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On the night of November 22, 1990 -- Thanksgiving Day -- a pack of midget cars did 100 laps of Ascot Park in Gardena, California. After the checkered flag fell, they turned off the lights, and that ...

The Gardena City Council Tuesday night will consider whether to allow plans to move forward for a new 14-unit development of detached homes. Broad designs are proposed for approval for the condominium ...

With race cars speeding through the streets of Long Beach this weekend, we take a look at some of the long-lost raceways of Southern California. Horses, autos and motorcycles would all race at the ...