Unknown racetrack ? =)

[bugzy]

original post, http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2422120

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Randsburg,+CA&ll=35.272111,-117.959776&spn=0.033635,0.086517&t=h

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Randsburg,+CA&t=h&ll=35.265047,-117.957078&spn=0.003211,0.006738&t=h

interesting find

[oc-audica]

It looks like a new development... look closer you might see a tractor. But my damn the entire main track is tremendously huge!

[bugzy]

funny thing is, i was thinking of buying land in that area about a year ago and building a racetrack ;) land there is really cheap

[oc-audica]

Why is it that there aren't any cool ones around here?

[speedi]

wow, that's cool, laguna needs some competition. Since F1 flopped at Indy, they should come out to cali!!!

[v2rocket]

thats effing huge! make it a world wonder! my lord imagine a 60 mile loop O_O like the enclosed freeway for matrix reloaded or whatever the 2nd one was

[addicted2thevr6]

so are we going to have a GTG out there or what? i think it would be a good move

[mike]

I see a moto X course and a skid pad...................interesting, we do need a closer track than laguna

[Monster8V]

this is not a race track. This is a testing ground. No races occoured durring any testing.

[ncttrnl]

this is not a race track. This is a testing ground. No races occoured durring any testing.

Yup... I think its hyundai

[Monster8V]

Did you know Hyundai is the largest ship builder in the world?

[cynicalgeek]

Was I the only one that read the first post in the Vortex thread? Says it's the "Kia Motors California Proving Ground".

[mario]

Did you know Hyundai is the largest ship builder in the world?
actually, yes....quite aware of it. they also own a large share of most of the ship yards in the world....and build the Containers...and also build quite a few trailers.


oh, and toothpaste.

[addicted2thevr6]

actually, yes....quite aware of it. they also own a large share of most of the ship yards in the world....and build the Containers...and also build quite a few trailers.


oh, and toothpaste.


i just love their toothpast

[kooz]

Did you know Hyundai is the largest ship builder in the world?
Isn't Toyota into shipbuilding as well?

[mario]

Isn't Toyota into shipbuilding as well?
not directly.

(ie the same way that hyundai is).

[URQ]

HYUNDAI AND KIA CELEBRATE GRAND OPENING OF A NEW $60 MILLION CALIFORNIA-BASED PROVING GROUND

-- Dong Jin Kim, Vice Chairman of Hyundai Motor Company, and Local Officials Celebrate the Innovative Proving Ground --

Dong Jin Kim, vice chairman of Hyundai Motor Company, today joined a select group of VIPs for the grand opening of Hyundai’s first U.S. proving ground in California City, Calif. The 4,300-acre, $60-million facility is the test site for next-generation Hyundai and Kia vehicles. The Hyundai-Kia Motors California Proving Ground furthers Hyundai’s growing investment in the United States and reaffirms the company’s commitment to designing Hyundai and Kia products for North American consumers.

The Hyundai-Kia Motors California Proving Ground site is located 100 miles north of Los Angeles in the Mojave Desert (north of State Highway 58). Construction began in February 2004 and was substantially completed by October 2004. The grounds include a 6.4-mile oval track, 2 million square-foot Vehicle Dynamics Area (VDA), a 2.75-mile winding track, a 3.3-mile hill road and various special surface roads constructed to duplicate U.S. highways.

The Proving Ground also includes a 30,000 square-foot office complex for its 50 staff members.

“The Hyundai-Kia Motors California Proving Ground will ensure that Hyundai and Kia continue to develop the highest quality vehicles,” said Dong Jin Kim, vice chairman, Hyundai Motor Company. “Hyundai and Kia are committed to the U.S., and this facility will help us design vehicles that appeal to consumers in this market as well as worldwide.”

“California City is honored to be the home of the Hyundai-Kia Motors California Proving Ground,” said Larry Adams, mayor of California City. “For the past two years, Hyundai and Kia have been welcome neighbors, and we look forward to working with them in the years to come.”

Hyundai Motor America, based in Fountain Valley, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company of Korea. Hyundai cars and sports utility vehicles are distributed in the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through more than 660 dealerships nationwide. For more information, visit www*.hyundainews.com.

Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company, Korea. It is responsible for the technical development of cars and trucks in North America, including governmental certification issues. Its headquarters are located in Ann Arbor, Mich., with two branch offices in the Los Angeles area.

Kia Motors America, the U.S. sales, marketing and service arm of Kia Motors Corp. in Seoul, South Korea, offers a full line-up of vehicles, including: Rio subcompact sedan and Rio Cinco wagon; four-door Spectra compact sedan and five-door Spectra5 sport hatch; Optima midsize sedan; Sportage small SUV; Sorento midsize SUV; Sedona minivan; and Amanti large premium sedan. For more information, visit www*.kiamedia.com

[Monster8V]

actually, yes....quite aware of it. they also own a large share of most of the ship yards in the world....and build the Containers...and also build quite a few trailers.


oh, and toothpaste.


Did not know that.
See, they sent me to Chicago for a school for their Hyundai forklifts. Thats mostly what I remember about the class. That and I got this VAG like thing for forklifts that I have never had to use. That and the story of the guy who owns Hyunday has a brother who wants a piece of the action. So big bro says "sure lil bro, have your own materials handling manufacturing". (AKA Forklifts) Lil bro says, "koo-koo".
Proceeds to make no money so big bro steps in and revamps the company and now they are a #2 seller in the US, right below Toyota.

Toothpaste, really? Hmm.

[ncttrnl]

Was I the only one that read the first post in the Vortex thread? Says it's the "Kia Motors California Proving Ground".

Sorry... I just looked for the environmental impact study. It was filed for Hyundai.

[oc-audica]

So uh, when will they let us race there?

[mike]

you let the cat out of the bag.................

[cynicalgeek]

Sorry... I just looked for the environmental impact study. It was filed for Hyundai.

Well, looks like the guy on Vortex was half right. That's what I get for being lazy and believing anything that gets posted there. Heh.

[vtecwho]

proving ground for kia and hyundai :confused: :hammerh: does that sound a lil off to anyone.
.
what are they proving that they suck. :confused:

:ha:

[cynicalgeek]

You gotta admit that it would probably be fun to go balls out on the offroad portion in a Kia Sportage and destroy the thing. Haha.

[creanium]

You gotta admit that it would probably be fun to go balls out on the offroad portion in a Kia Sportage and destroy the thing. Haha.
Only if it's a new Sportage, not that tin can from the previous generation; I wouldn't want to tear it up in what basically amounts to the Suzuki Samurai 2.0. :p

[addicted2thevr6]

You gotta admit that it would probably be fun to go balls out on the offroad portion in a Kia Sportage and destroy the thing. Haha.


i think it would be fun going all out on every aspect of that place, the straights on the oval look to be a mile long, how sweet is that.


SERIOUSLY, lets try and get a day on the track

[FunkTron]

you guys are lame....it's clearly crop circles....just no crops yet...lots of dirt.....I think the aliens were drunk.

[vtecwho]

Only if it's a new Sportage, not that tin can from the previous generation; I wouldn't want to tear it up in what basically amounts to the Suzuki Samurai 2.0. :p

samuri's kick ass and you know it. I had one back in highschool and it would go anywhere.

[MikekiM]

It's probably Honda's testing ground. They're also up in California city, and has been around much longer. The Kia site is probably too new for sat images.

Besides what would Kia need a dirt bike track for?

[Monster8V]

Besides what would Kia need a dirt bike track for?



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