ONLINE TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR LEGENDARY MARCH MEET DRAG RACE

Image via WikipediaTickets to nostalgia drag racing’s premier event, the 2009 March Meet, Mar. 6-8 at Auto Club Famoso Raceway, are now on sale online.

According to Blake Bowser, vice president and general manager of the Kern County Racing Association, operators of Auto Club Famoso and producers of the fabled March Meet, race fans can purchase a Super 3-Day Pass for $75 online now and pick them up at the track the week of the event. Bowser said there are no service charges for tickets purchased online.

Individual day tickets for the event will go on sale March 2, but will be available only at the track. Ticket prices are $25 for March 6; $30 for March 7; and $30 for March 8.

Auto Club members also receive a $2 discount from the price of daily admission tickets by showing their cards when they purchase tickets at the track. Daily tickets for children ages 7 to 12 years old are $10 and kids 6 and younger may attend at no cost when accompanied by an adult with paid admission.

Also available online are downloadable forms for race entries, car show registration and camping, but according to Bowser, space is limited and starting to fill up.

Now celebrating 51 years of racing, the March Meet is a three-day speedfest that enthusiasts call ‘the jewel of Nostalgia Racing.’ It attracts drag racers and spectators from around the world and also includes a hot rod car show, swap meet and a vendors’ midway.

The 2009 March Meet is also the first race of the Hot Rod Heritage Series, the NHRA’s 8-race nostalgia racing series.