Honda Proving Center of California (HPCC) is a test track established in 1990, and used primarily for testing Honda and Acura automobiles. Motorcycles are also tested there. HPCC is located near Cantil, California, in Kern County. Security is tight, and pilots flying near the track have reported seeing cars immediately heading for cover as they got close to the facility.
HPCC has a 7.5 mile oval track, as well as a five-mile winding road course.
Honda America - Honda Research and Development Division, closed the HPCC in 2010 and relocated the test center to Marysville, Ohio.
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