Ran FF then in an Elden mk 10c. I may be in that event.

Great memories, thanks! If I could suggest, change the title photo to the CSL at 4:28 and watch the view-clicks go up. Cheers.

Discovering Laguna Seca one day while driving around Fort Ord in the company 5-ton truck was cool

The guy in the Rx2 Coupe spinning reminds me of my racing antics in the same type of car. Very tail happy thru corners

Wow has Laguna change over the years. Thanks for sharing!

man them Pacers sure are fast

Cool footage, what an array of cars in that field. Thank you for uploading it!

No matter how fast your car may be, none of us can outrun Father Time. Seems like only yesterday, but it's almost 50 years ago. Good times and fond memories! Thanks for posting.

I used to watch all the big races back then around corners 4 & 5 (I think).

Well, that brings back memories. I was on the inside of turn 9 with my new Super 8 camera filming all the Pacers rushing by. I wonder if I got your BMW. Don't know where the film is now. Thanks for sharing!

Once again, let us thank Cecil B Steady for his advances of camera technology 😂 A different time, for sure.

It looks very much like a 24 Hours of Lemons race today. There was a Gremlin, a Pinto, a BMW 2002 and a few other assorted BMWs, a Mustang, various old American sedans. The big difference is that Lemons is probably faster.

That Maverick vs Gremlin action was outstanding.

Have a picture on my wall of me bending over the wall out of the last turn giving you the thumbs up. Good times. 1:30-32 behind the Volvo.

Capri in last place? My dad had a V6 model.

Nothing but good memories of that day's RS race. Nice job on the video. By any chance, do you have a video of the 1979 race?

Great memories of this event, it was the first Pro-Race I worked as a Flag Marshall. The BMWs were the class of the field.

I could tell some stories about this race! Crewing the 35 car with Carl Fredricks and David Day.

Thats pretty cool vintage video

Im super envious, not just of that you have the connections and skill, but thats theres race tracks in your country. Ireland has literally one and its just not good and dilapidated, I swear one day I will go to a bank for a loan and build the first proper racetrack in Ireland myself!!!! If you want something done, do it yourself has they say hahahaha

Thanks for sharing the video. The engine and trans sounds, hearing the close ratio gearing,, YES,, VERYCOOL indeed! Riding along for the test laps was so much fun 🙂

Is that guy drunk driving that thing He's all over the road...

Looks like they had some speedy dry down on the course after someone dumped fluid in that section, also that is the new section between trurns 7-9 bypassing 8 since that area was being demolished

Nice run

I'm the guy in the Orange F500 car. My only chance to pass a winged car, and I over cook it! It was a fun day.

The last gasps of my beloved track...but now...I'd take that layout over nothing

Miata damn near did the same to me once in that exact spot.

Those smoggy days.

Richard Gordon’s first IMSA win in his immaculate Volvo 240.

This was 1988 or so when they ran one year as Riverside Regional Raceway between the end of Riverside International Raceway and it was all replaced by shopping center and a housing development.

how much you pay for that sporterized

That be me driving the brown Vega #02... memories

Great video. I had to turn the music off though! :0)

Thanks, I've got a few more movies convert still, including the 3 hr SCCA Ehduro's run in the late 70's

Dukes of Hazzard style at 7:14!

Thoroughly enjoyed these clips, what a lost treasure of a Racetrack.

You start to see the same faces all over the country from Daytona to Watkins Glen to Riverside to Portland and Sears Point and Laguna Seca we covered the whole USA we even flew our cars to Japan to compete at Suzuka Circuit where we trounced the Japanese in class. Kent Racing built excellent race cars every one of the cars we built was a winning car at one time or another.Those were great times the economy was good people had money and jobs and were generally happy I think not like today.

I have never been out there since the track was torn up. Too depressing and the race track was the only reason i ever went to Riverside anyway. I was always working so while you were camping we were either thrashing all night to get the cars ready or we were Partying at the Mission Inn in Beautiful Downtown Riverside with an open bar and more women than you could shake a stick at. Pro racing had and still has Groupies just like rock bands do when you are at a different track each week .

Hey thanks for posting this I was a crew member on the 82 car which was Trinity Racing but the car was built by my Uncle Dave Kent. I also worked for number 79 which was Bob Bergstrom and that car was built by Dave Kent of KentRacing also. What memories!!!!!!

Great video John, thank you again. I'm now the proud owner of the #24 320. John has been gracious in sharing the video history of the car with me. On a side note, the car was built by Charles "Chuck" Cox (IMSA RS driver /owner) back in 1978 and was the first 320 brought in by Max Hoffman.

John, I'm really glad to see your posting here. Nice work. I ran a Solo I event in STA on 6-25-89. So I think you have the correct year for the revised track in its last "gasp". We may have shared the track at some point that year. I was the only AMC out there usually. I posted the youtube title AMC HORNET AT RIVERSIDE The revised track starts at about 4-minutes. What a great track - my favorite. Charles Smiley

Was the old Drag strip / Motocross / Raceway... video was shot in the late 80's.