San Diego Exposition Road Race Centennial

In 1915 there was an epic 300 mile race on the dirt roads of Point Loma,

the San Diego Exposition Road Race.

I found out about it accidentally years ago while randomly searching the internet,

and thought wow that would have been so cool to see.

And all that dirt!

Who'd a thought this would be prime real estate.

This was Rosecrans Blvd,

now Rosecrans St,

near where my parents live.

If the map is correct,

this would have been a couple blocks away from their house.

Well I've been living in a bubble,

and had no clue a 100 year anniversary cruise was taking place,

until a phone call from my Dad.

We lived a half block away from the course!

The kids and I rushed down just in time.

Loved seeing the cars actually driving.

Only got good shots of the cars stuck at the stop light,

there were a couple really neat speedsters rushing the hill.

We really should have motivated up to the show part of the day at Balboa Park.

Just a car guy : some of the 100 year old cars in San Diego met up this morning, I wish this happened more often, they are very interesting to look over

But here's an excellent article with some detailed shots.

Thanks Jesse for the post!

Good times...

TP