Buttonwillow Raceway Park
Buttonwillow, California · 4.93 km · 3.06 mi · clockwise
Buttonwillow Raceway Park in Buttonwillow, California is a 4,950 m (3.08 mi) clockwise circuit with 13 numbered corners and almost no vertical relief: the simulated elevation band spans just 77 m to 78.1 m, a total gain of 1.6 m. The speed profile splits the lap into two distinct halves. The fast side runs through Turn 2 and Turn 13 (Riverside), where the model carries minimums of 120 km/h (75 mph) and 138 km/h (86 mph) respectively, with Riverside entered at 181 km/h (112 mph) on the supersport-600 estimate. The slow side is the Turn 4 through Turn 7 complex — Pacific, Bus Stop, Atlantic — where simulated minimums collapse to roughly 31-45 km/h (19-28 mph) through Bus Stop and Atlantic, the tightest points on the lap. Simulated lap times run 117.3 s (liter bike) to 124.8 s (middleweight twin); all figures are physics-simulation estimates.
All figures: physics-simulation estimates · generated 2026-07-08 · methodology & assumptions
Track outline © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Buttonwillow Raceway Park — quick facts
Motorcycle track guide · simulation estimates · 2026-07-08
- Length: 4,950 m (3.08 mi), run clockwise in this configuration
- 13 numbered corners; elevation range 77-78.1 m (only 1.6 m of total gain)
- Simulated lap times: 117.31 s (liter bike), 119.89 s (supersport 600), 124.84 s (middleweight twin) — physics-simulation estimates
- Simulated average speeds: 141-150 km/h (88-93 mph) depending on bike class
- Fastest simulated corner entry: Turn 13 (Riverside) at ~181 km/h (112 mph)
- Slowest simulated points: Turns 5-6 (Bus Stop and Atlantic), minimums of 31-45 km/h (19-28 mph)
- Track outline (c) OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Turn 1 — Star Mazda Turn
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 km/h72 mph | 69 km/h43 mph | 104 km/h65 mph | 165 m541 ft | 31 m102 ft | +0.0 m+0 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
The lap opens with a 150 m right-hander built around a 31.2 m effective radius. In the supersport-600 simulation the model begins braking 165 m before the corner, arriving at 115 km/h (71 mph) and bottoming out at a 69 km/h (43 mph) minimum before climbing back to 104 km/h (65 mph) on exit. The braking distance is the clearest class differentiator here: the liter-bike estimate starts slowing 225 m out, while the middleweight twin needs only 114 m. Minimum speed is identical across all three classes — the corner radius, not power, sets the floor. All figures are simulation estimates.
Turn 2
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 km/h74 mph | 120 km/h74 mph | 175 km/h109 mph | 60 m197 ft | 182 m598 ft | +0.0 m+0 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 3 — Sunset
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 km/h86 mph | 111 km/h69 mph | 144 km/h89 mph | 117 m384 ft | 81 m265 ft | -0.1 m-0 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Sunset is a 180 m left-hander on an 80.7 m effective radius, and the model treats it as a classic medium-speed corner: brake, rotate, drive. The supersport-600 estimate starts braking 117 m out, enters at 139 km/h (86 mph), holds a 111 km/h (69 mph) minimum, and exits at 144 km/h (89 mph), slightly up on its arrival speed — a mildly exit-biased speed trace. Class differences again show up only in brake-application distance: 141 m for the liter bike against 90 m for the twin, with all three bikes sharing the identical 111 km/h grip-limited floor. These are physics-simulation estimates, not measured data.
Turn 4 — Pacific
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 km/h80 mph | 64 km/h40 mph | 98 km/h61 mph | 21 m69 ft | 27 m88 ft | +0.0 m+0 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 5 — Bus Stop
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 km/h56 mph | 45 km/h28 mph | 98 km/h61 mph | 6 m20 ft | 13 m43 ft | +0.0 m+0 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 6 — Atlantic
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143 km/h89 mph | 31 km/h19 mph | 95 km/h59 mph | 0 m0 ft | 6 m21 ft | +0.1 m+0 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 7
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 km/h59 mph | 95 km/h59 mph | 137 km/h85 mph | 12 m39 ft | 62 m203 ft | +0.3 m+1 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 8 — Sunrise
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158 km/h98 mph | 115 km/h71 mph | 167 km/h104 mph | 12 m39 ft | 87 m286 ft | +0.3 m+1 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 9
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 km/h63 mph | 68 km/h42 mph | 142 km/h88 mph | 81 m266 ft | 30 m100 ft | +0.3 m+1 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 10 — Cotton Corners
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154 km/h96 mph | 99 km/h61 mph | 120 km/h74 mph | 63 m207 ft | 64 m212 ft | -0.2 m-1 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 11
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 km/h75 mph | 98 km/h61 mph | 115 km/h71 mph | 9 m30 ft | 63 m207 ft | -0.1 m-0 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 12 — Grapevine
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 km/h82 mph | 109 km/h68 mph | 157 km/h97 mph | 48 m157 ft | 78 m256 ft | -0.2 m-1 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 13 — Riverside
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181 km/h113 mph | 138 km/h86 mph | 168 km/h105 mph | 114 m374 ft | 126 m412 ft | -0.1 m-0 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Riverside closes the lap with one of its fastest corner entries. A 249 m right-hand arc on a 125.6 m effective radius, it carries the highest simulated entry speed on the circuit: 181 km/h (112 mph) in the supersport-600 estimate, with braking beginning 114 m out (153 m for the liter bike, 63 m for the twin). The model holds a 138 km/h (86 mph) minimum — faster than the entry speed of half the corners on this track — and releases onto the front straight at 168 km/h (104 mph), setting up the braking event into Star Mazda Turn that begins the next lap. Elevation change is negligible at 0.1 m. All speeds and distances are physics-simulation estimates.