Closest track??

[RedlineNSX]

hey, im new to cali. im going to school in san diego (usd) and i was wondering a few things. one- anyone here from san diego and two- do you know where the nearest track is? i would love to go but i have no idea where one is. (i dont have a car but dont mind shelling out the cash for a trolley ticket or cab ride) thanks!! :burnout:

 

[SonicVenum]

Hmm, don't know how you're gonna get out there, but you are near a track. Carlsbad Raceway is off of Palomar Airport Rd. a few miles east of the 5 fwy. They run on Saturdays at 11 am. They also do some sort of racing on Sundays, but I don't know what time.

 

[Venomous Mofo]

You have Carlsbad which is truely the worse track ive ever been to in my life.. You also have the new 1/8th track in Borona which is open Wed night and Sat Night. Then there's street legal racers at Qualcomm Stadium.

 

[RedlineNSX]

thanks guys! can you tell me any more about the races at Qualcomm??

 

[SonicVenum]

I think it's a little 1/8th mile track they set up in the parking lot of the stadium.

C-bad does suck, but you'll see some pretty quick cars there.

 

[jhwalker]

C-Bad is like a scene out of the movie Deliverance.
You expect to hear banjo sounds coming from the bushes (and there are a lot of bushes)...

But that's where Juan and I both ran our 12.36s in our Cobras,
and we had other Cobras running 12.4s, 12.5s, 12.6s so WE LOVE IT!!!
JW:burnout:

 

[03_Sonic Blur]

Carlsbad is a hardcore racers track, not a RICER track. If you want to see and be seen, LACR or Qualcomm.

If you want to learn to drag race, Carlsbad is the place.

Allan, James, Pat and Dave, how many runs did you each get in?

 

[FuShnickens]

last time we went i got 6 runs in being lazy. very acceptable.

 

[03_Sonic Blur]

I like C-Bad, I've never felt I couldn't get enough runs. Long breaks out of the lines, weeds in the lanes, jus funky enuff for me.

 

[jhwalker]

The piggy piggy Vert went down the track 8 times that day...
We weren't pushing for max runs what with the wheel changes, etc.
I really enjoyed the place.
James

 

[03_Sonic Blur]

For all the bad stuff (the dirt road, the weeds, the smelly outhouse, the crappy pits and return road, the timing gear) it's still the best fun there is in So Cal

 

[stang99]

I can't knock C-Bad based upon my last trip there since the people were all very nice and it was not crowded. I ran a better number at Famoso with less mods, but, C-Bad was still faster than LACR. Fontana may also be a good fast strip now that they resurfaced it, but it is definitely crowded most of the time. Perhaps a Fontana invasion is indicated? jhwalker is correct about C-Bad being rustic. It does sort of grow on you though.

 

[jhwalker]

Sal's is 10/12.

Fontana two weeks later? Are they running every weekend?
Invasions are fun Nothing like 6-10 Cobras and a couple of hot Lightnings all rolling in together. :burnout:
JW