Event Chronicles

Brunch of Corvettes at Mamma Mia’s Italian Restaurant
Corvettes of Bakersfield had 18 Corvettes and, ahem, one Porsche converge at the Mamma Mia‘s Italian Restaurant where we enjoyed our choice of steak or chicken dinners. Mamma Mia‘s is located at 1804 18th St. in downtown Bakersfield. They were voted the best new...

2019 COB Christmas Party
This past Saturday was an eventful evening for the Corvettes of Bakersfield club members who celebrated their annual Christmas dinner and gift exchange held at the Brighton Estates Clubhouse. The drinks were flowing and after dinner, there was a lot of nefarious...

2019 Bakersfield Toy Run
Bakersfield toy run. What a wild morning it’s been as we waited for the toy run to begin at 10 AM. We get up early in the morning and discover that it’s been raining all morning long. It continued pouring down as as Mark and Tina and Chris and I were driving to Beach...

COB/COB at the Riverlakes Links
We had another fine COB/COB at the Links at Riverlakes Ranch clubhouse on this fine, rainy Wednesday morning. Three brave souls brought out their Vettes to share with us. Lots of talking and information was exchanged and on top of that we had a fine breakfast....

2019 Bakersfield Veterans Day Parade
What a totally awesome and fun way to honor our local veterans by participating in the annual Bakersfield Veterans Day parade. 20 Corvette owners from the Corvettes of Bakersfield carried veteran friends and family amongst the thousands of people lining the streets of...

Minter Field Wings and Wheels Show
The Wings and Wheels airplane and car show was hosted by the Minter Field Air Museum and the California Pinups and Patriots at the Minter Field Airport in Shafter, California. Proceeds from the charity event go to the Minter Field Air Museum and the a the Pinups and...

Trunk or Treat at the Firehouse Rosedale Station
Corvettes of Bakersfield participated in the Trunk or Treat event at the Firehouse Rosedale Station this evening and saw some humongous crowds of kids and families who came to trick-or-treat. At least 17 Corvettes and one member’s NSX attended. John and Cher also...

Brunch of Corvettes at the Crest RV Resort 2019
We had another very successful and well attended Corvettes of Bakersfield Brunch of Corvettes at the Crest Bar and Grill at the Crest RV resort on Wible Road in Bakersfield. Approximately 35 members attended and 18 Corvettes were displayed in the beautiful RV grounds...

Prescott, Arizona All Corvette Car Show
By Don Allen 13th Annual Historic Prescott All Corvette Car Show October 10-14, 2019 A group of five Corvettes and ten COB members recently traveled to Prescott, AR and entered the Annual All Corvette Car Show hosted by the Prescott Vette Sette. We met at the Shell...

Harris Ranch/Coalinga Run 2019
John and Cher did it again! They organized a simple run that turned out to be a great event. We started off on a very chilly morning at 7:30 and we’re on the road by 8 AM with 14 Corvettes and 2 “tin” cars. We hit all the quiet, farm back roads on the way up to...