What's the best "centrally located" MX town in CA. ?

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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 9:12am
just wondering if a guy wanted to come down to Cali either northern or southern.....what town or city could you stay in , that would be close to a crap load of tracks?

Possibly 3 , 4 , 5 or more outdoor tracks? And does any track down there have any open SX type practice tracks as well?

Just pondering some ideas here.........
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5/17/2009 9:18am
Well, I live and race in Central Cal(Madera) and there are not a lot of choices here..
Tulare,Porterville,Hanford have practice. Little Okie is for racing only.
Best bet would to head North or South for sure.

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5/17/2009 9:31am
centralcalmx speaks the truth regarding picking one or the other.

Corona is the center of the MX universe for sure....if it was me though I would live further north up in Hesperia to live in the high desert (very peaceful) then head south to ride Competitive Edge and Racetown 395 (less than a half hour) and Glen Helen (less than 45 minutes) and Perris (about ninety minutes)

If you want to live closer to the ocean the South Bay (Manhattan, Hermosa, Redondo) is a very nice place to live and you're very close to LAX. Downside it is is more expensive and all the tracks would be two hours away......Gorman and Piru would be 90 minutes.
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5/17/2009 9:33am Edited Date/Time 5/17/2009 9:33am
Well...I would say Temecula, Murrieta, area in SoCal.

10 min to Pala

30 min to Barona, Perris, Cahuilla, Elsinore, Starwest,

45 min to GH, Milestone,

60 min to Comp Edge, AMP, Racetown
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5/17/2009 9:35am
IMO Murrieta. Pala, Borona, Cauhilla to the south, Perris, Milestone, Glen Helen north with Racetown and Comp Edge just a little further.

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5/17/2009 9:43am
docweedon wrote:
Well...I would say Temecula, Murrieta, area in SoCal. 10 min to Pala 30 min to Barona, Perris, Cahuilla, Elsinore, Starwest, 45 min to GH, Milestone, 60...
Well...I would say Temecula, Murrieta, area in SoCal.

10 min to Pala

30 min to Barona, Perris, Cahuilla, Elsinore, Starwest,

45 min to GH, Milestone,

60 min to Comp Edge, AMP, Racetown
Ditto. You just nailed it out of the park with that post.
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5/17/2009 9:46am
Lets see,Cal City,,395,Adelanto,Comp Edge,LACR,AV,Gorman,Piru,Glen Helen all in roughly an hour from here.
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Thanks guys! I still have to hit up kevin Rookstool , Lacey and Horban and see where abouts they are staying at. I think all those dudes are down for GH , but i think they are all staying down that way somewhere. I'm getting the friggin' itch again to get a new 450 , and if i do , i'm gonna ride the friggin' wheels off that thing this next winter.

God damn it.....i wish we had the weather you guys have , up here!
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5/17/2009 10:11am
Compton..
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Big Lenny wrote:
Compton..
well if i had a stolen CBR , toting two 9mm glocks while trying to outrun the cops GTA style.....then yeah , Compton would be a good choice! HAHA!!
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5/17/2009 12:51pm
docweedon wrote:
Well...I would say Temecula, Murrieta, area in SoCal. 10 min to Pala 30 min to Barona, Perris, Cahuilla, Elsinore, Starwest, 45 min to GH, Milestone, 60...
Well...I would say Temecula, Murrieta, area in SoCal.

10 min to Pala

30 min to Barona, Perris, Cahuilla, Elsinore, Starwest,

45 min to GH, Milestone,

60 min to Comp Edge, AMP, Racetown
bullpen58 wrote:
Ditto. You just nailed it out of the park with that post.
+1

I hadn't had my morning Red Bull when I made my post about living in Hesperia.

Now that Pala has opened it would have me living in Temecula, Murietta, Lake Elsinore area
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5/17/2009 2:14pm
docweedon wrote:
Well...I would say Temecula, Murrieta, area in SoCal. 10 min to Pala 30 min to Barona, Perris, Cahuilla, Elsinore, Starwest, 45 min to GH, Milestone, 60...
Well...I would say Temecula, Murrieta, area in SoCal.

10 min to Pala

30 min to Barona, Perris, Cahuilla, Elsinore, Starwest,

45 min to GH, Milestone,

60 min to Comp Edge, AMP, Racetown
bullpen58 wrote:
Ditto. You just nailed it out of the park with that post.
The Rock wrote:
+1 I hadn't had my morning Red Bull when I made my post about living in Hesperia. Now that Pala has opened it would have me...
+1

I hadn't had my morning Red Bull when I made my post about living in Hesperia.

Now that Pala has opened it would have me living in Temecula, Murietta, Lake Elsinore area
Barona from Temecula in 30 minutes? You drive 120mph??? I lived in Ramona for years. From main street Ramona to Barona is 10 minutes. From Main street Ramona to Temecula is 45 minutes (and I drive 80 everywhere).

Murrieta in "south" SoCal
Pala - 20 mintues
Barona - 60 mins
Perris - 20 mins
StarWest - 20 mins
Cauhilla - 30 mins
GH - 50 mins
Milestone - 40 mins
blah blah

or

Rancho Cucamonga if you like the "north" SoCal tracks better.
GH - 15 mins
Milestone - 15 mins
StarWest - 35 mins
Perris - 35 mins
Comp Edge - 40 mins
blah blah

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5/17/2009 2:26pm

Those times can be deceiving with traffic issues here in So.Cal. DONOT DRIVE DURING RUSH HOUR!
GH, Milestone, Starwest, Perries,CompPark, are a hell of a drive from the Los Angeles area.

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trick121 wrote:
Those times can be deceiving with traffic issues here in So.Cal. DONOT DRIVE DURING RUSH HOUR! GH, Milestone, Starwest, Perries,CompPark, are a hell of a drive...

Those times can be deceiving with traffic issues here in So.Cal. DONOT DRIVE DURING RUSH HOUR!
GH, Milestone, Starwest, Perries,CompPark, are a hell of a drive from the Los Angeles area.

Traffic... what traffic... traffic in LA, San B and Riverside counties... you jest!!!

Nah... i drive on the shoulder or put a baby doll in the car seat in the back.. flip open the movie screen and drive all day in the HOV lane!!!

Now some might call this traffic... this is 5 or the 15 freeway at 3am by the way!!!

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5/17/2009 2:46pm
Even the 15 fwy between Ontario Mills and Glen Helen Pkwy gets congested with traffic. Couple years ago it was get out of my way 100mph speed limit but now...damn.

Going to Starwest from the 60fwy near UCR is unbearable.

One pro rider said he moved to FL because he can spend more time practicing rather than sitting in traffic.
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5/17/2009 3:06pm
bullpen58 wrote:
Ditto. You just nailed it out of the park with that post.
The Rock wrote:
+1 I hadn't had my morning Red Bull when I made my post about living in Hesperia. Now that Pala has opened it would have me...
+1

I hadn't had my morning Red Bull when I made my post about living in Hesperia.

Now that Pala has opened it would have me living in Temecula, Murietta, Lake Elsinore area
DSteg222 wrote:
Barona from Temecula in 30 minutes? You drive 120mph??? I lived in Ramona for years. From main street Ramona to Barona is 10 minutes. From Main...
Barona from Temecula in 30 minutes? You drive 120mph??? I lived in Ramona for years. From main street Ramona to Barona is 10 minutes. From Main street Ramona to Temecula is 45 minutes (and I drive 80 everywhere).

Murrieta in "south" SoCal
Pala - 20 mintues
Barona - 60 mins
Perris - 20 mins
StarWest - 20 mins
Cauhilla - 30 mins
GH - 50 mins
Milestone - 40 mins
blah blah

or

Rancho Cucamonga if you like the "north" SoCal tracks better.
GH - 15 mins
Milestone - 15 mins
StarWest - 35 mins
Perris - 35 mins
Comp Edge - 40 mins
blah blah

I can't even make a case better coming from Sac area, but I'll try.

Est and Riverfront-45mins
Hangtown- 20-30 depending on where in Sac. city or county.
Dixon- like 40 minutes.
Sand Hill- 60- 1hr 15 min
Sac Raceway- 20+ min
Club Moto- think around what Carnegie(Livermore) is.
Livermore- 1hr half-2 hrs
Hollister- like a good 2 1/2 at least
Chico(don't even know if still open)- 1hr and change.
Honey Lake close to 5 hrs northeast.
Fernley- 2 1/2 to 3 hrs.
Turlock Oatfield- 2 1/2-3 hrs
Stead I think around time to Fernley
Oasis.....been so long seemed like 4 hours.
Los Banos, Tulare, Chowchilla like 4 hours.
Ukiah Speedway- like 5 hours more or less
LaGrange like 1 1/2 to 2.
Mammoth Bar is like an 1 hr..

Haven't been to any except E/Riverfront/Hangtown since I got sick so times might be a bit off.

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5/17/2009 3:29pm Edited Date/Time 5/17/2009 3:31pm
Big Lenny wrote:
Compton..
jeffro503 wrote:
well if i had a stolen CBR , toting two 9mm glocks while trying to outrun the cops GTA style.....then yeah , Compton would be a...
well if i had a stolen CBR , toting two 9mm glocks while trying to outrun the cops GTA style.....then yeah , Compton would be a good choice! HAHA!!
Is that racial profiling , stereotyping or just ignorance? You need to quit watching BET. FMF is located in Compton..
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5/17/2009 4:41pm
Big Lenny wrote:
Is that racial profiling , stereotyping or just ignorance? You need to quit watching BET. FMF is located in Compton..
Rancho Dominguez, to be exact there LC. But I'll still give it to ya.
BTW, the Compton jokes can stop now...........it is getting old.
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Barona from Temecula in 30 minutes? You drive 120mph??? I lived in Ramona for years. From main street Ramona to Barona is 10 minutes. From Main...
Barona from Temecula in 30 minutes? You drive 120mph??? I lived in Ramona for years. From main street Ramona to Barona is 10 minutes. From Main street Ramona to Temecula is 45 minutes (and I drive 80 everywhere).

Murrieta in "south" SoCal
Pala - 20 mintues
Barona - 60 mins
Perris - 20 mins
StarWest - 20 mins
Cauhilla - 30 mins
GH - 50 mins
Milestone - 40 mins
blah blah

or

Rancho Cucamonga if you like the "north" SoCal tracks better.
GH - 15 mins
Milestone - 15 mins
StarWest - 35 mins
Perris - 35 mins
Comp Edge - 40 mins
blah blah

Yeah, those times are a bit more realistic.
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5/17/2009 6:53pm
I think it depends if you have to work...

If you own your own business or don't need to work then the high desert Hesperia, Oak Hills, Victorville is pretty tough to beat. Way cleaner air, cooler than the inland empire and you really are basically 30 mins from the best tracks in SoCal.


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I think it depends if you have to work... If you own your own business or don't need to work then the high desert Hesperia, Oak...
I think it depends if you have to work...

If you own your own business or don't need to work then the high desert Hesperia, Oak Hills, Victorville is pretty tough to beat. Way cleaner air, cooler than the inland empire and you really are basically 30 mins from the best tracks in SoCal.


Cooler than the Inland Empire? It gets colder and hotter in the High Desert than it does down the hill. You also fogot to mention the wind up there.
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jeffro503 wrote:
just wondering if a guy wanted to come down to Cali either northern or southern.....what town or city could you stay in , that would be...
just wondering if a guy wanted to come down to Cali either northern or southern.....what town or city could you stay in , that would be close to a crap load of tracks?

Possibly 3 , 4 , 5 or more outdoor tracks? And does any track down there have any open SX type practice tracks as well?

Just pondering some ideas here.........
ANTIOCH CALIFORNIA...HOME OF THE HEROES!!!
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SERIOUSLY...is this for practice or real racing. oh wait...you fucks don't race anymore.

my bad....
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Big Lenny wrote:
Is that racial profiling , stereotyping or just ignorance? You need to quit watching BET. FMF is located in Compton..
jimmie wrote:
Rancho Dominguez, to be exact there LC. But I'll still give it to ya.
BTW, the Compton jokes can stop now...........it is getting old.
Compton and Rancho Dominguez are the same thing, trust me...
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Oakland for sure..
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jeffro503 wrote:
Thanks guys! I still have to hit up kevin Rookstool , Lacey and Horban and see where abouts they are staying at. I think all those...
Thanks guys! I still have to hit up kevin Rookstool , Lacey and Horban and see where abouts they are staying at. I think all those dudes are down for GH , but i think they are all staying down that way somewhere. I'm getting the friggin' itch again to get a new 450 , and if i do , i'm gonna ride the friggin' wheels off that thing this next winter.

God damn it.....i wish we had the weather you guys have , up here!
they are all in the murrieta area
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5/17/2009 10:24pm
Big Lenny wrote:
Compton..
jeffro503 wrote:
well if i had a stolen CBR , toting two 9mm glocks while trying to outrun the cops GTA style.....then yeah , Compton would be a...
well if i had a stolen CBR , toting two 9mm glocks while trying to outrun the cops GTA style.....then yeah , Compton would be a good choice! HAHA!!
Big Lenny wrote:
Is that racial profiling , stereotyping or just ignorance? You need to quit watching BET. FMF is located in Compton..
God damn you Lenny! Please don't hijack my fucking thread with your stupid Racist bullshit! EVERYTHING to you is a racist remark that supposivley someone has said or did. If it isn't some kind of a little "racist" jab you throw in.....it starts off with name calling.

First off ya fuggin' dorkwad....it was a joke! but you seem to take everything as someone slamming the "poor black man"........give me a fuggin' break ya fuggin' cry baby!

AND since you are trying to bring it all into a serious level now.....YES Compton is kind of a shithole , I know it , you know it , EVERYONE friggin' knows it! I'm sorry you happen to live there dude , and i'm really sorry for that huge fuggin' chip you have sitting on your shoulder that you just can't seem to get rid of.

I started this thread because i am wanting to possibly get a new bike , start doing some riding again , and then next spring maybe start doing to racing again. When i asked the original question in the thread title and first post.....your first reply was just the word "compton"......wtf? Explanation please? Does Compton have numerous tracks all around to go practice at?

If there is....then yeah , i'd like to come down and do some riding.....maybe even with you! I'm not like some of these other guys on here that might feel intimidated by you....not in the fucking least! And i do live close enough to you , that maybe one day we can meet up , and you can tell me how much of a racist i am to my face. Then after we get things settled , then maybe we can go do some fucking riding together.

And no , i'm not ignorant , blind , or a stereo typer ....and i'm not a friggin' racist you prick! Go back and look at your thread you started about the old guy and his two kids that called you "sambo".....i supported you on saying it was wrong for what the guy said and what i would have done if i was in your shoes. I have ALWAYS been a guy who tells it like it is , and i don't need to hide behind some stupid user name on a message board. There are ton of guys in this sport up here in the NW that know me , and know that what i say is something i mean. I don't take shit from anyone and i don't give it to people either. So if someone is man enough to stand in front of me and start throwing names around......all i can say is , it'll be a bad day on their part , not mine!

Thanks again Asshole for trying to hijack a perfectly good thread! And to all the other guys that pitched in and gave me advice on where a good place to visit and practice , I thank you very much!

Bobby M.....i was trying to get info on where all the tracks could be centrally located. For when i do get a bike again , i plan on practicing , getting back into race shape and doing some racing. I grew up on a farm when i was little riding trails.....i'm not riding trails any more. pretty much just tracks only.
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jeffro503 wrote:
well if i had a stolen CBR , toting two 9mm glocks while trying to outrun the cops GTA style.....then yeah , Compton would be a...
well if i had a stolen CBR , toting two 9mm glocks while trying to outrun the cops GTA style.....then yeah , Compton would be a good choice! HAHA!!
Big Lenny wrote:
Is that racial profiling , stereotyping or just ignorance? You need to quit watching BET. FMF is located in Compton..
jeffro503 wrote:
God damn you Lenny! Please don't hijack my fucking thread with your stupid Racist bullshit! EVERYTHING to you is a racist remark that supposivley someone has...
God damn you Lenny! Please don't hijack my fucking thread with your stupid Racist bullshit! EVERYTHING to you is a racist remark that supposivley someone has said or did. If it isn't some kind of a little "racist" jab you throw in.....it starts off with name calling.

First off ya fuggin' dorkwad....it was a joke! but you seem to take everything as someone slamming the "poor black man"........give me a fuggin' break ya fuggin' cry baby!

AND since you are trying to bring it all into a serious level now.....YES Compton is kind of a shithole , I know it , you know it , EVERYONE friggin' knows it! I'm sorry you happen to live there dude , and i'm really sorry for that huge fuggin' chip you have sitting on your shoulder that you just can't seem to get rid of.

I started this thread because i am wanting to possibly get a new bike , start doing some riding again , and then next spring maybe start doing to racing again. When i asked the original question in the thread title and first post.....your first reply was just the word "compton"......wtf? Explanation please? Does Compton have numerous tracks all around to go practice at?

If there is....then yeah , i'd like to come down and do some riding.....maybe even with you! I'm not like some of these other guys on here that might feel intimidated by you....not in the fucking least! And i do live close enough to you , that maybe one day we can meet up , and you can tell me how much of a racist i am to my face. Then after we get things settled , then maybe we can go do some fucking riding together.

And no , i'm not ignorant , blind , or a stereo typer ....and i'm not a friggin' racist you prick! Go back and look at your thread you started about the old guy and his two kids that called you "sambo".....i supported you on saying it was wrong for what the guy said and what i would have done if i was in your shoes. I have ALWAYS been a guy who tells it like it is , and i don't need to hide behind some stupid user name on a message board. There are ton of guys in this sport up here in the NW that know me , and know that what i say is something i mean. I don't take shit from anyone and i don't give it to people either. So if someone is man enough to stand in front of me and start throwing names around......all i can say is , it'll be a bad day on their part , not mine!

Thanks again Asshole for trying to hijack a perfectly good thread! And to all the other guys that pitched in and gave me advice on where a good place to visit and practice , I thank you very much!

Bobby M.....i was trying to get info on where all the tracks could be centrally located. For when i do get a bike again , i plan on practicing , getting back into race shape and doing some racing. I grew up on a farm when i was little riding trails.....i'm not riding trails any more. pretty much just tracks only.
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what else could i say? Lenny always throws out little jabs and waits for someone to bite. I'm just trying to find places to ride.
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Murrieta is where it's at fo sho
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jeffro503 wrote:
what else could i say? Lenny always throws out little jabs and waits for someone to bite. I'm just trying to find places to ride.
How long are you staying? If you are looking for a central place to visit. Draw a circle between Perris and Racetown. In that radius or just past are alot of tracks. If you drive down, stop by here on your way back. You can hit a mess of tracks just driving down one side of California and up the other.

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