Did you know...

[Hermes]

that this:

http://0.tqn.com/d/golf/1/0/L/u/torrey_pines_full_aerial.jpg

used to be this?

http://www.fototime.com/3D3D70717904A98/orig.jpg

It's been almost 60 years since the last race at the Torrey Pines Road Course before it became the golf course all of us know today.

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The last race from January 1956:


http://vimeo.com/19175198


^ from 0:40-1:00 you can see Phil Hill prepping his Ferrari Mondial (car #82), and at 1:46 you see Stirling Moss wearing Mickey Mouse ears





Here is the program from that last race:

http://www.fototime.com/BA58AFA439DDE78/orig.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/BA506126B185EE2/orig.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/586A54C988FFC66/orig.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/56C8D5F132FA03E/orig.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/AC6E30D7D39F6BB/orig.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/FE235A4D1180C76/orig.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/ABA2BA58F337A62/orig.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/1582D2C6540734E/orig.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/F87318777676F42/orig.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/64CA9D8F585C3C9/orig.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/25C7EB5E20A4995/orig.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/9D5AB6FA6555998/orig.jpg

[az3579]

How dare they turn a Road course into a Golf course. Blasphemy!


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[Oli77]

That was a cool read, and the video was great too (fast a bit)!

[Nomar06]

Good stuff....

[Mike V]

When I saw the first picture and before I scrolled down and saw the 2nd picture (on my little laptop), I immediately thought it would be a great place for a road course. Then I saw the greens and sand traps and got disappointed. :)

I love reading about old road courses.

[M0nk3y]

Nice info JP, good read.