Re: Racetracks near Yuma Arizona.......................?
[Re: Thumperdart]
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Gordie's Speed Center is in Yuma, home of Gordie Rivera, Pro Stock racer. Had a friend who's lived down there for years, he was into Mopars and drag racing, raced a 10 second Duster ("Mad Hatter"), and a 9 second Dart, both small block powered, and used to talk about street racing in Mexico quite often!
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Re: Racetracks near Yuma Arizona.......................?
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I play around in the sand dunes to the west of Yuma and heard about this place, its a div 7 track never been to it but its not far away in Mexicali Mexico.We were in Yuma for a big car show in march called Midnight at the oasis, the community gets involved in everything and the people we met were very nice kind of small townish. Baja Raceway Website: Unknown Type: 1/4 mile, NHRA Address: Mexicali, Mexico Phone: 011-52-686-838-5084
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Re: Racetracks near Yuma Arizona.......................?
[Re: Thumperdart]
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Thmpr, My brother lives up there. He's even seen your ride. It's still HOTT!!
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Re: Racetracks near Yuma Arizona.......................?
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My mom and sister live there and I like it. Small town that is close to everything. Glamis is where I go to play when im there. Unbelievably sick sand toys frequent there. There is circle track racing and I believe sand drags in Yuma also.
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Re: Racetracks near Yuma Arizona.......................?
[Re: Thumperdart]
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Dom, Yuma, El Centro, Blythe, Phoenix,Indio, Palm Springs all have high heat and humidity in the summer, 117 F with 60+% humidity. When I lived in Blythe I can remember swimming in a local motel pool at 1:30 AM(EDITED) and the thermoneter by the pool reading 98 F If the shop is cooled and the place where you sleep and live is cooled you'll be fine
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Re: Racetracks near Yuma Arizona.......................?
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Thankxxx..........just looking at different options and locations to finish the rest of my interesting life. I HATE SUMMER.......I`m Italian, extremely hot blooded and love winter weather but whatever it takes I guess. Thaught about back east but no desire as they have goofy weather also so again, time will tell. My friend has been hanging out w/Danny of "Counts Kustoms" in Vegas and was going to mention me to him about possible employement also and a smog lic. in Vegas is WAY easier than Cally as there`s a guy in my class from there. Been hittin you guys and others up all over the globe about a job NOT cos I`m begging but because I believe I am a great, loyal honest drug/alcohol free worker and I see the "crap" people call professional quality............what a joke. My time WILL come and one lucky sumbitch will be happy he/she gave me the opportunity to work for them................peace!
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Re: Racetracks near Yuma Arizona.......................?
[Re: Thumperdart]
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If you're looking for a place to retire to, yet be near some racing, Buckeye, Casa Grande, Apache Junction, Hell, even Prescott would be closer than Yuma. They're aal small communities just outside metro Phoenix & while stil hot don't have the stifling heat Yuma does. I think you'll find there's alot more to do in Az than just car stuff & alot of guys around here "we'll get to it later" attitude when it comes to car stuff.
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Re: Racetracks near Yuma Arizona.......................?
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For drag racing your looking at Vegas or Phoenix or Tuscon for a drag strip, that would be the closest to Yuma.
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Re: Racetracks near Yuma Arizona.......................?
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For drag racing your looking at Vegas or Phoenix or Tuscon for a drag strip, that would be the closest to Yuma.
...and you'll run slower at them all! Welcome to altitude and poor DA!
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Re: Racetracks near Yuma Arizona.......................?
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The deal is, my friends wife `s family lives there and they want to be closer so we start there(if I like it)then head closer to Phoenix down the road.............at least that`s the plan........
Once you get there, look around. Jobs always tend to keep you in metro areas (Phoenix), but you are going to find that the entire lower portion is HOT during the summer.
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Re: Racetracks near Yuma Arizona.......................?
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01/08/13 02:27 PM
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The closest dragstrip is going to be Barona Raceway east of San Diego. It's 160 miles from Yuma and about a 2 1/2 hour drive: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wlIt's 1/8 mile though. Yuma is going to be 120 every summer. Lots of old retired people. I'd say it would be a good place to move if you're into sand toys or dirt bikes. It's also close to Baja and there's tons of stuff to do there. I don't know what else there would be to do around there. I drive through every year on the way to Tucson and there is nothing for miles in either direction of the place. Here's an aerial shot I found of the dragstrip in Mexicali: http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/baja-raceway/view/?service=0I wonder if it is really in operation. The elevation is 216 feet so you'd have some sweet DA in the winter.
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Re: Racetracks near Yuma Arizona.......................?
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You won't find much in terms of legal or illegal drag racing in the S/W. The reason is simple---it's too hot, too few people & there's a whole more to do year-'round than just car stuff. To get even more specific, depending on your car, there are either too few or too many types of them around here to give you a sense of competition, so you're either one of the many or a select handful of cars. Around here most guys race PSCA or some AZ Outlaw Streetcar events, NMCA or ADRL. The serious streetracing guys number only about 8-10 & they all know who's running what, so they just don't bother much. Cruise spots & events are pretty plentiful, so that's what most do. Out here, by the time March rolls around you're talking 90+ degrees during the day & who wants to race then? The tracks switch over to night-time, but they're run so poorly, you won't get home 'til 4:00 A.M. of you go rounds (& you're still contending with hot weather) The only good thing about here is the dry/hot weather DOES let you play year 'round if you want, the roads are good & pretty open & the cops generally won't hassle you over BS with your car.
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Re: Racetracks near Yuma Arizona.......................?
[Re: hemicop]
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01/08/13 07:10 PM
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Yeah Barona is at 1700 feet but even on a good day like today when the temp is only 68 degrees and the humidty is in the 20 percent reange, the DA is still over 2700. In the summer it's probably more like 4000 and up there. I'd love to know what my car could really do at a 1/4 mile track with a normal DA. http://airdensityonline.com/tracks/
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