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Carlsbad Raceway Monument
Project Finds A Home
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till buzzing from the block-
buster debut of film maker
Todd Huffman's 2010 hit movie
"Carlsbad USGP 1980: One
Day of Magic," a group of
over-enthused movie-going
beer drinkers swore an oath to
someday—and somehow—erect
a monument to Carlsbad Race-
way. Days later when the beer
buzz died off, those left standing
were Huffman, David Moates
and a few committed hangers on
including the USGP promoter,
the late Gavin Trippe.
Forty-one years to the day that
Moates' brother, Marty, won the
1980 USGP and 11 years after
the hops-addled movie-premiere
night confab, the Carlsbad Race-
way Monument arrived at a sig-
nificant milestone by announcing
the plans and the location of the
commemorative monument, a
just yards away from the original
raceway property. To celebrate
the good news, an enthusiastic
crowd of racing fans, dedicated
project volunteers, drag racers,
sportscar racers, motocrossers,
skateboarders and members of
the media gathered in Vista, Cali-
fornia, at the Keystone Innova-
tion Industrial Park.
Todd Huffman kicked off a
midday press conference with
speakers and special guests
including drag racing icon Don
(Above) Broc Glover shows off the
brick his family purchased that will
help fund the new Carlsbad Raceway
Monument. MX fans are encouraged
to buy a brick, as well. (Below) Former
Carlsbad Raceway co-founder Larry
Grismer (left) and CMC race promotor
Stu Peters share the podium during a
ceremony to celebrate the soon-to-be-
built monument.
PHOTOS: SCOTT COX
