Carlsbad "Replica" Track

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Edited Date/Time 4/6/2021 2:13pm
Found an old go-pro from a race there in 2012. Not my greatest start, or finish for that matter Sad Laughing But you get an idea of the layout. Not "Exactly" like the original track (especially the dirt) but for picking out an available piece of land and trying to duplicate it, it's pretty close.


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Graybeard 4/5/2021 3:08pm
4/5/2021 3:08pm
That is awesome, thanks! I wondered where that replica track was! For some reason thought it was like Cuhilla Creek or something. Does anyone have anything like this from the original Carlsbad? It's been so long since I raced there (41 years) and I can't remember all of the sections. It also seemed way scarier in real life that watching the video!
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Falcon 4/5/2021 3:10pm
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Yeah, that dirt is too nice. Other than that, pretty cool. I only raced at the real Carlsbad once, and I don't remember the entire layout. That looks awfully close, though.
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B Lenny 4/5/2021 3:24pm
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Graybeard wrote:
That is awesome, thanks! I wondered where that replica track was! For some reason thought it was like Cuhilla Creek or something. Does anyone have anything...
That is awesome, thanks! I wondered where that replica track was! For some reason thought it was like Cuhilla Creek or something. Does anyone have anything like this from the original Carlsbad? It's been so long since I raced there (41 years) and I can't remember all of the sections. It also seemed way scarier in real life that watching the video!
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Brent 4/5/2021 4:45pm
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...the replica track left out Rattlesnake Gulch.

Other than that the turns were roughly the same, but no one can re -create the fabled"Blue Groove" clay asphalt that was made by over watering in the morning, followed by the hot July sun and the ocean breeze coming in from just over the hill.

I am so lucky I got to grow up at that track, there will never be anything else like it...
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Sondy132001 4/5/2021 6:10pm
4/5/2021 6:10pm Edited Date/Time 4/5/2021 6:12pm
My pops built Carlsbad Raceway in 1967 and had his first race there in February 1968. My brother Marc built the Carlsbad Replica track at The Ranch and it may have not been identical but it was damn close and I saw grown men cry after riding it !


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Dirtydeeds 4/5/2021 7:23pm
4/5/2021 7:23pm
I loved the ranch. That was hands down my favorite place to ride in socal.
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Dimblewambie 4/5/2021 8:02pm
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The ranch took over rynoland didn’t it? Rode there back in those days, awesome place!
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FWYT 4/5/2021 10:16pm
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I raced Carlsbad a whole lot back when. (Not a fast guy, btw.) Riding the replica at The Ranch was REALLY impressive.
No, it didn't have the same soil but it was amazing how close they got it. It was eerily similar. I was blown
away how similar the sensations were as I rode around the replica track. Marc did an incredible job.
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chuckie108 4/5/2021 11:28pm
4/5/2021 11:28pm
What happened to this track?
Zook La Douche 4/6/2021 11:06am
4/6/2021 11:06am
chuckie108 wrote:
What happened to this track?
33°08'06.04" N 117°14'22.21" W

It was developed. What is left of the track lies in the area between all the buildings.
mattyhamz2 4/6/2021 11:09am
4/6/2021 11:09am
Sondy132001 wrote:
My pops built Carlsbad Raceway in 1967 and had his first race there in February 1968. My brother Marc built the Carlsbad Replica track at The...
My pops built Carlsbad Raceway in 1967 and had his first race there in February 1968. My brother Marc built the Carlsbad Replica track at The Ranch and it may have not been identical but it was damn close and I saw grown men cry after riding it !


Hey Sondra!! Hope you guys are doing well!
mattyhamz2 4/6/2021 11:12am
4/6/2021 11:12am
Dirtydeeds wrote:
I loved the ranch. That was hands down my favorite place to ride in socal.
Fun fact: They held a Loretta's qualifier there and the racers/parents actually complained the track was too rough lol!
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Dirtydeeds 4/6/2021 12:33pm
4/6/2021 12:33pm
Dirtydeeds wrote:
I loved the ranch. That was hands down my favorite place to ride in socal.
mattyhamz2 wrote:
Fun fact: They held a Loretta's qualifier there and the racers/parents actually complained the track was too rough lol!
My thumbs down👆 buncha pussies! Then I again I like tracks rough.
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mattyhamz2 4/6/2021 1:59pm
4/6/2021 1:59pm
Dirtydeeds wrote:
I loved the ranch. That was hands down my favorite place to ride in socal.
mattyhamz2 wrote:
Fun fact: They held a Loretta's qualifier there and the racers/parents actually complained the track was too rough lol!
Dirtydeeds wrote:
My thumbs down👆 buncha pussies! Then I again I like tracks rough.
My pops was running the starting gate and said the same thing. He told them, "this is motocross, it's supposed to be rough. Learn to ride it."
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Vdd 4/6/2021 2:06pm
4/6/2021 2:06pm
Installing the spectator bridges would really make it cool.
mattyhamz2 4/6/2021 2:11pm
4/6/2021 2:11pm
Graybeard wrote:
That is awesome, thanks! I wondered where that replica track was! For some reason thought it was like Cuhilla Creek or something. Does anyone have anything...
That is awesome, thanks! I wondered where that replica track was! For some reason thought it was like Cuhilla Creek or something. Does anyone have anything like this from the original Carlsbad? It's been so long since I raced there (41 years) and I can't remember all of the sections. It also seemed way scarier in real life that watching the video!
It was about 5-10 minutes passed Cahuilla
Graybeard 4/6/2021 2:13pm
4/6/2021 2:13pm
Graybeard wrote:
That is awesome, thanks! I wondered where that replica track was! For some reason thought it was like Cuhilla Creek or something. Does anyone have anything...
That is awesome, thanks! I wondered where that replica track was! For some reason thought it was like Cuhilla Creek or something. Does anyone have anything like this from the original Carlsbad? It's been so long since I raced there (41 years) and I can't remember all of the sections. It also seemed way scarier in real life that watching the video!
mattyhamz2 wrote:
It was about 5-10 minutes passed Cahuilla
Thanks, at least I feel a little better! I still can’t visualize the entire Carlsbad track, but I can feel the blue groove now!
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