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Los Angeles County Raceway (or "LACR") was a motorsport facility in Palmdale, California. [1] [2] LACR's main feature was its 1/4-mile dragstrip, which was first opened in 1964. LACR held its final event on July 29, 2007. The land under the track is owned by Granite Construction, Inc.
"Racing in the Street" contains two clear homages: the title and chorus refer to Martha and the Vandellas' 1964 hit "Dancing in the Street", [13] while the instrumental break after the second verse and chorus is an allusion to the Beach Boys' 1964 song "Don't Worry Baby", itself about the emotional aspects of drag racing. [14] The song also ...
Smothers has been active in amateur auto racing, [12] both road racing [13] and drag racing. [14] He started the Smothers Brothers racing team, which competed in three championship seasons between 1968 and 1971. He specialized in endurance racing and drove cars at the famous Sebring and Le Mans events. [15]
In 1952, a car club known as the "Choppers of Pomona" aided by a young police officer, Sergeant Bud Coons, advocated that a safe place should be provided for local area drag racers. Coons, along with fellow hot rod enthusiast, Pomona Police Chief Ralph Parker, and the city government of Pomona asked to lease the parking lot of the LA County ...
In 1974, "Big Willie" Robinson and his wife Tomiko, opened the drag strip which hosted 1 ⁄ 4 mile drag racing. It opened on an old Navy airfield paying $1,000 per month to lease the facility. It opened on an old Navy airfield paying $1,000 per month to lease the facility.
In some cases, a show taping may be called off if the weather prevents a full race from being filmed. Pinks uses a street-race-style arm-drop start rather than the "Christmas Tree" electronic starting system used in modern drag racing. The show's signature start signal was devised by show creator and host Rich Christensen. Christensen points at ...
On Monday, the board of the California Assn. of Racing Fairs voted unanimously, 6-0, to withdraw its application for a racing meeting from Dec. 25 to June 10 at Pleasanton Fairgrounds Racetrack.
From 1994 through 2006 Goodguys staged the West Coast Championship Series which at the time was America's premier points circuit for vintage drag racing. Also in 1994, Goodguys resurrected the March Meet drag races at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California, tapping into the event's rich heritage. Over time, the Goodguys March Meet became the ...