Hot Rod Racing Places & Automotive Heritage

The tracks, dry lakes, roads, fairgrounds and gathering places that shaped hot rodding, land-speed racing, car shows and automotive culture.

Route 66 — The Mother Road's Place in Automotive Heritage

What the National Park Service's heritage itinerary says about Route 66's place in American motoring and automotive history.

El Mirage — Mojave Motoring, Dry-Lake Country & Off-Highway Heritage

A BLM-managed Mojave Desert landscape connected to Southern California's wider world of speed, machines and motorized recreation.

Pomona — Where Automotive Commerce Meets Car Culture

Fairplex, classic cars, parts, vendors, builders and collectors at one of Southern California's enduring automotive gathering points.

Southern California hot rod & automotive events · Hot rod & custom automotive builders · Automotive stories & field notes