{"id":491867,"date":"2011-06-01T13:30:33","date_gmt":"2011-06-01T13:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=34309"},"modified":"2024-12-27T01:26:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T01:26:03","slug":"first-palm-springs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/first-palm-springs\/","title":{"rendered":"Palm Springs (1950) &#8211; The First Palm Springs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sports car road racing started after WWII on the East Coast during the late forties. The first wheel-to-wheel event was organized by the Sports Car Club of America on October 2, 1948 at Watkins Glen, NY. Even though Southern California was a hotbed of the car-crazy culture, road racing took some time to wend its way west. 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