CHiPs!

[92562]

A work trip had me driving from Modesto to Monterey today right past Laguna Seca. This weekend is the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion prior to the Concours at Pebble Beach. While walking the paddock today I ran into this guy. It took every fiber in my body not to call him Ponch! Really nice guy though, good conversation.

 

[FlyByWire]

Call him Ponch! He loves it. Him and Larry Wilcox do a ton of shit for the CHP that no one ever hears about.

 

[Aces & Eights]

Ponch looks good! He’s aged gracefully for sure.

 

[DLC]

Oh That’s Great !

METV over the air antenna has CHIPS on it….

Cool looking at all the freeways and the cars from way back when

 

[Tio Pancho]

Very cool. A blast from the past to our childhood. But good lord that guy doesn't age.

 

[Ziggy]

Oh That’s Great !

METV over the air antenna has CHIPS on it….

Cool looking at all the freeways and the cars from way back when

Clean & uncongested freeways plus no homeless "cities" under them.

 

[DaytonaBabe]

He's still hot!

 

[havasuhusker]

7 Mary 3 & 4 - one of my all time fav shows

 

[brianwhiteboy]

I approve this message

 

[Mandelon]

I think one of his first bit parts was as "Chili Bean" Ramos in the movie Midway in 1976.

 

[I’m a nobody]

I may or may not have been in an episode. Even stayed at Larry’s house. They did a lot of filming on the 210 back when it was being built, they used about a 2 mile stretch over and over. I’ll try and dig up some pics a little later.

 

[I’m a nobody]

This was episode/scene I was in, albeit vey briefly. It was filmed on the 210. Joey Chitwood Jr. was actually driving the car on 2 wheels, but they also had another car propped up on a trailer for filming for Larry and Erik. It’s going to take some digging, but I will try and find all the pictures I have.

 

[I’m a nobody]

I will find more pics from the camera truck with the car on two wheels but here’s one from that day of filming.

 

[NIKAL]

I met Larry Wilcox at the Mint 400 in the mid 80’s. He was super cool and normal. I was 14 and I remember being asked if I watched Chip? And did I want to meet John Baker. I was like heck yeah! He was racing a class 8 full size step side Ford truck. At the time my grandfather was racing for Mazda in 7S (semi-stock mini truck). Those were the days of everyone wanting to race trucks and getting manufacture support. Mazda was an interesting deal!

 

[whiteworks]

That guys a stud and just a nice approachable dude. Had a quick chat with him today. I’m not sure how old he is, but he looks to be mid 50’s tops.

 

[Tank]

He's lost some weight. Aging really well as others have said.

I see Larry Wilcox all the time around my neighborhood. He's friends with a neighbor down the street.

 

[Sleek-Jet]

That guys a stud and just a nice approachable dude. Had a quick chat with him today. I’m not sure how old he is, but he looks to be mid 50’s tops. View attachment 1416920

He's 75...

 

[FreeBird236]

I met Penhall a few times, does that count?

 

[92562]

I will find more pics from the camera truck with the car on two wheels but here’s one from that day of filming.
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That is awesome! They filmed on the 210 for the first couple of seasons but as they opened it up they moved to the 118 for the last few seasons. If I remember correctly, they used parts of the 2 as well.

 

[bonesfab]

Was at a soccer tournament in my youth off Balboa a long time ago. They were using part of the parking lot as a staging lot. All the crashed cars and the ramp car to make the cars crash. I was more interested in that than the soccer tournament.