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A Brief History
- The Race Lounge,
started in a little beach town on the Central Coast of California
called CAYUCOS.
I first ran across it when visiting for the winter. I spotting
a small building setback from Ocean Blvd. right downtown. Upon
entering I ran into Craig Campbell, owner & head honcho,
plus an assortment of dogs.The shop was filled with all sorts
of "big boys toys". This was home of Campbell Fabrication,
Marine & Motorsports.
- At any given time, there would be a mix of cars and boats. The boats were getting Craig's unique stainless steel fabricated designs for railing, fishing towers, etc. Race cars were getting roll bars, suspension tweeks and some full-on fabrication. Cars were not new to this building: Doane Spenser, for you rodders, had his shop here and some legendary cars were fabricated under this roof.
- Within the shop was an area set aside for race memorabilia of his and his father, Roy's, racing days. Many of the photos in other sections on this site were from these race careers. A functioning bar was set up and, as I was to learn, on any major televised race day, a party would be held, with multiple TVs set up around the shop. Everybody and anybody was invited. Cooking began in the morning, followed by a few drinks prepared by a volunteer bartender. As the races started, so would the party - and party we did.
- Sadly, the San Simeon Earthquake, December 22, 2003, damaged the building structurally, and Craig moved the shop to Paso Robles - see camfab . The Race Lounge moved with him, but doesn't have the feel of the original.
- After several years of rebuilding the old shop the building is one of two locations for "Good Clean Fun", a surf shop. Kayak have replaced the cars, but they make a good beer, "Cayucos Lager". It is also home to Cayucos Outfitters. Next best places are "Schooners Wharf" dinner in bar or on terrace or Kelley's for coffee and pastries.
The bar at Schooner's Wharf
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