{"id":460865,"date":"2006-07-01T13:30:05","date_gmt":"2006-07-01T13:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=71916"},"modified":"2024-01-17T09:02:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T09:02:03","slug":"golden-gate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/golden-gate\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Gate Races"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Automobile racing started soon after the appearance of autos themselves. Those first events, on public highways and byways, went from one town to another. Thus \u201croad racing\u201d was born. After WWI, racing continued on roads, except in the U.S., where competitions were mainly of the \u201ccircle-track\u201d variety on ovals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Due to the increasing popularity of sports cars after WWII, there was a resurgence of interest in road racing on our side of the pond. The problem was where to race? Going from town to town doesn\u2019t hold much interest for spectators since cars speed by only once. So circuits on public roads\u2014such as Bridgehampton, Watkins Glen and Elkhart Lake\u2014developed. On the West Coast, starting in 1950, the premier event was on the roads of Pebble Beach, conducted by the San Francisco Region of the Sports Car Club of America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? You&#8217;re missing out<\/h2>\n<p class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content\">Any Text Here<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"a07online-global-marketing-prompt\" href=\"https:\/\/supercars.memberful.com\/checkout?plan=86696\">Get Started<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-signin\">\n<h4 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-signin\">Already a Member? <a href=\"https:\/\/supercars.memberful.com\/account\">Sign in to your account here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Automobile racing started soon after the appearance of autos themselves. Those first events, on public highways and byways, went from one town to another. Thus \u201croad racing\u201d was born. After WWI, racing continued on roads, except in the U.S., where competitions were mainly of the \u201ccircle-track\u201d variety on ovals. Due to the increasing popularity of sports cars after WWII, there was a resurgence of interest in road racing on our side of the pond. 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