rice road chuckwalla raceway

[mobldj]

who knew

https://chuckwalla.com/

 

[ramos45]

that's an awesome track. If you have an opportunity to get on it go for it!

 

[rivermobster]

Drivin past it hundreds of times...

Everytime I say "someday I'm gonna check that out"...

Never have.

 

[HCP3]

Me.

 

[Flatsix66]

Great track....not much to hit when you go off.

 

[CanyonLakeDave]

Stopped a few times over the years. A good friend helped design it. Cool layout

 

[Ziggy]

I knew, even been invited to go to a club event there.
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So is this the first time you've noticed stuff along Rice?
Ever notice the stone markers along the route? Those indicate some of the camps for the WWII training war games.

 

[mobldj]

I knew, even been invited to go to a club event there.
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So is this the first time you've noticed stuff along Rice?
Ever notice the stone markers along the route? Those indicate some of the camps for the WWII training war games.

no.1st time on rice was 1980.echo lodge was my 1st campground.1st bar was sundance and won the macho man contest and 50 bucks.just never took the time to investigate the sights.

 

[MK1MOD0]

I heard it’s a ton of fun but haven’t been there yet. Some friends and I are going to go out after it cools down in the fall and try it out on the bikes

 

[mjc]

When I went in and talked to the owner he is booked every weekend all year. He bought the old desert center airport for it.

 

[motrboatnsob]

even more interesting is the HUGE ghost town that is across the road!...huge town with schools, hospitals, hundreds of homes all abandoned and still there, was a huge mining town....eerie to see..completely abandoned

 

[arch stanton]

Speed ventures is having track days there 11/23 and 24 2019 some other companies may also offer open track days at chuckwalla

 

[Danger Dave]

Usually they'll let you in to check it out if you're driving by and something is going on at the track. You just need to sign a waiver, I've never had to pay and never been turned away.

 

[old rigger]

even more interesting is the HUGE ghost town that is across the road!...huge town with schools, hospitals, hundreds of homes all abandoned and still there, was a huge mining town....eerie to see..completely abandoned

Desert Center, the ghost town, is also the birth place of Kaiser Permanente Health insurance (what would evolve into that instution) Henry J Kaiser was the man, Kaiser steel, cars, all kinds of stuff. Pretty interesting if you google him.
It's not completely abandoned, there's still a government yard there and Lake Tamarisk a little bit down the road. I wonder what all those people that live at the lake do for gas and groceries?

 

[One2go]

That is cool,seen the signs never pulled in.Now always on the 40 but been down that way to see old pad at Echo lodge and hit rice road.I remember the "Palm tree circles" when the guy was raising them right off the freeway in the early 90s.Had a huge crane and equipment.Could never figure out what exactly was the plan

 

[Chili Palmer]

I knew, even been invited to go to a club event there.
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So is this the first time you've noticed stuff along Rice?
Ever notice the stone markers along the route? Those indicate some of the camps for the WWII training war games.

I’ve always noticed those markers, but never made the time to pull over and see what they were all about. One of these trips I’ll do that.

 

[Universal Elements]

Desert Center, the ghost town, is also the birth place of Kaiser Permanente Health insurance (what would evolve into that instution) Henry J Kaiser was the man, Kaiser steel, cars, all kinds of stuff. Pretty interesting if you google him.
It's not completely abandoned, there's still a government yard there and Lake Tamarisk a little bit down the road. I wonder what all those people that live at the lake do for gas and groceries?

It’s actually up the road from Desert Center. Eagle Mountain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Mountain,_California

 

[old rigger]

It’s actually up the road from Desert Center. Eagle Mountain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Mountain,_California

Actually it's in Desert Center, there's a marker next to the old grocery story marking the location of the birthplace of Kaiser Permanente.

 

[Universal Elements]

even more interesting is the HUGE ghost town that is across the road!...huge town with schools, hospitals, hundreds of homes all abandoned and still there, was a huge mining town....eerie to see..completely abandoned

Actually it's in Desert Center, there's a marker next to the old grocery story marking the location of the birthplace of Kaiser Permanente.

motrboatnsob Is talking about Eagle Mountain not Desert Center

 

[old rigger]

motrboatnsob Is talking about Eagle Mountain not Desert Center

My mistake, when he said ghost town across the road I didn't know he meant 10 miles across the road.

 

[rivermobster]

Desert Center, the ghost town, is also the birth place of Kaiser Permanente Health insurance (what would evolve into that instution) Henry J Kaiser was the man, Kaiser steel, cars, all kinds of stuff. Pretty interesting if you google him.
It's not completely abandoned, there's still a government yard there and Lake Tamarisk a little bit down the road. I wonder what all those people that live at the lake do for gas and groceries?

My neighbor has a place there...

He just goes out there every so often juts to get away from it all.

You're right. Would be kinda tough to actually "live" there.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Track is very well designed, no expense was spared in making it a first class facility. Lots of car and bike track days are held there now, as well as many new cars are tested out there so the public cant get a look at them pre-production. The other bad ass place is the Proving Grounds just past the 95 on the 40. Chrysler and Harley are out there I believe.

 

[Ziggy]

no.1st time on rice was 1980.echo lodge was my 1st campground.1st bar was sundance and won the macho man contest and 50 bucks.just never took the time to investigate the sights.

To be honest, I've not stopped at any of those markers either but learned about them when that "Pokemon Go" game was big here. They were points of interest on the game.

 

[motrboatnsob]

My mistake, when he said ghost town across the road I didn't know he meant 10 miles across the road.

my bad...I meant the entrance is right across the road...but when I mentioned hospitals, schools and hundreds of homes all abandoned and still there..I certainly wasn't talking about Desert Center

 

[Ziggy]

motrboatnsob Is talking about Eagle Mountain not Desert Center

The old Kaiser mining town.

 

[old rigger]

my bad...I meant the entrance is right across the road...but when I mentioned hospitals, schools and hundreds of homes all abandoned and still there..I certainly wasn't talking about Desert Center

I understand that now, I just had my head up my ass.

Back to the track, I wonder why they didn't (or maybe they did?) make a drag strip there too?

 

[motrboatnsob]

I understand that now, I just had my head up my ass.

Back to the track, I wonder why they didn't (or maybe they did?) make a drag strip there too?

no drag strip but ive checked out their website and looks like a very impressive venue

 

[old rigger]

I checked out the sit too, looks like there's a lot of the air strip left to do a drag strip.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

I'm going back in the fall when it cools down.

 

[mjc]

I understand that now, I just had my head up my ass.

Back to the track, I wonder why they didn't (or maybe they did?) make a drag strip there too?

The owner mentioned doing one. He was trying to get an NHRA event there. He says the place is about equal distance from LA,Las Vegas and Phoenix thought he could get people from all 3 places to come watch a race.

 

[rcmike]

Love that track. I just wish they had someplace to stay, gas, food, etc.. It is really desolate for a weekend event, when you usually need to check in around 6:30..

Half a lap from a test session..