- August 5, 2022
- Desert Drives, From The Archives
- Posted by Phil Reese
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From the Archives #6, August 2022
We’re going to call December 1974 the last month of our Region’s first year, even though it had been chartered for only nine months. We’re doing this because they started 1975 with new officers (Paul Riley, President; Carl Young, VP), and a new-look newsletter numbered Vol II No. 1.
So…. Our predecessors had quite a start. They put a lot of emphasis on “autocrosses/time trials.” They held events at (can you believe this?): Ontario Motor Speedway, Willow Springs, Riverside Raceway, the Las Vegas Convention Center, Holtville, and the Las Vegas Speedrome. At least three of these six sites no longer exist and the Convention Center parking lot isn’t available today (well, it’s available, but other folks are using it all the time.)
They held tech sessions, enjoyed dinners, happy hours, picnics, and pool parties.
They organized and participated in rallies, although the type of rally isn’t known.
They held [...]
