What happened to the Mulholland "King of the Hill" RSR?

[lfot]

Originally Posted by Heel n Toe

Very cool stuff, Derek... enjoying the mix of music and engine sounds... and the editing in general. What were the highest elevations you encountered in those mountains?

Thanks much! The elevation of the La Rumorosa road went from sea level to just over 4,000 ft.

[MidnightCircuit]

Just a bit curious - what was the official start of the course? I know Skyline is the finish, but where did the checkered flag drop?

Also, any documented times? What were the fastest laps?

[Jeff Hail]

Originally Posted by MidnightCircuit

Just a bit curious - what was the official start of the course? I know Skyline is the finish, but where did the checkered flag drop?

Also, any documented times? What were the fastest laps?

Depends. There is the course from Skyline to Grandstands, then there is the course from the Hollywood Bowl (101) to Encino Hills Drive. Sprint vs Endurance?

[MidnightCircuit]

Originally Posted by Jeff Hail

Depends. There is the course from Skyline to Grandstands, then there is the course from the Hollywood Bowl (101) to Encino Hills Drive. Sprint vs Endurance?

Sprint. There is too much traffic to ever run the whole course these days, but I am frequently presented with the course from Skyline to Grandstands with zero traffic and zero people parked at the lookouts. I maybe run the course 3 times a week, so just curious as to what the old times were.

[Banning]

Originally Posted by MidnightCircuit

Just a bit curious - what was the official start of the course? I know Skyline is the finish, but where did the checkered flag drop?

Also, any documented times? What were the fastest laps?

Good question. We all know that Grandstands was not the start or finish technically, but many races started there because it's where everyone was hanging out. The course lies between Skyline and Coldwater where you would turn around, change places and race back the other way.
For example, lets say you come up to Mul one evening in your fastest car and you are driving west from Hollywood. You would be coming up the racecourse towards Grandstands. Everyone would be hearing and seeing you coming up. If you were to stop at Grandstands someone might challenge you to a race in which case you would probably go back down the course to Skyline, turn around and race back. If it was a close race you might go all the way to Coldwater and then back to Grandstands. Some races were spontaneous where just passing Grandstands was an invitation to start a race. This happened to me many times in the early 70's.

However if you were going east on Mul from Coldwater and you didn't stop at Grandstands you may not have been heard early enough for someone to challenge you. So after coming back from turning around at Skyline you would likely have a challenger. Some guys like John Hall would race in an inferior car like a VW Beetle and surprise the crapp out of some Dude in a Vette or other fast car. Knowing the course and taking it to the limit is the winning game.

My fastest night race on Mulholland went like this:
I was with Bruce Kusada (the guy with me in the photo of the Carrera in my Living Room). We went east on Mul, saw all the guys hanging out at Grandstands, kept going and turned around at Skyline and came back up the course as we had done many times before. We were in my Silver 1973 "Mulholland prepped" 911S. We slowed somewhat as we passed Grandstands to look at the group because sometimes someone would pull out and want to race. No one there was competitive with me in the 911S. I raced Mulholland since I was 12 years old in my moms 1966 Fastback Mustang.
This night was different. I was not ready to get my ego squashed.
As we passed Grandstands and slowed to look at the guys there, an old primer grey pickup passed me like I was standing still. His headlights were off so I could not see him coming. As passed me in front of Grandstands to humiliate me, he turned his headlights back on.
It was Charlie! I had no idea who it was at this time or that it was the same guy I had heard late at night (while in bed) tearing up Mul in his uncorked racing Corvette.
I pulled out all the stops and raced like never before. I could not believe I was being bested by an old Pickup. Bruce and I were in awe seeing this old truck sliding from the dirt on the right to the dirt on the left while stradling all of Mulholland. In the big left before lower Coldwater we saw a Beer can fly out the window of the truck. Bruce and I just looked and thought, "What?" Beer can? I could no way pass this Truck. Too crazy of a driver.
We got to European Straight. I gave the little 911 all she had and we started to overtake the Pickup. Neck and neck we proceeded thru the straight. Charlie was not going to let me in. I realized this was a race to the death and I was the one likely to die. At the end of the straight are three blind turns, left, right, and sharp left.
The pickup had to slow slightly and I got my chance to pass. Into the first sharp left the 911 lifted up on it's right hand wheels and almost flipped over. Barely made the next two turns due to speed. Bruce then slugged me in my right shoulder yelling, You almost killed me! After that I was on home turf and raced like the devil possessed me. I was able to gain some car-lengths in the sharp turns. At the bottom the S'ss I saw him entering the top of the S'ss. After the bottom blind turn, I shut off my headlights and disappeared up Java in the same manner Charlie had appeared.
Bruce would never get into a car with me again, still true to this day.

That evening showed me the 911S was not fast enough and it was my inspiration to go to Germany with photos of Mulholland Drive and ask for help designing a car built specifically for Mulholland. The birth of the Mulholland Carrera followed a year and a half later.

As for your question about documented times,
Only a few racers kept times and it was difficult to monitor since you can't see the start and finsh from Grandstands. The idea of a stopwatch being used by Charlie like in the movie is not true. Charlie did not need to use any timekeeper. He ruled Mulholland for many years in his Corvette and was the original King of the Hill.

[jmz]

...I hope I am reading an excerpt from your soon to be released new book!

Originally Posted by Banning

Good question. We all know that Grandstands was not the start or finish technically, but many races started there because it's where everyone was hanging out. The course lies between Skyline and Coldwater where you would turn around, change places and race back the other way.
For example, lets say you come up to Mul one evening in your fastest car and you are driving west from Hollywood. You would be coming up the racecourse towards Grandstands. Everyone would be hearing and seeing you coming up. If you were to stop at Grandstands someone might challenge you to a race in which case you would probably go back down the course to Skyline, turn around and race back. If it was a close race you might go all the way to Coldwater and then back to Grandstands. Some races were spontaneous where just passing Grandstands was an invitation to start a race. This happened to me many times in the early 70's.

However if you were going east on Mul from Coldwater and you didn't stop at Grandstands you may not have been heard early enough for someone to challenge you. So after coming back from turning around at Skyline you would likely have a challenger. Some guys like John Hall would race in an inferior car like a VW Beetle and surprise the crapp out of some Dude in a Vette or other fast car. Knowing the course and taking it to the limit is the winning game.

My fastest night race on Mulholland went like this:
I was with Bruce Kusada (the guy with me in the photo of the Carrera in my Living Room). We went east on Mul, saw all the guys hanging out at Grandstands, kept going and turned around at Skyline and came back up the course as we had done many times before. We were in my Silver 1973 "Mulholland prepped" 911S. We slowed somewhat as we passed Grandstands to look at the group because sometimes someone would pull out and want to race. No one there was competitive with me in the 911S. I raced Mulholland since I was 12 years old in my moms 1966 Fastback Mustang.
This night was different. I was not ready to get my ego squashed.
As we passed Grandstands and slowed to look at the guys there, an old primer grey pickup passed me like I was standing still. His headlights were off so I could not see him coming. As passed me in front of Grandstands to humiliate me, he turned his headlights back on.
It was Charlie! I had no idea who it was at this time or that it was the same guy I had heard late at night (while in bed) tearing up Mul in his uncorked racing Corvette.
I pulled out all the stops and raced like never before. I could not believe I was being bested by an old Pickup. Bruce and I were in awe seeing this old truck sliding from the dirt on the right to the dirt on the left while stradling all of Mulholland. In the big left before lower Coldwater we saw a Beer can fly out the window of the truck. Bruce and I just looked and thought, "What?" Beer can? I could no way pass this Truck. Too crazy of a driver.
We got to European Straight. I gave the little 911 all she had and we started to overtake the Pickup. Neck and neck we proceeded thru the straight. Charlie was not going to let me in. I realized this was a race to the death and I was the one likely to die. At the end of the straight are three blind turns, left, right, and sharp left.
The pickup had to slow slightly and I got my chance to pass. Into the first sharp left the 911 lifted up on it's right hand wheels and almost flipped over. Barely made the next two turns due to speed. Bruce then slugged me in my right shoulder yelling, You almost killed me! After that I was on home turf and raced like the devil possessed me. I was able to gain some car-lengths in the sharp turns. At the bottom the S'ss I saw him entering the top of the S'ss. After the bottom blind turn, I shut off my headlights and disappeared up Java in the same manner Charlie had appeared.
Bruce would never get into a car with me again, still true to this day.

That evening showed me the 911S was not fast enough and it was my inspiration to go to Germany with photos of Mulholland Drive and ask for help designing a car built specifically for Mulholland. The birth of the Mulholland Carrera followed a year and a half later.

As for your question about documented times,
Only a few racers kept times and it was difficult to monitor since you can't see the start and finsh from Grandstands. The idea of a stopwatch being used by Charlie like in the movie is not true. Charlie did not need to use any timekeeper. He ruled Mulholland for many years in his Corvette and was the original King of the Hill.

[MidnightCircuit]

Originally Posted by Banning

Good question. We all know that Grandstands was not the start or finish technically, but many races started there because it's where everyone was hanging out. The course lies between Skyline and Coldwater where you would turn around, change places and race back the other way.
For example, lets say you come up to Mul one evening in your fastest car and you are driving west from Hollywood. You would be coming up the racecourse towards Grandstands. Everyone would be hearing and seeing you coming up. If you were to stop at Grandstands someone might challenge you to a race in which case you would probably go back down the course to Skyline, turn around and race back. If it was a close race you might go all the way to Coldwater and then back to Grandstands. Some races were spontaneous where just passing Grandstands was an invitation to start a race. This happened to me many times in the early 70's.

However if you were going east on Mul from Coldwater and you didn't stop at Grandstands you may not have been heard early enough for someone to challenge you. So after coming back from turning around at Skyline you would likely have a challenger. Some guys like John Hall would race in an inferior car like a VW Beetle and surprise the crapp out of some Dude in a Vette or other fast car. Knowing the course and taking it to the limit is the winning game.

My fastest night race on Mulholland went like this:
I was with Bruce Kusada (the guy with me in the photo of the Carrera in my Living Room). We went east on Mul, saw all the guys hanging out at Grandstands, kept going and turned around at Skyline and came back up the course as we had done many times before. We were in my Silver 1973 "Mulholland prepped" 911S. We slowed somewhat as we passed Grandstands to look at the group because sometimes someone would pull out and want to race. No one there was competitive with me in the 911S. I raced Mulholland since I was 12 years old in my moms 1966 Fastback Mustang.
This night was different. I was not ready to get my ego squashed.
As we passed Grandstands and slowed to look at the guys there, an old primer grey pickup passed me like I was standing still. His headlights were off so I could not see him coming. As passed me in front of Grandstands to humiliate me, he turned his headlights back on.
It was Charlie! I had no idea who it was at this time or that it was the same guy I had heard late at night (while in bed) tearing up Mul in his uncorked racing Corvette.
I pulled out all the stops and raced like never before. I could not believe I was being bested by an old Pickup. Bruce and I were in awe seeing this old truck sliding from the dirt on the right to the dirt on the left while stradling all of Mulholland. In the big left before lower Coldwater we saw a Beer can fly out the window of the truck. Bruce and I just looked and thought, "What?" Beer can? I could no way pass this Truck. Too crazy of a driver.
We got to European Straight. I gave the little 911 all she had and we started to overtake the Pickup. Neck and neck we proceeded thru the straight. Charlie was not going to let me in. I realized this was a race to the death and I was the one likely to die. At the end of the straight are three blind turns, left, right, and sharp left.
The pickup had to slow slightly and I got my chance to pass. Into the first sharp left the 911 lifted up on it's right hand wheels and almost flipped over. Barely made the next two turns due to speed. Bruce then slugged me in my right shoulder yelling, You almost killed me! After that I was on home turf and raced like the devil possessed me. I was able to gain some car-lengths in the sharp turns. At the bottom the S'ss I saw him entering the top of the S'ss. After the bottom blind turn, I shut off my headlights and disappeared up Java in the same manner Charlie had appeared.
Bruce would never get into a car with me again, still true to this day.

That evening showed me the 911S was not fast enough and it was my inspiration to go to Germany with photos of Mulholland Drive and ask for help designing a car built specifically for Mulholland. The birth of the Mulholland Carrera followed a year and a half later.

As for your question about documented times,
Only a few racers kept times and it was difficult to monitor since you can't see the start and finsh from Grandstands. The idea of a stopwatch being used by Charlie like in the movie is not true. Charlie did not need to use any timekeeper. He ruled Mulholland for many years in his Corvette and was the original King of the Hill.

Absolutely fantastic, thank you for your response. I typically wait until after "Grandstands" to go, as I'm making sure there is no on coming traffic, then give her a go. Depending on which car I bring, it's generally less than a minute (tested with a data logger a few times). We are blessed with incredibly grippy tires these days (in 200tw form) and I can have a fun fast lap in my daily driver or my "race" car.

I like Mul still because no one runs that road anymore, and it's not a "burned" spot. I went last weekend and was thrilled to find out that they repaved it. It's a little too smooth for my liking now....

If you're interested, this is the road that people like to run now out in Glendora.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uII1mgafaNY&feature=youtu.be

Also... definitely buying the book!

[Rockyrat]

Originally Posted by MidnightCircuit

Just a bit curious - what was the official start of the course? I know Skyline is the finish, but where did the checkered flag drop?

Also, any documented times? What were the fastest laps?

I think that I only saw a handful of people actually start from Grandstands by having someone say "go". When the group that I would hang out with would see those types of racers we would usually call dibs on what parts we wanted off of whichever car we chose because those people were usually the ones to crash. Sorry to say it, but more often than not we were right.

Checkered flag? I don't think I ever saw one. I lived on Skyline and people never parked there.

Times? I don't know that I ever heard of anyone timing themselves either.

When I was up there it was all about driving the hell out of whatever car (or bike) that you had. As Chris said, it was more like lead follow, then switch places and see who pulled away from who.

[MidnightCircuit]

Originally Posted by Rockyrat

I think that I only saw a handful of people actually start from Grandstands by having someone say "go". When the group that I would hang out with would see those types of racers we would usually call dibs on what parts we wanted off of whichever car we chose because those people were usually the ones to crash. Sorry to say it, but more often than not we were right.

Checkered flag? I don't think I ever saw one. I lived on Skyline and people never parked there.

Times? I don't know that I ever heard of anyone timing themselves either.

When I was up there it was all about driving the hell out of whatever car (or bike) that you had. As Chris said, it was more like lead follow, then switch places and see who pulled away from who.

It's pretty much the same way to this day. Timing is popular on a certain road for single driver laps, but 9/10 people are just lead follow running it.

[TCracingCA]

Back in the day, I didn't make speed runs with passengers in the car! One we were all into lightweight and a passenger is weight! Unlike my Turnbull Canyon where we did timed runs with a definitive start and finish line, Mulholland didn't technically have a start or finish line! It was more picking a section to joust! Plus with no one in the passenger seat to run a stop watch, a little hard to time yourself! But I kind of had my own start/finish taking the turn off at Coldwater and rolling start of 40mph like we did at our place, crossed over Summit circle heading east toward Grandstand Beaumont, but stopping at Skyline to me seemed like a waste of course, so rode out heading east to just before Laurel Canyon shutting down at like West Mulholland or that very last bend! Going the other way west I felt was a little safer! But realistically never shut down or blocked the road like we did on our home turf! Most cars I ever encountered gave up immediately after like two turns! I only had what I would call a few classic runs for the length of the course and one of those was that Scarab V-8 vs my Porsche-Chevy 914! When I have been in inferior more pedestrian cars, I have had a few rude guys dog my backside making me wish I could show them what I have at home! I did some G-analyst runs through in like the early 90's, but never timed anything specifically! But if someone could say starting here to end there, I could probably find a way to load that old g-analyst graphs and determine an official time! Those were on BFG R1 autocross race rubber pulling about 1.2 to 1.3 Gs! My accusump was needed, since I have never dry sumped any of my V-8s

[Heel n Toe]

Not a fan of the music in this video, but it's got some good car content... a 911 and a 512BB. Looks like there could be some Mulholland content too, but it will take some of you guys who know the road better to identify it, because it's fairly quick cut editing.

[MidnightCircuit]

Originally Posted by TCracingCA

Back in the day, I didn't make speed runs with passengers in the car! One we were all into lightweight and a passenger is weight! Unlike my Turnbull Canyon where we did timed runs with a definitive start and finish line, Mulholland didn't technically have a start or finish line! It was more picking a section to joust! Plus with no one in the passenger seat to run a stop watch, a little hard to time yourself! But I kind of had my own start/finish taking the turn off at Coldwater and rolling start of 40mph like we did at our place, crossed over Summit circle heading toward Grandstand Beaumont, but stopping at Skyline to me seemed like a waste of course, so rode out to just before Laurel Canyon shutting down at like West Mulholland the cross street! Going the other way was a little safer! But realistically never shut down or blocked the road like we did on our home turf! Most cars I ever encountered gave up immediately after like two turns! I only had what I would call a few classic runs for the length of the course and one of those was that Scarab V-8 vs my Porsche-Chevy 914! When I have been in inferior more pedestrian cars, I have had a few rude guys dog my backside making me wish I could show them what I have at home! I did some G-analyst runs through in like the early 90's, but never timed anything specifically! But if someone could say starting here to end there, I could probably find a way to load that old g-analyst graphs and determine an official time! Those were on BFG R1 autocross race rubber pulling about 1.2 to 1.3 Gs! My accusump was needed, since I have never dry sumped any of my V-8s

Turnbull is still commonly run. Tons of guys I know go every week set runs. I don't particularly like it because the police presence, but the road is very nice. I run it every once and a while. Great story, by the way. I love hearing old stories like this. We're hitting 1.3 lateral loads with "street" tires now!

[TCracingCA]

Originally Posted by MidnightCircuit

Turnbull is still commonly run. Tons of guys I know go every week set runs. I don't particularly like it because the police presence, but the road is very nice. I run it every once and a while. Great story, by the way. I love hearing old stories like this. We're hitting 1.3 lateral loads with "street" tires now!

Back to the question on Mulholland, I don't want to get anyone killed pursuing a time! But let's say turning off of Laurel coming up from the Valley and heading west crossing the driveway with the address numbers running clear to the yellow fire plug just before Coldwater, I would have respect for car and driver if you did that stretch or back heading east starting at the fire plug heading on until the last bend prior to Laurel Canyon in ""2 minutes and 30 seconds""! I would have to average out the Mph! But I would say that is a really solid time for a true fast car!
At one time, we ran two of the fastest Corvette SCCA Solo II cars (often FTD of all years of Vettes in attendance) in Southern California!
When I say a 1.2 or 1.3g, that is sustained and not just a momentary lateral G spike! I haven't read any modern rubber test, but we were on shaved down treads or basically slicks! Our cars have spherical bearings, heim/spherical joints, Johnny joints, 12:1 manual steering box, adjustable ball joints, concentrically drilled solid bushings, double adjust shocks, etc. Two of our cars have about 12K in just suspension, shock racing parts! Our 930 has heim/spherical 935 and other trick suspension parts, and the 1973 RSR replica getting built has the best of like the Elephant racing line of products, and other such stuff! Can't wait to drive it! But at my age, I can't do the balls to the wall runs anymore!

Therefore these newer cars are impressive! They match race car speeds, with street able ease! What type of cars are you guys running? At Turnbull, do you guys use my Course map???? The one I posted elsewhere, and in this thread on Page 339!

[TCracingCA]

Ps so who has given the tourist double decker buses a thrill pass?? Weird that they are up there, with Hollywood sight seers!

[RunaboutConcept]

Is MulhollandRaceway.Org accessible?
Who is/was behind it.

I found a lot of good roads through there about 10 years ago when I first got into the Canyons, It seems since then the Website has very limited access unless you have a password or username.

I wonder if there is any way to still access it.

IS Mulholland Raceway still alive.

I cruise Mulholland Dr quite often in the evenings from Cahuenga al the way to Encino Hills and hardly find anyone but people enjoying a view.

Mulholland HWY from Topanga to PCH is great as well, I typically bump into a lot of cruisers there, but there seems to be a lot of police activity

[Jeff Hail]

Its with deep regret that we have lost one of our own. I just found out from a friend of mine that Henry Valdez passed away last month. I did not know Henry well but I frequented his restaurant Enrique's Cantina in Thousand Oaks many times over the years prior to its closing. I met Henry a long time ago and reconnected with him here on this thread when it first got started. We kept in touch via email and wrote about some of the more funny things that happened on Mulholland. Talked about some of the wall art at his cantina.

The last time I was at Enrique's Henry was in the kitchen cooking up a fierce dish that wasn't on the menu. It was lunch time and the place was pretty busy. Everyone kept asking what smelled so good and ordered " I'll have what ever smells so good" Henry was working up a sweat and that "Sonoran Souffle" kept coming out of the kitchen non stop for a couple of hours. I do not recall anyone getting a bill. Henry just asked that you leave a tip. The next day the marquee at Enrique's Cantina went dark for the last time and faded into history. God speed to you.

Obituary of Henry Valdez

Henry Paul Valdez was born in Hollywood, California on September 24, 1952 to Enrique and Stella Valdez. He was the oldest of five children, and was

raised in the San Fernando Valley. Upon graduation from high school, Henry attended a two-year Hotel and Restaurant Management program at UCLA. He worked at the Beverly Hills Hotel from 1971 to 1979, and was the General Manager of Enrique's Cantina, the family-owned restaurant in Thousand Oaks, until February 2008.


Henry served on the Thousand Oaks Mayor's Business Roundtable for several years. He was also an active member of the Porche Club of America for 25 years, as a racer, event master, and driving instructor. Henry was a gourmet chef and enjoyed sharing his love of cooking with friends.


Henry married Heidi Thompson and is survived by their daughter, Arielle. He leaves behind his loving companion Carolyn Ewbank, and many friends from Enrique's Cantina.

[Jeff Hail]

Originally Posted by RunaboutConcept

Is MulhollandRaceway.Org accessible?
Who is/was behind it.

I found a lot of good roads through there about 10 years ago when I first got into the Canyons, It seems since then the Website has very limited access unless you have a password or username.

I wonder if there is any way to still access it.

IS Mulholland Raceway still alive.

I cruise Mulholland Dr quite often in the evenings from Cahuenga al the way to Encino Hills and hardly find anyone but people enjoying a view.

Mulholland HWY from Topanga to PCH is great as well, I typically bump into a lot of cruisers there, but there seems to be a lot of police activity

MulhollandRaceway.Org is accessible. Not much been going on there for a long time.
The password isnt hard to figure out. Hint: "Read like an assassin".
As far as the moderator? It wouldn't be a secret website if it wasn't kept a secret would it?

Cervantes smiled Spain's chivalry away; A single laugh demolished the right arm Of his country.

[RunaboutConcept]

Originally Posted by Jeff Hail

MulhollandRaceway.Org is accessible. Not much been going on there for a long time.
The password isnt hard to figure out. Hint: "Read like an assassin".
As far as the moderator? It wouldn't be a secret website if it wasn't kept a secret would it?

Cervantes smiled Spain's chivalry away; A single laugh demolished the right arm Of his country.

Jeff, thank you for your reply.
I've been trying to access this site for 10 years. Or at least the secret sections back then as a lot of it was accessible back then. Now the whole site is under password protection.

I must be very stupid because I can't figure it out.



"Think mathematically...Read Like an Assassin"

I'm stumped... I would greatly appreciate some help...

[RunaboutConcept]

Originally Posted by TCracingCA

Ps so who has given the tourist double decker buses a thrill pass?? Weird that they are up there, with Hollywood sight seers!

I have. In a catless RX8 so it backfires quite loudly when hard shifting at redline. Love doing it while passing them.

[RunaboutConcept]

Originally Posted by Jeff Hail

Its with deep regret that we have lost one of our own. I just found out from a friend of mine that Henry Valdez passed away last month. I did not know Henry well but I frequented his restaurant Enrique's Cantina in Thousand Oaks many times over the years prior to its closing. I met Henry a long time ago and reconnected with him here on this thread when it first got started. We kept in touch via email and wrote about some of the more funny things that happened on Mulholland. Talked about some of the wall art at his cantina.

The last time I was at Enrique's Henry was in the kitchen cooking up a fierce dish that wasn't on the menu. It was lunch time and the place was pretty busy. Everyone kept asking what smelled so good and ordered " I'll have what ever smells so good" Henry was working up a sweat and that "Sonoran Souffle" kept coming out of the kitchen non stop for a couple of hours. I do not recall anyone getting a bill. Henry just asked that you leave a tip. The next day the marquee at Enrique's Cantina went dark for the last time and faded into history. God speed to you.

Obituary of Henry Valdez

Henry Paul Valdez was born in Hollywood, California on September 24, 1952 to Enrique and Stella Valdez. He was the oldest of five children, and was

raised in the San Fernando Valley. Upon graduation from high school, Henry attended a two-year Hotel and Restaurant Management program at UCLA. He worked at the Beverly Hills Hotel from 1971 to 1979, and was the General Manager of Enrique's Cantina, the family-owned restaurant in Thousand Oaks, until February 2008.


Henry served on the Thousand Oaks Mayor's Business Roundtable for several years. He was also an active member of the Porche Club of America for 25 years, as a racer, event master, and driving instructor. Henry was a gourmet chef and enjoyed sharing his love of cooking with friends.


Henry married Heidi Thompson and is survived by their daughter, Arielle. He leaves behind his loving companion Carolyn Ewbank, and many friends from Enrique's Cantina.

Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend