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🌱 Patch AM: Private Luxury Motorsport Country Club Proposed For Lake Elsinore, Former NASCAR Driver Is Behind The Project

Also check out ☕ Business Coffee Connection - Connecting Murrieta & French Valley Businesses on the Lake Elsinore Patch calendar

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Good morning to you Lake Elsinore! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • High-end motorsport country club pitched for Lake Elsinore's lakeside area
  • How a Lake Elsinore In-N-Out customer became an unlikely hero
  • How a Lake Elsinore teen's case ties to a Hollywood mansion

Also on today's calendar: ☕ Business Coffee Connection - Connecting Murrieta & French Valley Businesses and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A few afternoon showers, with a high of 107 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 102, low: 70.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 98 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Private Luxury Motorsport Country Club Proposed For Lake Elsinore, Former NASCAR Driver Is Behind The Project (patch.com) — Lake Elsinore could become home to a high-end motorsport destination as retired NASCAR driver Boris Said pitches the Elsinore Ring, a 300-acre private racing country club near the lake. The proposal includes a professional-grade track, luxury garage condos, and a public-access component, but still awaits review by the city's Planning Commission and City Council before any construction can begin.
   

• In-N-Out drive-thru hero springs into action with a spatula (newsobserver.com) — Customers and staff at a Lake Elsinore In-N-Out were shaken when an armed woman allegedly began damaging property, until 20-year-old Luca Opperman leaped through the drive-thru window to help protect employees. Using only a spatula, the former gymnast confronted the woman until police arrived and took her into custody.
   

• Hollywood Hills House Where Rapper D4vd Lived During Arrest Listed for Rent (hypefresh.com) — A Lake Elsinore seventh-grader, Celeste Rivas Hernandez, is at the center of a high-profile Los Angeles murder case involving singer D4vd, who has pleaded not guilty. The Hollywood Hills home where he was arrested is now for rent, while Celeste's Lake Elsinore neighbors and family remember her as a joyful, music-loving teen seeking justice through the courts.
   

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Other local events
    Thursday September 10
  • JV Football @Elsinore
    Perris Union High Elsinore High School, 21800 Canyon Dr, Wildomar, CA 92595, USA
    4:00 pm
  • Freshman Football hosts Elsinore
    Perris Union High Liberty High School, 32255 Leon Rd, Winchester, CA 92596, USA, LHS-LHS-Stadium (4000)
    4:00 pm
  • Boys Water Polo hosts Tahquitz
    Perris Union High Liberty High School, 32255 Leon Rd, Winchester, CA 92596, USA, LHS-LHS-Pool
    4:00 pm
  • Boys Water Polo vs Cajon
    Perris Union High Paloma Valley High School, 31375 Bradley Rd, Menifee, CA 92584, USA
    4:00 pm
  • Freshman Football vs Redlands
    Perris Union High Paloma Valley High School, 31375 Bradley Rd, Menifee, CA 92584, USA
    4:00 pm
  • Back to School Night - PMS
    Perris Union High Pinacate Middle School, 1990 S A St, Perris, CA 92570, USA
    5:00 pm
    • Saturday September 19
  • Wildomar Car Show →
    34570 Monte Vista Dr, Wildomar
    10:00 am
    • Sunday September 27
  • All'aperto III →
    Europa Village Wineries & Resort, 41150 Via Europa, Temecula
    7:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

  • Wildomar Car Show
    Our Annual Wildomar Car Show is back and will take place this year on SEPTEMBER 19, 2026 from 10am-2pm! This annual event welcomes all in our... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Seventy Years of Housing Growth in Orange County —Rick Tobin Read on Patch
  • This is a reminder that Speakers of the Lake Toastmasters will have its kick off meeting THIS THURSDAY 9/10 at Prospero, 126 N Main, Lake Elsinore from 6:20-7:30pm.
    (Meeting will officially start at 6:30pm) It is a rare opportunity to be a CHARTER MEMBER fo a Toastmasters club. If you like to receive awards,… (Nextdoor Lincoln Park)
  • Does anyone know of any mobile mechanic that can replace a CV axle and is available tomorrow Tuesday the 8th?
    Or even Wednesday. I need to get it fixed before I go back to work, would appreciate any good recommendations thank you! :) (Nextdoor Pottery-Heald)
  • Chili's Grill & Bar posted a job opening for Prep Cook - Lake Elsinore Chili's in Lake Elsinore. Apply here.
  • Lake Elsinore Unified School District posted a job opening for Assistant Boys Soccer Coach (Non-Teaching) - EHS in Lake Elsinore. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Elsinore here.

🗞 Nearby News

Menifee

  • Menifee CA Real Estate - Menifee CA Homes For Sale (zillow.com)
  • DUI Patrol in Menifee Leads to One Arrest (mynewsla.com)

Perris

Murrieta

  • Feds Move To Seize Hemet Ranch Allegedly Tied To Wanted Drug Cartel Boss (patch.com)

Ok Lake Elsinore! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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