i live in yuma az, its a little border town. super hot summers pretty much make it the opposite of say minnesota for example. 20 min from the imperial sand dunes hour and 1/2 from glamis which is cool. my bike is basically stock, im way to big for a 250f, 6'4 200lbs but i run with the 450s at my track. raced bmx for 7 years and had a mx bike for 4 years just play riding. this year actually got to put some time on it consistantly at the track, and its working out. just got brand new 2009 CRF450R! cant wait to see how me and her go!