Man about town and focused, no pun intended, ultra race photogrpher, Vic Penrod was on hand to catch all the happenings at what was certainly one of the most exciting and heavily attende Bug-In gatherings ever. Held Sunday April 29th at Irwindale Raceway, just south of Los Angeles, the on “again off again” event proved [...]
Bug-In moves to Irwindale The Flat-4 Bug-In 37 will be held at the Irwindale Speedway! We are sure that a lot of you have heard the stories and rumors, both fact and fiction, about the closing of both the Irwindale and Fontana Drag Strips. Irwindale closed because the Irwindale facility filed Chapter 7 and management [...]
Once again Rancho played host to one of the VW industries most prestigeous events. This time around Sam Shackelford offered his facility as ground zero for the highly anticipated PRA/POWDER PUFF racing series awards presentation and family get together. The event brought together the quickest, fastest and just about every very interested party in between [...]
The 2011 Sand Sport Super Show hosted by Sand Sports and Dune Buggies and Hot VWs magazines proved a huge success for both vendors and visitors. As in years past the show was held at the Orange County Fairplex in beautiful Costa Mesa, California just south of Los Angeles and right on the coast. Given [...]
Bug-In 36 Sunday May 1, 2011 Auto Club Raceway Fontana, California Photos Vic Penrod/Bob Clark The BUG-IN is an event held once a year in Southern California. No matter what your VW interest is, the BUG-IN has it all. You will find 1/4 mile drag racing, both vintage and custom car shows, and not to [...]
