This was the years TO BE AT EVENT on the left coast this year.
The race was run for five years in the 50s and was a dream ever since until this year.
The only BIGGER events were run by my father's club (The Dirt Diggers) who (DDMC North) to this day also put together the opening round of the AMA outdoor MX replacing the famed Hopetown and predeceasing Corrginville Grand Prix races.
http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/off-road/2010/12/07/catalina-grand-prix-photo-album/
Older Dirt Digger pics are here:
http://dirtdiggersmc.com/html/old_days.html
Enjoy....
BB