http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/multimedia/2008/06/gallery_test_tracks?slide=...
Be sure to check out the link for more pics from the Volvo test track...especially the mailbox 
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June 20, 2008 11:44 a.m. GameboyRMH Dork
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June 20, 2008 3:06 p.m. Strizzo HalfDork
i flew over the volvo facility about a week ago on the way from san diego to houston. i was wondering why someone would build two long straights like that with two big loops at each end. it was hard to make out the rest of it, from the air it looked like it hadn't been used in a while and the pavement had been covered up by blown sand
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June 20, 2008 5:23 p.m. aircooled Dork
They missed this place:
No idea who's it is, but it is pretty basic. It is north of California City, which is near Mohave CA.
edit:
In looking at it, it may be a motorcycle manufacturer test track. It has a rather extensive dirt bike track in the infield which looks way to extreme for trucks.
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June 20, 2008 5:39 p.m. Black Stig New Reader
I'm looking at the smaller diameter circles for the Volvo test track . . . .hmmmmm . . .I wonder if I can hold those sideways without shallowing out or spinning . . .the mind boggles . . .
-Stig
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June 20, 2008 8:30 p.m. GameboyRMH Dork
I remember seeing that place in Mohave on Google Earth...IIRC there were some things that looked like cars on it.
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June 20, 2008 8:41 p.m. AngryCorvair HalfDork
I've driven on the first five! I rule!
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June 20, 2008 8:53 p.m. Apexcarver New Reader
Honda TRC, near marysville OH (pin "A" on the map) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=honda+TRC,+marysville... ive driven on the VDA there in a FSAE car (the big ocean of asphault in the middle)
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June 21, 2008 4:23 p.m. ckosacranoid HalfDork
i have gooten to race at the old amc proveing grounds outside of burliton,wi for an autocross on the skidpad a couple of times.....
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June 21, 2008 6:21 p.m. JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
Holy crap. Take a look at GM's milford proving grounds here
They have no excuse for some of the mediocre stuff they put out.
jg
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June 21, 2008 11:57 p.m. Black Stig New Reader
Yes they do, American's aren't concerned with build quality or handling, they want power, bigness, and cost that allows for a disposable vehicle. The shift may now be towards gas efficiency, but looking at the number of SUV's on the road, I'm willing to bet that many don't care about that either.
-Stig
