History Corona ca (the circle city)

Watched on TV (public broadcast) over the weekend a special on vintage road races tha was ran on the circle streets of Corana in the 1920's-1930's. Been searching and cant find anything? Anyone know have any history/pics of these races?

 

IIRC Grand bouelvard is the track. Since Grand is circular, the city got the nickname "Circle City" . Three International road race3s were run in 1913, 14 & 16.

 

Musta spelled it wrong or something, comes right up on google.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/coronapubliclibrary/3776434054/in/photostream/

 

The PBS show you may be thinking of, or at least the one I saw was called "Californias' Gold" with Huel Howser. (sp)... might help with your search

 

Are you aware there was also a oval dirt track in Corona, CA in 1953? This is where Parnelli Jones and Marvin Porter got started in jalopy races with the Circle City Racing ***ociation. The attached photo is Marvin Porter. Enjoy.
Tom

 

Santa Monica had a HUGE one from 1909-1919
http://www.hopublishing.com/real-road-racing.html

 

Check out the 1894-1944 AUTORACING thread.

www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=380814

Lots of pics and info ****tered throughout. One of my favorite subjects.

Also go to www.vanderbiltcupraces.com

 

If you can find it, Harold Osmer's books "Where They Raced" parts 1 and 2 are an exhaustive history of ALL the tracks that existed in southern CA. Also includes a lot of info on significant events held at each track. Corona is well featured in the first book.

 

There was also a Corona Raceway in the hills (or what used to be hills) I grew up racing motocross there. Its now homes and my cousin lives in what used to be the pits. I would like to see one of those arial/satalite pics of then and now.

 

When in Corona, Ca. Stop by Chaffin's Garage. This is a Model-T paradise. Even if you're not a M/T guy, the Victorian house alone is worth the trip. <O</O


http://www.chaffinsgarage.com

 

Dirt Tracker (Scott Bloomquist) got his start at Corona Raceway back a few years ago and won a track champ there before moving to Tenn.

 

Corona Raceway is a different animal, we were talking about legal street racing.

 

Read above post...slowly. (about the other tracks)
I know the history of the OLD Corona racing on the "circle". (street)
My mother-in-law lived there for years and I have drove them streets.