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I really want to take my vehicle to top end. Which track in California, preferably around Southern California to do it? Please help!
Track(s) for top speed in California
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NSX/MR2 said:
California Speedway or Willow Springs the Big Track
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Where exactly are these tracks located?
I recall reading a thread, and I thought you tracked your MR2 
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Anyways, California Speedway is near Fontana and the Big Track is at Willow Springs which is in Lancaster same place as the Streets.
They are both roadcourses and not dragstrips. I'm sure you know that already. Both tracks have high speed sweepers. Willows Springs is known as one of the fastest track on the West Coast and California has the NASCAR turn.
Read Doug's adventures at both tracks at www.pulpracing.com. I doubt that you will be able to take either turn WOT without a lot of experience and a properly setup car.
Ken
.Anyways, California Speedway is near Fontana and the Big Track is at Willow Springs which is in Lancaster same place as the Streets.
They are both roadcourses and not dragstrips. I'm sure you know that already. Both tracks have high speed sweepers. Willows Springs is known as one of the fastest track on the West Coast and California has the NASCAR turn.
Read Doug's adventures at both tracks at www.pulpracing.com. I doubt that you will be able to take either turn WOT without a lot of experience and a properly setup car.
Ken
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I auto-x and 1/8th down here at Qualcomm stadium in San Diego. I am suppose to go to the real track tommorrow with Bulldozer, but my schedule won't permit me to.
I really want to see how fast my vehicle can go. I am itching to do it.
I really want to see how fast my vehicle can go. I am itching to do it.
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NSX/MR2 said:
Hmm... Just a few comments based on your
experience.
You might really want to approach this a bit
differently. Instead of just wanting to go
fast right away you probably want to learn to
be smooth, speed should be at the bottom of
your priority list.
If you get out of shape at high speeds, you
won't have the time to recover from any major
mistakes, so learning not to make the mistakes
should be your first priority.
I used to auto-x a while back in my college
days and I can say that tracking cars is a
bit different. Things happen a lot faster
when you are tracking cars.
Just be safe driving on the track and have fun
as well.
Ken
I don't think there are any public tracks in CA that will test for top speed. 
Here is an interesting event that allows high speed racing on highways in Nevada, which are closed for the event(s). It happens four times a year. Unfortunately, the racing season is over.
Here is an excerpt from their website:
Have you ever looked down that long, straight, empty highway and wished you could run flat out without getting a ticket? Well, now you can! Open Road Rallying is 83 to 100 miles of sweet, open road, all to yourself, where you and your machine can go as fast as you choose, LEGALLY! Nearly any type of vehicle is permitted, from street machines to pure racecars, and we have rally speed brackets for every type of car and driver, from 95 mph to 170 mph! Our events are approved by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and are conducted on closed Nevada highways. Nobody is on the course except the participants. We protect your safety with comprehensive safety rules and large staff of professional personnel.
So, how “fast” is fast? Well, the record AVERAGE speed for the 83-mile PonyExpress course on highway 305 is over 194 MPH! Our fastest rallyers have been clocked in the speed traps at over 220 MPH! But for you, “fast” may mean a smooth cruise at 95 mph, an exciting pass at 120 mph, or an adrenaline-pumping blast at 150 mph!
The great thing is, it’s your choice!! Our race weekends are fun-filled days of fast cars, great people, and, most of all, speed!! Not just short bursts of speed, but 100 MILES of speed!! For auto enthusiasts who love DRIVING their cars instead of just POLISHING them, it simply doesn't get any better than this!
It sanctioned by:
MKM Racing Promotions, LLC
8170 S. Eastern, Ste # 4-611
Las Vegas, NV 89123
Phone 702-614-6108
Fax: 702-614-6109
Note: Standard non-association disclaimer apply's here!
Here is an excerpt from their website:
Have you ever looked down that long, straight, empty highway and wished you could run flat out without getting a ticket? Well, now you can! Open Road Rallying is 83 to 100 miles of sweet, open road, all to yourself, where you and your machine can go as fast as you choose, LEGALLY! Nearly any type of vehicle is permitted, from street machines to pure racecars, and we have rally speed brackets for every type of car and driver, from 95 mph to 170 mph! Our events are approved by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and are conducted on closed Nevada highways. Nobody is on the course except the participants. We protect your safety with comprehensive safety rules and large staff of professional personnel.
So, how “fast” is fast? Well, the record AVERAGE speed for the 83-mile PonyExpress course on highway 305 is over 194 MPH! Our fastest rallyers have been clocked in the speed traps at over 220 MPH! But for you, “fast” may mean a smooth cruise at 95 mph, an exciting pass at 120 mph, or an adrenaline-pumping blast at 150 mph!
The great thing is, it’s your choice!! Our race weekends are fun-filled days of fast cars, great people, and, most of all, speed!! Not just short bursts of speed, but 100 MILES of speed!! For auto enthusiasts who love DRIVING their cars instead of just POLISHING them, it simply doesn't get any better than this!
It sanctioned by:
MKM Racing Promotions, LLC
8170 S. Eastern, Ste # 4-611
Las Vegas, NV 89123
Phone 702-614-6108
Fax: 702-614-6109
Note: Standard non-association disclaimer apply's here!
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OMG, that is awesome! Thankyou! I will try anything as long as it is sanctioned and have medical personels on hand.
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Taken from their website:
"Entry fees range from $300 to $500, with some additional fees for a co-driver or
navigator, and the use of the practice road before the race. Membership in the MKM
Racing Club (required by the Nevada Department of Transportation) costs $50/year,
or $75/year for a family membership. Lifetime memberships are also available for $200,
which earns you a lifetime car number and preferred reservations for the events."
Gotta pay to play.
"Entry fees range from $300 to $500, with some additional fees for a co-driver or
navigator, and the use of the practice road before the race. Membership in the MKM
Racing Club (required by the Nevada Department of Transportation) costs $50/year,
or $75/year for a family membership. Lifetime memberships are also available for $200,
which earns you a lifetime car number and preferred reservations for the events."
Gotta pay to play.
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FuryNSX said:
Yes, sir! Gotta pay! I probably will go with the regular price and $75/year because I will want to have somebody with me, either co-pilot in the NSX, or driving the MR2. Would be fun to have both vehicles top out.
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Well on most road courses in the world you will NEVER see a vehicles top speed (well maybe a metro!). I have never driven a superspeedway (MI or Fontana etc) but even those would be risky in a street car to see top speed. Magazine testers usually use Mfg proving grounds, which have specifically built slow arching ovals that can show top vehicle speeds. Your safest bet would be to do the sanctioned cannonball type events. The ONLY time I have ever seen a top speed in ANY of my sports cars has been unfortunately on public expressways early in the AM and with it empty and a lookout car with a 2-way a couple of miles ahead. And obviously with no side roads, or on/off ramps. <------- I DO NOT advocate this to anyone. Please try sanctioned events first. Preferably do some driving schools first.
This might work for you, I have not been able to achieve top-end speed on any track.
http://www.saltflats.com/
http://www.saltflats.com/
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Thankyou Greg, and everyone else!
Rules, rules, rules
Tom King regularly does these open road courses and has been talking to some of us in the Sacto chapter about it. Maybe he'll chime in here.
I don't mean to be a wet blanket, but I'd suggest you read all the rules before you get too excited. When I was looking into this, specifically the Silver State Challenge, there were rules about safety equipment and "tech" speeds for the various speed brackets. Generally, each speed bracket has a tech speed which is not much faster than the bracket speed, so you don't have carte blanche to go out and just floor it unless you're in the 150 bracket. For the beginning cruiser levels of 120 mph, which is probably where you'll have to start, the tech speed is probably around 130. Safety workers are stationed all along the course and monitor each car with radar guns. They say they will come down on you for exceeding the tech speed. The "goal" of these
events is to be smooth and match your bracket speed. So top speed is not officially in the program. And if you're caught speeding in the vicinity within some few weeks before the event, they will disqualify you from the event (and keep your money too, I think, but I may be wrong).
The good news is that these events are actually easier on the car than driving a road course since there's very little cornering, braking or hard acceleration.
Tom King regularly does these open road courses and has been talking to some of us in the Sacto chapter about it. Maybe he'll chime in here.
I don't mean to be a wet blanket, but I'd suggest you read all the rules before you get too excited. When I was looking into this, specifically the Silver State Challenge, there were rules about safety equipment and "tech" speeds for the various speed brackets. Generally, each speed bracket has a tech speed which is not much faster than the bracket speed, so you don't have carte blanche to go out and just floor it unless you're in the 150 bracket. For the beginning cruiser levels of 120 mph, which is probably where you'll have to start, the tech speed is probably around 130. Safety workers are stationed all along the course and monitor each car with radar guns. They say they will come down on you for exceeding the tech speed. The "goal" of these
events is to be smooth and match your bracket speed. So top speed is not officially in the program. And if you're caught speeding in the vicinity within some few weeks before the event, they will disqualify you from the event (and keep your money too, I think, but I may be wrong).
The good news is that these events are actually easier on the car than driving a road course since there's very little cornering, braking or hard acceleration.
Salt Flats
It's a lot of work, but that might be the safest place for top speed. I went to the Salt Flats website and didn't quite follow the program after you're accepted into the 130 or 150 club. But apparently you can work up to top speed with all the right safety equipment and preparation. (I thought the article by the tech inspector was an interesting read).
Here's a recent post from a first timer to the Salt Flats:
http://www.ncracing.org/newsletter.html
good luck on your quest for speed.
It's a lot of work, but that might be the safest place for top speed. I went to the Salt Flats website and didn't quite follow the program after you're accepted into the 130 or 150 club. But apparently you can work up to top speed with all the right safety equipment and preparation. (I thought the article by the tech inspector was an interesting read).
Here's a recent post from a first timer to the Salt Flats:
http://www.ncracing.org/newsletter.html
good luck on your quest for speed.
