Ducati riders celebrating at a track day in the desert with banners and checkered flags in Orange County

DROC track days at Chuckwalla

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.

DROC at Chuckwalla, in photos

Photos from our private track days at Chuckwalla, from first light in the paddock to dusk on the track.

Paddock at first light

Riders in helmets and hoodies stand among parked motorcycles beside the red Ducati inflatable arch at first light at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, March 2026
First light in the paddock, March 2026. Photo: @caliphotovideo.
Two red Ducatis parked beside a trailer under black pop-up tents in the Chuckwalla Valley Raceway paddock in the early morning, March 2026
Early morning under the tents, March 2026. Photo: @caliphotovideo.
A row of Ducati Panigales on paddock stands in the low sun at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, March 2025
Panigales on stands in pit row, March 2025. Photo: @caliphotovideo.
A rider in a green helmet rolls out under the red DROC Official Club inflatable arch at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, with desert mountains behind, March 2026
Out through the DROC arch, March 2026. Photo: @caliphotovideo.

Pit lane

Four helmeted riders line up on their motorcycles beside a white wall, a red Ducati Panigale V4 in front, with desert mountains behind at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, March 2026
Lined up and waiting, March 2026. Photo: @caliphotovideo.
A rider in Ducati Corse leathers and a black helmet rolls down the pit lane on a white Panigale at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, March 2025
Rolling down the pit lane, March 2025. Photo: @caliphotovideo.
A rider in a white helmet on a Ducati Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak in the pit lane at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway with desert mountains and paddock tents behind, March 2025
A Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak in the pit lane, March 2025. Photo: @caliphotovideo.

The group photo

The DROC track day group in black shirts gathers behind a club banner on the finish line at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, with desert mountains behind, March 2026
The group at the finish line, March 2026. Photo: @caliphotovideo.
Members raise their arms in a group photo under the red Ducati inflatable arch at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, September 2023
Under the arch, September 2023. Photo: @caliphotovideo.
A large group of DROC members and riders poses on the track at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway at the 5th DROC Track Day, November 2025
The 5th DROC Track Day group, November 2025.
Crew members in red CREW shirts raise their arms behind a We Are Ducati, Ride As One banner on the checkered finish line at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, November 2025
The crew with the banner, November 2025.

On track

A rider leaned over on a black Ducati Panigale V4 with Ducati Corse livery, desert blurred behind, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, September 2023
A Panigale V4 in Ducati Corse livery, September 2023. Photo: @caliphotovideo.
A rider in an orange vest on a yellow Ducati 748 passes the pit wall at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, September 2023
A yellow Ducati 748, September 2023. Photo: @caliphotovideo.
Two Ducati Panigales lean into a corner over the yellow and black curbing at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, September 2023
Two Panigales into the corner, September 2023. Photo: @caliphotovideo.
A rider in a Shark helmet leans a red Ducati Panigale hard into a corner past the curbing at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, March 2026
Leaned over on a red Panigale, March 2026. Photo: @caliphotovideo.
A Ducati Panigale number 21 leans through a turn with a second rider behind it and desert mountains filling the background, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, March 2026
Two riders and the desert mountains, March 2026. Photo: @caliphotovideo.
A rider on a red and white Ducati Panigale number 21 raises a gloved hand to wave while leaning through a corner at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, March 2026
A wave from the corner, March 2026. Photo: @caliphotovideo.
A rider in black and red leathers on a white Ducati 899 Panigale with red wheels on the track at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, desert mountains behind, March 2026
A white 899 Panigale, March 2026. Photo: @caliphotovideo.
Three riders in a line on motorcycles, a red and white Ducati Panigale leading, exit a corner at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway with open desert behind, March 2026
Three riders in a line, March 2026. Photo: @caliphotovideo.

Into the corners

A rider in a black helmet leans a red Ducati Panigale through a corner with a green desert tree behind at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, September 2023
A red Panigale past a desert tree, September 2023. Photo: @caliphotovideo.
A Ducati Panigale number 34 leans through Turn 11 at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway with another rider behind and a desert mountain in the distance, March 2025
Turn 11, March 2025. Photo: @caliphotovideo.
A rider in a white helmet on a red Ducati Panigale V4 R leans through Turn 16 at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway with a rider on a white and blue bike close behind, March 2025
Turn 16, March 2025. Photo: @caliphotovideo.
A rider in a red helmet leans a red Ducati hard into a corner on the Chuckwalla Valley Raceway track, with a desert tree and hazy hills behind, March 2026
Hard into the corner, March 2026. Photo: @caliphotovideo.
A rider in a white, blue and red helmet with a DROC logo leans a red and black Ducati through a corner at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, March 2026
A DROC helmet in the corner, March 2026. Photo: @caliphotovideo.
A rider in a fluorescent vest on a red Ducati with the number 45 leans through a corner at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, desert scrub behind, March 2026
Number 45 through the corner, March 2026. Photo: @caliphotovideo.

Dusk

Motorcycle headlights glow in starbursts on the track at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway under an orange and blue desert sunset, November 2025
Headlights at dusk, November 2025.
Riders and bikes gather on the track at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway under a dusk sky, November 2025
Riders gather as the light goes, November 2025.

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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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