Members of the “Literary Chicks” book group of Willows and surrounding towns including:  Sibyl Morrison, Carlene Mann, Kathy Nacis Zabell, Adele Foley, Deana Fleming, Theresa Zoller, Jody Allen, Susie Sorenson, Cassy LaVigne, Frances Cole-Boyd, and Joan Webster, visited Thunderhill Park recently to see the inspiration for Garth Stein‘s book Racing in the Rain. Stein captured the flavor of road racing through the eyes and thoughts of his dog, Enzo, and wound it around a credible plot.  One of the best segments in the book had Denny Swift giving his dog a ride around the 3-mile Thunderhill Raceway in the early morning. Stein described the rural agricultural environment that people who live in Glenn County take for granted. He captured on the page, the scent, sounds and colors of the crops in the fields as well as the “feel” of the farming that surrounds the seventeen year old Thunderhill Park. Led by life-time local resident Terry Walker/Taylor/Vodden, the ladies traversed the road course experiencing, first hand, the pictures that the book had created in their minds when read weeks before. “It was a unique and inspiring adventure to see the actual impetus of that which was captured in the book,” noted long time member Frances Cole-Boyd.

 It is expected that movie rights owner, actor Patrick Dempsey, will make a movie from the book and film segments of it at Thunderhill Park as well as here in Willows. Thunderhill Park is a three mile, fifteen turn road course located just seven miles west of Willows. It opened in 1993 and remains very busy with all types of recreational motorsports activities. Information about Thunderhill Park can be obtained by accessing the track web page at www.thunderhill.com

The track has copies of the book "Racing In The Rain" available at the track Pro Shop!

You can now purchase tires on line from Thunderhill Park! That's right, all you have to do is click and go and then have them shipped to Thunderhill and we will mount them and balance them and have them ready.

You can do this 24/7 and the Toyo and other tires that you order will be waiting ready for you provided that we have your rims. And everything that you purchase at Thunderhill actually helps the track make improvements, improvements that you actually can benefit from!  After all, this is how we built the place in the first place so making purchases here is much the same as your forefathers did when they paid surcharges and made donations so that we could have Thunderhill Park.  This applies to fuel purchases too as well as food concessions and garage rentals and even just entering events here in an indirect way.

 So buy your tires from Thunderhill by clicking on the link to the TIRE SHOP above. It is easy and it is good for your racing today and in the future! tires@thunderhill.com

The 8th  annual 25 hours of Thunderhill automobile endurance race is set for December 4th and 5th at Thunderhill Park. This most famous of all Thunderhill racing events has become a happening in the world of motorsports attracting many national and internationally known drivers and race teams. "The best part of this event is truly the night time ambience of red and white lights streaming through the cool December night air," noted NASA President and founder Jerry Kunzman. "For any real race fan who considers the Daytona 500, the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of LeMans as the big three, this event is a must! It gives you all the sensations that would come from going all the way to France to see that legendary event,"  Jerry said.

 Entries for the longest endurance race in North America are already pouring in with about 75 expected to take the  green on Saturday, December 4th at 11am.

 Spectators are admitted for $15.00 per day or $20 for a two day ticket on Saturday only.

 Go to NASAPRORACING.COM for information about the race event or contact the Thunderhill office at 530-934-5588 for more information. Tickets are not sold in advance but can be obtained at the gate on Friday December 3rd through Sunday December 5th.

Creating a user account is quick and easy. It allows you to take advantage of some of the more powerful featues of this website.                           

You can post ads in the classifieds section, create your own personal events calender, and sign-up for the Thunderhill Enlightening e-newsletter.

If you are a track day provider you can also post (.pdf) files about your upcoming event!

Tell your friends to visit the new Thunderhill Raceway website today and become part of all the excitement!

-The Thunderhill Team

The Teen Car Control Clinic on June 24 was a big success!

Young drivers from all over the North State attended a driving clinic at Thunderhill Raceway today that was sponsored by the California Hiway Patrol and local area Rotary clubs. I can tell you that an exciting time was shared by all!

"This was a great learning experience today" said one smiling student as she headed off for her next car control exercise. She yelled she was "having a lot of fun" while she put on her helmet and climbed into her car! Another student added that after attending today's event, he would feel much more confident while driving out in the real world". Yes, download complete!

Honestly, it doesn't get any better than that, and there isn't anything more important we can do for our teen drivers than to teach them what to do and what not to do while they are out on the roadways! There is no safer place than Thunderhill Raceway for young drivers to learn the skills they need to become better drivers, and the instruction they received today just might save their life tomorrow!

The next teen car control clinic is scheduled at Thunderhill on July 28. The price will be $99.00 per student. The forms to sign up for this exciting event are available right here: thunderhill.com/images/library/File/Teen_DrivingfLYER.pdf

Click below to view a Fox 40 video of all the exciting action today at Thunderhill Raceway Park in Willows California!

www.fox40.com/videobeta/27e0a548-4cec-4635-9204-21c857e527da/News/Teen-Driving-Drills

For more information on this exciting event, please call 530-934-5588 ext 100.