ðə fˈiːld wʌz nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ jˈuːsfəl fɔːɹ ˌɛni kˈaɪnd ʌv ɹˈeɪsɪŋ bˌʌt bɪkˌeɪm ɐ pˈɑːpjʊlɚ spˈɑːt fɔːɹ ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊkəntɹˈoʊld mˈɑːdəl ˈɛɹkɹæft, ɪspˈɛʃəli θˈɜːməl sˈoːɹɪŋ ɡlˈaɪdɚz flˈoʊn baɪ mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə tˈɔɹi pˈaɪnz ɡˈʌlz ˈɑːɹ slˈæʃ sˈiː sˈoːɹɪŋ səsˈaɪəɾi, θɹuː ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z.
The field was no longer useful for any kind of racing but became a popular spot for radio-controlled model aircraft, especially thermal soaring gliders flown by members of the Torrey Pines Gulls R/C Soaring Society, through the 1980s.