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*Experiences include but are not limited to: Torrance High School; UCR; Lotus, MGB, MGB/GT , Chevy Vega, other auto racing; notes on motorsports at nostalgic Riverside International Raceway , Ontario Motor Speedway , Holtville Aerodrome International Raceway , Tijuana, Torrey Pines, Palm Springs, Pomona, San Diego Stadium, Santa Barbara, Carlsbad, other historic Southern California sports car racetracks, and Sebring, FL; contacts with Richard Boone (Paladin), Mario Andretti, James Garner, Steve McQueen, Rick Mears, Paul Newman, Stirling Moss, Dick Smothers, Peter Deuel, and others at SCCA, IMSA, Formula One, Formula 5000, and CART races and race tracks; Bob Munns; Miss USA; Mamie Van Doren; cars I've been in since 1937 (Morris Minor 1000, et alii); 1:43-scale diecast model cars; a 1999 Hollywood movie I was in; animal companions (Mexican Hairless Xoloitzquintli, Shih Tzu, Sheltie, Border Collie, Welsh Corgi, Indian Ringneck Parakeet); Mexico, Glacier Park, Grafton, UT (Butch Cassidy ghost town), Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Vermilion Cliffs, Yosemite, on Route 66; Little Rock Jazz; PARKS AFB; Little Rock Air Force Base; School Days; work. Vintage racing photos.   See the SITE Map for a better idea.

See the Auxiliary Site for

Driver's-eye Views of RIR , WIR, OMS , Tijuana, and HAIR

See Racing Event Program Covers (and some Entry Lists) (and Course Diagrams)

It is becoming apparent that I most easily gauge and record my life relative to the cars in it.  Oh my.


Take a peek at another nostalgia obsession:
Riverside International Raceway pictures       

RACE
TRACKS:

Carlsbad
Raceway


Del Mar Fairground


Holtville
(HAIR)


Ontario
Motor
Speedway


Palm Springs
Airport


Pomona Fairground


Riverside
International
Raceway   


San Diego Stadium


Santa Barbara
Airport


Sebring, FL


Tijuana Airport


Tijuana Playas


Torrey Pines


Willow Springs
Raceway

  Most SMALL images or "thumbnails" on this site are CLICKABLE they will take you to a LARGER or CONNECTED IMAGE or PAGE
Some are pretty big and may take a while if you're dial-up bound

    

Little Rock Air Force Base, 1957.
Picture was taken by Jim Hunt. HP PhotoSmart™ scan.
©FLICKERPhoto.com

     Cleaning up the recently-purchased 1953 MG TD 2 after a 1700-mile eventful drive from Los Angeles. In Albuquerque two of the Unser boys (Al and Bobby) spent a disdainful hour diagnosing an oil-pressure anomaly after closing time on a September Saturday. They charged $10.00 for their trouble. The consensus was: No problemo.

     And so it was.

Parks AFB and Others New:
09-24-2016: Steve Minniear's
Parks AFB Summary History
09-06-2016: Added a link to video of the 40th reunion of
Torrance High School's Class of 1954 <-- Two Links
04-30-2016 Add Questor GP experience (OMS) page
04-01-2016: Disinterring the Revolutionary Pup-Pod™
03-29-2016: Added link to RIR November 16-17 1957 First Nationals Program
12-07-2015: Added "Jerome Hill-climb" page
08-02-2015: Added image of a ticket to the 1958 Memorial Day
trio of 500-mile races at Riverside International Raceway
12-10-2015 Lou Barkacs added a Parks AFB map and some more photos
10-26-2015 Russell Moore of Greenville, SC, sent his Parks Story
09-13-2015 Bill Holman of Madison, Wisconsin added a Parks AFB story
and a bit of information
07-06-2015: Lou added a statement and another photo
05-26-2015 Lou Barkacs sends a few Parks AFB pictures;
Add a route to all Parks Flight-photos I've collected
05-24-2015 Lou Barkacs AF 15-545-621 Checks in
(AP Training Flight B, Class 29026)
09-17-2012 (updated 07-19-2014): New black coupe replaces the white one
08-25-2012: Parks AFB alumnus Don Parsons checks in
07-22-2012: Added ROAD RACERS movie poster to Pits page 1
06-17-2012: Carroll Shelby Tribute cruise at "MoonEyes"
06-17-2012: Friends of Steve McQueen car show
05-23-2012: A Flickr set from NASCAR day at
Auto Club Speedway
04-03-12: A Flickr set from Riverside International Automotive Museum's
"LEGENDS of RIVERSIDE IV"
Honoree: Bobby Unser

Links to about 150
09-24-01 through 08-31-10
"NEW" entries
are available at OldNew OR:
Semi-alphabetized selection of programs and articles

-centric pages:

1953 MGTD:

Early photos

As a scale model

On Route 66:   
Arizona desert
New Mexico desert

At University

Demise

MG Bs:

1964 B LeMans
1:43 scale Model

1967 Bs posed
a Pair

1967 B Tourer
at Carlsbad
& Holtville

1967 B Tourer
on Riverside International Raceway, 1968

Santa Maria
State Slalom
runoffs

WillowSprings
B Enduro Racing

Playas de Tijuana
B Beach Racing

1967 B/GT
on street and track

MG B Models
a cabinet-full

MGs
in (Old) Print