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Story and photos by Martin Libhart
The California Hot Rod Reunion The 2017 reunion was to be all watched from the starting line
is one of several events that I no exception, but an incident on as the cars passed through the
personally look forward to each Saturday afternoon will forever lights at the top end and heard
year. With the historic Famoso remind us – once again - of just the motors go silent - but then
Raceway as the venue, there is how dangerous this sport we all we heard one motor re-fire and
always a stellar field of cars in every love can be. Brett Henry, out of continue at full throttle to the end
class, ready to battle in what I have Maize, Kansas, was in his “Iron of the shutdown area and beyond,
always referred to as “good, hard Mistress” fuel altered, paired with then total silence with an ominous
drag racing – California style!”. Jason Richey in “The Patriot”. We Continued on next page
Always intense with his “game face”,
Brett backing up after the burnout for
a qualifying pass in 2015 at the
California Hot Rod Reunion.
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