best track in socal? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

fatoni · 02-24-2014, 10:38 PM

what are your opinions? i dont care enough to make a poll and ive only ever driven on sows but im working on changing that. i guess im just wondering what tracks are worth the weekend and the money.

qijian · 02-25-2014, 12:18 AM

adams is down the street from me in riverside... but that's not really a full race course... more of just a tight drift/go kart course

fatoni · 02-25-2014, 12:27 AM

ive been there but never driven. i dont know if i would with the fact that there is just zero runoff and you get little mini cliffs instead of curbs. that place just seems to have too much downside for how little upside it has. seems like an autox to me except with more hazards.

continuecrushing · 02-25-2014, 01:16 AM

Autox with more hazards.

Sounds pretty awesome to me lol.

But track days/weekends are COMPLETLEY WORTH IT. You will be addicted

juliog · 02-25-2014, 01:20 AM

Long Beach... just need an FD license

mav1178 · 02-25-2014, 01:49 AM

Depends on what you're looking for.

Fast track, nothing beats Big Willow.

Buttonwillow has enough configurations and enough changes to challenge an all-around car. Chuckwalla is newer and more "fun", but in the middle of nowhere.

Auto Club Roval is good mix of high and low speeds, but zero elevation change and mostly just flat (minus the oval part).

Horsethief Mile is mostly fun for drifting.

Everything else is out of reach (LBGP) or not really meant for anything other than drifting.

-alex

WillRacer1jz · 02-25-2014, 09:55 AM

Big Willow!!!!!!

car_roll · 02-25-2014, 09:25 PM

ive always wanted to go to laguna seca even though thats not exactly socal

mav1178 · 02-26-2014, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by car_roll

ive always wanted to go to laguna seca even though thats not exactly socal

Speed Ventures 7/18-20
NCRC 9/1 (Labor Day)
NCRC 12/27-28

Those are dates on my calendar for possible Laguna Seca events this year.

-alex

dan_k · 05-16-2014, 03:47 AM

Streets of Willow or the Roval for my 2¢.

hanabie · 05-16-2014, 10:53 AM

Which one is begineer friendly?

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TemeCal · 05-16-2014, 11:05 AM

Chuckwalla - favorite larger track
SOW - favorite small, tight track
Big Willow - least favorite
Buttonwillow - fun, but lots of ego
AAA - roval gets a bit old, but the infield is pretty fun

CSG David · 05-16-2014, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hanabie

Which one is begineer friendly?

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Usually, Buttonwillow, SoW, and CVR are good get into tracking. Move onto WSIR and ACS when you understand how to handle your car under higher speed cornering.

hanabie · 05-16-2014, 12:13 PM

What is CVR? Sorry. And how much per day or hourly? Thanks

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02-24-2014, 10:38 PM	#1
fatoni Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: miata, mazdaspeed protege, ls430 Location: socal Posts: 4,416 Thanks: 599 Thanked 1,443 Times in 787 Posts Mentioned: 28 Post(s)	best track in socal? what are your opinions? i dont care enough to make a poll and ive only ever driven on sows but im working on changing that. i guess im just wondering what tracks are worth the weekend and the money.

02-25-2014, 09:25 PM	#8
car_roll Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: Nuisance BRZ Location: Cali Posts: 150 Thanks: 9 Thanked 28 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s)	ive always wanted to go to laguna seca even though thats not exactly socal __________________ #teamnuisance I do like, YouTube or something, IDK. Shameless Plug

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hanabie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: WRB LMTD '13 Location: Phillips Ranch Posts: 1,246 Thanks: 184 Thanked 242 Times in 158 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s)	Which one is begineer friendly? Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk __________________ My BRZ's Journal

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hanabie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: WRB LMTD '13 Location: Phillips Ranch Posts: 1,246 Thanks: 184 Thanked 242 Times in 158 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s)	What is CVR? Sorry. And how much per day or hourly? Thanks Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk __________________ My BRZ's Journal

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qijian Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: FRS Location: Buena park Posts: 216 Thanks: 28 Thanked 30 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s)	adams is down the street from me in riverside... but that's not really a full race course... more of just a tight drift/go kart course

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fatoni Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: miata, mazdaspeed protege, ls430 Location: socal Posts: 4,416 Thanks: 599 Thanked 1,443 Times in 787 Posts Mentioned: 28 Post(s)	ive been there but never driven. i dont know if i would with the fact that there is just zero runoff and you get little mini cliffs instead of curbs. that place just seems to have too much downside for how little upside it has. seems like an autox to me except with more hazards.

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mav1178 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2005 Toyota Camry Location: 91745 Posts: 6,562 Thanks: 493 Thanked 6,099 Times in 3,030 Posts Mentioned: 95 Post(s)	Depends on what you're looking for. Fast track, nothing beats Big Willow. Buttonwillow has enough configurations and enough changes to challenge an all-around car. Chuckwalla is newer and more "fun", but in the middle of nowhere. Auto Club Roval is good mix of high and low speeds, but zero elevation change and mostly just flat (minus the oval part). Horsethief Mile is mostly fun for drifting. Everything else is out of reach (LBGP) or not really meant for anything other than drifting. -alex

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TemeCal Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 86 Location: US Posts: 686 Thanks: 377 Thanked 303 Times in 181 Posts Mentioned: 27 Post(s)	Chuckwalla - favorite larger track SOW - favorite small, tight track Big Willow - least favorite Buttonwillow - fun, but lots of ego AAA - roval gets a bit old, but the infield is pretty fun

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