Down For Mobbing
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A few months back some of you may have seen a post asking for your input on building something new for the SoCal off-road community.
Well it's officially here! Powwow Raceway!
Powwow Raceway is 2,000 acres of tribal land in Anza, CA, 36 miles outside of Temecula. Two weeks ago we got the green light to build. This past weekend we were already testing. The Powwow Raceway team showed up with multiple tractors, trucks, and some of the hardest working people we know to get this track ready. Building this completely out of our own pockets because we believe in what we are creating out here. Once we got a track cut we called up some people to come test! We watched drivers warm up, get familiar with the layout, and within minutes they were picking up speed and getting comfortable. After about 10 laps they came back in and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Drivers loved the length of the track. They loved the variety of the jump layout throughout the course. And when we cut a natural two track line out into the open desert to loop back into the short course, that was the moment you could feel the energy shift. People were excited for this.
Then we moved out to the back of the property. The long jump.
Think Laughlin Leap energy. A few runs in and we quickly realized the jump was running a little flat for the trucks with the speed and power to really use it. So James from Blvd Boys jumped in the skid steer and started pushing dirt until it was right. That is when the real flight hours started getting logged. Mark Fishk stepped up and absolutely sent it (check the Powwow Raceway IG page for the video). The combination of speed and distance was something else. That jump now carries his name until somebody can beat it. The bar has been set. The Fisk Leap!
Every first day teaches you something and this one taught us a lot. Number one, we need a water truck bad. The dirt out there is some of the most perfect track dirt we have ever seen. No rocks. Clean all the way through because this land was a large potato farm before we ever turned a tire on it. The corners dried out fast once the big trucks with V8s and 40s started hammering but that just made for some absolutely insane action shots for the media people on site.
The infrastructure around this land is already there. Hotel nearby. Casino. Restaurants. Gas. NAPA Auto Parts. And camping directly on the property under the stars. Our first events are going to be small and intentional, starting with a long jump contest open to prerunners, moto, SXS, and trucks. Simple, fun, community first. Small events like this fund the bigger vision and give us a chance to build something real together before we open the floodgates.
The spirit of stadium off-road racing is coming back to Southern California. Not in an arena. Better. 2,000 acres of open desert with a short course track, a big jump, and room to actually breathe. This is what ROR and Mickey Thompson felt like raw, loud, and built for the fans. Go follow @powwow_raceway
Well it's officially here! Powwow Raceway!
Powwow Raceway is 2,000 acres of tribal land in Anza, CA, 36 miles outside of Temecula. Two weeks ago we got the green light to build. This past weekend we were already testing. The Powwow Raceway team showed up with multiple tractors, trucks, and some of the hardest working people we know to get this track ready. Building this completely out of our own pockets because we believe in what we are creating out here. Once we got a track cut we called up some people to come test! We watched drivers warm up, get familiar with the layout, and within minutes they were picking up speed and getting comfortable. After about 10 laps they came back in and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Drivers loved the length of the track. They loved the variety of the jump layout throughout the course. And when we cut a natural two track line out into the open desert to loop back into the short course, that was the moment you could feel the energy shift. People were excited for this.
Then we moved out to the back of the property. The long jump.
Think Laughlin Leap energy. A few runs in and we quickly realized the jump was running a little flat for the trucks with the speed and power to really use it. So James from Blvd Boys jumped in the skid steer and started pushing dirt until it was right. That is when the real flight hours started getting logged. Mark Fishk stepped up and absolutely sent it (check the Powwow Raceway IG page for the video). The combination of speed and distance was something else. That jump now carries his name until somebody can beat it. The bar has been set. The Fisk Leap!
Every first day teaches you something and this one taught us a lot. Number one, we need a water truck bad. The dirt out there is some of the most perfect track dirt we have ever seen. No rocks. Clean all the way through because this land was a large potato farm before we ever turned a tire on it. The corners dried out fast once the big trucks with V8s and 40s started hammering but that just made for some absolutely insane action shots for the media people on site.
The infrastructure around this land is already there. Hotel nearby. Casino. Restaurants. Gas. NAPA Auto Parts. And camping directly on the property under the stars. Our first events are going to be small and intentional, starting with a long jump contest open to prerunners, moto, SXS, and trucks. Simple, fun, community first. Small events like this fund the bigger vision and give us a chance to build something real together before we open the floodgates.
The spirit of stadium off-road racing is coming back to Southern California. Not in an arena. Better. 2,000 acres of open desert with a short course track, a big jump, and room to actually breathe. This is what ROR and Mickey Thompson felt like raw, loud, and built for the fans. Go follow @powwow_raceway
