Arrowhead Motorcycle Speedway

ORANGE SHOW EVENT CENTER
SAN BERNARDINO CALIFORNIA

2001 - 2002

Presented by Edge Promotions
Speedway Divisions 1, 2, 2b, Jr., PeeWee - AMA sanctioned
Gates Open - 6:00 p.m.
First Race - 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday Nights - April through September!
Promoter: Charlie Venegas
Riders or sponsors with questions phone
(909) 883-1414

2002 - Arrowhead Events

Mar 9
Apr 3
Apr 10
Apr 17
May 8
May 15
May 22
May 29
June 5
June 12
June 19
June 26
July 3
July 10
July 17
July 24
July 31
August 7
August 14
August 21
August 28
September 4

2001 - Arrowhead Events

May 24 - Opening Night! 
May 30 
June 6 
June 13 
June 20 
June 27 
July 4 
July 11 
July 18
July 25 
August 1 
August 8 
August 15 
August 22  
August 29 
September 5
September 12  Track Championship

2000 Events

July 27 - San Bernardino, CA - and SEE THE VIDEO CLIP!!

Last Events of the 2000 season: Arrowhead San Bernardino
November 11 - Results - WINTER SERIES
November 18 - Results - WINTER SERIES
November 25 - Results - WINTER SERIES

NO SPEEDWAY AT ARROWHEAD IN 2003

(February 15, 2003)
After two successful seasons at the Orange Show Fairgrounds, there will not be speedway at the facility in 2003. Arrowhead Motor Speedway Promoter Charlie Venegas is very disappointed to make the announcement. Venegas stated that the fair board increased the lease to amount that wasn't financially feasible to maintain a weekly speedway show at the fairgrounds. Venegas had a tentative schedule in place for 2003, including an AMA National Championship round, and felt that the negotiations for a new lease would be reasonable. Unfortunately, that was not the case.

Venegas was also informed that the fair board had sought out other promoters in Southern California to possibly promote speedway at the site. Apparently, those promoters also felt the lease was unreasonable and negotiations never got off the ground. Venegas feels that the fair board negotiated with him in bad faith by never directly informing him that they were seeking the possibility of other promoters. That, coupled with the notion that the fair board was entertaining the idea of promoting speedway themselves, forced Venegas to threaten legal action. Although Venegas doesn't feel that the Orange Show could successfully promote speedway themselves, due to a lack of knowledge of the sport, he felt he needed to protect his investment.

All of the news coming out of San Bernardino isn't bad, however, as Venegas already has one iron in the fire with regard to a new location. Venegas has been negotiating with the city of San Bernardino about a possible location that is approximately one mile from the Orange Show. Venegas also stated that the city actually called him when informed about the Orange Show. Venegas has been working closely with the city council and with the mayor about the new venue.

Venegas was upbeat when during the conversation and is confident that a deal can be in place before the beginning of the 2003 season, which was tentatively set for Wednesday, May 7.He said that the new facility will be much bigger than the Orange Show facility and also much better. The size and shape of the track may change as well with Venegas considering making the track longer and wider. With a new facility may also come a new race night. Venegas feels that a switch to Friday night would benefit fans, riders, and himself.

He feels that Friday is better because most fans and riders will not have to work the next day and he's hoping to attract more riders from the Bakersfield area on a more consistent basis. He realized that one repercussion of a switch to Friday night would be fewer visits from Northern California riders.