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10/22/2012 11:33am
10/22/2012 11:33am
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10/24/2012 8:50pm
I remember back in the late 80's, there was a GP held there. Does this track still exist and does it have the facilities to run a National or even a GP?
Strange question but I have some kind of weird fetish (lol) about dis-used tracks and the reason why they are not used anymore. Photos make it all the better.
Strange question but I have some kind of weird fetish (lol) about dis-used tracks and the reason why they are not used anymore. Photos make it all the better.
The Shop
http://youtu.be/71XeyzFG02M
Cool vid.
Having a National there is unlikely. Traffic and parking would be big problems to start with (yes, they held a GP there before but now MX Sports has all kinds of requirements associated with traffic flow and parking).
Then there's all the red tape and bureaucracy that goes into it. And then there's the fact that Nor Cal already has a National. If MX Sports gave Hollister a National the South East would implode. :-)
They didnt run it during the race though.
Like FTE said, the lap times could be a lot longer if they used the track they did in the 70's.
The parking there isnt up to a national level, dont think it will ever see a national IMO
From that last video it looks like they took it out though?
Hollister is by far one of my favorite tracks I have ever raced at.
Track in reverse layout.
Traveling down from Orygun, once in Redding, I start thinkin nothing but track building with all the green hills and oak trees.
I ran a couple local races there in the late 70's where the track ran back out over and behind the hill that's listed as the main spectator area in the image. The depth of talent in the pro class at a race like that was epic then, and that track was one of the purest joys to ride on back then. I think it's been worked a little since, but still pretty fun.
Pit Row
I remember seeing Lackey and Billy Grossi going at it that day,good stuff.
hollister, livermore, sears and pescadero were great when the grass was green
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