RE: Southern California Tracks? (mainly Mission Viejo area)
Hopefully you're not a 15 year old freshman. That would be scary. Good luck on the backyard track. That sounds like fun. I've never built my own track but have done some yard work that required me to have a flat ground surface after digging up the grass. I rented a plate compactor from Home Depot and that thing works like magic. It's this big heavy box that compacts the ground underneath you so it's flat and smooth. You can rent it from Home Depot for about $40 for 4 hours. Hope that helps.