Years ago, there was a Vacaville Raceway right next to that airport. In
fact, you can still see the banked corners if you know where to look. It was
an oval with a road race course built in. Can't answer the question about
the airfield, though. And please note how homes are creeping in on that
site, too, always a death knell for motorsports.
--Pat K
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>From: Mark Smith <msmith@tilia.com>
>To: "'Paul S (#51 STS)'" <ibisbike@yahoo.com>, ba-autox@autox.team.net
>Subject: RE: Crows Landing Airfield Autox
>Date: Thu, Aug 29, 2002, 10:16 AM
>
> I was checking out that website earlier. I also notice the old "Vaca-Dixon"
> airfield (in Vacaville just off I-80) which is no longer in use. It says the
> airfield closed in 1995 but the runways and hangars still remain (as of
> 2000). Would sites like that be suitable for autocross use?
>
> Mark.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul S (#51 STS) [mailto:ibisbike@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 9:36 AM
> To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Crows Landing Airfield Autox
>
>
> This sounds like a promising site. A bit out of the
> way...but reachable for sure.
>
> In case anyone is wondering, I found this website,
> which has a little history and some photo's of the
> site.
>
> http://members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman/CA_NE/Airfields_CA_NE.htm#crows
>
> Paul
>
>
>
> --- Donald R McKenna <donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>> Ken Mitchell writes in answer to Chris Warner:
>>
>>
>> >Just north of Newman and south of Patterson. You
>> take the Fink Road off
>> >ramp from I.S. 5 and go south to Bell Road and turn
>> left and you will
>> >find the entrance into the site.
>> >
>> >Chris Warner wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Where is crows landing airfield?
>>
>>
>> This info gives you the correct location however,
>> these days, according to
>> Jim, the access will be off hiway 33. From the north
>> take the Paterson
>> turn-off from I-5, go a short distance (2-3 miles)
>> into Paterson then right
>> at 33, another short distance then right into the
>> site.
>>
>> Don
>
>
> =====
> 2000 Civic Si
> #51 STS
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