NHRA Motorsports Museum
Museum Celebrates the 90th Anniversary of the
Los Angeles County Fair, Aug. 31-Sept. 30
POMONA, Calif. – Fried foods, carnival rides, barn animals, wild attractions and entertaining exhibits are back! The annual Los Angeles County Fair is celebrating its 90th birthday by making Labor Day 2012 a four-day holiday weekend. The world’s largest county Fair will open its gates at 3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 31.Guests will enjoy special $1 admission for the first three hours each day Aug. 31-Sept. 3.
While enjoying your cotton candy and tasty fried treat at the Fair, make a pit stop at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by Automobile Club of Southern California, located in building 3A, in Esmeralda's Circus.
In the Museum, visitors can take an illuminated road trip down American highways and byways with its newest exhibit, Neon and the American Road featuring numerous vintage neon signs including the iconic Pep Boys and Mobil gas station Pegasus horse.
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The Museum of Neon Art (MONA), whose temporary home is at the NHRA Museum, will host live demonstrations and interactive displays with Southern California neon artists. There will be lessons in chemistry, glass making, and physics - all wrapped up in the fascinating world of neon.
We've also joined the Fair's Kids Program to offer thousands of school children educational programs that make learning hands on and fun. We guarantee it'll be an enlightening experience for all! Click link for curriculum:
http://www.lacountyfair.com/2012/educationcommunity/documents/2012NHRA.pdf
Other must-see exhibits include the Moon: Six Decades of a Hot Rodding Eye-Con and Banks Power: The First 50 Years. Visitors can also test their drag racing reaction skills with another player on the NHRA's official reaction timer, better known as the Christmas Tree. Or, jump inside one of 15-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force's Funny Cars and test your reaction time against his.
NOTE: If planning on visiting the Museum during the L.A. County Fair, please note that visitors must pay Fair admission to enter the NHRA Museum. Contact the Museum for more details, 909.622.3389 or email to [email protected].
See you at the 90th anniversary celebration, Aug. 31-Sept. 30.
For more information on the LA County Fair, visit www.lacountyfair.com .
More details on the FairKids Program, visit http://www.lacountyfair.com/2012/educationcommunity/fairKids.asp .
The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California, long a dream of NHRA founder Wally Parks, opened to the public April 4, 1998, after years of planning and months of hard work cataloging and arranging the exhibit. Housed in a 28,500-square-foot building on the edge of the historic Los Angeles County Fairplex, the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum's mission is to celebrate the impact of motorsports on our culture. We collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret the vehicles, stories, and artifacts that represent our affection for, and the influence of, automotive speed and style in all its forms. We are the place to view and learn about hot rods, customs, racecars and speed records, and the West Coast's role as the historic center for their past and present development.
The Museum features an impressive array of vintage and historical racing vehicles –- nearly 50 at the Grand Opening -- along with photographs, trophies, helmets and driving uniforms, artifacts, paintings, and other memorabilia chronicling more than 50 years of American motorsports. A gift shop offers a wide variety of souvenir items. The Museum is open during the annual Los Angeles County Fair. Please check the Fairplex website for hours of operation and admission prices (www.fairplex.com). Museum admission is just $1 with regular paid Fair admission ticket.
HOURS: Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Extended hours during the NHRA Winternationals and NHRA Finals. Also, hours change during the annual Los Angeles County Fair.
HOLIDAYS WE ARE CLOSED: Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
ADMISSION PRICES: Current NHRA members are admitted free. Admission for non-members is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors 60 and older, $6 for juniors 6 through 15, and free for children under the age of 5. AAA discount available.
HOW TO GET HERE: From the 10 fwy east, exit White Avenue, proceed North, turn left on McKinley Avenue, enter Fairplex Gate 1. From the 210 fwy, exit Fruit Avenue, proceed South, turn right on McKinley Avenue. The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum is located at Fairplex Gate 1, 1101 W. McKinley Avenue in Pomona. Call us at (909) 622-2133.
Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum
1101 W. McKinley Ave.
Building 3A
Pomona CA, 91768
Museum Main Number: 909-622-2133
Museum Fax Number: 909-622-1206
Reunion Hotline: 909-622-8562
[email protected]