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Loved that place! Raced there a bunch from the 70s thru 90s.
https://www.osidenews.com/2021/06/09/carlsbad-raceway-monument-design-a…
Fullerton CA— After almost 11 years in development with fits and starts at several possible locations, the Carlsbad Raceway Monument Project will be officially announced with the unveiling of the monument’s design at it’s permanent home in Vista, CA overlooking the original Carlsbad Raceway property. The project will be unveiled to the public on June 22, 2021… the day American (and San Diego local) Marty Moates became the first American to beat the Europeans and win the United States Grand Prix of Motocross at Carlsbad in 1980 and was aired on ABC’s Wide World of Sports. The 1,300 square foot monument will highlight all the activities that went on at Carlsbad including the various kinds of motorcycle racing, drag and sports car racing, the skateboard park and more during it’s 40 years of operating from 1964 through its closing in 004. It will also tell the story of how the park was started in 1964 by Larry Grismer and Sandy Belond who purchased the property in 1961. The public will have the opportunity to purchase engraved bricks as pavers with their families’ names on them and company sponsored features will also be available.
Schmidt Design Group of San Diego has designed the project that features an innovative “overlook” that struts out over the valley overlooking the sacred motorsports property.
The project came to fruition after filmmaker Todd Huffman released his film about Marty Moates’ “One Day of Magic” in his documentary film The Carlsbad USGP:1980 in 2010.
Huffman and Moates’ brother David Moates began brainstorming the idea for a permanent monument with Encinitas resident Scott Cox. After 10 years of trying to work with various sites in the City of Carlsbad, the project has found a home at the Keystone Innovation Industrial Park by Baidee Development in Vista overlooking the raceway property on the northeast section of the property. The site already hosts two microbreweries (Eppig and Dogleg) next to the monument site.
“It’s great to finally have a home for this wonderful monument that people from all over the country and world can visit, learn about and remember all the great activities that occurred here at the Carlsbad Raceway” said Todd Huffman, Pipeline Digital Media (PDM) Producer/Director.
The project will be owned and managed by the Road 2 Recovery Foundation (R2R) in Encinitas who’s mission is to help AMA-licensed motocross and supercross professionals and action sports athletes with financial assistance after sustaining career-ending injuries. A registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, R2R will be responsible for the fundraising, construction and on-going maintenance, insurance and other responsibilities for the project. They will also benefit from on-going fundraising and awareness the monument will bring the organization.
“This project embodies the golden era of our industry and is an important part of a shared history for our community” said Lori Armistead, Road 2 Recovery’s Director of Marketing and PR. “We’re proud to be part of something that represents such a significant part of San Diego County and all the activities that took place here.”
R2R will begin selling the monument’s engraved bricks and other features on that day before online sales will begin on June 23, 2021. It’s expected the fundraising will take several months to raise the $250,000+ construction costs before the monument’s construction can begin. A grand opening could occur in fourth quarter of 2021 or early 2022.
The public event start time: 1 pm and goes to 7 pm
The Keystone Innovation Industrial Park
1347 Keystone Way
Vista, CA 92081
https://www.osidenews.com/2021/06/09/carlsbad-raceway-monument-design-a…
Fullerton CA— After almost 11 years in development with fits and starts at several possible locations, the Carlsbad Raceway Monument Project will be officially announced with the unveiling of the monument’s design at it’s permanent home in Vista, CA overlooking the original Carlsbad Raceway property. The project will be unveiled to the public on June 22, 2021… the day American (and San Diego local) Marty Moates became the first American to beat the Europeans and win the United States Grand Prix of Motocross at Carlsbad in 1980 and was aired on ABC’s Wide World of Sports. The 1,300 square foot monument will highlight all the activities that went on at Carlsbad including the various kinds of motorcycle racing, drag and sports car racing, the skateboard park and more during it’s 40 years of operating from 1964 through its closing in 004. It will also tell the story of how the park was started in 1964 by Larry Grismer and Sandy Belond who purchased the property in 1961. The public will have the opportunity to purchase engraved bricks as pavers with their families’ names on them and company sponsored features will also be available.
Schmidt Design Group of San Diego has designed the project that features an innovative “overlook” that struts out over the valley overlooking the sacred motorsports property.
The project came to fruition after filmmaker Todd Huffman released his film about Marty Moates’ “One Day of Magic” in his documentary film The Carlsbad USGP:1980 in 2010.
Huffman and Moates’ brother David Moates began brainstorming the idea for a permanent monument with Encinitas resident Scott Cox. After 10 years of trying to work with various sites in the City of Carlsbad, the project has found a home at the Keystone Innovation Industrial Park by Baidee Development in Vista overlooking the raceway property on the northeast section of the property. The site already hosts two microbreweries (Eppig and Dogleg) next to the monument site.
“It’s great to finally have a home for this wonderful monument that people from all over the country and world can visit, learn about and remember all the great activities that occurred here at the Carlsbad Raceway” said Todd Huffman, Pipeline Digital Media (PDM) Producer/Director.
The project will be owned and managed by the Road 2 Recovery Foundation (R2R) in Encinitas who’s mission is to help AMA-licensed motocross and supercross professionals and action sports athletes with financial assistance after sustaining career-ending injuries. A registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, R2R will be responsible for the fundraising, construction and on-going maintenance, insurance and other responsibilities for the project. They will also benefit from on-going fundraising and awareness the monument will bring the organization.
“This project embodies the golden era of our industry and is an important part of a shared history for our community” said Lori Armistead, Road 2 Recovery’s Director of Marketing and PR. “We’re proud to be part of something that represents such a significant part of San Diego County and all the activities that took place here.”
R2R will begin selling the monument’s engraved bricks and other features on that day before online sales will begin on June 23, 2021. It’s expected the fundraising will take several months to raise the $250,000+ construction costs before the monument’s construction can begin. A grand opening could occur in fourth quarter of 2021 or early 2022.
The public event start time: 1 pm and goes to 7 pm
The Keystone Innovation Industrial Park
1347 Keystone Way
Vista, CA 92081
I raced Carlsbad more times than I can count and those were some of the best times I ever had racing moto. Stu Peters made that place, we shouldn’t forget that.
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Here are a couple shots I took of Marty in 80 leading and everyone waving all those little American flags. It was glorious.
Here is Marty getting the holeshot. Best moto day of my life.
Here is a shot of me getting my idols autograph (Lackey) in 80. Man was he in good shape then. I still have that hat hanging in my garage.
Here he is on that 500 Kawasaki GP with the blue engine. If it wouldn't have broke so many times that year I think he would have won the championship.
Me getting The Man's autograph. I made up a scrap book of him and had him sign the front. He looked at it for a second and signed it but never said anything about it. I still have that scrap book.
Here is a shot of DeCoster on that factory Honda in his last year riding 1980.
I was stoked for days!
And let’s be honest, 30,000 drunk haven’t been there in 15 years when it closed.
Pit Row
Hit some Golden State’s in the late 80’s there and while visiting some friends, a local race in Summer of ‘89. Got a pic of Marty Smith (stylish as ever with some hard pack drifting action), me leading my class’s mid-pack group, and exiting the place in my Dad’s ‘67 F250.
Good memories and certainly worth commemorating.
I took this image the year before. Just a rug rat kid with a Minolta ST101 SLR 35mm camera w/a 100mm lens. I leaned over the fence, Heikki Mikkola being chased by Bad Brad. They missed me by a few inches as they went past me.
Great track and so many memories there. I'm glad the memorial is finally going up. Well deserved.
Gang bangers are ok, but no noise from a track next to the airport in an industrial area. Fuck everything about that city and the snobby cunts that occupy and run it.
I got to ride there the last day they were open. I think Tedesco was there along with a few other PC team guys. It was a great day of riding. Watched cars rip down the drag strip after riding, was also my first time at a true 1/4 mile track.
Great times.
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