@Sky Six Westminster Blvd. heading East past Seal Beach Blvd. In the big OC area, just across the LA County borderline. Hello, Now everyone can see why this place was a "real dragstrip" in the middle of civilization. Surrounded by freeways, homes, a major highway and the ocean. But, yet, deserted enough to have a place for high speed runs in any kind of vehicle. It is about 2 + miles from major street to major street. The late night activity took place within a block or two inside the normally empty lanes running from the city of Westminster West to Belmont Shore in Long Beach. It was a major side street if the freeway was jammed and moved in a parallel fashion. But if one were to fly over the whole complex owned by the U.S. government, it would look like the community nearby with streets, streetlights and a planned look as if someone were living in the whole area. It was designed to look like a community, not a military base. Underneath the various bunkers that looked like small molehills, it was barren and only when one saw some late night military activity inside the barbed wire fencing, did it look as if it were a military base. Trains carrying crates of ammunition, small surface rockets and other paraphernalia. It was a small train pulling the loaded flatbed train cars loaded with stuff. Where were they going, “undercover of the late night?” About another 2 + miles towards the ocean to the military harbor. The public had water way access to crossing the large bay from the ocean entrance to the back bay under the public highway bridge to shops and homes. Although, the harbor was for military ships to load ammunition as necessary. Usually, it was under cover of night, but as we used to drive by in the early morning when still dark, some big ships were parked at the large dock and men were still moving crates and other things aboard. Private military moves, but public viewing from a major highway North and South along the coastline. Jnaki As far as the straight road from Belmont Shore to Westminster was concerned, the late night sounds of high performance motors was just a loud, but muffled sound in the wide open spaces. But, sound did carry and sometimes the road was patrolled by the local police and CHP cars. Not often, but enough to check out the road’s length before turning around and heading for the marked (indiscreet) starting point and finish line. Most races took place heading West to Belmont Shore in Long Beach. But, there was some traffic both ways. Because it was about 10 miles away to the South from Bixby Knolls, there had to be a definite reason for activity at that location. If we were in Seal Beach or Belmont Shore for some teenage activity at night, then it was close enough to drive a short distance to the barren long highway for the always fun acceleration runs or challenges…YRMV The up close and personal view heading West toward Belmont Shore in Long Beach. acceleration on the lonely strip of highway... Many years later with normal street traffic + open highway scene… still a fun place to drive and enjoy the classic sounds of "power acceleration..." YRMV
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