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Was that the track owned by Guy Cooper? What’s the back story to why it closed?
Yep. Guy had sold it long before it closed. I think it sold twice if I remember right. The last guy that owned it had daughters whole were Olympic swimmers or something so they were moving to where the training facility was. Last I remember he had all the nice pipe fencing and stuff tore out and sold for scrap and the land itself went to auction years ago. I at one point found out who bought it and was able to contact them and they said at that point they weren't sure what they were doing with it or if it would ever be opened back up as a track. Well that's been about a decade so I'd say it's over.
In the summer of 2014, I'd often take my son (4) and daughter (8) to the Carlsbad Raceway Office Park to ride his PW50. They would take turns in a dirt lot on an undeveloped portion of the park that sat, to my best estimation, right about where the top of the "Carlsbad Freeway" had been. I had only raced there once, but I remembered the dirt and the smell of the sea air.
Being a fan of the history and appreciative of the greats who came before me, I took my little ones down into the creek bed that now winds beneath regular old office buildings. We stood at was once "The Wall," then a little farther down and back up to the flat area where the start straight hooked a 180-degree turn onto the track. The faint, barely discernible traces of the track still stood the test of time; I could see where the inside line had been, and a well-defined area where the banners must have stood on the outside. I spoke in hushed, reverent tones with glassy eyes about the Europeans and their dominance, then how an upstart privateer from this very area became the first American to ever win a USGP. It happened right here. Right here. I think they understood.
edit: didnt see that a screenshot of cooperland was already posted. so ive changed it to another legendary oklahoma track. 59th.
The Shop
Arkansaw Cycle Park Wisconsin. Favorite track growing up.
I was riding there a lot in the early 2000s.. 01-02 ish.
Do you remember who used to double off of that tunnel jump? Only a couple people did it, Mark Eastwood being one.
I don’t know who did the double. I’m surprised Mark rode there, he was probably still doing GP’s at that point.
This one stings. I only had the chance to ride there once since i was new to the area.
I saw it was for sale a couple years ago. It must not have sold?
I never raced Carlsbad but drove out from Phoenix to see the 500GP in 79 and 80. So I got to witness Marty Moates winning the 500Gp in 80. That was the changing of the guard when the US started to take over MX. One of the best race weekends of my life. Here Marty is getting the holeshot.
I live a couple miles from there . All commercial units now and a bloody big Amazon truck parking lot ☹️. We had so many tracks in San Diego back in the day but it’s all just houses now. RJ had a secret Honda test with RDC before signing with those guys at a track in La Costa ( 2 exits south of the turn off for Carlsbad) . If you drive there now you’d never imagine in a thousand years you could have ridden a dirt bike there. Same all over the county - it’s just one big business park & tract home community now 👎🏻
Last I heard was it was purchased as a track but they couldn't keep up with it so they must have sold it. That pic of the track all overgrown was from a listing that said a deed restriction had been put in place that would not allow the property to be a race track ever again
Best Track I've ever been
Asti (Italy)
Was that a GP track at one time?
Yes, about 80 miles away from the famous Maggiora Track. But Asti remains closed
we built a track at a buddies house about 20 years ago now, and I went back a couple years ago to that field, all overgrown with weeds and everything but it was so weird to still stand on the jumps.
20 years of my life has gone by while those humps and whoops were still there lol crazy
What's left of X-Track in Loganville GA (just outside Atlanta). Track was a banger back in the day. Sandy/clay mix. Don't see that much around here.
Pit Row
One of a million I got saved up. Mulberry MX. First ever motocross track I rode other than the one dad built at the house. Closed around 2008 after the owner Lionel was killed there with an accident with some heavy equipment. I was probably 7 when I first met him but the guy lived and breathed that track.
Buffalo River MX Glyndon, MN. 1st track I rode / raced.
Fogot I made these comparisons using google street view a while back but never posted them
Escape Country
Show the quad!!
This is all depressing 😂
Those are some really cool pics 👌 Spent lots of days riding and racing at that place when I was a kid, good times..
I read through every post and was surprised to not see any mention of Pepperell, Ma. Closed in October of 1983. The track hosted Trans USA and Trans AMA events as far back as late 60's. It was host to the first MX race I ever went to, not sure of the year but I was in Dads napsack. I also was fortunate enough to race it's last race, which was my first race there. Condo complex is there now I've heard
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