Ascot Park Remembered

Ascot Park, Gardena, California.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Ascot
• Cougartown

[loveisok]

I remember ascot through radio commercials. What street was it on?

[jerrymiles]

@loveisok

The address was 18300 South Vermont Avenue Gardena, Ca. but many of their ads proclaimed to be located where the San Diego (405), the Harbor (110), and the Riverside (91) freeways collide.

[BflatBsider]

I used to go see motocross racing there. Honda XR75s was the bike of choice i think.

[SIXPACK110]

Thanks for the video! My dad raced stocks there in 75 and I was lucky enough to drive in 3 demolition derbies(cops & robber) there before I was 18. Ascot closed shortly after that.

[1979cl1]

I remember as kid in the 60's that the races use to be telecast on KTLA channel 5 and once again in 1975 on channel 13.

[zuzulo56]

@metal1982 I "wrenched" for TIGER TOM PISTONE, in Chicago, in the early '50 's. He made it out here, to Ascot for a number of dates...and racing events, too!

[dg2163]

My father Ed Gahler used to race figure 8 in the early 1960s. In fact he was president of ascot racing association at Glendale in 1964. I used to have an amazing collection of photos and 8mm videos all of which were unfortunetly destroyed in a fire some years ago.So if anyone reading this happens to have any photos from that era I sure would like to see them'

[metal1982]

I lived next door to Rick Goudy who drove for Pratt Racing and then the Tamale Wagon for the Morales Bros. They had parties where Jimmie Oskie , Dean Thompson , and all the great drivers from the CRA sprint cars would come by. After Rick and his family moved , Frank Loverock moved in. He had a Camaro in the NASCAR Winston West series and he raced at Ascot very often. I remember those days from the 70s with a smile. It was a great time in my life.

[Doozytoo]

@jerrymiles

Great stuff for an old dirt track guy like me. Would like to know the name of the music/artist you used on the Asco video.

[pmedic5133]

Talking about a blast from the past , My Dad took me there often , I loved the figure 8 races.I also saw Evil Knievel jump 18 cars and we were there watching the races on the night that man first stepped on the moon . I was watching the tv at the snack bar ,and staring up at the moon at the same time . Those were indeed the good old days .

[jacklane61]

I was just a little guy when we went there to watch the flat trackers !!!! Late 60's..

[loveisok]

I past by there going to work!