🏁Sneaking back into Ascot Raceway with J.C. Agajanian, Jr.🌴🌴
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- čas přidán 6. 01. 2020
- 🎥 From the cutting room archives of "FREEWAY CITY"....
J.C. Agajanian, Jr's tour of the former Ascot Raceway and a look back in time at the track's legends.
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I was at Ascot from the time there were ducks in the pond to win it closed managed almost every concession stand worked on the track was that every race ain't it Chris agajanian house what a great place and a great bunch of people to work for JC was wonderful work done is white Cadillac Seville said JC agajanian on the door seeing this video brought a smile to my face
Do you know James Hause?
Yes i remember those ducks too swimming on the ponds when watching the races on TV when it use to be televised live on channel 5 in the 1960's. It was a beautiful speedway.
Here in 2024 I still miss Ascot and am.STILL angry that greed took it away from us. God bless the Agajanian family for all the greatest memories of my life. I am so fortunate that I got to race motorcycles there from 1970 to 1986. Once again God bless the Agajanian family and everyone else who made Ascot the greatest raceway in the WORLD
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Great video series. I live about 100 yards away from ascot. Great history in here.
Very interesting facts about Ascot that few if any folks knew, very said! I got out of the Navy in 1968 & went to work for NCR in Hawthorne. I met a guy there, his name was Roy & he lived right across the street from the main entrance. At the time I had Just bought a 1969 CJ 5 & we used to talk a lot. He asked one day if I ever wanted to go to Ascot to let him know! So one Friday I asked what was going on for Saturday & he said there were Jeep & buggies doing the TT course. For sure had to see that, totally a blast, cept for the ducks in he pond!
I went there several time more & eventually in 1973 bought a house on 186 Street, walking distance from the park. Went to a lot of races, but didn't like the sprints. Well my neighbor Stan was totally into sprints, actually knew all their home towns, etc. One day he convinced me to go see a sprint race & we should be in the pits, As they were qualifying we were at turn one. OMG, they came into the corner at over 100 MPH & turned left! Have been a MAJOR fan since! Even took off 2 months to follow the outlaws in 1983 & 84. I was there when they had the truck pull that was a one time deal, even entered & yup won my class with my '69 CJ-5 V6. I'll never forget Ascot, I still live on 186 Street & sometimes on Saturday evenings I can hear the ghosts of Ascot HOT lapping.& thats the honest truth.
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thankjs for telling your story! I went a few times it was great fun but Never got into it like so many The History there and I was new to Area then but Have good memories of going and all kinds of things I did as young man .
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My Mom still lives across the street next to the Cemetery a 5 min walk away. We could hear the races! When I would stay with her we watched so many cool races there, Stock cars, flat track grand nationals, demo derby’s, and I even got to race MX there too. I just remembered, I even worked as a flag man there for MX. My friends got me in for some cash money🤣Thanks for posting👍🏽
Love that track I was there with Bill Hicks and Jimmy Oskie was racing there 1986 I love that track
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I was there in the early 80’s. Weekly shows drew 50 sprint cars and Pacific Coast Nationals drew nearly 100!
I remember when when my father used to race midgets at Ascot in the 60's with USAC.
I remember all of the greats lile Parnelly Jones, AJ Foyt and even Allen Heath.
We used to go there on Saturday nights.
Those were the good old days
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Watched my man Norman Bubby Jones ,who I worked for at Falcon Environmental .......many nights there....great guy/ phenomenal driver.....just a good dude.
I am thankful to have worked with the Agajanians a few years ago. I saw the museum of all their memorabilia and it blew my mind!
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Last second lifting my blanket up and feeling those dirt clods make impact....
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my family and i went to ascot several times back in late seventies i was 10 yrs old !!!
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My grandfather was the track doctor for a few of the sprint car races.
remember getting a face full of dirt clods while sitting in certain seats during flat track race. great memories.
We make a shield out of plastic. Sprint cars kicked mudd
My neighbor used to race there he used to give us tickets right off of 200 8th Street the city of Torrance used to live real close by I used to love it man I still do remember it I go buy every day and have good memories thanks redhead
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I used to. LOVE Goin toASCOT .THANKS To the Kazarien's there's Perris Auto Speedway America's premier Clay oval, worked there since 96.come visit !! 😊
I drove a push truck the last two seasons ('89/90) for CRA, USAC & WOO and what a blast that was. So many great memories!!!
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I remember meeting Wayne and Archie Tipton on "Oldtimer's night". They told me about racing "T" in the early days.
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I would go every weekend with my family. Pro-stock, bomber ovals, mini stock. Get's me teary eyed, thinking of all the memories.
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My father-in-law was a flagman intern turn four on Saturday nights for many years he did that. He was very dedicated in love that place
That is really cool , I was always fascinated as a child with the flag guys....a very important piece of ASCOT history....
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i've got a vt500 ascot that i recently restored, lovely bike
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I love how jc Jr is so passionate about ascot park and shares the history of that place. Sad that they closed down places like ascot, Ontario motor speedway, and Riverside international raceway.
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My Dad took me to see Evel knievel jump at Ascot. we also went to many figure 8 races, and I used
to race MX there in the '80's. damded shame that the legendary Ascot park was Killed. RIP Ascot Park.
IN THE 70's .........a friend of mine stole a car and He was joy riding it through Gardena, And seen the gate at the Ascot track entrance was OPEN, So He drove the stolen car right onto the track and did a few laps, then crashed the car. He (and other friends in the car) all took off running and everyone got away. His girlfriend lived about a 5 minute walk from the track, next to the grave yard.
They were supposed to go out for Beer, And I asked where the beer was, They left it in the car! lol true story.
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This is a great story, thank you for sharing!
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Yes, I used to go there all the time. I’m the grandson of bill and Bonnie clabaugh
Anyone remember the big burrito stand in turn one?
I do & how about Fredies double decker bus!!!
@@snoopys2jeeps941 My dad is Jerry the big burrito he still alive I dont know what happened to Freddie we lost touch some time ago thank you for responding
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used to race BMX at Ascot and saw the dirt track races there too. it's a shame.
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It was either Jay or Cary who said that the Ascot site was bulldozed and the next day the company which was supposed to be developing it declared bankruptcy. The obvious conclusion was that they wanted to foreclose on any possibility that the track might be reopened after the construction plans fell through.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
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@@waynewilliams839 Does Don Kazarian still run it? Great track.
@@keithstudly6071 Don still runs it!,awesome boss, been there 28years, racing twice a month. Nationals November 8,9! Come visit Perris Auto Speedway America's premier Clay oval!!
I lived in Gardena, but never watched a race, you shared facts that i did not know, evil knievel and Parnelli Jones. Thank you very much sir. Btw my cousin Denny Pollaccia raced there.
I grew up at Ascot as a kid and my father was best friends with the late Billy Garrett. And my mom would sew goggle straps in the pits for the drivers.
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I remember when the only things near the park were gravel piles and mobile homes....
I lived in that mobile home park. We used to play 500 in the Ascot parking lot. If you sneak into Ascot, you will get your Ascot. I miss that place.
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I went to Ascot in the 70's. My mom's boyfriend announced there and was introduced to Gary Scott, etc.. Names from the past are incredible to hear when you realize how young you were yet I was not pushed into the sport like I should have been. It was a nice small venue to feel comfortable and not overwhelmed. The lesson learned about the sale is women always sell out property for cash when they inherit their husband's winnings. It's a notorious behavior. You can read them like a children's book because all they see is cash they don't care about the details of land. Ignorant and foolish. Hearing the name J.C. Agajanian brings memories back as well. The sport was good fun and yes its a shame businesses around it probably had to close. Ascot Park had a great location with great weather made it a thriving business. Yet...
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I raced bmx and motocross there
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4:05 TT description
J.C. Jr's idea of reducing Turkey Night to 98 laps is one of the biggest bonehead moves in racing history
SO FRICKIN SAD !!!! I was there and raced there !!!!
how about the night Brad Noffsinger hot lapped the F750 Ford limo dually? lol great times
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@@waynewilliams839 bit of a drive from Georgia lol
@@thedr309 support your local dirt track!
@@waynewilliams839i announce...so yeah i support them..lol
@@thedr309 what's the name? I've been at the PAS since 96
I sat in those stands many times. Unfortunately i watched a sprint car driver die in a crash there as well...
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Who was the "Whoa Nellie" announcer on Ch 5?
It was Dick Lane. --> czcams.com/video/ItiyCKzobYA/video.html
keith Jackson
@@trudginon Thx, could see the face, hear the voice, couldn't remember the name.
@@stevematz7354 Keith Jackson stole that line from Dick Lane, and as trudginon here just mentioned. You know, kind of like how Chris Berman stole the "He could go all the way" line from Howard Cosell.
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Is ascot still there
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Does James Hause ring a bell to any of yall?
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Ascot racing was so loud, you could hear it clearly even from Western Ave. Now I just hear stupid neighborhood thugs setting off illegal fireworks year round. I’d rather hear the racing🤣
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My apologies to the Agajanain family for my disgusting words and actions.
What words