VEHICLE TEST TRACK PLAN TO BE DISCUSSED.Byline: Daily News MOJAVE - Mojave Chamber of Commerce members will receive a briefing on a proposed automotive test track east of Mojave and south of California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). City at their meeting Thursday at the Mariah Country Inn. California City City Manager Jack Stewart Jack Stewart is a name shared by several people:
Hyundai, a major Korean automobile manufacturer, is proposing to build a 4,500-acre facility in the Nine-Mile Hill area north of Highway 58 about nine miles Nine Miles is a reggae "band" started by Yoshiaki Manabe (真鍋吉明) of The Pillows. The name Nine Miles comes from the name of the town in which Bob Marley grew up in Jamaica.
The facility would include a six-mile-long track that would be used to test production vehicles plus three other tracks. A 250-foot-wide by 1-mile-long vehicle dynamics Vehicle dynamics refers to the dynamics of vehicles, here assumed to be ground vehicles. For two-wheeled vehicles see Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics. For the dynamics of air vehicles see Aerodynamics. area for crash-testing vehicles is also proposed. Thirty-five to 40 employees would operate the facility year-round, rising to 50 to 60 in midsummer. Up to 100 people are expected to attend special programs each year. Honda America operates a similar test facility at Cantil, north of Mojave. Land for the facility is part of an effort to add some 29 square miles A square mil is a unit of area, equal to the area of a square with sides of length one mil. A mil is one thousandth of an international inch. This unit of area is usually used in specifying the area of the cross section of a wire or cable. to California City while de-annexing a similar amount. California City and the automotive firm are preparing environmental documents for the project. Lunch is $12 and begins at 11:45 a.m. at the inn, 1385 Highway 58. For more information, call (661) 824-8417 or (661) 824-2811. |
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