NASA HDPE
Drove up to Bakersfield the day before a high performance driving event (HDPE) with the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) at Buttonwillow Raceway, about 40 minutes northwest of Bakersfield. Booked the Marriott at the convention center because it supposedly had the most secure parking, and grabbed dinner at Sancho's Tacos, which was a rather small, very busy, surprisingly hipster joint with tri-tip tacos and freshly deep-fried tortilla chips. Not a bad meal but too stylish to be authentic.
The Kern River has a little canal that flows past Bakersfield's very modest little downtown, which was actually kind of nice.