DROC track days at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway

Chuckwalla Valley Raceway sits out at Desert Center, about two and a half hours east of Orange County, and it is the circuit DROC has made its own. It is where we run our own private days.

It is a 2.68-mile course with a good mix of long sweepers and technical sections, wide enough that a mistake usually costs you time rather than bodywork. That is why it suits a club day with riders at very different levels.

The circuit runs 17 turns over 2.68 miles and is 40 feet wide, deliberately built to be run in both directions, with the black and yellow roll curbs it is known for. The terrain undulates more than the photographs suggest. The official track and paddock maps are on Chuckwalla’s own site, along with their camping and drone rules, worth reading before an overnight.

DROC track map of Chuckwalla Valley Raceway: 17 turns over 2.68 miles, with each turn numbered and its radius, length and banking, the elevation changes, and DROC’s riding notes. Chuckwalla Valley Raceway 2.68 miles · 17 turns · 40 ft wide · run both directions Hot pit lane 10 R 145' · L 450' +2° banked 9 R 145' · L 259' +1° banked 8 R 144' · L 125' -2° banked 11 R 282' · L 294' +3.5° banked Rollercoaster 12 R 197' · L 222' +3.5° banked Rollercoaster 5 R 273' · L 311' +1° banked 4 R 273' · L 594' +1° banked 13 R 274' · L 811' +10° banked The Bowl 7 R 219' · L 438' +1° banked Patience 14 R 230' · L 286' +1° banked 6 R 218' · L 265' +1° banked 15 R 221' · L 311' +1° banked 3 R 250' · L 356' +1° banked Prepare exit 1 R 180' · L 116' +1° banked 2 R 210' · L 326' 17 R 150' · L 100' 16 R 210' · L 656' +1° banked 1 + 2: [CW] ENTRY / [CCW] EXIT Stay on the outside when entering [CW] and exiting [CCW]. 3: [CCW] PREPARE EXIT [CCW] arm up, foot out, stay on the outside until the exit. [CW] do not enter the racing line until the last cone clears. 4 + 5: MID CORNER SPEED [CCW] focus on the entry to 5 to maximise mid-corner speed. Do not tip into 4 too early. 7: PATIENCE Do not rush opening the throttle. Remember: patience. 11 + 12: ROLLERCOASTER Large elevation change, up in [CCW] and down in [CW], with moderate banking. 13: THE BOWL Many options here. Learn to use the camber this epic turn gives you, and avoid the external third. 16: [CW] EXIT / [CCW] ENTRY You can push harder than the visual lets you believe. Stay on the outside entering [CCW] and exiting [CW]. The 1330 ft straight: 24 ft, up clockwise, down counter-clockwise Between 8 and 9: 12 ft, up clockwise, down counter-clockwise Between 11 and 12: 18 ft, down clockwise, up counter-clockwise 400 m drocdesmo.com
Our map of Chuckwalla: every turn numbered with its radius, length and banking, plus the elevation changes and the notes our riders use. Turn geometry drawn from OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Measurements and riding notes, and this drawing, © Ducati Riders of Orange County.

What a day here looks like

  • Our private days are the draw. We take the whole circuit, cap it at roughly 60 riders, and split into three groups on the A/B/C format so you are lapping with people at your pace.
  • Seven 20-minute sessions, free professional photography, free suspension setting, breakfast and lunch included.
  • Sixty riders on a track this size means you will rarely see traffic, which is the actual reason to run a private day.
  • Members get first refusal, and these fill. It is one of the more concrete reasons to join.

Every DROC day at this circuit

Getting ready

Bike prep, gear, and what to pack are all on the track days page. If this would be your first time on track, read that first: none of it is hard, but arriving without a working transponder mount or taped mirrors wastes your morning.

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