Arizona's Holy Grail..

andyffer · 06-02-2009, 08:40 PM

Started out with me trying to find a good spot to go shoot with no trouble.
Then I saw this weird shape in the desert..
Zoomed in.. further.. further.. and then I needed a change of pants.
Look at this mother fucker..

Yes, you were thinking right, this will be my personal track. Hence why I blacked out the street names and such..

Maybe I'll go out and make vid.

smellfish · 06-02-2009, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Phiberglass

OMG FTW I know where this is.

+1. Not a lot of airports in Arizona with 3 parallels...

AllydNYC · 06-02-2009, 08:56 PM

God damn it I'm hating the East Coast more and more.

Blake · 06-02-2009, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by smellfish

+1. Not a lot of airports in Arizona with 3 parallels...

those aren't airports...that's actually what's left of GM's mesa, arizona proving grounds.

radix · 06-02-2009, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Blake

those aren't airports...that's actually what's left of GM's mesa, arizona proving grounds.

Good call.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&sa...image&resnum=1

bigslick82 · 06-02-2009, 09:24 PM

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andyffer · 06-02-2009, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by bigslick82

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dude who didnt?

you fool thought it was an airport hahahahahahah
pathetic!

ACZakka325i · 06-02-2009, 09:54 PM

How do you know you'd be able to get out there without any trouble from LEO or anyone else?

Glacked · 06-02-2009, 10:08 PM

You mean Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport located at the lower left of the first image, Smellfish? Good spot.

http://skyvector.com/#48-121-3-2775-1541

Clearly runways 30L, 30C and 30R on the initial photo.

Blake · 06-02-2009, 10:12 PM

doh

andyffer · 06-02-2009, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ACZakka325i

How do you know you'd be able to get out there without any trouble from LEO or anyone else?

Helicopter

doubleA · 06-02-2009, 11:26 PM

damn now that i know where it is i think im gonna go there soon lol

TurboFan · 06-03-2009, 12:03 AM

Yeah, I'm sure they gates are open and you can drive right in.

But if you can, I'm there! GM supposedly had a hella good setup there.

andyffer · 06-03-2009, 06:54 AM

Im definitely doing a drive by just to check out everything

fdsasdasdf · 06-03-2009, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Glacked

Clearly runways 30L, 30C and 30R on the initial photo.

Huh. I've never seen a central runway marking before. My instructor said we'd probably never ever see one

smellfish · 06-03-2009, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Glacked

You mean Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport located at the lower left of the first image, Smellfish? Good spot.

Thats the one. Glad someone else noticed it.

Scorpion · 06-03-2009, 08:36 AM

Damnnn that looks awesome.

JayeJaymes · 06-03-2009, 03:30 PM

thats insane!

FStop7 · 06-03-2009, 03:53 PM

Honda and Nissan have tracks out there, too. But those pics are definitely GM's facility.

who's ur daddy? · 06-03-2009, 09:26 PM

how long is the bigger straightaway?

Z4MCJJ · 06-04-2009, 12:54 AM

It's been around for 50 years or so...

andyffer · 06-04-2009, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Z4MCJJ

It's been around for 50 years or so...

hahah true, probably a while. But I havent been sitting around looking at google maps all day lol
(not to say that you do)

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Originally Posted by who's ur daddy?

how long is the bigger straightaway?

when i was in google earth, i used the ruler and it was like 2.5 miles.
huge

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