Opened in 1953 with design help from Miles, Willow Springs met the need for a fast racecourse as the southern California automotive scene exploded in the postwar era. After experiments with a few NASCAR races failed to turn it into a pro track, it was purchased by Bill Huth in 1962, whose son told MotorTrend in 2015 that he only bought it because he wanted to turn Big Willow's front straight into a drag strip.
It turned out to be too short, thankfully, so the road course survived. Over the decades, Huth added the other tracks and expanded Willow Springs into its present form, always careful to keep its original character. Huth was still calling the shots when he passed away in 2015 at the age of 91, but since then his family continued to operate the track as he did until apparently deciding to sell this year.
It's probably going to get bought by some asset investment firm who will utterly screw up and try to sell it piecemeal to condo companies who think they can find people who want to live track side in the desert (unlike the ones that actually succeed in the east with hills, trees, and nearby cities)
This would be perfect for a company in the autocrossing business like Speedtech, Lingenfelter, USCA, SCCA, etc
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