👥

Orgs and Clubs

🏆Top Products for the Track

Getting started

🎒How to start racing cars🔠Terminology and Lingo🚌Signing up for your first Track Day or HPDE🚗Best track day and autocross cars🔩Preparing your car☑️Track Inspection Guide❓First-time FAQ

Sim Racing

🎮Racing Sim Setup Guide

Safety

🏁Racing Flags🏃🏽Overtaking🪖Equipment⚠️Handling emergency situations

Skills and Knowledge

💺Driving Position👀Vision🛑Braking⚖️Weight Transfer🛼FWD vs. RWD vs. AWD☸️Steering⛸️Understeer and Oversteer〰️The Racing Line🎓Knowing your car⚙️Shifting Gears

Tracks

🌩️Thunderhill Raceway Park🍷Sonoma Raceway🌧️Laguna Seca Raceway☀️Buttonwillow Raceway Park🛣️Willow Springs Raceway🏟️Auto Club Speedway🏜️Chuckwalla Valley Raceway

Misc

👥Orgs and Clubs💰Track Insurance

California Track Orgs and Clubs

Track days, HPDEs, autocross, and almost all other racing events are hosted by various organizations like Ongrid or SCCA. Some orgs are dedicated to hosting events while others may be car clubs that rent out tracks for their members and guests.

Below is a list of orgs in California that host non-exclusive events. You can visit their websites to find events to sign up for. Track Manual does not endorse any of the groups below so make sure to reach out to them to learn if they’re a good fit for you. If you do not see your group here or have updated info, please contact us.

Organization	Website	Event Types	Novice- friendly
Audi Club NA	audiclubna.org	Track	✅
Corsa Club	corsatrackevents.com	Track	✅
Exclusive Track Days	exclusivetrackdays.org	Track
Golden Gate Lotus Club	gglotus.org	Track, AutoX
Hooked on Driving	hookedondriving.com	Track	✅
NCRC	americanracingclub.com	Track	✅
Ongrid	ongridtrack.com	Track, AutoX	✅
SCCA	scca.com	Track
SCCA Track Night in America	tracknightinamerica.com	Track	✅
Socal Drivers Club	socaldriversclub.com	Track
SpeedSF	speedsf.com	Track, AutoX	✅
Speed District	speeddistrict.com	Track
Speed Ventures	www.speedventures.com	Track, AutoX
Touge2Track	touge2track.com	Track
Trackmaster	trackmasters-racing.com	Track
Turn8	turn8racing.com	Track

← Previous

🏜️Chuckwalla Valley Raceway

💰Track Insurance