We test and race here many times a year, it is a fantastic track that requires you to be brave to extract the best lap times, more technical than it appears. We sure do hope it finds an owner that cares about it as much as we do. Thank you to the Hurth family for so many great times with friends and family.
@@desshinnick9365lol. Developers will offer 3-4 times the asking price to get the land. The current owners will benefit greatly from the bidding war, but the developers will win. Racetracks and Southern California don’t mix anymore. Impossible to be profitable. Why do you think the people with the experience of track ownership under ridiculous regulations and taxes are desperately trying to sell? I wish I was wrong, but I’m not.
This track has so much history and huge potential! I hope the right buyer(s) acquire it and carry on the legacy of leasing time to great clubs like NASA, PCA, POC, and VARA, keeping this "scary but tough" big track open to amateur road racing enthusiasts from around the world. With other tracks like Laguna Seca under threat, this is one historical track we cannot afford to lose.
When I worked in Barstow radio, had occasion to come to the track and I remember having a long conversation with Andy Granatelli about his turbo car at Indy
🐝🏁Bill took me for a ride in his celica around the track. That was so fun, one of my highlights in life. Hope someone good gets the track and keeps it how he likes it. The legendary Bill Huths
After you drive past it and drive all the way out to the end where it turns left back towards LA... "Holiday" or "Holiday Hills" was about 2 mi on a dirt road past that. We used to go dirt bike riding there. The Pines run. Jim and Mary Harnish 😆
Hopefully Willow doesn't fall into the hands of Hollywood or one of the big car manufacturers. A very special place for me. I raced enduro karts at Willow in the early 80's. Then shifter karts in the late 90's. 1982 I went to Willow for the Jim Russell driving school. Lee Mueler was the head instructor. Awesome track.
@@Mr-Quick-321 Emelia Hartford, is putting a deal together to buy the facility. Not only does she have the worlds fastest C8 Corvette, 1.6 million subscribers on TH-cam, starred in the film "Grand Turismo" but most importantly (to me anyway) she does her own "Wrenching" the lady is truly multi talented, and the fact she builds and maintains her own vehicles is important!
I thought it looked familiar. I learned how to ride a slow bike fast by trying to follow Earl in practice sessions. I had to do almost all my passing on the outside of 2 and 8 or on the brakes into 1 or 3.
These fine folks have lived the reality of track ownership in Southern California and have had enough. Impossible to be profitable under the ridiculous liberal regulations and tax structure of California. Sadly, developers will offer whatever it takes to get the land and another SoCal racing landmark will be gone. Like so many others. When the great Roger Penske, with ALL of his resources, expertise and experience, couldn’t make a SoCal track profitable, WHO CAN?? Nobody.
We test and race here many times a year, it is a fantastic track that requires you to be brave to extract the best lap times, more technical than it appears. We sure do hope it finds an owner that cares about it as much as we do. Thank you to the Hurth family for so many great times with friends and family.
Emelia hartford would be a great person to see Willow springs into the future
No question. She'll breathe life back into the place and bring many motorsports fans to the place. I really hope she makes the buy.
Yes! That would be amazing!
@@desshinnick9365lol. Developers will offer 3-4 times the asking price to get the land. The current owners will benefit greatly from the bidding war, but the developers will win. Racetracks and Southern California don’t mix anymore. Impossible to be profitable. Why do you think the people with the experience of track ownership under ridiculous regulations and taxes are desperately trying to sell? I wish I was wrong, but I’m not.
This track has so much history and huge potential! I hope the right buyer(s) acquire it and carry on the legacy of leasing time to great clubs like NASA, PCA, POC, and VARA, keeping this "scary but tough" big track open to amateur road racing enthusiasts from around the world. With other tracks like Laguna Seca under threat, this is one historical track we cannot afford to lose.
Very cool place, hope it continues!!
Wow I love that track. Nascar Truck series should take a look at this track. You should write them! One Bad Ass Track!
Hope the right buyer steps forward....such a special place !
When I worked in Barstow radio, had occasion to come to the track and I remember having a long conversation with Andy Granatelli about his turbo car at Indy
Wonderful legacy that needs to be continued.
🐝🏁Bill took me for a ride in his celica around the track. That was so fun, one of my highlights in life. Hope someone good gets the track and keeps it how he likes it. The legendary Bill Huths
Spent some fun times there with a friend doing club racing in the early 90's. I hope that the track can continue.
Using researching a movie role as an excuse to help rebuild a racetrack is the most Paul Newman thing I've heard all week.
After you drive past it and drive all the way out to the end where it turns left back towards LA... "Holiday" or "Holiday Hills" was about 2 mi on a dirt road past that. We used to go dirt bike riding there. The Pines run. Jim and Mary Harnish 😆
What a beautiful setting. Thank you for sharing! I hope that fresh blood walks across your threshold someday. 😊
Hopefully Willow doesn't fall into the hands of Hollywood or one of the big car manufacturers. A very special place for me. I raced enduro karts at Willow in the early 80's. Then shifter karts in the late 90's. 1982 I went to Willow for the Jim Russell driving school. Lee Mueler was the head instructor. Awesome track.
Where’s Stephanie?
Tony Murphy's book "To Finish First, You Must First Finish" has some additional stories.
I hope the deal Emilia is putting together goes through, she would be the perfect person to take on the legacy of this awesome facility
Who is she ?
@@Mr-Quick-321 Emelia Hartford, is putting a deal together to buy the facility. Not only does she have the worlds fastest C8 Corvette, 1.6 million subscribers on TH-cam, starred in the film "Grand Turismo" but most importantly (to me anyway) she does her own "Wrenching" the lady is truly multi talented, and the fact she builds and maintains her own vehicles is important!
Earl Roloff`s bike in the glass case.
I thought it looked familiar. I learned how to ride a slow bike fast by trying to follow Earl in practice sessions. I had to do almost all my passing on the outside of 2 and 8 or on the brakes into 1 or 3.
USED TO LIVE LESS THAN A MILE AWAY, SUPER NASTY,DIRTY,HOT,COLD TRAILER PARK….GREAT TRACK
My parents drove it in the 50's , I drove it it he 80's . Is Red LeGrand's place still there ?
In 1955 I was 12yrs old and dad and I watched a midget race on the hill and stood the whole time...race was won by Van Johnson (not the actor).
💕Wow🤍🤍🤍🤍🧡🧡🤍
These fine folks have lived the reality of track ownership in Southern California and have had enough. Impossible to be profitable under the ridiculous liberal regulations and tax structure of California. Sadly, developers will offer whatever it takes to get the land and another SoCal racing landmark will be gone. Like so many others. When the great Roger Penske, with ALL of his resources, expertise and experience, couldn’t make a SoCal track profitable, WHO CAN?? Nobody.
Why do anything in California where the taxes and Government are against you all the way.
And environmentalists