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

[Banning]

To get back on subject...........

I forgot to talk about the car rallies we had on Mulholland in the late 70's. I used to call them "Death rallies" because they were so hair-raising. These rallies were put on by the ACR, I believe that the CRE also had similar rallies. I participated in the last rally with my new 1978 Camaro Z28 setup for Mul with Pirellis, Konis, solid sway bushings, B&M Shift Kit, Hooker Roll Bar, brake light cut-offs, and all blacked out trim. This is the same car that I later came out the window of at 85mph on Mulholland in a horrific head on.

The rally was an adventure for sure that evening with the route going down Benedict Cyn., cutting over to Beverly Glen to Mulholland to Coldwater and up Laurel ending up near the racecourse.

The fastest cars were in the front positions thru the rally, however.. one car would be getting chased by a black and white, and because we were going faster than they could go we traded off who was getting chased. So one car would lose the cops while the one behind would pick up the same ones just following the first. Some friends who were spectators that evening got some real entertainment. It got a little crazy. It seemed with egos on the line, the participants drove like madmen, they drove like they were being chased by the devil. I'm glad no one got hurt. But we decided to quit having the Mulholland Rallies just as matter of good sense.

[slodave]

So much for auto focus at night. I also need a better camera mount.

Oh, there is more...

[Pat_in_L.A.]

Another neat place to stop over is the Union Hotel in Los Alamos (~20 miles North of Buellton). Several theme rooms, a 1800's Gold Rush era bar room that was moved to the site from Carson City, and much more.

There's also Cambria near SLO. Tons of great places to eat and B&B's to stay the night.

Speaking of wineries, you need to stop at Arciero's. There are a few of his race cars on display at that location as well.

[Banning]

Hey slodave, was that video shot from the esses to Beverly Glen?(minus the identicals).

[Banning]

Originally posted by Pat_in_L.A.
Another neat place to stop over is the Union Hotel in Los Alamos (~20 miles North of Buellton). Several theme rooms, a 1800's Gold Rush era bar room that was moved to the site from Carson City, and much more.

There's also Cambria near SLO. Tons of great places to eat and B&B's to stay the night.

Speaking of wineries, you need to stop at Arciero's. There are a few of his race cars on display at that location as well.


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That's good information, Thanks Pat.

[slodave]

Originally posted by Banning
Hey slodave, was that video shot from the esses to Beverly Glen?(minus the identicals).

Yup, but the first bit is the European Straight.

Dave

[slodave]

Originally posted by SSB
I love this crowd. DKWs, evil Cochroaches, Corvairs (even Ramp Sides and Scrufus Domesticus), Corollas (Urban Camouflage & Blanco de la Muerte) SVO's, Peugeot and even Porsche's without pricks (probably get shot for that one) Gasholes & Cooks. WoW

I decided on Urban Camouflage, because it is the same metallic brown/gold paint that most Corollas are painted. It even has the AAA sticker on the left side of the rear bumper. I'll admit, that I accidentally tried to unlock the wrong Corolla in a parking lot once. My Toyota also has its fair share of dings and dents, thereby blending in to its surrounding.

[Jeff Hail]

Ok, its getting a little sleepy around this thread so I thought I would post some cool pics to stir it up.

















Thats AJ Foyt in the Mustang

[slodave]

How about this.

[Jeff Hail]

Redesign that horn button again!


The bean counters wondering if the 911 Model will sell


The old man himself performing qc


Streamlining the Gmund way






Build it and they will come


Where is the 7-11 ?




RSR Sunset


Run!

[Jeff Hail]

Originally posted by slodave
How about this.

Is that the Coldwater tower or the one over by the 405 at Disneys "hidden" studio?

I know, D is for Dave!

[slodave]

Originally posted by Jeff Hail
Is that the Coldwater tower of the one over by the 405 at Disneys "hidden" studio?

I know, D is for Dave!

Ok, I'll bite. Does Disney have a secret studio? The picture is the water tower at the top of Bowmont Dr.

Dave

[Jeff Hail]

Originally posted by slodave
Ok, I'll bite. Does Disney have a secret studio? The picture is the water tower at the top of Bowmont Dr.

Dave

They have an animation studio at Walt Disney Drive just west of the bridge over the 405. A friend of mine who works at Panavision says the creatives are locked up there.

The picture of the tower threw me with the D.

[slodave]

Originally posted by Jeff Hail
They have an animation studio at Walt Disney Drive just west of the bridge over the 405. A friend of mine who works at Panavision says the creatives are locked up there.

The picture of the tower threw me with the D.

The "D" appeared earlier this week. It is in the Disneyland font, but as of yet, no reports as to who put it up.

Dave

[Banning]

Here's a little bit of history.
One weekend evening in 1976, John H. was driving his blue VW Bug back and forth in the Racecourse. It was a very fast Beetle. A friend asked to take it for a few passes and John threw him the keys. He took off fast, but upon returning lost control, overstered, and hit the telephone pole right next to where bystanders were on Mulholland(at Grandstands).

Now the VW was totaled and sat in Bart R. backyard for 8 months. Bart spray painted "MULL CAN BE HAIRY" on the VW. This became a saying that was used for years and years and this is the origin of that saying.

This is the original car with the real spray message on it.(photo courtesy/Bart R.)

[SSB]

Originally posted by slodave




So much for auto focus at night. I also need a better camera mount.

Oh, there is more...

That's pretty good, Dave. It's hard to get the visual effect of night racing on the hill however if you speed that up about 3 or 4 times, yep, that's about it. One only needs a very good memory to know where the road goes.

[Jeremy Cottrell]

Those are awesome pictures Jeff. I think you need to start your own vintage pic. thread.

[SSB]

Originally posted by Jeremy Cottrell
Those are awesome pictures Jeff. I think you need to start your own vintage pic. thread.

...and a Reno snuck into the picture


....and this is good. Looks like the road race version of "Endless Summer"

[onlycafe]

i just got chris bannings dvd of the mulholland fun run. it was just what i was looking for, a turn by turn look at the course , with a history lesson thrown in for good measure.
thanks very much chris, you are a gentleman and a roads scholar.
best regards,
david

[Jeff Hail]

Originally posted by Jeremy Cottrell
Those are awesome pictures Jeff. I think you need to start your own vintage pic. thread.

Favorite vintage beasts
550 Coupe


Its a 5. Looks like a sort of aero-ized 356ish front end with a 550 Spyder ass end and a roof. Way cool.