TRE Ep 13 Rick Knoop Remembers Riverside International Raceway The Racing Ear Podcast

Hello Fellow Racing Ears, 

Its been awhile but I got to chat with Rick Knoop again about his recent travels to Pontiac Michigan to be a driving instructor at the M1 Concourse.  He had a blast a few weeks ago and is really looking forward to being there again.  

We then had a conversation about his memories surrounding Riverside International Raceway in Moreno Valley California.  The circuit was open from 1957 till 1989 when it was closed to make way for development.  I never got to see Riverside first hand but I remembered seeing the track on an episode of CHiP's called "Drive Lady Drive".  Riverside fondly gets  remembered with the Facebook Group "Remembering Riverside".

Anyway Rick was a key ingredient to the success of the Jim Busby BFGoodrich Racing Team back in the 1980's with the BFGoodrich sponsored Porsche 962.  Busby Racing won the 1985 Los Angeles Times Grand Prix at Riverside on April 28, 1985 with Pete Halsmer and John Morton finishing in 1st Place with Knoop and Busby finshing on the podium in 2nd place .  His recollections of what the Porsche 962 would do on this track is quite fascinating.  

Thank you for listening to The Racing Ear Podcast.   

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