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Is there a race track you may drive your car on near Rancho Cucamonga, California?

I just wanted to drive my brothers car around a track going as fast as possible… 07 Subaru STI, 380 HP to the wheels, 32 pounds of torque,
0 -100 in 3 seconds flat, sounds kind of fun… by the way, I’ve never seen how it works, but he has NoS in his car, would it be noticeable on a track?

The tracks closest to you would be: California Speedway, Willow Springs, Buttonwillow, and Spring Mountain.

While California Speedway is the closest, it is probably also the least desirable. The infield course does get a fair amount of use by clubs for open track/driver ed events, but the rate of incidents here has proven to be quite high compared to other tracks (an off track excursion here is likely to end with an impact against concrete, while many others will end with spinning to a stop amidsst an empty patch of dirt).

Willow Springs would be next, and the complex features two tracks. The Streets Of Willow Springs is a smaller track and though more technical, it may be better suited for a beginner due to the lower overall speeds and the required focus on getting the driving right (back to that in a moment). The main track here is great, and is the fastest in the western US (a good driver should easily top out in top gear by the end of the front straight). However, the decreasing radius entry to the front straight is very fast and the one spot where something bad could happen, and probably something better done after some experience is gained.

Buttonwillow is a little further north near Fresno. There tend to be quite a few events here, and this is a track that is ideal for a beginner. It has a good variety of elements and not much to hit.

A little further away is Spring Mountain, near the Nevada border and Death Valley. This track has been much upgraded and expanded in recent years. Though, with their current standing as a “Motorsports Country Club” or something like that, I am not sure what the track’s availability is to non-members… and while their is nothing to hit off track here, it is much rockier than most and likely to result in a good deal more paint damage if you get four wheels off.

Now, the car is probably well suited to the track, but the REAL things that make a car fast at the track tend to be tires, suspension, and brakes. Simply adding power will tend to over stress the others meaning that if you are driving anywhere near the car’s limits, you’ll quickly run out of the others. The other problem is a car with that much power to the wheels (and I think you meant more than 32 pounds of torque?) will be alot of a beginner to handle, but as long as your brother is aware of this, it shouldn’t be a big problem (the faster the car, the easier it is to drive way beyond a novice driver’s limits).

If it is equipped with NoS, yes, it would be noticeable – but not of that much use as getting the exit right at a corner would have a bigger impact… and upgrading to better tires would have an even larger impact (and also help with things like braking). And, for a novice, worrying about when to use this, and then actually doing it, would probably be too much of a distraction (as simply keeping track of what’s going on on track, and then trying to keep up with flags from corner workers, etc, can be overwhelming enough).

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