Catalina Grand Prix Motorcycle Race

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EVENT: Catalina Grand Prix
DESCRIPTION: Motorcycle Race
FIRST HELD: 1951-1958
HELD AGAIN: 2010

Catalina Grand Prix 2019 Film:
Gathr Films will add the a new release to its lineup of films to be released i the fall or winter of 2019: "The Race Returns: The Story of the Catalila Grand Prix" from Pipeline Digital Media.
Cycle News Dot Com Article

Editions

EDITION: 9th Catalina Grand Prix
OFFIICAL EVENT NAME: Red Bull Catalina Greande Prix
DATE: December 3-5, 2010
PRESENTED BY: Red Bull and Vinnie Mandzak)
NUMBER OF INVITED RACERS: 800
OFFICIAL WEB SITE: "the catalina grand prix dot com" (no longer online)
ARTICLE:
eCatalina "2010 Catalina Grand Prix" Results
VIDEO:
Red Bull "2010 CGP" YouTube Video

(event not held for 50+ years)

EDITION: 8th Catalina Grand Prix
DATE: May 3, 1958

EDITION: 7th Catalina Grand Prix
YEAR: 1957 VIDEO:
Forward Motion Productions "1957 CGP" Vimeo Video

EDITION: 6th Catalina Grand Prix
YEAR: 1956

EDITION: 5th Catalina Grand Prix
YEAR: 1955

EDITION: 4th Catalina Grand Prix
YEAR: 1954

EDITION: 3rd Catalina Grand Prix
YEAR: 1953

EDITION: 2nd Catalina Grand Prix
YEAR: 1952

EDITION: Inaugural Catalina Grand Prix
DATE: May 6, 1951 (two day event)
COURSE: Only about a third of the course was paved
NUMBER OF RIDERS: About 200
SMALL BIKE DISTANCE: 60 miles (day 1)
LARGE BIKE DISTANCE: 100 miles (day 2)

Resources

- CIC "Step Back in Time: Catalina Grand Prix" Artyicle
- Motorcycle Classics "Orgiinal Catalina Grand Prix" Article
- Age of Glory Garments "Catalina Grand Prix" Article
- Facebook "The Catalina Grand Prix" Page

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