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Ascot Park, originally Los Angeles Speedway, was a former dirt racetrack located near Gardena in Los Angeles, California. ==History== The Ascot Park track opened in 1957, as Los Angeles Speedway, on the site of a former city dump. With seating for only 7,500, Ascot Park was smaller than the other tracks of the area including the Ontario Motor Speedway (closed in 1980), and the Riverside International Raceway (closed in 1989). However, the park was equally well-known, due to: its location was surrounded by freeways for easy access; its regularly scheduled races; and its heavy radio advertising. The half-mile course featured tight semi-banked turns, long straight-ways, and a tacky surface that was conducive to dramatic sprint car racing. Other motorsport events, such as Figure 8 racing and motorcycle flat track and TT racing, were also held at Ascot. The dirt racetrack hosted the United States Auto Club (USAC) championship series, the AMA Grand National Championship motorcycle series and was used in movies like the original ''Gone in 60 Seconds'', ''A Very Brady Christmas'', and ''CHiPs''. Ascot was also the site of the annual USAC Turkey Night Grand Prix midget race on Thanksgiving. Ascot Park was closed in 1990. It remained unused after a failed development project occupied the former site for a number of years. The track site was later replaced by an auto auction building and storageyard. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ascot Park (speedway)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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