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Title: 100 years ago in Venice CA.
Post by: lkjohnson1950 on March 21, 2015, 06:50:17 AM

Racing was alive and well:

http://autoweek.com/article/car-life/when-men-were-men-venice-grand-prix-turns-100?utm_source=RacingDaily20150320&utm_medium=enewsletter&utm_term=headline-center&utm_content=body&utm_campaign=awracingdaily (http://autoweek.com/article/car-life/when-men-were-men-venice-grand-prix-turns-100?utm_source=RacingDaily20150320&utm_medium=enewsletter&utm_term=headline-center&utm_content=body&utm_campaign=awracingdaily)

Title: Re: 100 years ago in Venice CA.
Post by: cosworth151 on March 21, 2015, 02:33:42 PM

Great stuff, Lonnie. Thanks!   :yahoo:

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From the first course around the Coliseum in 1903 to the present day there have been 174 race tracks in SoCal.

Including one of the greatest of all time: Riverside International Raceway.

Title: Re: 100 years ago in Venice CA.
Post by: Jericoke on March 21, 2015, 03:33:16 PM

Given how much Bernie loves Hollywood celebrities to show up at F1 events, I'm surprised there hasn't been more effort to just drop a race in Hollywood.

Title: Re: 100 years ago in Venice CA.
Post by: Scott on March 21, 2015, 05:11:37 PM

Great article.  I love the picture with the guardrails held up by whatever board/stick they could find.  :good: :good:

Title: Re: 100 years ago in Venice CA.
Post by: lkjohnson1950 on March 22, 2015, 05:47:37 AM

Quote from: cosworth151 on March 21, 2015, 02:33:42 PM

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From the first course around the Coliseum in 1903 to the present day there have been 174 race tracks in SoCal.

Including one of the greatest of all time: Riverside International Raceway.

Had the pleasure of watching several races at Riverside. Can-Am, IMSA, and AMA bikes. Great racing. A Porsche 935 long tail at 200+ into the kink at the end of the straight is quite a sight. More than a little scary.