“Racers know that waving the white flag is not a sign of surrender. To us it means we are on the last lap and the checkered flag for the finish is in sight,” explained filmmaker Todd Huffman as the wraps came off the Carlsbad Raceway Monument’s design at its permanent home overlooking the original Carlsbad Raceway property on June 22, 2021.
Not by coincidence this is the date Marty Moates became the first American to beat the Europeans and win the United States Grand Prix of Motocross at Carlsbad Raceway. Joined by Vista Mayor Judy Ritter and David Moates (Marty’s brother and member of the Carlsbad Monument Executive Committee), Huffman waved the white flag on the project that has been in the works for more than a decade.
The 1,300 sq./ft. Interpretive and interactive experience will celebrate the Raceway’s 50 years of high-performance sports activity from 1964 to 2004. Designed in conjunction with Schmidt Design Group of San Diego, the monument’s “Carlsbad Overlook” deck offers a sweeping westward view of the legendary ground. Visitors will be able to absorb raceway history on large photo panels, relive sights and sounds of competition on their smartphones via interactive technology. Benches surrounded by native vegetation, commemorative pavers and even a scale model relief sculpture of the USGP track made famous globally each year on ABC’s Wide World Of Sports.
Upon completion in 2022, the Carlsbad Raceway Monument will be owned and administered by the non-profit Road 2 Recovery Foundation.
