Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, So Cal

ND4SPD · 11-26-2008, 08:50 AM

New Racetrack Being Developed In Southern California News Article // RoadracingWorld.com

luvtolean · 11-26-2008, 10:04 AM

"1 hour" east of Palm Springs? That is way out there.

It might be 3 hours from LA at 2AM on a Wednesday...

CBR929RE · 11-26-2008, 03:00 PM

now why can't they all go down as smoothly as that.

BobcatSig · 11-26-2008, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by CBR929RE

now why can't they all go down as smoothly as that.

Because they built it in the middle of the F-in' bleepin' desert where the landscape is so devoid of life that no greenie will be able to put up a fight.

CBR929RE · 11-26-2008, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BobcatSig

Because they built it in the middle of the F-in' bleepin' desert where the landscape is so devoid of life that no greenie will be able to put up a fight.

but dude what about all those snakes, scorpions and spiders. I want a study done on how this is going to affect the sand and rocks.

its like when I first drove into Calabogie I thought who the hell is gonna hear anything out here. You can muder someone and no one would find out. On my GPS the road ended about 3/4 of a mile before you got to the track. You're in the middle of the freaking woods, who is the sound gonna bother? the friggin deer?

BobcatSig · 11-26-2008, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by CBR929RE

but dude what about all those snakes, scorpions and spiders. I want a study done on how this is going to affect the sand and rocks.

its like when I first drove into Calabogie I thought who the hell is gonna hear anything out here. You can muder someone and no one would find out. On my GPS the road ended about 3/4 of a mile before you got to the track. You're in the middle of the freaking woods, who is the sound gonna bother? the friggin deer?

Hahaha. Very good point.

Living out west and growing up out here, you should hear some of the arguments these folks use.

RedRider · 11-26-2008, 04:49 PM

Tough economy to be starting up a new track business...

johnny444 · 12-06-2008, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by luvtolean

"1 hour" east of Palm Springs? That is way out there.

It might be 3 hours from LA at 2AM on a Wednesday...

If I can make it to the AZ border from Orange County in 3.5 hrs, 3 hrs from LA on a Sat/Sun morning is no problem.

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Originally Posted by BobcatSig

Because they built it in the middle of the F-in' bleepin' desert where the landscape is so devoid of life that no greenie will be able to put up a fight.

Actually they do have to do a study for the desert tortoise. Supposedly they have enough land that if they find some all they have to do is relocated them to a protected habitat on the property.

JH41 · 07-03-2009, 11:05 PM

The star school is going to run there in Dec.

I googled "Chuckwalla Valley Raceway" and mcadx was the first link to pop up.

still wondering what the track will look like though

johnny444 · 07-05-2009, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JH41

The star school is going to run there in Dec.

I googled "Chuckwalla Valley Raceway" and mcadx was the first link to pop up.

still wondering what the track will look like though

There is only one track map on the site. It also says that there would be three road courses available by early 2009. Looks as if they're not keeping with that schedule.

G-ForceJunkie · 07-05-2009, 07:49 PM

Their web site says its at the old Desert Center airport. Google earth pics of that area are very out of date, I know at least one of the runways were repaved about 10 years ago, but it is still an abandioned airport. I believe the county or Riverside owns the land, I wonder if they sold it or are leasing it. The FAA records for L64 list the owners as:

Ownership: Publicly-owned Owner: CHUCKWALLA VALLEY ASSOCIATES LLC
PO BOX 714
PALM DESERT, CA 92261I'm curious how much they are going to maintain the airport and keep it open.

Yamasuzi · 07-05-2009, 08:30 PM

Looking at the contours of the map, it looks like they'll have something similar to Laguna Seca's "Corkscrew".... I circled it on the map

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luvtolean · 07-06-2009, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Yamasuzi

Looking at the contours of the map, it looks like they'll have something similar to Laguna Seca's "Corkscrew".... I circled it on the map

Not quite like the Corkscrew, but that track is actually pretty similar to Laguna's layout. You'll definitely have some speed going down that hill into the corner after the kink.

johnny444 · 07-06-2009, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by G-ForceJunkie

I'm curious how much they are going to maintain the airport and keep it open.

They were "advertising" the fact of being able to fly in and ride so ...

seamus · 07-06-2009, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by johnny444

They were "advertising" the fact of being able to fly in and ride so ...

I'm on that train...Now to mod a 182 to carry a CBR1000RR...

G-ForceJunkie · 07-06-2009, 09:39 PM

This guy is ahead of ya: Cargo Pod/Motorbike Combo Coming Soon for RV-10

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Originally Posted by seamus

I'm on that train...Now to mod a 182 to carry a CBR1000RR...

Yamasuzi · 07-06-2009, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by G-ForceJunkie

This guy is ahead of ya: Cargo Pod/Motorbike Combo Coming Soon for RV-10

But.... $9995 for a 223cc motorcycle?

from the bike's specs, it sounds like an old Yamaha 225 Serow... I don't recall them being that expensive...

**EDIT** I just watched their promo video.... it IS a bloody XT225 Serow with some fancy fold up handlebars!!
**EDIT number 2** The XT225 was sold in 2007 with an MSRP of $4199.... that some damn expensive handlebars!!

G-ForceJunkie · 07-06-2009, 10:18 PM

Thats 10 with the bike, 8k without. Its a chinese serrow knockoff.

Yamasuzi · 07-06-2009, 10:21 PM

oh.... I must have read it wrong... But in the promo video they have, they show a Yamaha bike being loaded in the box

And on their page, it says $7995 for the box and $9995 for the bike

G-ForceJunkie · 07-10-2009, 02:59 AM

I have an acquaintance flying to Kingman, AZ this weekend, going to do a fly by on the track/airport and hopefully get some recon photos

MotoVegas · 07-10-2009, 03:08 AM

Micky Granna, co-operator of SoCal Trackdays is one of the principles of Chuckwalla. Great guy. Makes me look little. This is one big dude, and pretty damn fast on two wheels notwithstanding. His SMMR events in Pahrump, NV are some of the best track events on the west coast, imho.

bwhip · 07-15-2009, 05:58 PM

Word is that it won't be ready until the end of October. They had a WERA race scheduled there that will have to be moved or cancelled.

MrsSilvercbr · 07-15-2009, 07:04 PM

Hey....MrSilver.....

I will be okay with us going to this race track. I won't even complain about the money. Let me know when I need my suitcase packed!

seamus · 07-15-2009, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by MrsSilvercbr

Hey....MrSilver.....

I will be okay with us going to this race track. I won't even complain about the money. Let me know when I need my suitcase packed!

Oh man, he's going to need a semi for that "suitcase"

08silvercbr · 07-15-2009, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by seamus

Oh man, he's going to need a semi for that "suitcase"

Yeah, the semi is a moving semi with all our furnature loaded up to move back to AZ. Suitcase.. what about HER luggage?

luvtolean · 07-16-2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by MrsSilvercbr

Hey....MrSilver.....

I will be okay with us going to this race track. I won't even complain about the money. Let me know when I need my suitcase packed!

Just so you know, "SoCal" is a relative term...this track is a helluva long way from OC or LA.

Palm Springs is about as overrated a place as I've ever been, except for the food.

11-26-2008, 08:50 AM	#1
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11-26-2008, 10:04 AM	#2
luvtolean It's Who You Know That Counts Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Silicon Valley Bike(s): 08 BMW GS-A, 00 CBR929RR Posts: 11,270	"1 hour" east of Palm Springs? That is way out there. It might be 3 hours from LA at 2AM on a Wednesday... __________________ The battle is fought and decided by the quartermasters before the shooting begins.—Erwin Rommel

11-26-2008, 03:00 PM	#3
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07-03-2009, 11:05 PM	#9
JH41 veinte siete Join Date: 12-27-2006 Location: NYF'nC Bike(s): 09 KLR650 Posts: 988	The star school is going to run there in Dec. I googled "Chuckwalla Valley Raceway" and mcadx was the first link to pop up. still wondering what the track will look like though __________________ *- I told my wife: 4 bikes or 4 girlfriends.... she's letting me keep the bikes* - Cars lean the wrong way in turns.

07-05-2009, 08:30 PM	#12
Yamasuzi Been on a whisky diet... so far I've lost 3 days Join Date: 05-22-2008 Location: DFW, TX Age: 32 Bike(s): XT600E (UK), VF700F (USA) Posts: 530	Looking at the contours of the map, it looks like they'll have something similar to Laguna Seca's "Corkscrew".... I circled it on the map __________________ Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)

11-26-2008, 04:49 PM	#7
RedRider Join Date: 12-13-2006 Age: 50 Bike(s): 929 Posts: 4,071	Tough economy to be starting up a new track business...

07-05-2009, 07:49 PM	#11
G-ForceJunkie Who's driving? Join Date: 12-15-2006 Location: Castaic, CA Bike(s): BMW GS1150 ADV, DRZ400 Posts: 1,280 Images: 1	Their web site says its at the old Desert Center airport. Google earth pics of that area are very out of date, I know at least one of the runways were repaved about 10 years ago, but it is still an abandioned airport. I believe the county or Riverside owns the land, I wonder if they sold it or are leasing it. The FAA records for L64 list the owners as: Ownership: Publicly-owned Owner: CHUCKWALLA VALLEY ASSOCIATES LLC PO BOX 714 PALM DESERT, CA 92261I'm curious how much they are going to maintain the airport and keep it open.

07-06-2009, 10:18 PM	#18
G-ForceJunkie Who's driving? Join Date: 12-15-2006 Location: Castaic, CA Bike(s): BMW GS1150 ADV, DRZ400 Posts: 1,280 Images: 1	Thats 10 with the bike, 8k without. Its a chinese serrow knockoff.

07-06-2009, 10:21 PM	#19
Yamasuzi Been on a whisky diet... so far I've lost 3 days Join Date: 05-22-2008 Location: DFW, TX Age: 32 Bike(s): XT600E (UK), VF700F (USA) Posts: 530	oh.... I must have read it wrong... But in the promo video they have, they show a Yamaha bike being loaded in the box And on their page, it says $7995 for the box and $9995 for the bike __________________ Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)

07-10-2009, 02:59 AM	#20
G-ForceJunkie Who's driving? Join Date: 12-15-2006 Location: Castaic, CA Bike(s): BMW GS1150 ADV, DRZ400 Posts: 1,280 Images: 1	I have an acquaintance flying to Kingman, AZ this weekend, going to do a fly by on the track/airport and hopefully get some recon photos

07-10-2009, 03:08 AM	#21
MotoVegas Ben Spies > You Join Date: 01-03-2007 Location: Las Vegas Age: 40 Bike(s): =( Posts: 1,740	Micky Granna, co-operator of SoCal Trackdays is one of the principles of Chuckwalla. Great guy. Makes me look little. This is one big dude, and pretty damn fast on two wheels notwithstanding. His SMMR events in Pahrump, NV are some of the best track events on the west coast, imho. __________________ Enjoy my pics Enjoy my crash Enjoy riding with Whip and I at SMMR

07-15-2009, 05:58 PM	#22
bwhip An addiction no rehab can cure Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Idaho, USA Bike(s): A modest variety Posts: 5,540	Word is that it won't be ready until the end of October. They had a WERA race scheduled there that will have to be moved or cancelled. __________________ My Gallery http://www.latebraker.com

07-15-2009, 07:04 PM	#23
MrsSilvercbr Mommy and Mason! Join Date: 01-10-2009 Location: Clio, Michigan Age: 28 Bike(s): The back of an 08' 1K Posts: 191	Hey....MrSilver..... I will be okay with us going to this race track. I won't even complain about the money. Let me know when I need my suitcase packed! __________________ Each of us has something different to contribute, and no matter how small or insignificant it may seem, it can be for the benefit of all. --Lauritz Melchior

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