Gelcoater
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I remember doing some SCCA regionals road races thereYep, it is sad they closed all that down. At one time they also had drag racing there....
Where would be located today? Around which major cross streets...I used to go down to Loker off of Palomar Airport road often...always wondered where it was in relation..i grew up hear this and the drags from my house. Spent a bunch of time there and at the skatepark. Still live a few miles away
Marty rode my dad's bikes, Boyd & Stellings Yamaha's, a couple times when my brother was too broken up, ankles, collarbones, wrists, knees to race. His body is a mess now days from MotoX.My first real dirt bike was a CZ. I still have it. But when I built a 400 (purchased from Marty Tripes) to contest the 2016 world Championships, the first guy to get his hands on it was Mr. Klemm.
A little Carlsbad GP history from 1974. http://articles.superhunky.com/4/292
Ya, my sister called me as soon as she heard about it. She keeps up with ALL the MotoX stuff from the 70's thru the 90's. She was a scorer for Stu Peters of CMC for many, many years. My sis is good freinds with the Peters family.moates committed suicide by gun shot in 2006 in La Costa, a few miles from the track. Theres a cross in this canyon in memory
Hard to believe, there was nuttin out that way 40-50 years ago. The only thing I remember were all the flowers covering the hills. We used to go down on Saturday afternoon and watch the drags that night. Had to go out at night and then back in Sunday morning. Spent the night in the van with the bikes and all the gear, in the line to get in for racing on Sunday.in this valley. you can still see sections of the track
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Loker is just west of Melrose ...... when Melrose went in it took out part of the track. Its pretty cool to walk it, you can still see the start and that 1st turn along with many other sections.Where would be located today? Around which major cross streets...I used to go down to Loker off of Palomar Airport road often...always wondered where it was in relation..
I know exactly where that is at as I my last company had building on Melrose too....sad to see it gone.in this valley. you can still see sections of the track
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Where would be located today? Around which major cross streets...I used to go down to Loker off of Palomar Airport road often...always wondered where it was in relation..
Coincidentally I noticed John shut down Klemm Cycle in Riverside sometime in the last month or two, store front became a home for some bum.My first real dirt bike was a CZ. I still have it. But when I built a 400 (purchased from Marty Tripes) to contest the 2016 world Championships, the first guy to get his hands on it was Mr. Klemm.
A little Carlsbad GP history from 1974. http://articles.superhunky.com/4/292
Melrose and Lionshead.Where would be located today? Around which major cross streets...I used to go down to Loker off of Palomar Airport road often...always wondered where it was in relation..
I ran a Solo 1 event in my car there.I remember doing some SCCA regionals road races there
I had forgotten all about running backwards. Thanks for the refresh.First time I raced there was 88 line 15 years old on a 125 all I heard was the “freeway “ and hows it’s a rutted uphill first time I was scared going up got pushed around trying to hold my line soon became favorite track to ride. Just about took a hole shot once then came the first corner I about got ran over
anyone race there remember when they would run the track backwards?? I remember riders morning guy gives the normal speech then suddenly ask hey anyone up for backwards run raise hands it won easily
There is Carlsbad raceway business park down there now.. The valley is pretty much the old drag strip. Raced there many times when I was a kid.. We also used to sneak onto the track at night with our motorcycles and get chased off.. LOL.
There was several famous MX riders that lived in the area, and one had built a big track on his property in the hills just east and south of where the raceway was.. We used to ride that as well. Was an awesome place to grow up in at the time!
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I work a few hundred yards from therein this valley. you can still see sections of the track
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Yes it made a wicked left hand turn after the start vs going straight but was fun especially after practice when you went one way then suddenly its changed but the best part was many also liked it.I had forgotten all about running backwards. Thanks for the refresh.
My first real dirt bike was a CZ. I still have it. But when I built a 400 (purchased from Marty Tripes) to contest the 2016 world Championships, the first guy to get his hands on it was Mr. Klemm.
A little Carlsbad GP history from 1974. http://articles.superhunky.com/4/292
harry has a shop in fort mohave now, I think its called group kCoincidentally I noticed John shut down Klemm Cycle in Riverside sometime in the last month or two, store front became a home for some bum.
Too bad.
Been running these pipes since ‘88
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harry has a shop in fort mohave now, I think its called group k
I remember when that opened, took biz away from Vista. The one in Vista was first. It was where the blue lumber place is, next to salty dog marine.