The Streets of Willow Springs

Always a good time here. Converted to only riding 2 wheels here. There are the occasional bumps and cracks, but that’s good ol’ streets of willow.
If it’s you first time here, remember: keep driving to the Main entrance (Technically the second entrance).
Once at the main gate have $ 10 on hand for the entrance fee. Sign the waiver, make a right, follow it past Big Willow and follow the bend to the Streets of Willow Springs.
There are small bleachers, no other coverings except in the small building (Northeast side) with flush toilets.
Keep the shiny side up!

LOUD… LOUD…FUN…LOUD. It’s amazing how some cars are so fast and others so slow. Times off the lines. Billowing smoke.laughter.beer.great food. first time there abd we will be back.
Love this car!

The wheels on the car go zoom zoom zoom
zoom zoom zoom
zoom zoom zoom
The wheels on the car go zoom zoom zoom
All through the streets
This is not a review of the track, since the Beast of mine wont let me drive his car (or his mistress as I call her), then again its stick, and I dont drive stick, unless the time you count when I either drove it ½ mile or the police will tow it) :P Sooooooo… this is what to expect when you are expecting your husband, boyfriend, girlfriend, BFF, or who ever it is to track their car.
I have been here a couple of times for private track events on the smaller track, here at the streets of Willow. Before I even start, as you exit the freeway grab your food there, and grab it for lunch and dinner too. Unless your a smartie pants like me and pack a cooler full of water, bananas, snacks and ect. See the further way from the freeway you get, the further away from food you get. And you dont want to be hungry, do you? Once in a purple moon do they have a snack truck open.
Once you get there, expect to pay to get in. Whether your racing or spectating, there is a $ 10 entry fee, Unless your on the VIP list. Luckily, I am usually on it. Dogs are free, and must be leashed at all times.
Now, expect to be there all morning/​day and into the late afternoon. I usually get here around 6:00am and we stay till the end. This is where you may get very upset, so you may just want to close your eyes now. There is NO WIFI/​Connection up here. Especially if your with Sprint. So don’t expect to be able to Unilocal or check in because chances are, it wont happen. There will be no FBing or instagraming, unless you have killer service. Bring some magazines, a book, read the paper or in my case my Kindle.
There are plenty of portapotties, which I dont know if they are clean or not, since I never attempted to go. I hold it. Sometimes the main building is open and if the water is turned on you can use that bathroom. But always prepare for the worse.
It gets cold there, then it gets hot here. So dress in layers, lots of layers. Bring blankets if you need too. You will get dirty, so no sandals or cutesy shoes. Its okay to wear boots, thats what I do. For shade bring a pop up tent, but it does get super windy and the LAST thing you want is to have a fly away tent and have your tent hit someones car.
Power, there is really no power here. We bring a generator, then I find all these random devices plugged into our power strip. Bring your own power peeps. We also bring our own sound system and play DJ/​Announcer for our events because that’s what we do.
So if you have to bring only 3 things with you, bring warmth, food and something pleasurable and you will be fine. If you do plan on racing or riding with an instructor you need a HELMET.
Fun place to spend the day and watch some guys and gals have fun on the track/

This is a great challenging but safe track, best suited for lower horsepower cars and motorcycles. Watch the chicane coming over the rise on the way back. My first lap at speed, I forgot about it and took an unplanned detour. After that, I showed some V8s and turbos why horsepower is not a substitution for skill.

This is an awesome experience for the family at low prices. Took my son and he had a great time! Definitely going back. It’s like I remember growing up. Maybe a future jimmie johnson will. l come from here! Great
spend a Saturday afternoon

I didn’t crash = 5 stars!
My first time here on my motorcycle. The event was hosted by Motoyard and overall it was a blast. It is a shorter, more technical track than the others — but there is one straightaway that you can WOT.
The track was pretty good but at one point a big piece of asphalt on the track came out = instant wreck for riders. Luckily it was removed quickly and nobody crashed, but there’s a big hole in the ground. 3.5 stars
Here’s a short vid that I made:

Bottom Line: a very fun track for anyone of any level… the overall surface of the track however leaves a little to be desired
I had the chance to do a track day here recently and had a BLAST. the only bad thing about it, is the surface of the track is a little bumpy and there is some pavement missing here, and gaps there. It’s a bit like racing on the street!

As far as the facilities go, it could be a lot better. This place is the very definition of just plopping a racetrack in the middle of a bunch of dirt and drop in just enough buildings to support the activities.
The actual track itself is pretty fun but the gravel situation is pretty bad. If you go off road you could potentially do quite a bit of damage to your car.

HEADS UP…$ 10 «gate fee» not included in track day price. It’s the one thing I hate about this place.
Nice, basic track that’s very useful in putting sportsbikes (and I guess sports cars) to the test. You can do and learn things that you shouldn’t/couldn’t on public streets.
Facilities are very basic and a bag lunch or self prepared lunch is recommended, unless you’re the type to gamble on a lunch truck while wearing a leather suit and at the mercy of port-​a-​potties.
I’ve been here twice. Once it was very hot. Today it was very cold. If you’ve lived in So Cal for a while, keep in mind that this is a part of the state that does experience weather.
For motorcycle track days, friends are usually allowed and I would recommend it. It’s a long drive, and its kinda boring (i.e. sausagefest) with just the track by itself.

Never a dull day at the race track.
This past visit I wasn’t racing unfortunately. I spent the full day here watching some Mazda LMP cars tear it up, as well as some weekend warriors.
In short, I was here for Sevenstock this past visit. Been to this track dozens of times, had track days here several times, and this is my first time reviewing it… all because of Sevenstock. =/​
Overall, Streets of Willow is a really fun track setup! It has its «high speed» areas, but it’s pretty tight and technical overall. Between the changes in elevation and the turns themselves, it’s a great track to learn the fundamentals of racing. Learning how to pick your lines: perfect your braking points, your entry points, your clipping points, and your exit. Learning about elevation changes, weight shift, etc.
Pretty fun track if you ask me. if you’ve never been on Streets of Willow before, or you’ve never raced before and you want to try. give it a go! You won’t be disappointed.

This review is not going to be about the track. I do not race but was here a couple of times to support my boyfriend when he was racing. If you are a spectator, bring extra layers or blankets because it’s been cold and windy every time I’ve been here. The times for the different experience groups seem to get off really easily and they seem to run behind schedule a lot. It also gets pretty sunny so don’t forget your shades either.
I can definitely see the appeal for those who actually register to race or are able to ride along, but for those you who are just sitting and waiting for the day to be over, I would suggest bringing a book or something to do because the days are usually pretty long for me. The next time I decide to come will hopefully be to race my motorcycle on the bike track.

Fun track and relatively easy to get to. Speeds don’t get too high, so it is a good place to get your feet wet and work on technical aspects of your driving.
Runoff is sufficient and almost all turns so little worry of things getting too hairy.
There are no berms or fancier aspects of higher end tracks. The pits have no garages and bathrooms are basically just the portapotties. There is usually a lunch truck that rolls through, though food selections seem to be limited to greasy items that would put me to sleep.

for the last 3 yrs, the last three 4^th of july’s all my fun and great memories are from this place right here… this is one of the best tracks in California…

Great fun track. Very technical. Not really built for my car (e93 M3) and more suited for a Miata or S2k. But fun nonetheless.

* This track certainly is fast enough for a rookie like me. It is pretty technical.
* Uphill, downhill, off camber turns makes it tougher and keeps you constantly engaged. 1000ft straightway for passing.
* I signed up for the high performance racing school. Couple of hours basics classroom training. The instructor talks about maneuvering, oversteer, understeer, cornering basics, braking etc
* Then you head straight to the track. Couple of laps to get to know the track, braking zones, apex and couple of laps with the instructor (you drive he guides, he drives and tells you where you need to improve)
* I opted to drive their car (pay more) which is a celica GT track ready. You can drive yours (pay less) if you are ready to burn some rubber.
* If you spun or go off the track while lapping you can be guaranteed spending time vacuuming your car inside out cuz (remember its not your roadtrip with family to yosemite with FM on and windows rolled up)
* As part of the school they will also demo a quick skid pad, a cool 180 deg turn forward and backwards and you will get to do that as well if its any fun.
My racing buddy always tells me Speed on a track is not measured by mph but dps (decisions per second) Clearly I started off with 0dps
Raching@The streets of willow springs = addicting!

Oh hey, just FYI, if you run this course going clockwise, it’s a little more scary (for us newbies anyway) compared to counter-​clockwise. There’s a blind chicane that can fool you into taking an improper line, which can lead to disastrous results. I bent a wheel there my first time going CCW. I’ve highlighted the spot as seen in the following video (skip to the 2:00 mark):
So yeah, hopefully that will help some fellow newbs.

At only 1.8 miles, the little brother to Willow Springs sure packs in a lot for the space.
This track is small and tight. A great place to work on your more technical skills and hard braking. There’s a super fun «bowl» in the back before you hit the back straight. Lots of tight turns and a few elevation changes to keep you busy.
Trackdays are super cheap here, but if I’m going to drive out to Lancaster from the Bay Area, I would much rather hit the BIG track of Willow Springs.