Does anyone else have personal aerial shots of other well-known race tracks?
Riverside Raceway from 11K MSL
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, Jun 22 2007 08:33 PM
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Posted 22 June 2007 - 08:33 PM
Was going through some old 35mm slides. I took this photo of Riverside Raceway from a Piper Archer, N44512 at 9,500 ft MSL on my way from Long Beach to the Grand Canyon, June, 1978.
Does anyone else have personal aerial shots of other well-known race tracks?
Does anyone else have personal aerial shots of other well-known race tracks?
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Posted 22 June 2007 - 08:54 PM
Great picture! In June 1978, I was racing there... 
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Posted 22 June 2007 - 09:37 PM
Appears you weren't there that day.
What a loss to the Sou Cal racing community. Now just houses, and houses- and a few undocumenteds, no doubt.
What a loss to the Sou Cal racing community. Now just houses, and houses- and a few undocumenteds, no doubt.
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Posted 23 June 2007 - 05:32 AM
Todd,
That IS a great shot! I know some guys on another forum that would like to see it; may I post it on that other forum?
That IS a great shot! I know some guys on another forum that would like to see it; may I post it on that other forum?
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Posted 23 June 2007 - 08:36 AM
Looks like nobody was there... Must have been a Tuesday...Appears you weren't there that day.
The AFM, CMC and other racing clubs were racing there at least once a month. The rest of the time we were at Orange County, Ontario, Sears Point, Las Vegas...
I was racing there in the very last race ever held, it was a vintage event by VR. Raced my Chevron B34. At the end of the day, that was IT. :cry:
They would love to see this pic on the Nostalgia Forum.may I post it on that other forum?
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Posted 23 June 2007 - 06:04 PM
Richard,
Is that the F1 Nostalga forum?
Is that the F1 Nostalga forum?
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Posted 24 June 2007 - 12:14 AM
Todd,
No, I was referring to a forum for enthusuasts of a PC-based racing game called "Grand Prix Legends"(GPL). The original game is/was based on the 1967 F-1 season. The original game had only 11 tracks; now there are around 500 tracks and most are historical representations of real tracks "back in the day". Virtually all GPL'ers are ga-ga about the history of racing and racing legends whether drivers, cars or tracks. We've all driven the virtual Riverside and are sad about many such historical tracks no longer being around. I bet they'd dearly love to see that picture.
No, I was referring to a forum for enthusuasts of a PC-based racing game called "Grand Prix Legends"(GPL). The original game is/was based on the 1967 F-1 season. The original game had only 11 tracks; now there are around 500 tracks and most are historical representations of real tracks "back in the day". Virtually all GPL'ers are ga-ga about the history of racing and racing legends whether drivers, cars or tracks. We've all driven the virtual Riverside and are sad about many such historical tracks no longer being around. I bet they'd dearly love to see that picture.
Richard L. Hofer
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Posted 24 June 2007 - 03:16 AM
Anything for History! Please feel free to use the pic.
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Posted 24 June 2007 - 06:59 AM
Thanks, Todd! It's done.
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Posted 25 June 2007 - 04:07 PM
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