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Join PXL for Our Four Day Spring Clamp
At Willow Springs International Raceway!
This one is going to be way different, and Willow Springs International Raceway is one unique place for PXL to hold a Doin's. At a time when it's harder and harder for chapters to find good places to Clamp, here's one that the Brothers will be bragging about for years to come.
Established in 1953, WSIR was the first facility of its kind in our part of the country and styles itself as "The Fastest Road in the West." And now Peter Lebeck will be literally going to the races. And that's literally "literally" and not figuratively "literally."
The center piece of this eight-track racing complex is "Big Willow," a 2.5-mile road course featuring a half mile straight away and plenty of turns. Our exclusive Clampsite sits on a "balcony" overlooking the hairpin known as "Big Willow Turn 4," which is one of the most exciting places from which to watch motor racing.
Friday and Saturday will feature the usual hijinks. The management has even provided us with the use of a building where we can hang out and do Clamper things. But on Saturday afternoon we'll be able to watch motorcycles race along Big Willow from noon to 4 pm, during the "Willow Springs 24th Grand Prix Classic Motorcycle Festival," which continues through the weekend.
Willow Springs International is in Rosamond and features easy access by road. It's five miles west of highway 14, north of Lancaster. The gates open for us on Thursday noon. We have space for tents and RVs, but expect no hook-up, and make sure to bring plenty of shade and water. Burn barrels are OK so long as you keep them off the ground.
The PXL feed bag goes on Friday afternoon, so bring whatever you need until then. There's gas, shops and fast-food places in town if you need provisions, and PXL is always BYOL (Bring your own libations).
One last thing. This is strictly a "pre-paid only" event. We don't care if you're Michael Anthony with a check for the Humbug from John Beresford Tipton. If security at the front gate doesn't have your name, you will be denied entry to the Clampsite. Even paying full admission to get into the park won't get you into the area reserved for PXL.
On Thursday, by special arrangement, the gate closes for us at 10 pm. So make sure you are in by then or you'll be out of luck until 7 am Friday morning when the guard shack opens up again. Friday and Saturday nights, the gate will close at midnight, but if you drive, just make sure you do it sober. Chippies get moody when they have to drive all the way to Bakersfield for bookings.
So Brothers, won't you please join us? We'd be honored to have you, and you'll be glad you did. To find out more, just go back to our Spring 2024 Doin's Page where you can get a copy of our infallible fillable flyer, sign-up electronically, and find a link to Google Maps.
To read about Clamping with Peter Lebeck in Kern County, just read on.
ABOUT CLAMPING WITH PETER LEBECK
Kern County is a big place and it covers all kinds of terrain: from the driest portions of the Mojave Desert, to the snowiest pine forests of the Sierra Nevada; from the oak woodlands of Walker Basin to the still wild grasslands of the San Joaquin Valley. Then of course there is Fort Tejon, Pine Mountain, the Kern River Valley, the Tehachapis, and…you get the drift. Kern County IS a BIG and interesting place.
And needless to say, we do try to get around. So if you are looking for something different, always make sure to look us up when you are planning your Clamping Calendar. If you've Clamped the desert, try the mountains. If you've Clamped the mountains, try the desert. But always make an effort check with us because we may be going someplace you'd really, really enjoy, and we do get around.
PXL Clampouts are not so large that you'll ever feel lost, and not so small that you'll ever feel like you're crashing someone's private party. Brothers visiting from other chapters are always made to feel welcome, and we especially encourage you to drop by if you live in Kern County or the adjoining areas of southern and central California.
At Peter Lebeck we plan two, full-weekend Clampouts every year, one in the spring and the other in the fall, and we favor overnight outings because we believe it is the surest way to make sure that each of our Brothers makes it home safely. At Peter Lebeck we also believe that Clamping is as much about plaquing as it is about camping and camaraderie, so we try to mount at least one erection every year and we try to Clamp near by. So won't you join us for the adventure? We'll make sure you get an extra helping of Timbo's beans.
