Racer X

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Anyone have any old pictures of the Ranch Pit Shop? Back in the day, you needed a camera...and film, and developing, and money to take pictures. I'll post the ones that I have already found on the web (if anyone is interested).

Racer X

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...and that's pretty much it. Seems like the one time center of the RC universe should have more than just this. Any help?

SWTour

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I only raced @ The Ranch a handful of times, a couple NORRCA paved oval races a NORRCA on-road, and a club on-road race. The "club race" had several World and National champion racers, it was a tough local crowd, but a great learning opportunity. I remember Tony Neisinger, joel Johnson I believe was there...Gil Losi Jr. and several others. The track for that time was cool, but it was just a parking lot with the course painted down. #GreatTimes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs94vDnc2TA

Racer X

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Thanks for the video. That was one of the things about the Ranch...every race was almost like the Nationals with multiple champions running Wed night club races. THE best place to race period!

Matt Trimmings

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I went to MnM to club race while on vacation when I was 15/16ish. That was another place that was incredible. Never made it out to the Ranch unfortunately.

Racer X

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So Cal used to have so many absolute first class R/C tracks. So Cal Raceway, MnM, RCH, Bil and Jims, Hobby Bench, Hot Trax, E&L, and on and on. Back 'in the day' it was possible to race 6 days out of the week...and twice on Saturday.

Donn

Great photos, I raced there many, many times along with the old Bob & Jim's carpet track in riverside. Love them both, great places to race!

Ivan Dickson

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This was my first exposure to RC racing in 1991, I went there to buy my first
RC kit and the person behind the counter asked me will I be racing and I said
no, just running in the parking lot, he told to come back on Saturday and
watch the races...they have a track in the back of the store he stated.

I came back on Saturday and there was at least 50 - 70 racers, I stay the
whole day and watch...awesome racing, after that I was hooked.

I started to practice the next following week, raced my first novice race 2
weeks later and won.

Ranch Pit have so many talented racers, everyone was so helpful, I know
that help me to learn fast and see success in a short period of time as a beginner.

Ranch Pit Stop will always be my all time favorite track!

4roller

Where was it located in socal?

watzonee

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It was in Pomona not to far from Rev... I remember going there at age 7 with my old man when gas truck was just getting started. Now at 35 I now have my son racing rc at 4. I also remember going in the shop and seeing kits like the jrx-t and wishing I had one.

Ivan Dickson

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Pomona, CA off of Mission Blvd.

RCBuddha

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I've got some pictures when Kinwald won one of his World Championships at the Ranch. Circa 1997 maybe? If I find them, I'll post them up.

Socal Stangman

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Wow, this is going way back. What ever happened to Joel Johnson?

rcuser67898578

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Racer X

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1655 E Mission Blvd, Pomona, CA 91766

If you look at Google maps and use Satellite mode, you can still see the on road track (that was under the dirt track):

https://www.google.com/maps/place/El...4d-117.7224165