The Quest to Become King of the Mountain - The Story of Mulholland Drive

A chopped Porsche, movie stars, and fast cars. This is the story of illegal underground street racing on one of the most beautiful and dangerous roads.
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Pelican Parts Thread - forums.pelicanparts.com/off-t...
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HOME - Above All

[@themoscowcoupattempt]

So I'm the guy that started the Pelican Parts Mulholland thread. I want to thank you for this video. It's really hard to explain what an impact the thread, Mulholland Dr, and Banning have had on my life and my car builds. Chris is an extremely nice and interesting guy, and it's been an honor to call him a friend for so many years now. And yes, I've ridden in "The RSR" a few times. It's a beast.

[@misery978]

Thank you for helping make an keep a bit of history

[@Chuckfinlee432]

@themoscowcoupattempt hello my names Evan I've studied your post for the past 3-4 years with extensive screenshots and last week saw the car at The Petersen. If you could I would like to contact you and talk to you both. I'm an ex Porsche Apprentice Technician going to school currently for automotive training. Here is my take on a 911 drift build, my personal KZbin Channel is FourLugFilmz, here is Chris Bannings 911 suspension specs based on his own take and from photos he's shared on the thread mixed with my own tuning. I'm very passionate about his story and car and want to keep it alive in my own way. I share the same connection. Thank you for your time. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKardGtvq9d1iLssi=ftk08Xo1QeuPCsgk (UPDATE - I posted the wrong video, this is Chris Bannings RSR Inspired Build) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y320q4iVfK-pnsksi=wLtrnktVS62fhOPB

[@Chuckfinlee432]

I built the car not actually to drift but to see how Chris Bannings tuning felt in Black Canyon on Assetto Corsa and it was amazing, but I also felt it could slide with some minor adjustments. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y320q4iVfK-pnsksi=wLtrnktVS62fhOPB

[@beckramsey7746]

I've referenced that thread many times, super cool info in there

[@porcupine911]

😎

[@haggerbater]

Babe wake up hunters moon just dropped

[@Lonewolf77746]

Exactly that's what's up😂

[@misterjersey5460]

"A 1951 GMC Pickup flew by him with no headlights on" Literally the blind attack

[@jacobasuncion3132]

Aside from the Midnight Club, Devil Z, and Cannonball Run this is now my new favorite story your channel is so criminally underrated

[@JorgeChavez-du5vm]

The Belgrade Phantom > just because he instigated a revolution.

[@fyfoxx]

That’s so cool of Chris to talk to you directly on the phone about all the stories of mulholland. I had thought during the entire video that thevoice clips were from some kind of old interview you found. I love the “uh oh!” he would make when describing the stories lmao

[@Toxic2T]

Massive respect for the guy on keeping his youth 911. Unlike most that sell them and live in regret.

[@JorgeChavez-du5vm]

Lol it's a custom made one of one racecar not a generic production car.

[@Toxic2T]

They do it with custom cars aswell. Look at what happened to Mad Max Interceptors@@JorgeChavez-du5vm

[@mgreenspan7253]

I used to race Mulholland back in the early 70's in my dad's 66 dodge dart slant 6., at least one hub cap would always pop off. Happy to have survived the stupidity of being an invincible teenager .

[@OfficiallySnek]

5:52 I had a past friend say that he also became a better driver when he was under the influence. He also totaled four cars by the end of high school...

[@CareyClassics]

Wow! That red camaro looks like the one from Aloha Boby and Rose movie too. A lot of history wrapped up in this video

[@beckramsey7746]

The LA mountain racing scene is still alive and well if you know where to look ;)

[@mckinnonwolf7877]

Sounds like the only good reason to go to LA lol

[@cooold]

I've been fortunate to see Chris's beastly Porsche - as it currently resides at The Petersen Museum in LA, its incredible. Love that you did this story.

[@NicLovin22]

I was just there a few weeks back and I don't remember seeing it at all... I was down in the vault and don't remember it. I wonder if they had it in the back room waiting to bring it back out or something...

[@RedBud315]

Street racing on Mulholland mostly ended in the 80's after they started paving in the view spots and banning parking at night. In the early 80's my friends and I raced our RD350's and 400's up there as well as our cars. A lot of friends had Datsun 510's and Rotary Mazda trucks or Capri's. There was a spot known as "Grandstands" between Coldwater and Laurel Canyon where I did witness a friend die after he struck a truck that was pulling out of the parking area. People from Hollywood mostly went up their in lower budget cars and the people from The Valley usually had the nicer cars. It was actually better to race at night because you could see headlights coming around the corners and knew when you could or couldn't use the entire road. I'm sure the residents up there hated us back then. Now there are tons more potholes than turns so all you want to do now is cruise and not go too fast. P.S. I wonder if Chuck they mention here is the same Chuck that I raced a few times. He had a green early '70's Javelin and I had a white '68 Caprice with wide wheels but, otherwise stock.

[@Motortainment]

Yep....same Chuck Turner.

[@undergroundoutlaw411]

Wow I only heard rumors of that 911. Didn’t realize it was a real story

[@aygwm]

You can go see it at the Petersen

[@imnowhacko]

I used to go up there with my Capri around 1978. Also for those not familiar with the area, this video might be a little confusing. You see there is a Mulholland Drive and a Mulholland Highway. Both are fun roads, but the main focus of events talked about in this video were on Mulholland DRIVE. And more specifically between Beverly Glen and Laurel Canyon.

[@sgoldens24]

I also drove my 1973 Capri up there in the early 70's. 21 of us got arrested one night & one was a girl, Donnie Jones flipped a coin to see who he was going to bail out of jail....I won. It was all thrown out of court though.

[@Ol_Durty_Badger]

Absolutely love these kinds of Folk Legends. Every area of the world with car communities has local “legends” and “ghost cars” which come out on occasion to dominate and then disappear. Great video!

[@Mach5Johnny]

Hunter’s Moon. You should do a video on the History of The Dakar Rally amd the Le Mans Drug Smugglers Don and Bill Whittington.

[@master_pretzel8536]

I first learned about the Mulholland racing scene through stories my dad would tell of his trips to Mulholland Drive. Back in the mid 80’s He would make the drive from San Francisco to LA in his ‘79 Firebird Formula to race, getting inspired by the King of the Mountain movie. The story I remember the most was of him forming a sort of rivalry with a guy in a 356 speedster (very similar to the opening race of King Of The Mountain). The two of them raced a total of 3 times with the speedster winning each time. My dad doesn’t remember much else from that time, or specifics of the speedster, other than the owner being a really nice and chill guy. Since he got into the scene a bit later on after it’s Heyday, and also because he wasn’t an LA local, he unfortunately wasn’t able to witness either Chris or Charlie. But still, his stories inspired me to learn more about the story of Mulholland. Thank you for telling its story!

[@CancelledMcCree]

We went this past weekend to see Chris’ 911 at the Petersen museum! It was so worth it!

[@noampitlik2332]

That enigmatic daredevil you showed was "Cal," played by Dennis Hopper.

[@HeinousinAppearance]

These guys lived a fantastic life - dangerous, wild, but it had to be fun.

[@colossae3241]

Can you make a video about bossozoku culture. And how the group 5 racing inspired their car build. The rise and fall of the culture too. Anyways, cool video as always

[@ducedevlstear2471]

I would be very interested in that too ! I love Silhouette racers.

[@minevo83]

absolutely man, the history of Bosozoku biker gangs and Kaido Racers is so sick and super cool to learn about

[@ducedevlstear2471]

@@minevo83 the Bosozoku bikers are quite different from the car guys 😃

[@minevo83]

@@ducedevlstear2471 i know haha, I'm glad the style is still present today without the violence atleast

[@DoYouLikeMyJorts]

the racing scene up there is very much still alive this doesn't even scratch the surface of how much racing there actually was and is ,a lot of veterans still live in the area and now thier kids race it keeping it alive if run into one of them its a hell of a thing to witness and experiance

[@miguelcastaneda7257]

Decker canyon good to just have to have someone run ahead and be bait...the cars with Christmas lights we hate to see

[@fsj197811]

I've driven Mullhulland a few times many years ago. I also really liked King of the Mountain but had no idea it was based on real people. Thanks for sharing!

[@MrPiragon]

Your love and respect of these car scenes really shines through every video you make.

[@MADmidway]

We had a few areas like this in San Antonio TX. But unfortunately urban sprawl over the last twenty years domesticated these roads. I had an 88 RX7 and there were a few good races I had with other sportsman like drivers. Miss those days.

[@MrAnao-fl9pe]

I found about the Mulholland almost one year ago while trying to figure out what was the Banzai Runners(especially the V8 mid engine 930), but I didn't got any relevant information, thanks so much for making this amazing video as you always do, you're a legend man

[@Callsignethiopia]

I was always racing up mulholland drive on GTA San Andreas didn’t kno it was a real place till now 😂

[@apashe974]

@@Callsignethiopiathe question will u realise how much ur dumb ?

[@LordHolley]

I am born and raised in Arizona, my father grew up in LA and would tell me stories about Mulholland Dr. Every time I go to LA, I make it a point to take a spin through Mulholland Dr. It definitely begs you to start hitting the corners, but I just cruise it and think about all the racing that has gone on there, and think about my father rippen through there on his motorcycle. Great video.

[@lolatu4402]

What a fantastic historical documentary! I love to have a spirited drive on Mulholland, once I was going at a pretty good clip and saw in my rear view an M2 going at twice my speed coming up fast, and fully drifting every corner. Absolute monster driver. I pulled over to let him pass and as he hit the next turn in front of me he was completely sideways, rear tires in the dirt. And I'm no slouch, but not trying to die lol.

[@randomnico6250]

I feel so fortunate that old stories like these are so well documented, and thanks to people like you who bring them to the public

[@1FRoads]

Mulholland Drive is always a blast to drive in. Nothing more surreal in SoCal whether it being night or day, it’s always something special!

[@s13Marino]

There is a strange 911 I saw for sale recently with a chopped roof that I found very odd. I realize now it must have been inspired by the Mulholland RSR. It was in pretty rough shape, glad to see the original is still kicking. Awesome content as always.

[@thetruth1862]

Dude flew to Germany, and let in the secret vault of Porsche knowledge.... respect 2.

[@TougeSolo]

Driving these roads has always been one of my favorite things to do in life. Theres nothing like a twisty road that follows the natural terrain. I find it both calming and exciting. I once built a 93 EG Civic hatchback to be the "ultimate backroad" machine - but ended up making it a little too extreme and was very difficult to drive on the street. That car only wanted to go fast. But it was a learning experience and I really enjoyed building or upgrading every aspect of a car. So it was all worth it.

[@borismcfinnigan3430]

Civic and fast LOL. 2 words that never will go together. You can blah blah about handling all you like, they dont go, they dont turn, they are a commuter car for thrifty people

[@curtiscruz8071]

​@borismcfinnigan3430 In the context of this video, any car can be faster over another regardless of the badge, make or model. The canyons don't care about your opinion.

[@piixieplayz4303]

Can’t tune a k20 or k24 ok then !!!

[@Hoshino_szr]

​@@borismcfinnigan3430Ok boomer

[@dor_g11]

Bruh k civics are wild fast if done right

[@solarflare1008]

Waoo I was 15 in 1981. Great movie. Thank for the memories.

[@bloatedgoatfpv]

I stumbled across King of the mountain the other day on KZbin and watched it. Not great but the car culture it captured was pretty cool. Now learning how it came to be makes it worth watching. Awesome stuff in this video!

[@chriscarbaugh3936]

I have Chris' book; owning a modified 930 and now a 911T w a 3.8 stuffed in the back I completely understand all of it.

[@bmepdoc9675]

My extensively modified Datsun 350Z (Scarab) - powered by a Traco 355 cu in 488 HP LT-1 can be seen at :30 sec. At that 'particular' point in time the car was virtually unbeatable on the hill. Glass fenders, hood, doors, decklid, weighing 2020 dry 2105 lbs full of fuel with Nismo calipers, coilovers, and Caldwell's on Minilites. Do the math. Power/Weight. Never a 1/4 mile car yet it consistently clicked off 11:44 @ 138 at Bakersfield. There was more than a modicum of notoriety. As per Gary Hendrickson: "they (the fast regulars) wont run you. Huge narcissistic ego's govern them. They'll wait until nobody is around to bear witness and then.. maybe." R.I.P Gary Hoped to engage with Chris but it never came to pass. The ONLY quick (relative term) guys who DID pull up behine me were 'Doc' Rosner in his 951, Carlos (?) (huge winged electromotive Z-car which was pretty much a track car illegally on the street), David (?) Bryant 2nd Gen Z28, David B. in his blue 911E or S (?) targa and Bobby Carradine in his Guldstrand vette. Uphill from Coldwater - by the time we'd get to Bowmont, the lead was simply insurmountable. Those who know.......know. Fond memories - Thanks for the upload. -doc

[@sparrow3439]

Fantastic way to start my day, breakfast and another amazing car story from hunters moon

[@anthonylowman9518]

I seen “king of the mountain” way back in 92 and yes it made quite an impact! One of the times I went to L.A. I had a little fun on Mulhulland Drive. Oh yeah remember it well. Thanks for the video!!

[@Shrrby]

Porsche now: "uhhh we actually wont sell you a car until you buy a pair of our shoes and a watch, and own 3 used cars first" Porsche then: "yeah we gave our sensitive racing documentation to a street racer so he could beat up on tourists LMAO"

[@barondugger]

Used to drive that stretch almost every day. Thousand Oaks Suzuki couldn't figure out why I ground off the exhaust shields on my GS so quickly... LOL.

[@TheCycle2300]

Great video. One of the first things I did after getting my driver's license in 1980 was go to Mulholland drive every weekend to watch the racing. Epic.

[@recxzyprince8732]

My school is on this road. Its crazy to know the history behind the road.

[@AydenWhips]

And proper Mulholland racing like that still lives on today.

[@autotek7930]

You can still run your headlights if you install a switch to cut off all rear lights. That's how we did it back in Arkansas growing up. When you get on a dirt or gravel road they ain't got a chance lol

[@Siptogaming]

Mulholland is one of my favorite places to drive. I love going in the morning with the POC/PCLA and hearing the screaming Porsches in the hills. To this day we don’t let the tradition die.

[@ethany2631]

It's crazy to think that the U.S. had a mountain pass racing scene like Japan's togue scene

[@cookowa3256]

It still very much so exists around the Santa Monica mountains to this day, you can't take a drive around Highway 1 without seeing a Porsche, Ferrari or some sports car at some point, and a lot of those people will take on the mountains, and it's not just them, Decker Canyon Road is a road that's sorta developing a scene as well as Stunt Canyon, one guy runs around Decker Canyon with a Saturn Ion at insane speeds for a FWD car

[@JorgeChavez-du5vm]

US racing in general is vastly overlooked outside of this region apart from NHRA, Nascar, and IndyCar but it's where it all started.

[@JorgeChavez-du5vm]

@@cookowa3256 Lol don't underestimate the Ion Redline since it's a cheaper Cobalt SS due to the plastic body and Saturn badging. General Motors really outdid everybody with all those sleepers they were making in the 90s and 2000s.

[@girthydumpsterfire6920]

@@cookowa3256the red Saturn 😫

[@cookowa3256]

@@JorgeChavez-du5vm I drive a FWD car too, they can be great on passes, just kinda funny how there's that guy whipping ass on a Ion at breakneck speeds out there

[@CarlosRivera-lv3uc]

Having gone to the Tail of the Dragon this summer, this makes my heart sing. Driving roads are one of the last great treasures for us old school 3 pedal punchers. Thank you for this awesome look at what driving enthusiasm drives us to strive for.

[@01Z06guy]

Have you ever heard of a race track? That's where you can find REAL driving enthusiasts. Tail of the Dragon is for casuals and posers.

[@bovineknievel410]

@@01Z06guy People who call themselves "driving enthusiasts" are posers. Never heard anyone at the track who was any good refer to themselves as an enthusiast.

[@cookowa3256]

@@01Z06guy Not everyone has the money to go to a racetrack, plus there's so few racetracks that you'd be travelling hundreds of miles between them, in this economy, with the gas prices in this state? Are you crazy? 🤣

[@01Z06guy]

@@cookowa3256 If you can afford to build any sort of car, you can afford to go to the racetrack. If you are unwilling to drive a couple hundred miles, then you aren't really an enthusiat in the first place. You are a casual or a poser, just as I said before.

[@cookowa3256]

@@01Z06guy sounds like gatekeeping lmao

[@stuffypunk1779]

Dam I have all these screen shots of forum talks about this topic. As a socal canyon enthusiast I appreciate you putting this together. Best racing lore

[@guyski666]

We used to drag race back in the 70's on Instustrial Ave in downtown of Vancouver Canada. Muscle cars, beer, and gas was cheap. Both sides of the Ave lined with drunk teenagers - and drunk teenagers driving muscle cars going past them at 60 mph sideways. A miracle nobody ever got killed or injured

[@Lego_Huracan_SuperTrofeo]

Just as I'm about to have a toast, I get this as a treat! Awesome ❤

[@BillEFabian]

In the mid 70s, I used to run Mulholland Drive with my slammed small block 65 Chevy Nova. If you parked in “the pit” you could watch much of the road between Laurel and Coldwater Cyn. At that time, Charlie was a well known figure. We had a club known as the Cladstaien Racing Association. As I got older, we moved from the Drive to Mulholland Highway, which ran from the Valley to PCH. Start at the Rock Store & Pit stop at Neptune’s Net on PCH. Rinse and repeat. Only do motorcycles now.

[@thatautomotiveblog]

Dave at TRE is one of the coolest mentors I ever had. All of what you hear in this video is very much some of what I heard from the TRE crew and just the tip of the iceberg - seriously awesome work!

[@Dontdelete420]

This vid brings back so many great memories I had up there on Mulholland Dr.

[@Asytra]

That Porsche is so damn beautiful. Always loved these cars but there's something about that chopped roof that makes it look so sleek. Reminds me of the various outlaw 356s with chopped roofs.

[@sugarmatty338]

its a good day when hunter's moon uploads a video

[@svtjonah3329]

Sits down for lunch and sees there is a new upload from Hunter's Moon, yeah its a good day.

[@davidpistek6241]

In Jacksonville all we have for curves is on ramps its all about highway power, I love roads like that

[@windnsea03]

I live close by and enjoy a nighttime rip on the exact route, an amazing road.

[@duhlorean741]

We've heard the stories of track legends. Now, lets hear about the street gods. Thank you so much for this vid bro!

[@30hours51]

i've seen the rsr recently at the Petersen automotive museum, I will just say, what a beauty, considering the fact that Mr Banning had done major rework that influenced the chassis rigidity and overall car handling just for canyon racing, that is something people can not replicate today. Also learning German part is funny, because I know people who learned Japanese just so they can modify their NSX

[@rushmatic]

I saw this 911 in person yesterday at the museum. The chop top looks almost unnoticeable and you can really see the quality workmanship. To the untrained eye this is a 911 with a novelty size rear spoiler.

[@OnTheRailTV]

Definitely glad to see this one pop up. It is a very cool car and also time/place in car history.

[@DuranDuran31]

I was born and raised in West Hollywood I'm 62 years old I used to have Mazda RX3 turbo Carl Lawton who used to build cars out of a garage off of pico and crescent heights built my car for me. I used to go up there every weekend one some races lost some races. I'm up on Mulholland everyday with my business I have a mobile car detailing company now

[@CarsAndPablo]

Great watch! Love these kind of underground Motorsports stories!

[@skip741x3]

i still have a decent copy .of king of king mountain. my brother and i, both car lovers, still enjoy that old classic even all this time later..the movie captures the time period and passion of driving..and harry hamlin was The Man...perfect in the role...the movie has that Certain Something that still hits the right chords,even today.

[@kingappollyon]

NEW HUNTER MOON VIDEO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@L8-APEX]

My favorite channel 🙌

[@spex8328]

Another great piece of history. Amazing how liberty and creativity leads to.

[@mauryballstein8863]

You should do a video on the Stockholm open street race in Sweden. 1320 video went and filmed it and it’s one of the most wild street races I’ve ever seen.

[@redoz9768]

Great production, thanks. I wasn't aware that Crazy Charlie was a real person and that the movie King of the Mountain was based on real life. Cal has always been one of my favorite movie characters, and now that I know he's real, I like him even more.

[@kiame94]

Amazing video as always, plese keep doing what you're doing❤ Greetings from italy🇮🇹

[@TommyT236]

I remember that thread. I commented on the shaving of the rain gutters if you didn’t notice. Someone remembered the car and contacted him. Convinced him to restore it. People from around the world contributed. Excellent thread. Great story. Miss my 76’ Carrara slick top with a 81 3.0 and 89’ intake and headers. Basic but really quick. Great to find this, forgot all about it. Cheers!

[@LoloTheModel]

He’s back!!

[@garneauweld1100]

I do not advocate street racing as I am a dry lake racer, but I ran across a quarter-mile meet on Mulholland where sleepers were drag racing full-blown car and motorcycle track machines for pinks. It was somewhat surrealistic simply because the sleepers were winning all of the races. Pinks were handed over. It definitely felt like a scene out of some crazy movie, but it was real. I was impressed which is not easy to do. Be safe!

[@richardelliott8352]

The internet warriors who like to disparage california as if it were a crusade, never mention any good stories

[@garneauweld1100]

@@richardelliott8352 It is a crusade that begins in the most northern parts of the state of Maine, that's why it's called California!

[@Nikolayski1337]

Finishing my beer and heading home to watch!!!! Already liked!!

[@ChasingDifferentAdventures]

Awesome stories, great Documentary, Awesome Historical Automotive Heritage. Hopefully, you are able to take that Drive in that Special Porsche 🏎🏎👨🏻👍🏻🏁🏁🚩🚩

[@chocodiledundee1]

This legendary mountain illegal race was also featured in the legendary tv show T.J. Hooker !

[@sandroflumiani1123]

I was fascinated by this episode as a kid, had it on tape and must of watched it 100 times. Devil Dan Danko was the former king of the mountain who helps Hooker hot up his cop car so he can catch a criminal who races on the mountain. Yes, a legendary episode of a legendary show 👍

[@Tyedyetodd]

King of the hill with Dennis Hopper. Watch and love it……….time is speed , speed is time.

[@izzatsufian2796]

1980s and 1990s were great era of motorsports.

[@crazykidksyt2848]

Thought my day couldn’t get any better. Going to a friends house and I got banana muffins. Then Hunter uploads!!!

[@motorcyclestig8539]

I love canyon racing i raced live oak by cooks corner for 10yrs and would practice at night on Ortega hwy. I ran those roads in multiple cars and bikes i ran in a: 97 eclipse gst, 05 srt4, 04 cobra svt, 05 s197 gt mustang, 95 e36 m3, 08 evo x gsr, 03 rx8, 05 cbr600rr, 08 cbr1000rr, 15 s1000rr, 15 rc390, 00 ek4 civic fully caged type r replica and 2012 srt8 jeep. I even strapped a kc headlight to a CRG 125 shifterkart and ran it through live oak canyon at night lol. Beats the crap out of going to the track and out of my 20yrs of street racing and 10yrs of canyon racing not one innocent person got hurt.

[@dangusprime]

I use to take my K24 swapped (+many other mods) Civic up to Mullholland late at night to have some fun. I blew passed a Mini Cooper S 1 day, lo and behold the guy looking angrily back at me, once we got to a stop light, appeared to be one of the Johnas brothers lmao... Another time, late at night, me and a random G35 jammed down one of the offshoot 4 lane twisty roads for well over 20 minutes until it let out by the beach. I think it was Sunset Blvd, but I haven't gone back yet to verify which one it was. Good times

[@crisistian_]

Ok, didn't expect to find a Fiat 600 Abarth in USA but here we are at 16:26

[@deantait8326]

Oh yeah, I recall. I was drag racing at the drag strips . I grew up on Beverly Glen off Mulhuland and then moved to the west SFV

[@TheZProtocol]

This is like an old school American version if Initial D First Stage. Thus is awesome

[@DavidLopezcruz08]

I’m currently studying mechanical engineering and this video is very inspiring to me. Love your videos!

[@richardelliott8352]

I first learned about this guy in the Los Angeles daily newspaper, so it is a wonder he managed to escape the law. I would imagine a guy that would learn German to compete better would be quite a rival. Until this information, I had no idea of the depth of the competition, I figured it was just a local five or six car thing, since they didn't get caught. Some of those Hollywood guys have the money to pick a performance level. It must have been quite an experience to have the equipment to be outlaw racing in the canyons and look over to see James garner. The road kings car club, out of Burbank, really benefitted from close proximity to the industry. I think it's fun that Tommy Ivo , a touring match race dragster driver/owner back in the smoking tire days, was a child actor in the first Mickey Mouse club TV show Up in the Los Angeles hills , during busy times going up to the rock store, a digital camera is set up on a big curve , and you can buy a motion shot as you went by from the guys with the camera, off of the internet. I just cruised by, top down, on a day where I wore cap and gloves to keep warm.

[@richardthelionheart5594]

Take care. The rock store environment is teeming w cops. I know of several ppl who have gotten tickets there

[@EmanHowells]

Used to do the muholland run from the 101 to the 405 every other night like at 3am so much fun now i do it on my motorcycle here and there. Had a couple run ins with the fuzz but they never caught up😂

[@zXPeterz14]

The video made me realise how much i need a chop top old school Porsche turbo 😮

[@ImTheDudeMan471]

*Of Note: There are many canyon roads, not just Mulholland Dr., from the Getty to Pt.Mugu, from Thousand Oaks to Malibu. If you want to have fun, try ALL the canyons. (I terrorized them all from 1978 to 1985). Now I haunt all of San Diego County, from Borrego to La Jolla... Bwaaaahahahahaha!

[@artvandalay9642]

I bought my first car a 65 fastback in 81 and watched King of the Mountain not long after. I’d grown up on motorcycles since 7 and speed was my obsession . I lived near some unpopulated awesome long and winding roads. I went thru a lot of tires. But I always wondered what happened to this movie. Hard to find now I know the real story! Thanks for doing this video. I can’t wait for the update!

[@cbb8991]

Another great story. I haven't heard this one at all. Good ole boys hitting some American Touge. You shower pics of other really cool cars there. I'd love to hear more stories from there as well.

[@JeffreyGoddin]

Albon and Hunter's Moon drop in the same week?!? I'm in heaven!

[@1mangostick]

Being a tail of the dragon local, Its cool to see that other roads have similar history/reputations. My sister happens to live in LA .. next time I'm out, I'll have to pay some homage to another great stretch of pavement. I'd venture to guess that Angeles Crest also has a similar reputation?

[@lukedanielgalon1596]

Personally this definitely up there the very good stories and really underrated story And love how the movie predicted the fates of the characters of the story

[@thetigertard]

I can only imagine the hate of a bug beating people

[@82726jsjsufhejsjshshdjso]

Video quality is top notch. Amazing talent thanks man 🙏

[@randydewees7338]

As a kid and teenager, I grew up near the Ortega Highway (highway 74) which connects San Juan Capistrano and Lake Elsinore, crossing the Santa Ana Mountains. In the 60's and 70's it was a very narrow and twisty road, and there was an underground racing scene. I wonder if there is enough history to do a video about it. The highway has been extensively "improved" and it's become so crowded I doubt you could do much racing nowadays.

[@expeditionjay]

Again another awesome and educational video! I love these old historical underground racing videos. Keep up the great work!