From Michael James,
Your Guide to Radio Controlled Vehicles.
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Many RC racers rely entirely on their own backyard tracks or simply racing their friends at local parks. But to prepare for and participate in serious competitions you may want to use a more official RC race track.

A. Your local hobby shop may have an RC track right on the premises. At the very least the associates there can point you to local RC tracks or clubs that hold regular races at tracks they set up especially for their weekly or monthly events. For some tracks and events it may be necessary to be a member of the local RC club and/or a member of one of the national organizations before you and your RC are allowed on the track.

Use these online resources to find listings for local RC clubs and tracks:

• ROAR Track Locator
  In the US and Canada, use the track finder to find both clubs and tracks for RC cars and trucks.

• RC Car Action Track Directory
  Find a track worldwide. Search by track name, country, zip/postal code, city, state/province.

• QSAC Tracks & Clubs
  Find US clubs and tracks devoted to quarter scale RC vehicles.

• RCUniverse R/C Track, Flying Field, Marina & Instructor Locator
  Search their database by type, country, and keyword to find a place to race your RC car or truck (or plane, helicopter, or boat).

• TRCZ R/C Network Track Directory
  Tracks are categorized as on-road, off-road, oval, and micro.