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Mooneyes X-mas Show & Drags
Toyota Speedway

Irwindale, CA.
12-10-11
Story & Photos by: Roger Rohrdanz

Roger Rohrdanza

Roger Rohrdanz

Mooneyes has out-done themselves.  Their X-mas Party opened with a full eclipse of the Moon!  As hundreds of participants waited for the gates to open, they were treated to the astronomical event.  I had no idea Mooneyes had that kind of influence!  This year the weather was perfect, mid-70’s, sunny, with blue skies.  That’s why we live here!

What a show!!  4 live bands preformed all day, great drag racing including a cacklefest, an art auction, pin up contest, over 100 vendors, and over 1400 cars to check out!!  A total of over 7,000 cars filled the Speedway at Irwindale, they even filled the oval track.  Shige Suganuma and Chico of Mooneyes did a great job organizing this event.

Imagination, creativity, ingenuity, attitude, and style were all there for your enjoyment.  Cool choppers, crazy hair, pin up girls, great entertainment, and lots of Ink. The “Pin Up Girl” contest was great, it gave the show an extra boost of eye candy parading everywhere.  Drag racing helped make the show feel nostalgic with rods and customs lining up together, ready to run.  As usual, this was an amazing event.


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Chico enjoyed the awesome event that he and Shige Suganuma organized.

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The Event Staff were wearing the event schedule.

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An event banner.

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The vendors set-up early.

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Over 100 vendors and lots of fans.

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“Rat Fink” had a nice variety of shirts on-hand.

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“Santa” (Jeff Styles) was enjoying his booth.

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 “Affliction” had a booth.

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Gene Winfield was in his booth.

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Oh ya! The food vendors were there

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Creative Mike Gomes of Cerritos, CA. brought his 454 Chevy powered ’56 Chevy “Twuk”. The interior not only has sarape covered swivel seats but license plates from all 50 states cover the cab interior!

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This throttle linkage does funny things when the pedal is pushed.

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Eric Conner drove his slightly altered, 4 cyl, right hand ride, ’48 Austin British Taxi Cab from San Diego, CA.

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 Recently completed, this ’87 IROC Chevy powered, ’55 Chevy Nomad has hundreds of body mods, an awesome interior, and the surfboard finned license plate says “Imagine”.

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This group of hearses are called the “Grave Yard Mafia”. Don Chambers from Wilmington, CA. brought his (topless) ’60 Chevy Station Wagon complete with Michael Jackson in a coffin!

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This very unique ’56 Ford Ranch Wagon belongs to Gary Browne.

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Would you believe, a ’48 Buick Pickup?

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Ryan Reed built this very sharp, small block Chevy powered, ’37 Ford Business Coupe in his Corona, CA. shop at www.reedsridedesigns.com

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All I know is this beautiful ’38 Chevy “Bomb” came out of Montebello, CA.

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Talk about something different? This Blown Big Block, ’57 Chevy has lots of ingenuity & attitude.

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The original “Mooneyes” dragster.

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The “Hot Rod Trio” was 1 of 4 bands that played.

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Fernando Toy and 1 year old “Mini” Toy.

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“Pin Up Girls” gave the show an extra boost of eye candy parading everywhere.

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The Pits were full of excited racers

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The Staging lanes are starting to fill up.

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A ’28 Ford roadster stretched 37”!! Owner Brad Saxton of Long Beach, CA. runs a 377ci Chevy for power

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The Starter had a drivers meeting to explain today’s rules.

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Let the “Drag-in” begin

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A Top Fuel dragster “Cackles” along the fence.

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This was some of the 7,000 spectators cars that had to park on the Speedway racetrack.  At 1:00pm cars were still coming in!!

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Scenes from around the event.

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Thank you Roger!

 

 

 

 

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