Santa Monica Road Race Course
The Santa Monica road race course was an American race track consisting of public roads. Established by a consortium of Southern California auto dealers who sought to promote cars, buying them as well as racing them, at a time when they were rather rare in Los Angeles, the Santa Monica road races lasted for ten years.
1912 Santa Monica road races | |
| Location | Santa Monica, California |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34.039°N 118.488°W |
| Opened | July 10, 1909 |
| Closed | March 15, 1919 |
| Major events | American Grand Prize Vanderbilt Cup |
| 1909–16 | |
| Length | 8.417 miles (13.546 km) |
| 1919 | |
| Length | 7.36 miles (11.845 km) |
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