back by throwing coke bottles and rocks at the police and trying to overturn police cars. It took 3 hours to control the mob and two police officers were hurt during the course of the night. At the scene of the riot 80 adult demonstrators and 36 juveniles were arrested for the riot. The next night several drag racers drove around town taunting the police. This led to a further 100 people being arrested, including over 30 juveniles who were charged with curfew violations. After the riot, the City of San Diego promised to form a committee to look into the problem of a lack of drag racing sites. The president of the National Hot Rod Association also pledged his support to getting local enthusiasts a place to race. Eventually, all of these pressures came together and two new Drag racing strips were opened. The San Diego Raceway opened in Ramona in 1963 and the Carlsbad Raceway opened in 1964. San Diego closed down after 1968 and Carlsbad after 2004. There was an attempt at running in the parking lot of Jack Murphy Stadium in an organized event in the 1970's, but currently drag strips in Barona serve the purpose. See also Youth activism List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States References External links Wild streets: American Graffiti versus the Cold War, International Socialism Journal, Summer 2001 Photo of police officers citing protesters A page from the Journal of San Diego History with a photo of a protest car. 1960 in American motorsport 1960 in the United States 1960 riots History of San Diego Sports riots Drag racing events History of youth Riots and civil disorder in California 1960 in California