Saddleback park hearing ??

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ctbale 9/17/2019 12:35am
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There is ANOTHER yellow 3 digit rider in 6th. Something's fishy. Oh that's when yamy was yellow too and they changed color so not to be confused with the much slower Suzuki bikes.
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Your girlfriend was Betty?
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The terrible things I would do to get Moto back in Orange County...

Fingers crossed
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I loved morning practice, it was wet and rutted but had great traction. In 84 that track was gnarly, but for todays talent level and bikes...
I loved morning practice, it was wet and rutted but had great traction. In 84 that track was gnarly, but for todays talent level and bikes it wouldn't pose to much of a problem. Suicide Mountain was tricky to climb on a 125 2 stroke because it got so rutted and dry, if you didn't get a good drive, life was rough. But a 250F would double it no problem and I'd bet that the 450 guys would triple up.

The int track was killer, I can proudly say I jumped the Magoo double and the wedge, the wedge was a slightly down hill double that was hard to do back then.



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Fake news.... That pic clearly shows a 3 digit rider, surrounded by 1 and 2 digit riders. In 3rd. And he is on a Suzuki of...
Fake news....

That pic clearly shows a 3 digit rider, surrounded by 1 and 2 digit riders. In 3rd. And he is on a Suzuki of all things?

That pic is clearly photo shopped. Everyone knows 3 digit guys, and Suzuki's, are too slow. (;

I was there that day, I was just a kid but will never forget those memories.

Would be shocked if the SoCal NIMBY lefty lunatics let it be re-opened. But let's all hope for a miracle.
Someone told me that bike was real fast.
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oldblood 9/17/2019 11:39am
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Sometimes the worst thing for a track trying to open is publicity before it gets approval to open.
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douglasredding wrote:
The timing of the hearing to discuss potential reopening is interesting now that Prado Raceway, about 20 miles to the North, is getting closer to the...
The timing of the hearing to discuss potential reopening is interesting now that Prado Raceway, about 20 miles to the North, is getting closer to the green light for opening. If both tracks opened somehow by the grace of some moto-god, SoCal would have some great choices without having to drive out to BFE.

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Agreed! Fingers crossed!
This!
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I lived in El Toro in 1977/1978 and raced at Saddleback in the 80 jr class, CMC. I saw Mike Bell, Jeff Ward, Ron Lechein, Ricky Johnson when they were just teens. Used to see Jody Weisel there all the time. It was epic. The heart of motocross.
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Spinazuki 9/27/2019 11:34pm
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Stuntman949 wrote:
The terrible things I would do to get Moto back in Orange County...

Fingers crossed
Me too. I think of it often.
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FIREfish148 9/28/2019 1:49am
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I remember reading david bailey’s story about saddleback in his monthly story in racer x back in the day and being enthralled with the history of the track. Always wanted to ride it myself after reading that write up.
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langhammx 7/11/2021 6:29pm
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Ok, what’s the latest on Saddleback reopening ? I’m hearing NEW rumors again
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langhammx wrote:
Ok, what’s the latest on Saddleback reopening ? I’m hearing NEW rumors again
I’ll bite. What NEW rumors?
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brocster wrote:
I’ll bite. What NEW rumors?
Well, I rode LACR today and a guy parked by me said that there was talk of it between a few guys on Saturday.
I’m not holding my breath, but I’m hoping he’s not mistaken.
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tmphotoart 7/11/2021 9:03pm
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Sadly, the actual park might not be open but SADDLEBACKPARK.COM is alive a well.

Stories of motos past, unique pictures never published and Saddleback Park apparel line to relive the Glory days of riding and racing at Saddleback Park.

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1982 Saturday MX scene at Saddleback Park for your enjoyment










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hubbardmx50 7/11/2021 9:39pm
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It’s crazy that land is still undeveloped after all these years. I guess it would be difficult to slap some condos or an Amazon warehouse down since it’s on the side of a hill right? I’ve never been there. It’s not being used for anything so let us ride!
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hubbardmx50 wrote:
It’s crazy that land is still undeveloped after all these years. I guess it would be difficult to slap some condos or an Amazon warehouse down...
It’s crazy that land is still undeveloped after all these years. I guess it would be difficult to slap some condos or an Amazon warehouse down since it’s on the side of a hill right? I’ve never been there. It’s not being used for anything so let us ride!
It’s county land/was a landfill but I believe it’s no longer used as such. They brought back “saddleback” to some property on Irvine lake grounds when I was a kid, I rode that variant a few times, if I had to guess that’s what would happen again as I doubt that lake will have water in it ever again.
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Grant Kasper 7/15/2021 1:43pm
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brocster wrote:
I’ll bite. What NEW rumors?
langhammx wrote:
Well, I rode LACR today and a guy parked by me said that there was talk of it between a few guys on Saturday. I’m not...
Well, I rode LACR today and a guy parked by me said that there was talk of it between a few guys on Saturday.
I’m not holding my breath, but I’m hoping he’s not mistaken.
I had some guy come in my shop saying that he was working on re opening it. He had some weird ideas in mind....
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langhammx 7/15/2021 1:46pm
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Grant Kasper wrote:
I had some guy come in my shop saying that he was working on re opening it. He had some weird ideas in mind....
Interesting…. Well, I’m hoping he can pull it off, assuming it’s a real thing. I’ll ride there every Sunday 😎
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Stuntman949 7/15/2021 5:09pm
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Don't forget guys, Orange County actively hates and demotes fun
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hubbardmx50 7/15/2021 5:53pm
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Stuntman949 wrote:
Don't forget guys, Orange County actively hates and demotes fun
So does the state as a whole, but we’re not done fighting yet.
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Dropbear wrote:
I was there 40 years ago. Love to have another go there.
x2 One of the greatest tracks/venues in the world. Glad I got to ride there.
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I rode Saddleback 2 a whole lot. Would go after High School when the lights were on. Loved it, that big double was epic. I think my memory is painted with rose tint, thinking about it, it wasn't that great of a track, blue grooves... but it was close.

I currently live in the area and my son goes to elementary school very close to the lake. I would be very surprised if it went thru. People complain about the Harleys and loud cars going up and down the road. Cowan Heights, the neighborhood right up there, has multi million dollar homes.. People will site driving down real estate prices (which we kind of need).

Another point is the traffic up and down Chapman Avenue, its already bad... I know their are other ways to get there, but its the main route. That street would be even more brutal.
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Racer head is fake news 

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Chatmore 1/8/2023 9:37pm
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Saddleback Saturdays were legendary.

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Brett evans wrote:
 

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For the uninformed, what am I looking at here?  Looks like a giant playground! What year and is it legal to off-road? Something is keeping a lot of trails clear, not only the foreground but the background too. How much of this is the original Saddleback?

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Here's a little insight on the 1981 National Geographic photo of Saddleback Park

saddleback park - original entry - natl geographic photo - sbk logo - feature map

 

 Here's a semi-current overhead photo of Saddleback Park (Old Entrance / Natl MX Track / Main Entrance)

Screenshot 2021-10-10 Santigo Cyn - 241 park boundry-stars logo.jpg?VersionId=ytZORbkPN5uWNr

 

Original Saddleback Enrty - Peters Cyn - Screenshot 2021-10-10 02 logo star tags

 

saddleback - main mx track w star labels final

 

VISIT WWW.SADDLEBACKPARK.COM FOR MORE HISTORY - Relive the Glory Days of Riding & Racing at Saddleback Park! 

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hubbardmx50 1/10/2023 11:46am
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Damn, was really hoping this thread was bumped because of new info on the track reopening. No chance of it happening?

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stiksandstones 1/10/2023 1:33pm
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hubbardmx50 wrote:

Damn, was really hoping this thread was bumped because of new info on the track reopening. No chance of it happening?

Never say never, but, it's never gonna happen.

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