 7:30am, Adult Reserved $65, Adult General Admission $55, Junior Reserved $24, Child Reserved $14, Kids 12 and under FREE for General Admission.
- Sunday Nov 11 gates open at 7:30am, Adult Reserved $65, Adult General Admission $55, Junior Reserved $24, Child Reserved $14, Kids 12 and under FREE for General Admission.
- 2-Day (Saturday & Sunday) General Admission Adult $102.
- 2-Day (Saturday & Sunday) Reserved Admission Adult Reserved $119, Junior Reserved $48, Child Reserved $28.
Spectator Full Event Pass, Thursday-Sunday is Tickets: $140.
- All 4 Days is The Top Eliminator Club Full Event Package Tickets $375, the ultimate way to enjoy NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing at Auto Club Raceway enjoy prime starting line seating, access to the members-only TEC Hospitality Center, daily complimentary refreshments, complimentary catered meals on Saturday and Sunday and a special gift bag.
For a complete list of each days events and race schedules you can go to the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Series site at www.nhra.com
And an awesome prelude to the NHRA Finals will be the Twilight Cruise at the NHRA Museum on Wednesday Nov 7 from 4pm-8pm. The 28,500 square-foot Museum features an impressive array of vintage and historical racing vehicles, along with photographs, trophies, helmets and driving uniforms, artifacts, paintings and other memorabilia chronicling more than 50 years of American motorsports history.
- Tamie @ THE SPEED SHOP |
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