Articles written by Mark La Ciura
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Not just country music at Buck Owens' place
Just 40 minutes away from Tehachapi in Bakersfield, we have a world class music venue – Buck Owens' Crystal Palace – where you will not only find fantastic country music, but rock and roll, too. T...
Local racer wins Hard Top class at Bakersfield Speedway
Local Tehachapi racer Rich Souza won the Hard Top class on June 2. Souza drives a 1950 Dodge/Plymouth coupe. He purchased the car from Robert Tucker of Shafter, Calif., who built and raced the car...
Local racer spends Mother's Day weekend at the dirt track
Local racer Jenee Dugan is running a full season in the Hard Top Class and spent mother's day weekend at Bakersfield Speedway running her car with her husband and family. Racing has always been a...
A Sentimental Journey for me
I had a fantastic time at the L.A. County Air Show 2018 but that's nothing new to me. I have been going to air shows from the first day I got my driver's license. I use to get my World War II veteran...
In a New York state of mind
While driving down a street in the valley I live in, I heard the sound of a very powerful propeller driven aircraft that I didn't see but knew it sounded like music to my ears. Vintage V-12 horse...
Local racer Jenee Dugan prepares to race in Bakersfield
Local Tehachapi racer Jenee Dugan is putting together a team to race on the dirt tracks of Bakersfield, Calif. Jenee is a veteran fan, going to the Okie Bowl at Bakersfield Speedway since she was a...
2017 Bakersfield Hot Rod reunion – We do it for the love of the sport
I have been around the sport of drag racing all my life and that is the reason why am a photographer. I got to see some of the cars I saw in the late 1970s at Famaso Raceway in Bakersfield on Oct. 20-...
