the 1980 through 1982 seasons, several Virage cars had sponsors. The black Armor All car was a crowd favorite but tended not to be the fastest on the track. For the Northridge location Virage cars, a track time of less than 55 seconds was considered very good. The track was very popular in the late 1970s and was frequented by several child stars like Scott Baio, Adam Rich, and Kristy McNichol. Corporate headquarters was located in Warner Center, Woodland Hills California until the company was restructured and sold. After losing their lease when the site was sold to a Toyota dealership, this location closed in August 1994. There was a Malibu Grand Prix located in Pasadena, Ca. The location in Pasadena CA was at the SW corner of Foothill Blvd and Sierra Madre Villa. Location is now an office building and parking lot. There was a Malibu Castle in Redondo Beach at 2410 Marine Ave for 30 years. It closed in October 2005 and the land is now occupied by two hotels. Anaheim, California A Malibu Grand Prix track and arcade was located in Anaheim just north of Anaheim Stadium, the closest crossroads being East Katella Ave and the 57 Freeway. It had 2 tracks. This was the first Malibu Grand Prix location. It was located behind the original location of the big "A" of Anaheim Stadium (when it housed the scoreboard). A Hooters now occupies the parking area, backed by a large office building. San Diego, California A Malibu Grand Prix track and arcade was located in San Diego across the street from Naval Air Station Miramar (now MCAS Miramar) off of Miramar Blvd. It opened in the late 1970s and remained popular with locals for many years. In 1996, Burl Hatterley of Shelbyville, Indiana, set the all-time track record at the Miramar location, with an official lap time of 52.98 seconds. (Correction: The original track record was 42.2 seconds set in 1978/79 running one of the original Wankel powered Virages) Eventually, people in the area moved on to other things, the facility saw a significant decline in business, and soon fell into disrepair. The site was leveled and a multi business strip mall was built. Austin, Texas The Austin MGP was located on the East side of the 7400 block of IH-35 North, just north of Blackson Ave. and is now a Kia pre-owned car lot. As of