What happens when you unwind a supercross race course to create a whole new form of racing? Red Bull decided it was time to find out. Some of the most skilled motocross pros in the world privately tested a half-mile Straight Rhythm track late last year in a secluded location: What is Red Bull Straight Rhythm?…
KABOOM! at Fairplex
The 27th annual KABOOM! celebration welcomed growling monster trucks, twirling moto X stuntmen and a roaring crowd into Fairplex on 4th of July. A community favorite, KABOOM! delivered on noise, adrenaline and a beautiful fireworks finale. KABOOM! at Fairplex Things seem to be quieting down on our campus but don’t be fooled, the Los Angeles…
Fairplex Snapshot: Auto Club NHRA Finals
You can hear it before you smell it. You can smell it before you see it. It’s the 49th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals. Each year the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series brings the best of the best to the Auto Club Raceway at Fairplex for the world championship series. It’s fast. It’s loud. It’s…
Behind the scenes of the 49th Auto Club NHRA Finals
Auto Club Raceway The 49th annual NHRA Finals starts tomorrow and runs through Sunday. It’s going to be loud, wild and tons of fun as thousands of drag racing fans come out to join the action and see who the world champions will be. We stopped by the Auto Club Raceway today to see how…
Drag racing, dinosaurs and graffiti at Fairplex
Wow October has zoomed by! It seems like only last week that we were shutting down the L.A. County Fair and starting preparations for Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare and Oktoberfest. Throw in the Bubble Run, myriad extreme sporting events and expos and it’s no wonder that October is truly the busiest month of our…
What a weekend…
Things were pretty busy at Fairplex this weekend. It was the opening of our month-long events Oktoberfest and Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare and we hosted the AMA Flat Track finals on Saturday night. Oktoberfest was a blur of cheers, beers, food and the Chicken Dance. The Festhalle was a hive of competitions, dancing and…
Event Industry News: Venues need variety, Apple builds a spaceship and Russia creates Sputnik
Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center Variety is the spice of venue life: Venues are focusing on more than just size and practicality. They are also honing their visually unique qualities. BizBash released an article commenting on how conference planners are looking for ways to break out of the mundane in venue choice. Rather than hosting business…
L.A. Weekender: First Fridays, blacklights and soccer
Since every weekend consisted of the L.A. County Fair for us, we took a break from giving you the L.A. Weekender. Now that we’re back to a semi-normal schedule we thought it was time to re-launch our weekly Los Angeles event listings. Here you go… happy Friday! Photo courtesy of Idea go from freedigitalphotos.net First…
L.A. Weekender: Festivals galore
It’s hard to believe it’s already August (a.k.a. the last month of summer). That just means we are obligated to enjoy every weekend of this month to the fullest, starting tonight. Keep reading for a weekend full of fun: Image courtesy of Toa55 at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Summer X Games: Start your weekend in Downtown LA at…
L.A. Weekender: 4th of July Edition
It’s Wednesday! No such thing as a mid-week slump when Independence Day is tomorrow and a long weekend stretches ahead for most of you. There is plenty to see/do/hear/taste/enjoy in Los Angeles over the next five days. We will do our best to highlight some of the best the county has to offer in the…
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