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bbtowns · 09-07-2006, 05:08 AM

An XR 750 won a flat track race! Stop the presses! Haven't they been doing that for 25 year or so?

anrajala · 09-08-2006, 09:26 AM

Honda canÂ´t produce a competitive sport bike. They donÂ´t have enough engineering talent.

- cruiz-euro

TomSmith · 02-19-2008, 03:49 PM

I raced at Carrell speedway half mile flat track in 1951 & 52 - the clay track surface was used at Ascot after the 110 freeway was built through Carrell. I also ran Riverside Box Springs TT and Anza Riverside TT as well as Lincoln Park 1/4 mile and Culver City 1/4 mile. There used to be a lot of tracks around LA. A point-to-point hare & hound was run through Monterey Park around 1949 or 50 - it was about 50 miles and only crossed two streets (Atlantic and Garfield Blvds). Also, Monterey Park sponsored a TT race around that time and Ed Kretz won. Lincoln Park was used for speedway racing after WW II until about '51 and I saw some guys like Manuel Trujillo there when I was a teen ager. I believe the Milne brothers and Lammy Lamereaux may have put in an appearance, but I don't remember seeing them. We also ran Scrambles at Lincoln Park, Rolling Hills, and Tarzana. I don't think those days are coming back any time soon.

09-07-2006, 05:08 AM	#31
bbtowns Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 531	Re: H-D Finishes 1-2-3 at Springfield. An XR 750 won a flat track race! Stop the presses! Haven't they been doing that for 25 year or so? __________________ What kind of man can abandon his family like that? Seriously, who is he, I'd like lessons.

09-08-2006, 09:26 AM	#32
anrajala Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,490	Re: H-D Finishes 1-2-3 at Springfield. Honda canÂ´t produce a competitive sport bike. They donÂ´t have enough engineering talent. - cruiz-euro

02-19-2008, 03:49 PM	#33
TomSmith Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Posts: 266	other tracks around LA I raced at Carrell speedway half mile flat track in 1951 & 52 - the clay track surface was used at Ascot after the 110 freeway was built through Carrell. I also ran Riverside Box Springs TT and Anza Riverside TT as well as Lincoln Park 1/4 mile and Culver City 1/4 mile. There used to be a lot of tracks around LA. A point-to-point hare & hound was run through Monterey Park around 1949 or 50 - it was about 50 miles and only crossed two streets (Atlantic and Garfield Blvds). Also, Monterey Park sponsored a TT race around that time and Ed Kretz won. Lincoln Park was used for speedway racing after WW II until about '51 and I saw some guys like Manuel Trujillo there when I was a teen ager. I believe the Milne brothers and Lammy Lamereaux may have put in an appearance, but I don't remember seeing them. We also ran Scrambles at Lincoln Park, Rolling Hills, and Tarzana. I don't think those days are coming back any time soon.

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