75-Mile National Championship we held Sept. 24, 1967. By coincidence, the same week, Scott
Rousseau published an "Archives" article on Gary Nixon. In the 7th paragraph Gary talks about
winning the 1967 Carlsbad Open National but seizing his 250 and breaking his right thumb. Back
then men didn't sue everybody. Thanks Gary!
S
G
P
with the old photos of the
tracks. Keep those
memories coming. Thanks
for keeping Carlsbad
Raceway going for 40 years.
When was the first USGP
held at Carlsbad?
It was 1971.
I was a young teen then but I
do remember my first Hang
Ten Grand Prix with Rolf
Tibblin riding around on the
track
with a 50 pound camera and
battery mounted to his head
for ABC. Over 15 years later
I worked in construction
with Rolf Tiblin in Palm
Springs for a couple of
years.
Thanks for the memories.
– Gregory Martin
at carlsbadraceway@carlsbadraceway.org
in Belgium! www.heikkimikkola.be
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