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.
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.