Hey AM - It really is a gut punch every time I arrive at the track site. Now the new structures are starting to block the view of the grandstands and ugh... Thank you for watching, I am headed back out there in a couple days, so stay tuned. thx...
I have told you before that I am glad you guys are documenting this. Your videos are the only updates that I have seen. The pace of development there is crazy, but not surprised either. Looking forward to you next video...🙂
Hey MM - Thanks for following along. Hard to watch, but at least we can see what they are doing and just "Maybe" we can have some input on getting this track back in service. I will be heading back out there in a couple weeks, so stay tuned. thx...
I wouldn't be surprised if the rest of this track is sold off. I don't really see NASCAR coming back to Southern California anytime soon. Especially with that terrible race at the Coliseum. Fontana will join Riverside and Ontario sadly.
Building distribution centers pays better than having a racetrack. Or an airport. Between LA and San Bernardino, SoCal Speedway, Fontana drag strip and Fontana airport have fallen to distribution centers and what remains of SoCal will surely become another memory. Likely without another race ever being held there.
Hey Rox - Gotta follow the money and the CA regulations that are making it more difficult to race. It will take all of us remaining vigilant to keep this facility a future possibility. I will remain, and as long as this community continues to show their passion, we might have a chance. Stay tuned... thx...
Please put the drag strip back. It was the best part of the property. Forget about Nascar. The grassroot guys need this. Most other facilities across the country include a dragstrip. They would be making a big mistake not to bring it back.
The sad truth about the dragstrip is the noise complaints from the neighbors quite a few years back they tried running some nostalgia, nitro, funny cars, and they had a bunch of noise complaints from the neighbor, and it never returned
@@remylopez4821 and these would be the same people, along with local LE, that would bitch about the increase of street racing and takeovers. It's that Commiefornya thing again.
that unfortunately isn't coming back even if the track dose survive some how ill add what's sadder is the city of Pomona trying to get rid of the NHRA and close the drag strip that would just be a total end for me
Thanks for doing these videos! We have so many great memories of camping in the infield every year! Best party weekends ever! I will say i am so honored to be able to have driven a nascar around this track for 20 laps with the Rusty Wallace Racing Experience! The cars are restricted to around 165 mph but it was one of the most memorable times of my life! The track closed permanently that weekend.
Hey Tommy - Thanks for watching and Thank you for the great story. I did the racing experience at Nashville speedway (wasn't as fast), but I can only imagine how cool it would have been at Auto Club. I also have so many memories of weekends at that track. I have a friend that lives in Norco, and we would all stay at his house and party between the events. What is really SAD is that since this track closed, we have not had a single party at his house. Another tradition down the drain. Well, I am headed back out there in a couple days, so stay tuned. I expect we will continue to see unbelievable changes ahead. thx...
The dragstrip will always be missed. Some of my best memories were made there and now it’s just all turned dirt, but most people would look back at that place and see just a pile of dirt and asphalt. But me… in that little parking lot toward the back of the big NASCAR track, I’ve watched cars do 200 miles an hour and I watched mine do about 150.
Hey EH - I was 100% with you on losing hope until this visit. This is the first time I actually see something that resembles the track rendering diagram. So just maybe we have some hope. I will be heading back out there next month, so fingers crossed. thx....
Wow what a profound sight seeing only the fronstretch standing and then all flat land. Must be an incredible sight in person. Truly sets in that we'll never see a race there again.
Hey ZaCa - I agree, I keep almost landing on the front stretch to get the perfect angle. It is such a surreal visual of the track running off into the abyss. It never gets old. I am headed back out there in a couple weeks, so stay tuned. thx....
Hey JohnB - I think you have a great idea. That is what they have at Bristol and at Rockingham. I was just back out at Rockingham, and they have really cleaned it up since my last visit. Stay tuned for that update. thx...
I work for the civil engineering company designing a lot of the warehouses going up at this sight. The developer is Hillwood, ole Ross Perot Jr.’s company. The track is definitely coming. NASCAR is dragging their feet on the track design. We will have a track, it just may not be in 2025 like they said.
Hey EA - Thank you for your input. It is great to get actual news as opposed to opinion. Please feel free to keep this group up to date as things continue to evolve. I will continue to watch from the cheap seats and be mesmerized by the skill and talent of your team. I do like to watch the transformation of unproductive land into new opportunities for the community. It is unfortunate that that also means losing a beloved race track, but life is life. thx...
Hey Broski - I was a little encouraged by this last trip. They do look like they are working around the edges. I was just out at Rockingham, so stay tuned for the progress they've made out there. thx...
Hey DR - Seems like there are so many other better locations. But this wide open property was just too tempting i guess. I just can't imagine what traffic on Cherry is going to be like once this opens for business. Crazy stuff. Thanks for watching, I am headed back out there in a couple days, so stay tuned. thx...
I have lived in Fontana for 26 years. 3 miles away from the track down Cherry Ave. The warehouses have been building in this city for at least 15 years. All along Jurupa from Cherry to Sierra.. it's a shipping hub
Hey DT - I hope I don't have to see anymore of these. It is gut wrenching and seems pretty counterproductive. We need racing and CA is such a great place to host big events. I hope we aren't just left with Sonoma, that would be pretty dismal. Thanks for watching, I am headed back out there in a couple days, so stay tuned. thx...
Hey RD - we have come a long way since "Boy's have at it". Hopefully things will swing back. Was just out at Rockingham and it looks like they want a come back. Stay tuned. Thx..
Hey Motor - If not CalSpeed, how about someone else stepping up and putting a new Kart Track in the area. There is plenty of space, and I know it would be popular. I was just out at the TrackHouse Kart track in NC and the place was slammed all 3 days I was there. Great mix of novice and professionals sharing the facility and providing some great racing. Thanks for watching, I am headed back out to Auto Club in a couple days, so stay tuned. thx...
Calspeed was amazing. IMO, a huge bang for the buck karting with some intense competition. There would be a starting grid of 30 karts within a second of each other.
Hey MM - I couldn't agree more. SoCal needs to start adding facilities to maintain their footprint and fan base. Racing in CA is so popular, it is hard to believe that it is rolling into the dustbin of history. I was just back out at Rockingham, and they have just renovated their drag strip and they are cleaning up the race track (video to follow). CA needs to take a page out of their book. Thanks for watching, and stay tuned more to follow. thx...
Hey GE - Hard to believe how fast time is passing. Seems like yesterday losing the 3. I just saw some ground photography from Auto Club yesterday and the site is almost unrecognizable since my last visit. I am headed back out there this weekend, so stay tuned. thx....
Hey LA - Yeah this video was from a couple weeks ago and they are just moving at warp speed to get the warehouse portion in place. I am heading back out there in a couple weeks, so I am sure it will include what you are reporting. Thanks for following along. thx...
Hey Rico - Every time I drive up there now it is like a gut punch. Just hard to take. I was just sent some ground photography and the site is almost unrecognizable now. I am headed back out there next week, so stay tuned. thx...
@@AcAdapterInc Yeah, it's sad. Still not sure why they dug it up. I went out there last summer, all I could see was the leaderboard tower. Will look for your updates.
Back in the early 1990s, we used lightweight concrete on a new freeway offramp that had organic material below from an old creek bed. It was cost prohibitive to remove the bad material so this was used as a lightweight fill material. We poured it in 2' lifts to a depth of around 15 or 20'. The ramp is still there, today!!
Hey DLowe - Thank you for the great story. It is cool seeing techniques that last the test of time and get very little acknowledgement to the point that most people don't even know the difference. I will be interested to see what that strip from East to West will be used for, or if it is just a divider. Cool stuff for sure. I will be headed back out there in a couple weeks, so stay tuned. thx...
@@AcAdapterInc I'm not sure either, without seeing the civil engineering plans. And, FYI, 'lightweight concrete' is a misleading term in that it is not structural. It is simply lighter than the normally used sand and gravel fill material. It is similar to baking a cake in that it will collapse on itself if vibrated during the first hours after pouring. It has no coarse aggregate (gravel) - only sand, cement and an air entraining additive. My guess is that it is a section of roadway (or speedway?). They likely will build it up within two feet of finished grade, then place a layer of sand, a layer of gravel, and finish with a layer of bituminous or concrete pavement - much like any roadway.
Thanks for the update. I’ll make sure to watch for more. My only critique is the music track with lyrics made it hard to hear everything you were saying. Keep up these updates. It’s been crickets from everyone else!
Hey DB - Thank you for your feedback. I will most certainly adjust that... I am headed back out there in a couple weeks, so stay tuned. In the meantime, I was just back out at Rockingham and am happy to announce they continue to make progress bringing that track back to life. Video coming soon. thx....
Hey Brad - I travel back and forth from Woodland Hills to Charlotte. So, if you want to provide updates as things progress, that would be great. You can comment on here or email me at AcAdapterInc@protonmail.com. Thank you for the offer and I hope to hear from you again. thx...
Got I fucking hate seeing this. This is the first and only track I’ve ever been on. And the first and only nascar event I’ve ever attended. Infield parties are the best times of my life. So sad to see this gone 😢
I went to all NASCAR Cup and Xfinity races from 2007 to 2016. The big track had some of the greatest racing with lots of speed and plenty places to pass. And the track surface was so beat up, you just can't see it on TV. I'm from the area so I have seen Ontario MS close down and later Riverside. I guess it doesn't pay to open a racetrack in SoCal!
Hey KB - I think it might pay to have a track in SoCal, if it was ever properly promoted. I think they always missed huge opportunities to fill those stands. I attended many of the races you were at. I also attended a couple Indy car races. Walking thru the garages and seeing those incredible machines was a memory I will never forget. Thanks for the great stories. I am headed back out there in a couple days, so stay tuned. thx...
A lot of NASCAR fans are probably pissed off. They are demolishing that track. They could just build the short track in a different section instead of demolishing that track
Hey LI - I hear allot of that same opinion. I was there this weekend and "Wow" just unbelievable. I just cannot see how they fit the proposed track inside the space allocated. You will see in the next video that unless I am missing something, it is going to quite a magic trick to pull this off. Thanks for watching. Next video is going to have you sitting back in your chair. thx....
I am a Construction biz owner and yes, we need to keep the work force busy but I'm also a car guy/racing fan and we need that too. I say this is major screw up and do not agree the area needs another project like this. There are other things beside paving over the entire world with development(s) that are equally if not more important. Yeah we need to keep the economy going and all, but this is just greed unchecked! RIP Fontana Speedway. Ontario gone, but not forgotten.
Hey G for Prez - Thanks for the great comments. I agree with both hands and feet. I just saw some ground photography from Auto Club and the site is nearly unrecognizable from my last visit. I am headed back out there this weekend, so stay tuned. I am sure the next video is going to be gut wrenching. thx....
Hey RV - Thank you for watching... I will definitely clean that up for the next release. I will be headed back out to Fontana in couple weeks, so stay tuned. thx...
Absolutely gutted and devastated that something so incredible with so much history was torn down. Everything is just coming to a halt or being ruined. Life sucks.
Hey RacerX - I feel your pain. We have all seen allot of destruction as of late. On the Bright-side, the main grandstand is still standing (although in the shadows of warehouses), but the fact that it is still there gives me great hope that we will get back to this facility to race. I will continue to be out there so that they know we care. There is a HUGE community that supports this track and we need it back asap. I am headed back out there in a couple days, so stay tuned. thx...
How about checking building permits for Fontana? I assume they are there for the public to view, then you would know what is the plan for all of the property
So I guess you've seen first hand how much growth has happened in your community. I live about 70 miles west, and have been going to the speedway for years. Every time I head down Cherry, I am amazed at how much stuff has been added.
Hey TSS - Thanks for watching... I am a licensed pilot (and a professional photog), So as to flying there. It is open airspace and as long as I do not takeoff or land while on the property, they have no say. Now getting the great shots does require some nifty flying. You may have seen that photo of the track staff alerting the team that I was there. Fontana staff have been gracious (although not allowing me on the property). This track has touched so many people (including me), that I am just drawn back over an over. I will be heading back out there in a couple days, so stay tuned. Thank you for the great question. thx...
Appreciate this update, as this was my home track growing up. Showed up in my recommended and you've earned a subscriber! Looking forward to the next one. Thank you!
Hey CD - Thank you for watching and clicking the sub... I have been going to this track most of my life, I can hardly remember a year where me and my family or friends weren't heading to a race at Auto Club. It is gut wrenching watching this, but if we don't stay outside the gate, I am afraid it will get memory holed. I am headed back out there in a couple days, so stay tuned. thx...
Hey EG - I don't want to think your right, but I just saw some ground photography from there and the site is almost unrecognizable since my last visit. I am headed back out there next week, so stay tuned. thx...
I used to live by. There when I was a kid that used to be a still mill. There, and when you would drive down the streets All the trees and the bushes and everything all had an orange tint to them. It's where they filmed one of the terminator movies.
Hey LM - That is a great story. I had never heard that they filmed anything over there let alone a Terminator movie. It is crazy how much that area has changed over the last couple decades. It is now just filled in with commercial and residential. I hope the next chapter will live up to the last. I am headed back out there in a couple weeks, so stay tuned. thx...
There is one BIG building going up which will prevent you from seeing the track on Cherry. Two days ago, they have three walls up and soon the roof. WE need another flyby.
Hey ML - Thank you for the update. I am on the east coast and will be heading back to Fontana in a couple weeks. I think the building hiding the race track is one of those "Out of sight, out of mind" things. Never going to be off my radar for sure... Was just out at Rockingham and they have done some work since my last visit, so it is nice to see something positive going on. Stay tuned. thx...
Hey Glock - thanks for your generous input. I will certainly make these adjustments and appreciate your support. I was just back at rockingham and they have made progress so stay tuned. Thx...
Thanks AC for another great update! We love your humor too, but in all seriousness, I have found what I want to do next. How fun would it be to ride around on a Power trowel. I've never even seen one before. They are like the Zambonis of Ice skating rinks. :) I have a feeling they DO race in those. Well, im glad to see it looks like this might be going in the direction they say they are. Thanks again for your dedication and hard work. :)
Hey Chaurette - Thanks for watching. I was mesmerized by the trowels. I must have 15 minutes of video. I want to ride one of those things, looked like one of those air boats. More good stuff to come, stay tuned. thx...
@@AcAdapterInc Haha, GMTA! I'm glad I'm not the only one mesmerized by those Power trowels. Air boats is a good description. But the landing might feel a little harsher. ;)
This track has messed up a lot of business toward racing. There’s no longer a track for enthusiastic people to go try something new. There was a go kart track which was the only track that really made it worthwhile going to as it was the closest to Los Angeles.
Hey SoKu - The thought of Sonoma being CA's premiere track is frightening. I am hoping that nascar knows how important this site is to the West Coast racing scene. I am headed back out there in a couple days, (assuming the Crowdstrike debacle gets settled). So stay tuned. thx...
Should have left it alone and the Indycar on the track again. If they make a short track Good have sprints, Silver Crown dirt,paved championship cars I might go. I like that racing and all racing.
Hey Hat - It does look pretty tight fitting turn 1 into the space allocated. That said, I have been watching some residential construction sites lately thinking "there is no way there going to get 10 houses in there". Then to my surprise they not only get in 10, they find a way to get an 11th crammed in the corner. Long way to say, I guess anything is possible. I just hope they get to work on the track sooner than later. Thanks for watching, I am headed back out there in a couple days, so stay tuned. thx....
This site in Fontana is the old Kaiser Steel plant property. I knew several people who worked at that plant. I think it was torn down in the late 80's early 90's. Too bad, now we import more steel from foreign countries and doesn't have the Made in USA pride that so many respected. Why is this track being rebuilt?
Hey JD - My last visit, I spent about 30 minutes flying over the California Steel factory on the southwest side of the track property. I didn't use any of the footage (yet). Was pretty depressing. Looked like there was some work still going on in there, but the condition of some of the facility was really poor. I may include some of the footage in the next release. I am headed back out there in a couple weeks, so stay tuned. thx...
Hey SR - Thanks for the feedback. I gotta stop editing late at night. Sounded ok in my headphones, but I may have been at one or two too many nascar races. I am headed back out there in a couple days, so stay tuned. thx...
Ya it probably was :). Make sure to check how sounds on a phone, and not so good headphones (ie EarPods or such). Nice drone work too! Looking fwd to updates!
I think that you need to accept that this track is done for. It won't ever be built as a track again, they will get to a point where the land gets sold around it and they will give it up.
Hey AH - While I might have argued or taken the "Glass Half Full" side a few months ago, I was just out there last week and sadly you may be proven right. Of all my visits, this one was a gut punch. I am working on the video now, and it's becoming clear that fitting a track in the allotted space is going to be a magic trick. So, stay tuned for the next episode. Please comment, I would love to hear your opinion after viewing the next video. thx...
Hey Blitz - Thanks for watching, I hate watching the carnage, but we need to stay vigilant on this site so that racing returns to this facility. Big loss and we need it back asap. I am headed back out there so stay tuned. thx...
Hey WhatUp - Well the air is cleaner but the racing is gone. Hmmmm, we need racing, visibility is overrated. Thanks for watching. I am headed back out there in a couple weeks, so stay tuned for the next update. i was also just back from Rockingham and that track is shaping up. Video to follow, thanks for watching. thx...
Hey LookingUp - First, I love your pic - Dogs are better than people (in most cases) :) Now on to the depressing situation at Auto Club, I guess developers see that much open land and the only thing they see is more more more. It is my hope that we will see a productive use of the land while still maintaining the balance with the racing community. So far, we haven't seen the balance, but I am hoping that one of these days I go out there and see some progress on the "New" track. I am headed back out there in a couple days, so stay tuned. thx..
Hey Vista - Does seem to be quite unimaginative, but thinking outside the box is hard :) Was just back out at Rockingham and it looks like they are getting that place back in shape, so fingers crossed we get back there some day. Stay tuned. thx...
This is news to me. I had read that the whole facility was to be torn down and replced by Amazon wherehouses. I don't see many attending a short course circle track, as So. Cal was the place that drag racing was born. They really messes up by tearing out the drag strip!
I continue to think that turning Auto Club Speedway into a short track should provide for great NASCAR racing action. I attended a lot of races there over the years, but the track was so wide and the straights so long that the racing action was rarely close. Frankly, that was often boring to watch. I think the best and closest racing that I ever watched there was five-wide at IndyCar's final race there. I wonder how close NASCAR is to constructing the short track here. I am encouraged that a lot of the old infrastructure (grandstands and buildings) has been left in place. Hopefully that means that NASCAR has plans to use it again. As they proved for three years running paving a race track inside the LA Coliseum (for The CLASH at the Coliseum), once NASCAR makes a decision to proceed with construction, that gets done quickly. I wonder if, in the interim, NASCAR might give us a street race in the greater L.A. area? Jan
@@Mr62biscayne you are so right. I look at the track rendering and then look at the space and still don't see how it all fits. I'm hoping they prove me wrong and soon. Stay tuned more to come. Thx...
Man great shot of those scrapers eating!! Love your content of Auto Club, been going for 20+ years definitely miss it. Hate what they did to it and phuck nascar for it! lol Keep up the great work👍
Hey DiggityD - Thanks for watching... This is tough to watch, but watch we will... Was just back out at Rockingham and they have made some progress since my last visit, so there is still hope that we might see some racing back there some day. Stay tuned. thx...
Hey DW - Thanks for the update. They are moving at warp speed to get these buildings up. I am hoping it is not to obscure the view of the grand stand so that people begin to forget that this was a racing track. I am headed back out there in a couple days, so stay tuned. I expect to see a bunch of changes since my last visit. thx...
Hey iee - You are correct. The Light Blue Players car will never be forgotten. Greg Moore was my 2nd favorite driver when I was a kid. I have to admit, Alex Zanardi was my hero. Acura actually made a NSX Zanardi edition. I wanted one of those so bad. Never got one, but I would still take one. Thanks for the great memory, I am headed back out to Auto Club in a couple days, so stay tuned. thx...
I can’t see a new racetrack there, the land is worth more money with nothing on it than a racetrack apparently. It’s depressing, I spent many years there watching great races and having fun with my family and friends. I even drove the track 3 times doing the Richard Petty Driving Experience, that was awesome. At least I have some cool memories of that place.
It seems it was yesterday that we cut the ribbon to inaugurate the track. Sad but true,, this track will join Riverside track as well as the many other tracks that have closed. Pomona will be next…. 💔
Hey RF - Thank you for the feedback. Yes that music track ran wild. I need to stop editing late at night :) - I am hearing that allot of work going on at the site, so I am heading back out there in a couple weeks, so stay tuned. I was just out at Rockingham and they have done allot work since my last visit. Video coming soon (and I will make sure to keep the vol under control). Thx....
Hey Max - Thanks for watching. I am headed back out there in a couple weeks, so stay tuned. I was also just at Rockingham and they have done allot since my last visit. Video ahead soon. thx...
Hey AH - I just saw some ground photography from Auto Club and the site is almost unrecognizable since my last visit. I am headed back out there this weekend, so stay tuned. Thx....
@@angryhubby2998 crazy I was out at martinsville a few months ago and it was amazing. I was happily surprised by how accessible the grounds are. Just standing at the gate staring down the front stretch was awesome. What a great place...
It sure doesn't look like the trajectory of turn 1 is gonna clear that slab they just poured. I could totally see priority given to the warehouses and them neglecting the track until everyone forgets. Developers do this kinda shit all of the time.
Hey Kanon - I agree 100%. I continue to stare at the proposed diagram and compare it to the actual track, and I just don't see how turn 1 gets around the garages and stays within the space between the warehouse. With that said, I have seen a bunch of new housing tracks where I said "There is NO way they're getting 50 houses in there" and to my surprise they just stack them on top of each other. I feel bad for kids these days, no back yards. Anyway, thanks for watching, I am heading back out there in a couple days, so stay tuned. thx...
Hey Hek - I think you hit the nail on the head. Irwindale is such a top shelf facility, it is hard to imagine topping that. But, I guess we will see if this is a bait and switch or if we get another great track (or at least event). The racing community in this part of CA is the best and we need more racing. thx...
Hey Mr. B - Thank you for watching. As much as I hate this, they took the money and ran. That is affecting so many people, I just hope it was the right decision. Auto Club was one of the greatest community events, it is hard to imagine how they replace it. Fingers crossed they get this one right. I am headed back out there in a couple days, so stay tuned. thx...
Hell, I remember when you had to step into the crosswalk in front of traffic before the bridge was built right there by Turn 4, it was dangerous, those 18 wheeler hauler's and Bus RV's wanted out to leave and the helicopters coming and going taking driver's to their private jet's at Ontario Int'l Airport. Helluva great time, $55 for a seat & $50 for a Pit Pass!
Hey PL - Seems like only yesterday you could have a great weekend for under $100 Now, getting enuf gas to get out to Fontana is nearing 100. I guess everything changes, but we don't have to like it. Been hearing there is allot of progress on the surrounding facilities since my last visit, so I am headed back out there in a couple weeks. Hoping the heat will give me a break :) Thanks for watching, stay tuned, more to come. thx...
@@AcAdapterInc I watched them build Fontana, they should have spent more money on the surrounding property, that giant parking area on the North side of the track is only for first time retarded people that don't mind walking 1.5 miles to the front door. They should have developed a full blown stand out train station with an entrance and exit tunnel under the infield straight to the activities and right at the entrance, where the elevators to the upper deck. I wish they would have elevated the back stretch about 5' and gave it just a little 1° or 2° slant, the first 25 rows from the bottom up can't see shit on the backstretch. The infield RV parking was always a mish mash of stupid. I understand why the track is situated the way it is, KEEP THE SUN OUT OF THE FANS FACE. I do love facing Mt. Baldy it's a favorite hiking area. The Northwest Entrance/Exit was always bullshit. The Southwest Entrance/Exit competing with the hauler's and the helicopters and 50,000 people on foot is bullshit. Then Fontana PD busy themselves all race creating the most inconvenient convoluted exit strategies especially that Southwest corner, you want I-10 West you are fucked. There is so much open space in the Inland Empire I don't know why they used pry bars and bad ideas to sandwich the track between RR tracks and the steel plant. I loved your video, just getting some kind of update by someone not actively trying to deceive me made up for two years of lies. Thank you!
It’s very interesting and obvious that the focus at this point is on land development for industrial use and the racetrack will be secondary. Thanks for the update and by the way the background soundtrack is annoying as hell.
Hey AJ - I am sad to say I agree. If they had started with the new track development and then filled in the industrial/commercial parts, I am sure the community would have embraced the increase in productivity in the land. The way it is going leaves most of the observers with the thought that it might never return to racing and just get memory holed once everyone forgets. I am headed back out there in a couple weeks, so I for one, I will not forget. Whatever they do, I will be there to watch. Thanks for watching and stay tuned. thx...
You say “industrial use” like any industry or jobs are coming to California. Robotic material handling equipment to pick and ship toilet paper and bottled water in a couple of hours throughout SoCal. And more truck traffic on I-15 and I-10.
Hey Robo - I am no mathematician, but I think that is a good days work. I wonder how many Auto Club 500's would it take to pull 1.7 bil. Thanks for watching and your obvious amazing arithmetic skills. I am headed back out there in a couple days, so stay tuned for the next gut wrenching update. thx...
Man, I had no idea this was happening! I was at the ribbon cutting ceremony for this track in the 90’s. Went to every qualifying day and race until 2010. I lived 20 min down the 15 from the track turn off. Seeing this hurts, even though I now live in northern Idaho…..
Hey DGo - Thanks for watching. I will be headed back out there in a couple weeks, I look forward to what's next. I just hope it includes some race track :) thx...
Hey S85 - You nailed it. If these kids had a place to race, they would not be tearing up the neighborhoods. It would also inspire the next generation of racers. We need that in the worst way. Thanks for watching, I am headed back out there in a couple days, so stay tuned. thx...
Hey AT - I agree 100%. The old track did allow the use of the infield for motorcycle race days. The new track wont have that much space so I don't know. But that would be great to be able to run laps around that iconic facility. I am headed back out there in a couple days, so stay tuned. thx....
Hey FR - I think since Daytona is on the East coast, it is safe. Seems like West Coast is the focus of shutting down racing. Plus, I gotta believe that any attempt to modify or remove Daytona would be met with significant outcry. So, nothing is impossible, but I hope that never happens. I am headed back out to Auto Club in a couple days, so stay tuned. thx...
Hey DD - You made me laugh out loud. It is amazing how we romanticize things in our memory, when in real life I probably cursed that bridge every time I had to climb those stairs... The other thing that i've tried to memory hole was the near 2 mile walk into and out of the track to get in and out of turn 4 tunnel. But, once you overcame all the logistical nightmares, getting into the infield and hanging out in the garages was bliss. Whether Indy cars or Nascars, it was a terrific place to be. 208mph into turn 1 was simply amazing. Thanks for watching and commenting. I am headed back out there in a couple days, so stay tuned. thx...
Hey Mean - Not sure if it was the plan all along, but you can see that the land had great value and they decided to cash in some of the chips. We will keep a spotlight on this site to ensure it doesn't fall into the dust bin of history and get forgotten. Thanks for watching, I am headed back out there in a couple days, so stay tuned. thx...
Hey CVS - It would be great if for once Nascar went out of the box and built something really special. LA seems like the perfect place to put an iconic track. Unfortunately, not sure what we will get. Well, we will keep watching and attempting to steer the direction. I am headed back out there in a couple weeks, so stay tuned. thx...
Hey JM - Yeah i was really happy to see something that actually matches the track rendering going in place. It is still hard to tell how they are going to fit turn 1 and 2 in that space, but I am a little more optimistic now. I was just back out at Rockingham, so stay tuned. They've done some work out there since my last visit. Hoping the Nascar gods find a way to get the cars back out there. thx...
My Feelings exactly.... the original track was great for the fans, and the drivers really liked it also. To me short tracks are boring! It's more like bumper cars at a carnival, I won't believe that they will build a new track until after it happens. This is the third time the "Developers" have destroyed a great track in Southern California It started first with the Ontario Motor Speedway, which lasted 10 years, until it was tore it down for a shopping mall and more condos and apartments. Next came Riverside International Raceway, in Riverside. Again, it was the Developers who came in, destroy the racetrack for more houses, malls and warehouses. Now, its Auto Club Speedway, formally California Speedway. The greedy developers saw too much expensive land, being used for racing, and a handful of people could make a lot of money by getting rid of the track and build more Condos, Apartments, Shopping areas and restaurants...like we need more of all that stuff.
I would give a lung to see a new Drag Strip in So. Cal.--and I have emphysema! Unfortunately, I have a feeling the California car culture has been rapidly disappearing.
this sucks..along with being a season ticket holder since the track opened I got to do the Petty experience on this track...so much fun...it will be missed...Ironically my office were I used to work is on the front stretch of the former Ontario speedway
Hey SW - Thanks for watching. I was also angry at first, now I am just sad to see what appears to be a permanent change. I just want to remain vigilant outside the gates so that Nascar knows we still care about this site and want racing back at this track. I am headed back out there in a couple days, so stay tuned. thx...
Hey RaceDay - Thanks for watching. I LOVE YOUR 300zx... I have a 1991 300zx 2+2 in near perfect condition. Gotta be one of the greatest cars ever made. I have Big Brembo brakes with Foose Wheels. That thing is so nice, I don't even like to take it out of the garage in fear of someone hitting it or stealing it. 165k miles and runs like new. Anyway, I am headed back out to Auto Club in a couple days, so stay tuned. thx...
Hey NBC - Never is a long time, but I am hoping that they put something back here worth going to. The racing wasn't the greatest part of this track, the community was. I was at so many races here and I made so many lifetime friends. It is sad to see it go, I have my fingers crossed that we get back out soon. I am headed back out there next week, so stay tuned. I have seen some ground photography since my last visit and it is almost unrecognizable. thx....
It's good to know what is really going on with California speedway. Being going to the original track since it was built. All the big shots don't have an idea how it made us nascar so sad 😢 to us all. I hope it comes back soon. Can't wait!!!
