I would like to take my car out on a track (mostly for top speed runs) as well as track driving. Are there any tracks locally that have public track days?

Thank in advance.

 

i would like to know this too

 

go to motorsportsreg.com and you will see many groups like hooked on driving, speedventures, trackmastersracing TMR, lotus club, BMW club, POC and PCA (although POC has strict requirements and PCA does mostly autox events in socal)...some tracks have open test days but you need to be an experienced or licensed track driver to get on track those days...there are several open track events (drivers education) each year at Willow Springs (both big Willow and the Streets of Willow) and Fontana...Buttonwillow is up by Bakersfield but a lot of socal guys come up there...good luck

 

For top speed runs checkout the Silver State Classic. You will need a lot of safety modifications.

Tracks:
El Toro holds a few track days
Willow Springs
Button willow
California Speedway

 

Great, Thanks. I actually live 10 mins from El Toro air base, and attended (just watched) the last PCA autoX event couple of weeks ago. But I am hesitant to go full auto cross. I would like to do top speed runs and open track. The reason I dont like autocross is the cones, I hate driving around cones

 

GT3 Chuck is on the money !

 

Done Speed Ventures, Redline Time Attack, NASA, and Orange County Race Craft here in SoCal.

Prefer Buttonwillow (done config #13 and #1) since going off track is not as scary as Willow Springs or Streets of Willow with nasty rocks or the height difference from the track to dirt dropoff waiting to chew up your under-carriage. BW about 130MPH on the front straight for me.

Willow Springs for me you can get highest top speed (about 135MPH) due to the 1/2 mile front straight.

SV has more track days here in SoCal than the rest. Instruction is extra $.

Redline has lots of instruction and even get a pro driver (no extra charge) to ride along or drive your car, along with lead-follow. We even were taken out to walk the track during lunch time to go over each turn and straight to be shown the proper line. Oh yeah, the model search competition is not too bad either

NASA gives you an instructor (no extra charge) or lead-follow when you start in level 1, when they feel confident in your driving ability they bump you to level 2 (no instructor required), then 3 and finally 4. NASA places you where they think you should be, until you prove them otherwise. Point bys are not required which surprised me in the lower levels. 3 drivers had to sit out a session due to unsafe driving as a penalty. They all behaved next time out.

Have fun.

 

Here is a 220MPH run at the SSCC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zILacm7DoLw

 

I prefer Buttonwillow to Willowsprings..ive used speed ventures a few times. No problems.

 

PCA has track events every month and 80% of them are at El Toro.
http://www.pcaocr.org/

 

Been looking for the same info, thanks guys!

 

There is a new track out past Palm Springs towards Arizona
Here is the website:
http://www.chuckwallavalleyraceway.com/

 

PCA would be a great place to start. I would also strongly consider the Porsche Sport Driving School in Birmingham, excellent track and professional drivers, the best program around IMO.

 

Check out bratten.org/TrackDays/index.html for CA track events.

 

OCRC is the easiest (it uses cones but it's more of a track layout rather than an autoX), Willow Springs big track's fast, Streets is pretty fun (I like streets but it's not fast) and Chuckawalla is fun (but It's all 3rd gear pretty much and not fast).