Fast and Furious star Vin Diesel made a surprise appearance this past weekend at the inaugural FuelFest event at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park just south of Phoenix. Fellow stars Tyrese Gibson and Cody Walker were scheduled to be present, but Diesel arrived unannounced for a reunion.
The Arizona event was the third FuelFest, an event launched by Gibson and Walker and previously held in Los Angeles and London. The events raise funds for Reach Out WorldWide, a non-profit founded by Walker’s actor/car-collector brother, the late Paul Walker.
FuelFest is billed as an automotive, art and entertainment experience that features live music, food, celebrities and more. The car show at Wild Horse included more than 600 custom and exotic cars and trucks, as well as a drift course and the Barrett-Jackson VIP lounge.
This Jackson-owned 1969 Yenko Camaro is one of the cars used in the ‘Fast and Furious’ movies 
Craig Jackson shows Tyrese Gibson the engine in the Yenko Camaro
In addition to its participation at Wild Horse, Barrett-Jackson took part earlier in the day in the Driven Project at the Phoenician resort. The Driven Project provides “supercar therapy” to children fighting life-threatening illnesses.
At the Phoenician, owners of such cars gave rides to 20 VIPs — very important passengers — from the resort to FuelFest. Among those taking part was Barrett-Jackson chairman Craig Jackson and his Bugatti Veyron.
