Hi Valarie, I get a lot of messages about the El Toro Speedway. I drive past the track’s old location every time I head out on a new trackchasing trip. Thanks for sharing. Randy

My uncle, Ron Jones, owned this track and my dad, Eddie Jones, raced occasionally

My uncle, Ron Jones, owned this track and my dad, Eddie Jones, raced occasionally

Yes, best of times Marco. A lot has changed since those days. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Randy

Hi Randy,
I remember as a kid in the late 60’s-70’s our Dad was a mechanic there where he worked for John and Rose Notary. The owners of El Toro Garage. Our oldest brother was a tow truck driver for them as well. Our sister would clean the house for Rose. Car Berg was the driver for the Koenig #34 there was #35 as well. We Lived in El Toro then moved to Santa Ana back then and would go see the races there. Best of times for sure.

Marco

I don’t know where to begin…I used to grab a yellow flag and sit up on the hill where the motocross track left the track all my friends where racing back then mini bikes and 125s I lived on a bike didn’t understand going through all the trouble. Anyway I would jump up and down warning all the racers Jeff ward included to slow down there’s a crash my friends knew what I was doing they knew it was a joke. I worked for red caruthers in the 70,s his son,s raced midgets and Jimmy raced indy cars my next door neighbor was Dan gurneys vice president we all hung out in the garage at the California 500 in Ontario bill fowler lived on our street gurneys chief mechanic it was a small world back then

Hi, Lots of people from SoCal visit this page all the time. The El Toro Speedway is especially popular. I’ve actually seen racing at four different tracks in Costa Mesa. Hope someone can help you out. Randy

Hey Dan, That’s a great story. I would love to have seen it! Lots of good memories from Ascot and other nearby places. We didn’t move to California until 1975. El Toro was about five miles from where we lived at the time in Mission Viejo. Take care, Randy