We hope you enjoy this special presentation of the West of Tulsa Show. On June 8th, 2024, We invited 11 hot rod legends to join us for a lively panel discussion about the early days of racing before a live audience at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. They talked about how they got into racing and told story after story about the early days of hot rodding. You'll hear stories being told for the first time publicly. We wanted to document these stories for future generations. Before we get to the live audience portion of the show, C.J., Gabe and Dan provide some background into what happened behind the scenes that night and some of the highlights from this very special evening. Please Subscribe if you like what we are doing at West of Tulsa and thank you for supporting us.   Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WestOfTulsa Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westoftulsa/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westoftulsa Check out our website: www.westoftulsa.com   0:00 - Introduction 1:00 - Preview of our Central Coast Racing Forum 4:15 - The production kicked our asses! 8:00 - Why one attendee had to leaving the auditorium early 13:50 - Start of the Central Coast Racing Forum with Dana Newquist 1 5:50 - Luke Swetland with the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 16:50 - C.J. Ward welcomes everyone 19:00 - Automotive historian Tony Baker provides some historical background 23:25 - Intro - Dan Hogan 24:05 - Intro - Mike Cleary 24:28 - Intro - Bob Patterson 24:45 - Intro - Orwin Middleton 25:05 - Intro - Seth Hammond 25:45 - Intro - Lee Hammock 26:05 - Intro - Chip Foose (On behalf of his father Sam Foose) 26:45 - Intro - Jim Harris 27:15 - Intro - Roy Miller 27:40 - Intro - Arley Langlo 28:15 - Intro - Ed Langlo 29:20 - Each panelist explains how they ended up in racing 1:08:10 - Racing at the Carpinteria Thunderbowl 1:18:50 - The deadly Paramount Ranch Race Track 1:21:55 - End of Part One