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2012 Shakedown Run

by Dave on May 21, 2012

Once Springtime arrives in Northern California it’s nearly impossible to find an open weekend to stage an event. With all the swap meets, vintage drag races, cruises, barbecues, and shows we decided early on to announce a date for this year’s NCRRA Shakedown Run and hope we didn’t run into too many conflicts. There were a couple, but it didn’t dampen the enthusiasm or hobble the turnout for this year’s shindig. We had participants from as far away as Nevada.

This year we printed event T-shirts. In turn we were blessed with T-shirt weather all day long. We also hosted a full-on taco bar lunch for the drivers and co-pilots after the run.

Marc Kaplan is the sparkplug behind the revival of the NCRRA (Northern California Roadster Racing Association) and does an amazing job organizing this event. Lately he’s been made privy to the photo collections of some of the original NCRRA members and has published a book that chronicles their exploits. It also features page after page of incredible early Nor Cal roadster photos. If you’re interested in a copy, contact Marc at marckaplan1939@gmail.com

Here are pics from the day’s festivities, enjoy:


A couple of five windows. The one in the middle is my brother’s, this is its first time on the road. It packs a Red Ram and a five speed. He’s dialing it in, one carb at a time.

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