can anyone enlighten me on all the 1/4 mile tracks near Los Angeles area that are often open? i went to California Speedway last night and they are only open once a month for 1/4 racing for street cars. i could not find this info anywhere.
please help? thanx

 

i have no idea, nor do i know anything about your area but maybe you can check this site out and see if you noticed any of these cities and see if they are close by. i have to make a freaking road trip to all the tracks here. my fav is over 135 miles away... its worth it though.

link
http://www.tracksideguide.com/Tracks/tracks-ca.htm

 

thanx buddy. i would have never found this site on my own.

 

you can go to the la county raceway in palmdale.

 

Carlsbad is sea level and you will run your best times there, it is open every saturday (I think) for test n tune, you also get lots of runs.

Fontana Cali Speedway is cool, but you are lucky to get 3 runs in a day there and the times are off since it is high altitude and desert.

I would not waste my time with Palmdale, it is 2200', in the middle of nowhere and the hottest desert around, Brian V was running your car 1 second off there. I think his best was a high 15.

 

Carlsbad, CA RULES! Anybody who disses it obviously isn't concerned with good 1/4 mile times. They would rather go hang out with the ricer scene at Fontana.

Carlsbad is about 250' above sea level, the summers get to 75 degrees, the winters get to 65 degrees. It's an awesome track year round. That is, if you don't mind the mile long dirt path and the bleachers that look like termites holding hands. It's pretty old and run down, but if a 9 second car can run there and be ok, then I'm pretty sure I will be fine.

 

I feel right at home with the redneck domestics, even in my rice mobile.

 

cool thanx a lot guys.
can anyone provide the address for Carlsbad for me? thanx a lot guys. i think i will be going this coming saturday. anyone wanna join me and my group of friends?

 

http://carlsbadrags.tripod.com/

Just make sure you do not wash your car, or you will be ****ed.

I would join you but I will be at Lake Elsinore on Saturday and at Irvine Lake on Sunday for a V-Drive regatta. Busy weekend for me.

 

oh just one more thing, does carlsbad require a helmet?

 

I am glad you asked, cause you would be upset if you went without one. YES you do need a helmet, any one will do, even a motorcycle helmet. You only need a Snell approved helmet if you run anything lower than a 13.99 I think.

 

oh dang, just found out that everyone need a helmet, cant afford one at this moment.
are there any other good drag strips where you wont need a helmet to run?

 

The only other ones are Fontana and Palmdale, but they run on select days. And all the other things about them was written above. The sad thing is Cali is limited to tracks and they all have flaws, you would think Cali would have the most tracks, but nope. They are opening another track called drag city out in banning but it is also 2,000+' above sea level.

 

damn, that sucks, well....i guess i will have to drag some other time, unless i find one that fits my schedule. thanx for all the help. how much does a helmet go for anyways?

 

They vary, you can spend anywhere from $20-$1,000. I would look on ebay, the recycler, papers stuff like that first. Also check out your local motorcycle shops, they might have some cheap ones, or know of someone selling a used one. I would guess you could pick one up for your usage for around $20-$50 used.

 

Yeah, just find a friend that has an old helmet sitting in their garage. Everyone has a friend that has an old helmet in storage. Like Donald said, unless you are running 13.99 or faster, you will only need any old helmet to run at Carlsbad. A cheap 4 wheeler helmet will work. I've seen lots of those.

If you plan on running 13.99 or faster, NHRA rules state it has to be Snell approved 90, 95, or 2000. I think they still allow Snell 90 to be used.

 

oh ok, that's cool. i called carlsbad and they said i need a helmet no matter what i run, so im kinda confused if i should get one or not.
maybe the guy i talked to does not know the rule. =)

 

Oh, I thought you already understood that you needed a helmet at Carlsbad. LIke I said, unless you are running 13.99 or faster, then you won't need a Snell approved helmet. But if you are slower than 13.99, then all you'll need is some cheap 4 wheeler helmet.

Carlsbad knows NHRA rules. That's why they enforce them. But they also have a track rule that says, "Every racer must have a helmet". But unless you're 13.99 or faster, then all you'll need is just some cheap helmet that you find in one of your friend's garage.

 

oh ok cool. now i get it. i think i may be able to find one in my garage.
some cheap one from 3rd grade haha, unless i already threw them away.

 

Hottest dessert around? Palmdale is easily 10 degrees cooler than my hometown/worktowns Ridgecrest/Trona
they do races at the Inyokern Airport....but i would prefer to race down below{la area}.

damn dood palmdale is cool as ice compared to trona...it hits 125+ every summer here

 

hey i'm in ridgecrest! did you ever go the inyokern races?

 

Why Dont They Pave That Damned Road

 

haha, yeah it sucks. But from what I'm hearing on the Carlsbad raceway forum is that the owner doesn't want to put the money in the track b/c it won't bring in enough money to compensate paving that LONG road. So, the owner won't fix it up. He will just use the track until it's unsafe to keep racing. It's the last fast 1/4 mile track in California without driving up to SF or Sac.

 

c'mon man, asphalt is cheap... hell gravel would be better.

 

i dont see why carlsbad raceway wouldnt bring in any money if it was fixed up. i bet there are a lot of SD guys who would appreciate that. personally i'd rather drive down to carlsbad instead of fontana the conditions are great there!

 

Yeah I agree the conditions are always nice near the beach. But from what I here, the owner just doesn't want to spend any more money on the track. During the TnTs and bracket races, that is more than enough money to keep the track up and running and make a nice profit while doing it. It's just the owner doesn't care. So I've heard he will run it into the ground and then close it. Which is sad b/c it's a crappy track that is located in a GREAT spot.

 

the only socal track that i been 2 is irwindale but its only 1/8.am thinking of going 2 carlsbad just need 2 find me a helmet

 

Ask around to any friend you may have that have ridden a 4 wheeler, dirt bike, motorcycle, etc. If you are slower than 13.99, then you can get away with a regular 4 wheeler helmet.

But if you are 13.99 or faster, NHRA rules state you need a Snell approved helmet. But you don't have to worry about that unless you are spraying nitrous.