Pala motocross event impacts SR76 traffic

Cars were virtually parked on State Route 76, Old Highway 395, and Interstate 15 when the Pala Raceway hosted the Pala Motocross National on Saturday, Sept. 11.

While fans of the American Motocross Association event were willing to park five miles away and walk to the event, local residents and drivers trying to get through the traffic to other destinations were less than happy about the snarled-up traffic.

“I have never seen so many cars. The gridlock was horrendous,” said Frank Biddle, a Village News reader who lives in Oceanside. “I went east on 76 at 9 a.m. I turned around with Pala in sig...