Costa Mesa Speedway Racing

[foxfam312]

I thought I would let everyone know that Costa Mesa Speedway Racing is going to run this Saturday night at Costa Mesa Fair grounds, My son Aaron fox #46 will be racing, this will be the first race back since this whole covid crap started.

 

[SoCalDave]

Love me some speedway, I'll have to see if the grandson wants to go this Sat.

 

[HocusPocus]

I miss going to watch speedway racing, good luck to your son.

 

[Joker]

Is mean Gene the dancing machine gonna be there with Larry Huffman?

 

[sintax]

nice!! I'll be out there for sure this weekend, I really missed it over the last couple of years.

yea, my b-day is usually right around opening weekend, so we always used to go.

 

[DoughBallin14]

I thought I would let everyone know that Costa Mesa Speedway Racing is going to run this Saturday night at Costa Mesa Fair grounds, My son Aaron fox #46 will be racing, this will be the first race back since this whole covid crap started. View attachment 1117129

Awesome! Love me some speedway at costa mesa! Used to go pit for my uncle Mark Dwyer in the early 2000s when he wanted to get back into it! City of industry was fun for awhile also.
He used to run the circuit back in the day with his pops Mike Dwyer. Heres some classic photos of them. Might take the fam out and let them experience it finally!

 

[Desert Whaler]

Thanks for the heads-up. . . .will be there now!

 

[Mr. C]

Memories Moran. Emerlenko. So many others that I’m just brain farting on.

 

[FreeBird236]

Awesome! Love me done speedway at costa mesa! Used to go pit for my uncle Mark Dwyer in the early 2000s when he wanted to get back into it! City of industry was fun for awhile also.
He used to run the circuit back in the day with his pops Mike Dwyer. Heres some classic photos of them. Might take the fam out and let them experience it finally!

I remember them both. Between San Bernardino and Glen Helen I made better than 90% of Wednesday's for over 25 years. I was addicted.

 

[jeteater1]

Right on , we grew up there . 10 years old Bruce Penhal was kicking ass . Peeing in them big old piss troughs . Good times.


Industry starts in June on Wednesday nights too.

 

[Mr. C]

Right on , we grew up there . 10 years old Bruce Penhal was kicking ass . Peeing in them big old piss troughs . Good times.


Industry starts in June on Wednesday nights too. View attachment 1117211

Yep. Bobby boogaloo Schwartz. Cook. Penhall. Correy. Spelling on some but good times


And one rider had a prosthetic leg I think. He lost it up in the crowd.

 

[LHC Kirby]

Oh darn, I'll be LHC - - looks like I can make it to one in August

 

[Boat Potato]

The family and I will be there. Good times.

 

[AQUA-HOLICS]

Since you brought up speedway, I was in high school when my dad was working for a company called Orange County Food Service located in Anahiem Ca. One of the owners was Tony Sigalos and his son Dennis Sigalos was a close friend of Bruce Penhall. One day Tony sent my dad down to Costa Mesa speedway to take measurements of the track and starting gate so he could reproduce it on the property of an old chicken ranch located next to the company yard in Anaheim. He even set it up with a foot pedal on the ground next to the starting line that raised the starting gate so they wouldn’t need anyones help. Dennis and Bruce would practice hours on end day after day on that track and it definitely paid off, after their speedway careers both raced on the same off shore boat team that Tony owned and started for the two of them to keep racing together.

 

[racetrash]

Remember skirt night? Wear a skirt, free entry! Mom made us some with velcro easy on off. And Mean Gene the dancing machine..good times..Harley night..

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Great time going there. Do they still do the intermission thing where they let people people on the track that think they can flat track a Harley bagger after 6 beers? That was always hilarious to watch.

 

[FreeBird236]

Yep. Bobby boogaloo Schwartz. Cook. Penhall. Correy. Spelling on some but good times


And one rider had a prosthetic leg I think. He lost it up in the crowd.

David De temple, he was pretty good in his prime.

 

[sintax]

Great time going there. Do they still do the intermission thing where they let people people on the track that think they can flat track a Harley bagger after 6 beers? That was always hilarious to watch.

Yup! Gotta wait for Harley night though usually, which is I think the second event of the season

 

[92562]

Wow, great memories going there in the 70's. Always looked nuts, but fun!!!

 

[SoCalDave]

Yup! Gotta wait for Harley night though usually, which is I think the second event of the season

Yeah those Harley nights are a blast.

 

[Lavey5150]

Hell yes Bruce Penhall was the man. I'm taking my kids.Braaaaaaap!

 

[COCA COLA COWBOY]

That's so cool. We will come watch sometime!

 

[HBCraig]

I thought I would let everyone know that Costa Mesa Speedway Racing is going to run this Saturday night at Costa Mesa Fair grounds, My son Aaron fox #46 will be racing, this will be the first race back since this whole covid crap started. View attachment 1117129

Very cool. One of the boys I used to coach is doing well put there I believe. Slater Lightcap. Don't know if you know him. He's 16

 

[Lucky Larry]

OMG ~ the good ol’ days!!!

Orange Show Speedway was the BOMB on Wednesday nights. We girls had a blast there and went all the time in high school & a few years after.

Bikers had all their bad ass choppers parked in front, turn 1 was the place to be, smoking weed in the stands was the norm. And the announcer always yelling “MORE RED SNAPPER”.

Bruce Penhall, Mike Bast, Mike Faria, Ermolenko, Boogaloo Schwartz, Sigalos ~ what a lineup.

David DeTemple was the rider who’s prosthetic came off . . . he was in my sister’s class @ St. Catherine’s.

If we weren’t cruising Market on Friday nights we’d sometimes venture to the west. OC Speedway was ok but it was nothing like
Orange Show Speedway.

“Lucky’s Wife”

 

[Wheeler]

 

[MV Mike]

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Always a good Time!!

 

[MV Mike]

 

[RaceTec]

A couple buddies and I will be there, normally turn 4...

 

[MV Mike]

Surprised nobody's mentioned Bob hurricane Hanna

 

[Wheeler]

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I bet you know Junior from Lifestyle.

 

[pronstar]

It’s been so long…I’m very happy to hear that speedway is still going strong

 

[SoCalDave]

Having a bite to eat at Chili's in Cypress and headed that way soon.

 

[sintax]

I’m headed that way right now.

I’ll be wearing a blue Casale racing shirt and a Bostick hat.

 

[SoCalDave]

 

[SoCalDave]

Wife and I are in the main stands second section top. Have an RDP hat on, bring us a beer as you walk by...LOL

 

[SoCalDave]

 

[SoCalDave]

Place is fukin packed...

 

[Hondo-407]

Surprised nobody's mentioned Bob hurricane Hanna

How about Jim "The Animal" Fishback? My favorite!

 

[PlumLoco]

A few years back I had a kid in my class at 16 that was already making a name for himself. Gino Manzeres went over to Europe and was making a big splash, beating some of the best. Later came back here and jumped into the MMA world. The last I heard of him he was involved in a race here where the speedway guys and the flat trackers were having a contest to see who was fastest on the long track. I think he beat them all that day, but my memory isn't the best.

 

[Rogers Hopeful]

Was flyin Mike Faria there?

 

[timstoy]

Great racing tonight! Bikes were hooking up out of turn four and the sidecar racing were crazy. Some of the riders were a little rusty but they haven’t been on this track in two years We had a group of twenty in our group and talked to group of friends l hadn’t seen in awhile. Place was packed tonight! We all had a great time!

 

[sintax]

Great racing tonight! Bikes were hooking up out of turn four and the sidecar racing were crazy. Some of the riders were a little rusty but they haven’t been on this track in two years We had a group of twenty in our group and talked to group of friends l hadn’t seen in awhile. Place was packed tonight! We all had a great time!

Hah no kidding, even a #1 plate couldn’t save you exiting turn 4 tonight. Shit was wild. I’m so pumped for the upcoming races.

My dad and I were talking about when we used to go watch the half mile guys run out at Pomona. Does anything like that go on anymore?

 

[GOTTBoat]

OMG ~ the good ol’ days!!!

Orange Show Speedway was the BOMB on Wednesday nights. We girls had a blast there and went all the time in high school & a few years after.

Bikers had all their bad ass choppers parked in front, turn 1 was the place to be, smoking weed in the stands was the norm. And the announcer always yelling “MORE RED SNAPPER”.

Bruce Penhall, Mike Bast, Mike Faria, Ermolenko, Boogaloo Schwartz, Sigalos ~ what a lineup.

David DeTemple was the rider who’s prosthetic came off . . . he was in my sister’s class @ St. Catherine’s.

If we weren’t cruising Market on Friday nights we’d sometimes venture to the west. OC Speedway was ok but it was nothing like
Orange Show Speedway.

“Lucky’s Wife”

Orange Show was awesome! Billy Grey from Father Knows Best,
And way back….way way back on the fifty yard line Jim “The Animal” Fishback!

 

[FreeBird236]

A few years back I had a kid in my class at 16 that was already making a name for himself. Gino Manzeres went over to Europe and was making a big splash, beating some of the best. Later came back here and jumped into the MMA world. The last I heard of him he was involved in a race here where the speedway guys and the flat trackers were having a contest to see who was fastest on the long track. I think he beat them all that day, but my memory isn't the best.

I know sometime in the 70s I believe, Ivan Mauger came to Ascot and set a new track record first time out, I heard the flat trackers were a little pissed.

 

[FreeBird236]

Presage Show was awesome! Billy Grey from Father Knows Best,
And way back….way way back on the fifty yard line Jim “The Animal” Fishback!

Definitely a favorite, had this hanging in my garage as long as I can remember.

 

[TCHB]

Is mean Gene the dancing machine gonna be there with Larry Huffman?

OSHA would get involved today! Dancing on a 40 inch wall.

 

[TCHB]

Great racing tonight! Bikes were hooking up out of turn four and the sidecar racing were crazy. Some of the riders were a little rusty but they haven’t been on this track in two years We had a group of twenty in our group and talked to group of friends l hadn’t seen in awhile. Place was packed tonight! We all had a great time!

Glad to see it get the crowds back.

 

[Boat Potato]

It was a packed house. We had a blast. Great to see everyone still supporting the sport.

 

[sirbob]

It was a packed house. We had a blast. Great to see everyone still supporting the sport.

I know I’m getting older and it’s been a long time since Ive been to speedway…. But I don’t recall the sidecars going clockwise?

 

[timstoy]

Hah no kidding, even a #1 plate couldn’t save you exiting turn 4 tonight. Shit was wild. I’m so pumped for the upcoming races.

My dad and I were talking about when we used to go watch the half mile guys run out at Pomona. Does anything like that go on anymore?

They race flat track at Perris speedway. l ran into Jim Bandlen at the races last night, Jim has raced Drag boats, K boats and GN boats over the years. Several years ago he started racing flat track and lately began building his own custom frames out of his shop, Competitive Sheet Metal in Santa Ana. Jim had a new bike on display last night at Costa Mesa last night under the Cody racing tent. Jim took a Jawa speedway ice racing engine and he made a custom frame for it. Jim rotated the engine so the cylinder is vertical in the frame! Jim worked with Wild Bill Cody out of Cody racing who imports Jawa bikes and parts for the US on the project. Jim runs the bike on methenol and a single speed gearbox just like the speedway bikes. On Instagram he goes buy junkfoodJim, sintax maybe you can help me out again and post a link from Instagram to this site. The bike is truly a one off custom and l can’t believe nobody thought of this combination before. Jim had a bunch of people looking at the bike last night and I would really like to see this bike race. I will get ahold of Jim and find out when the next time they race at Perris and post here.