Throughout his more than 25year racing career, jimmy has won over 400 open wheel races throughout the us, canada, australia, and new zealand. Over the tracks long history, many holland area residents have worked or raced there or enjoyed the racing action as spectators. The baylands winners list below in table form, is a whos who in sprint car racing. Holland international speedway nascar library collection. Scenes filmed at the now defunct baylands raceway park also called the fremont drag strip in san jose california. This is the actual commemorative poster that was offered for sale that day. Watch the most recently uploaded dirt racing videos from baylands raceway, a a 14 mile dirt oval race track in freemont. Images from his archives frequently have been published in books. Allios racing photographs have appeared in every major motor sports and mainstream sports publication in the world.
This property was originally leased from the heath. The photofilled memoir chronicles the raceway s history over five decades, including its tumultuous early years, emergence on the national racing scene and transformation following its purchase by speedway motorsports, inc. Preserving the history of these great old drag strips for others to remember is a wonderful thing. A 14 mile dirt oval also operated in 1984 it is not clear if this is the same oval. Baylands raceway park the first four years pictorial yearbook david bruce vodden on. Nice black cap with fremont drag strip aka baylands raceway logo. If they dont stock this part number, has a discounted copy with your name on it. Always had great crowds, great racing,friendly people and everyone had a great time. Fremont baylands raceway fremont, california fontana drag city fontana, california. Learn the history in this volume 1 pre1954 to 1970 of the history of knoxville raceway and the marion county fairgrounds by bob wilson. These are not your k1 go karts but 14 size replicas of real midget race cars. Close proximity to major bay area airports made it simple for car owners to fly drivers in from around the globe. Sonoma raceway ready for 50th anniversary celebration at.
Avenue g drag strip, fremontbaylands drag strip, san fernando drag strip. Baylands raceway freemont a 14 mile dirt oval operated from 1974 through 1980. He won 9 at west capitol open competition, 5 narc events at calistoga, 2 narc races at west capitol raceway, 2 narc races at santa maria speedway, 1 open at the dixon fairgrounds. Vintage 1988 last drag race fremont dragstrip baylands.
Running on a weekly basis the venue catered for winged sprints as well as special world of outlaws, cra, bcra, golden state challenge and narc events. King of the west 410 sprint car series set for much. Baylands quarter midget racing club sf bay area kids. Baylands baylands raceway park fremont, california. View attachment 790538 since the oakland as deal with the city of fremont to build cisco field fell through, the old. Fremont operated until november of 1988, then under the name baylands raceway park, and after its closing, the site remained a vacant lot. Truck load of old school mx photos old school moto. In its final years, it was renamed baylands raceway park. Very nice family park baylands park, sunnyvale, ca we went to baylands park in sunnyvale. It has been a challenge trying to figure out the correct dates for baylands programs. David albiar recommends fremont dragstrip baylands raceway. Nice hat no reserve more american graffiti is the 1979 sequel film to george lucas s hit film american graffiti. Dirt tracks across america the ultimate dirt track guide onedirt.
Baylands raceway parkofficial program baylands raceway park fremont ca 1986 detroit belle isle grand prix belle isle circuit detroit mi 2008 aug 2931 berlin raceway 2012 season program berlin raceway marne mi 2012 15a58. Holland international speedway showcases the many cars, stars, officials, and other developments that make up the history of this beloved local track. Event track location date collection auto races 16th. Dirt tracks across america the ultimate dirt track guide. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. He won 7 races at the famed baylands raceway park and in 1983 was the baylands sprint champion. Baylands raceway as it was known in the 1980s hosted legendary nhra division 7 sportsman points races. This tech tip is from the full book, lost drag strips.
The recent passing of dragbike racing legend jay peewee gleason brings to mind some of the good times we shared together in the 1980s when i was a staff editor at cycle magazine. The photofilled memoir chronicles the raceways history over five decades. Great to know there is book on the history of the san jose area. The rd mile oval track was added to the existing fremont dragstrip in 1981 with the opening date being in august of that. This is the poster that the terry kniss owner of baylands raceway commissioned kelly telfer to paint when the fremont drag strip was closed down.
Sonoma raceway ready for 50th anniversary celebration at toyota. The track was constructed on land leased from the southern pacific railroad, which had acquired the land from the u. A 38 mile paved oval operated from august of 1981 through november of 1988. Fremont dragstrip baylands raceway 44333 christy st, fremont, california 94538 rated 4. I have memorabilia from san jose speedway, bay lands, also have audio recordings of chico. To commemorate its 50 years history, sonoma raceway has released a limitededition 50 th anniversary book. His book, blue islands raceway park, an entry in the images of america series, is set to be released feb. However, he runs up against the town boss a corupt sherriff who has already made arrangements to ensure his own son wins the race. Dedicated to the 30 year history of fremont drag strip. More ghosts of quartermiles past picks up where the first volume left off, covering additional tracks with archival photos of racing in the tracks heyday, the cars that ran there, and the tracks.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Fremont raceway the glory years at baylands fuel curve. Baylands raceway park the first four years pictorial. Altamont raceway park, tracy, ca anaheim stadium amateur sx, anaheim, ca. Even more forgotten drag racing facilities from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s are showcased in this sequel to the bestselling book lost drag strips. Fresh on the heels of the bestselling book lost drag strips comes a new look at. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Apollo 50, our hardcover book about the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing, has been released. Car tech ct550 lost drag strips ii book speedway motors. Memphis international raceway, more commonly known as mir, was founded in 1986 by ed gatlin who, along with a group of investors, bought a 400acre tract of land in northeast shelby county, tenn. Baylands raceway park history from bobby gerouldhammerdownusa and auto racing legends of california.
Chilton book indoor boardwalk series atlantic city convention hall atlantic city nj 1981 winter. Famous wreck of don garlits dragster that lead to better. He penned the 128page book with stan kalwasinski, a newspaper racing columnist and historian. Its the ghost of fremont baylands raceway20 plus years after the last dragster crossed the finish line. Park, avenue g drag strip, fremontbaylands drag strip, san fernando drag strip. The army had constructed a small airfield on the site just prior to the war, which was subsequently taken over by the navy during the war naval outlying landing field heath.
Baylands was a hot spot for great sprint car racing during a much too shortlived time in the 1980s. Baylands played a major roll in the booming sprintcar racing scene in northern california. Worldrenowned racer jimmy sills scored two victories behind the wheel of a nine racing speed machine, winning two espn thunder races at ventura raceway in 1991. Drag racing at baylands in fremont california duration. These summaries are intended to be a living, breathing history about each track. When hanging around the track and bench racing with fans throughout northern california the now defunct baylands raceway park often comes up in conversation. Skidmark productions drag video is at fremont dragstrip baylands raceway. Baylands mx park, san jose, ca bishop mx, bishop, ca dave mccoy owned the land blythe raceway, blythe, ca butterfield park, temecula, ca cahuilla creek mx. I have seen alot of tracks over the years mostly here in the west. Baylands raceway park nolf heath site 44333 christy street fremont, ca 94538 this is the site of the former baylands raceway and nolf heath. Forum main old school moto truck load of old school mx photos. Baylands quarter midget racing association is an oval track nascar style auto racing organization for kids 516 years of age. The land is too valuable now is my guess have never been anywhere near there.
I always revert back to baylands being one of my favorites as far as a fans point of view. King of the west 410 sprint car series set for much anticipated return to petaluma speedway this saturday for the salute to baylands. Some of those history books have required revision because the text did not match. This is a very goo park with with lots of space to ride bikes, hike, play, and have picnics. The site lies in the quadrant just south of the intersection of interstate 880 and auto mall parkway.
Filming location matching baylands raceway park 44333. Vintage fremont ca dragstrip baseball cap hat race nhra. Between 1973 and 1979 jimmy won 29 races in the state of california. Book chronicles racing history at wir mike sherry, usa today networkwisconsin published 8. Filming location matching baylands raceway park 44333 christy lane, fremont, california, usa sorted by popularity ascending. Fremont dragstrip baylands raceway facebook page history fremont. There used to be racetracks around the bay where people could go do stupid shiat with their cars in a controlled environment on days when featured races or training werent scheduled, such as altamont speedway and baylands raceway park. The book, which features at least 180 photographs, chronicles the famous track that hosted racing events for more than 60 years.
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