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The 2.520 mi (4.056 km) road racing course was constructed on 720 acres (2.9 km 2) by Marin County owners Robert Marshall Jr., an attorney from Point Reyes, and land developer Jim Coleman of Kentfield. The two conceived of the idea of a race track while on a hunting trip.
By 1973, “Ballooners” had found their way into the hearts and minds of a group of Marin road-bike racers from Velo Club Tamalpais. Devoted to racing their road bikes and to using bikes for transportation (many of them working in local bike shops) they added off-road riding to their cycling passions.
Sep 10, 2020 · For Fisher — whose name has become synonymous with the sport thanks to the mountain bikes he and Kelly built in 1979 — the hills of Marin County were an unsupervised playground, which he explored with a group of cycling buddies from Redwood High School in Larkspur called the Larkspur Canyon Gang, who rode old Schwinns and other modified ...
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By 1974, Joe was building road-racing frames. He was also still having fun riding the dirt with friends, on old Schwinns and other balloon-tire clunkers. But those old frames weren’t built for such abuse. They were not only heavy, they were breaking.
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In 1986, Harvey “Skip” Berg took control of the track and became a major stockholder in Brenda Raceway Corp., which controlled the track until 1996. Additional buildings were constructed during 1987. In 1988, Sears Point hosted the first NHRA drag race and in 1989, NASCAR came to the track for the first time. In 1994, more than $1 million was spent...
The standard, full-length road course at Sonoma Raceway is a 2.52 miles(4.06 km) 12-turn course with 160 feet (49m) of elevation change. Most races, including the Grand Prix of Sonoma, use the full course. The raceway also has a 440-yard (402.3 m) dragstrip used for NHRA drag racing events. The track was modified in 1998, adding the Chute, which by...
The major races at Sonoma Raceway are the IndyCar Series’ Grand Prix of Sonoma (by its name) and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ Save Mart 350 (by its longevity). The first ever NASCAR race was held at Sears Point in 1989, and Ricky Rudd took the inaugural victory, driving the King Racing’s Buick. From 1989 to 1997, NASCAR races were held at the full cou...
In 1995, Sonoma Raceway was a part of the inaugural season of the NASCAR Truck Series which stopped appearing at Sonoma in 1999. The winner of the 1995 race was Ron Hornaday Jr. In the following three seasons, the winners were Dave Rezendes, Joe Ruttman, and Boris Said. One more NASCAR series appeared at Sonoma: it was the NASCAR West Series, with ...
Apr 26, 2022 · Marin is the birthplace of mountain biking for a good reason: The off-road riding is simply epic. In the 1970s, a few local bike racers like Joe Breeze , Tom Ritchey , Gary Fisher and Charlie Kelly experimented with custom-built bikes, first modifying old heavy, cruiser bikes with stronger drum brakes and clusters of multiple gears that could ...
It was financed by James Black Burdell and built by Frank Silva who owned the property. 1915: Chamber of Commerce formed. 1917: Post Office housed next to Marin Bank on Grant (first permanent location). Pini Grocery Store built on Grant by Henry Pini. New state road, Hwy 101, built through Novato (Redwood Blvd.) Third depot built after the ...
