Event: Oakland Supercross
Venue: Oakland Coliseum
Branded: RingCentral
Address: 7000 Coliseum Way.
Capacity: 46,847 Vurbmoto Fans
Stadium Style: Hybrid (football and Baseball)
Soil Type: Hard Pack Dark Clay w/ small rock mix. This makes the racing surface often break down the build character in every section of the track.
Ten years before the Super Bowl of motocross (First ever supercross race) was held at LA Coliseum, Oakland Stadium broke ground. Having been built in 1964, This makes Oakland’s venue one of the oldest on the supercross schedule. With the three major cities of San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland in the bay area, it is very common for supercross promoters to pick one or 2 at maximum to visit in any one given year. That makes tickets to races in the bay area a hot commodity even during some cool January and February nights.
The pits are very easy navigate as all 3 main areas reside in one parking lot. The activation area contains all the exciting sights and sounds supercross fans come to expect from a day at the races. 2 lanes of factory supported haulers sit back-to-back making it easy to locate your favorite factory teams. The back of the final lane is where you’ll typically find that privateer teams the biggest pit presence such like TPJ Racing, Madd Parts Kawasaki and Team Solitaire. Beyond that, the back or outskirts of the pit area are where you’ll find many privately funded racers. Word to the wise, privateers are often the most accessible and welcoming athletes in the pits so don’t sleep on these sleepers.
Maybe the biggest knock on the Oakland’s stadium location in that the supporting infrastructure is lack luster at best when it comes to grabbing a pint before the lights go down for opening ceremonies. A Vurbmoto Favorite is a quick trip over to In-n-Out for a couple double doubles… Animal Style. If you’ve got a suggestion, leave it in the comments below as some local advice is always welcomed.
This weekends Weather report for Oakland as of Wednesday:
Sunny
High: 61F
Low: 41F
Night show predicted temp: 55F
Local Track Feature: Diablo Mx Ranch
The grassroots of motocross are of utmost importance here at Vurbmoto and your local track services as the kitchen table that the whole community comes to swap stories and log that essential throttle therapy. This week’s featured track is Diablo Mx Ranch. Located near Brentwood California, Diablo MX Ranch features ample parking to provide access to the main track ($40) and the kids track ($25) for practice to hone your craft. The tracks are groomed and water for all scheduled practice and race days and practices are separated when warranted. The track features long straightaways with forgiving obstacles fit for everyone from beginners to pro level riders. Sweeping corners are laid against a hill side which provides some elevation change as well.
Originally operated at Sand Hill Ranch since the early 1970s, Diablo Mx Ranch is under new management which is a family run operation with the sole purpose of keeping this long-standing facility in the community. All skill levels will find this facility fun and forgiving as they log laps and scratch that moto itch.
the track is located at:
50 Camino Diablo, 94513 Brentwood, CA 94513
And more information can be found at:
