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Old 04-22-2008, 03:36 AM
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racing around Torrance, CA

i recieved a job offer over the summer which would require me to relocate to Torrance, CA. not sure if i'll take it yet, im thinking about the costs to ship my car, finding a place to stay, etc. but part of my motivation for going is having more opportunity to race. here in hawaii we have autox and thats about it. furthermore, we dont have racing in the summer because of the state fair which happens on the parking lot we race in.

anyway, i was wondering since i dont know cali very well, if i could ask for some help. if i move up there, i wanna be able to race as much as i can in the short time that ill be there. i guess that means like any track days that are open to the public and not too far away, scca solo ii as well (which i do here), any possibilities id really appreciate.

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Sup man..first of all it's spelled Torrance. haha anyway..there are a ton of different types of racing you can get into. Auto X, track days etc. I havent had the time to do it as of yet but there are a bunch of so calers that do it frequently. Hopefully they can post in this thread. BTW, what company offered you a job if u dont mind me asking..
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damn i cant believe i misspelled it..i tried to edit it too but it wont change the main title lol. thanks though i sure do hope ill be able to do things if i come up

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There's a Divisional event at El Toro air base in July, plenty of local events, you can go down and run in San Diego as well

http://www.solo2.com/calendar.asp
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cool thats a good amount of events, are they open to anyone? is it feasible to drive so far for just a weekend? i have no idea, being in hawaii, i could probably drive around the island twice in less time so it sounds pretty crazy to me lol
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we have lots of great mountain canyon roads for you to explore. (no shortage of twisties, that's for sure.) just bring your radar detector.
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cool thats a good amount of events, are they open to anyone? is it feasible to drive so far for just a weekend? i have no idea, being in hawaii, i could probably drive around the island twice in less time so it sounds pretty crazy to me lol
Everything is an hour. Cal Club events at California Speedway or El Toro are both easy drives. San Diego is about 1 1/2 hour south of El Toro, but can still be done as a day trip. If you want to travel, Las Vegas and AZ are about 5-6 hours, and 6-7 hours to the north you can find Norcal events. Lots to do. The only bad part is no off season.
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canyon roads are fun but im looking for something real
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haha i think lv or az might be a bit too far but i will certainly consider going down to SD. will i get to meet you guys?

are all those events autox style? hoping to also drive a road course or more. any track days in the summer?
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haha i think lv or az might be a bit too far but i will certainly consider going down to SD. will i get to meet you guys?

are all those events autox style? hoping to also drive a road course or more. any track days in the summer?
Those are autox events. I go to most SD events, should be at both the ET and SD divisionals.

Track days are at California Speedway, Willow Springs or Buttonwillow.
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id like to do a little autox but im more interested in some road courses since we dont have any of that here in hawaii anymore. know where i might be able to get more info on such events?
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A lot of us SoCalers attend track days at Buttonwillow or the Willows Springs circuits (big track, Streets, and Horsethief Mile) every month or two.
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will my car be able to handle up to 12 track days within 3 months? im worried about the tires, brake pads, fluids, etc etc..
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I recommend SpeedVentures or RedlineTrackEvents for track days. I've had 2 track events with SpeedVentures (Streets of Willow, Horsethief Mile in Rosamond, CA) and they were a blast!

www.speedventures.com
www.redlinetrackevents.com

Some pics of my HorseThief Mile track day:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...5&id=831346101
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