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I had the privilege to race the real Carlsbad from April 1975 to the last day in July 2004, with Stu Peters pulling the starting gate lever on almost every race.
the replica was not very accurate soil or elevation wise as a lot of Carlsbad veterans will tell you.
There was nothing like the real Carlsbad Freeway, with the blue groove hard back and square edge bumps the size of VW Bugs. and the damn off camber turn at the bottom where you didn't know if you could stop and turn in time with 39 other trophy crazed maniacs right on your ass...
I never rode Carlsbad. I had the opportunity to at the end of its time but they were charging $50 to ride. At the time I was in my very early 20’s and $50 would have cut into my beer money to much.
Happy for the folks in Ohio!
Pit Row
I did ride and race one famous track and that was Lake Whitney for 2 years before they closed it. The deepest ruts I ever had to navigate were racing Whitney during the Spring Classic. The place was always brutal.
Like Carlsbad it had natural elevation.
Hard to find tracks anywhere in TX with natural elevation.
I loved racing at Honda Hills. Well worth the trip from Maryland for some vintage races on this historic track. It was a great layout and I always enjoyed the nice flow it had along those hillsides.
One of my fondest motocross memories was having the Klamfoth's inviting the entire race track of racers and their families and friends come to their front house across the hill for a humongous summer cook-out of burgers, corn on the cob and as much as you could possibly eat.
Food was provided for everyone and no money was expected (although everyone tossed in their contributions in kind).
Can you imagine inviting an entire motocross track of people to come eat at your house? LoL!!
Great memories and I'm looking forward to adding another spin around Honda Hills on my bucket list in the near future!
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