Still Saving Lives Car Show – May 2026
Congratulations to COB club member Jim Chambers for winning an award at the 24th annual “Still Saving Lives” car show for his stock C-8.

Congratulations to COB club member Jim Chambers for winning an award at the 24th annual “Still Saving Lives” car show for his stock C-8.

Corvettes of Bakersfield has done it again! Several members have attended the Ridge Route Run Car Show in Frasier Park sponsored by Mountain Memories Association. It was a good 10° cooler up in the mountains than in Bakersfield with a clear blue sky. Winners for the best Corvette in the C1 – C3 category were Ed and Linda Combs. Winners for the best Corvette in the C4-C8 category were Dale and Kathy Frye.
Ed and Linda had also won an award the previous weekend at the Taft car show for first place in pre-1979 Classics . Congratulations to all!


May 2, 2026. Congratulations to COB member, Bill Grafeman for winning the best Modern Muscle Car trophy at the Wags and Wheels Car Show benefiting the City of Bakersfield Animal Care Center. Free animal care, adoptions, including spay/neuter, vaccines, microchip, and animal care kits were provided along with a marching band and games for the kids.

April 23-25, 2026. Mitch Townsend’s “Old Red” won an award at the NSRA-Western Street Rid Nationals in Bakakersfield, CA.


April 16-18, 2026. Congratulations to our Corvettes of Bakersfield club winners. Event participants from all the other clubs selected Chris Espitia & Liz Zaninovich’s Corvette as the Top Corvette for COB. Jeff Salters and Mitch Townsen each received Awards of Exellence for their Corvettes.





