Help me design a track.

SmoothOperator
Just bought some property, and have room to build a small track. The space I've alloted is only about 60yds x 150yds. The property also came with a 1957 Ford 640 loader. Old girl, but pretty big, and should do the trick.
It's semi forested right now, so there will be some clearing involved first.
So anyway, how would you guys build a track in this space?


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colintrax 10/16/2016 6:29pm
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Leave the trees, and go up and down the hills as much as possible.
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yak651 10/16/2016 6:36pm
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60 yards by 150 isn't very big, basically football field. Maybe look at some past SX designs to take some ideas from as that's the area you are working with
SmoothOperator 10/16/2016 8:39pm
10/16/2016 8:39pm Edited Date/Time 10/16/2016 8:40pm
yak651 wrote:
60 yards by 150 isn't very big, basically football field. Maybe look at some past SX designs to take some ideas from as that's the area...
60 yards by 150 isn't very big, basically football field. Maybe look at some past SX designs to take some ideas from as that's the area you are working with
Come on man, don't short change me! 1.5 football fields lol.
It's a long and narrow section. Which makes it kind of odd to design for.
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DuneRider250 10/16/2016 8:56pm
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Can you send more pics of the area? Might give us some more ideas

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SmoothOperator 10/16/2016 9:06pm
10/16/2016 9:06pm Edited Date/Time 10/16/2016 9:11pm
DuneRider250 wrote:
Can you send more pics of the area? Might give us some more ideas
It's literally just a relatively flat 60 x 150 yd rectangle.
I can get definitely more pictures, but I won't be back out there until next weekend. It's about 90 minute drive from where I'm currently living.
SmoothOperator 10/16/2016 9:44pm
10/16/2016 9:44pm
This is the best I can do with Google satellite.

The building in the top right of the red zone is going to be removed.

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jeffro503 10/16/2016 10:00pm
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Is this in Deer Island? Or did you head south some where? Btw , congrats on the new property!
SmoothOperator 10/16/2016 10:28pm
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jeffro503 wrote:
Is this in Deer Island? Or did you head south some where? Btw , congrats on the new property!
Headed east. The property is out in Sandy. My northErnest property boundary is the Sandy river. The track is for when the fish aren't biting hahaha.
Thanks man!
J.Saunders144 10/17/2016 5:01am
10/17/2016 5:01am
Honestly very hard to tell you how to build it. Boots on the ground and physically seeing the land is the best call. I've built 6 tracks, here are the basics. 1.) walk the track out, use spray paint to mark trees to drop. 2.) if possible ride a lap around purposed track layout, brushhog if needed. (A lot of things you or people imagine are much different scenarios on the bike) 3.) once layout is decided brush hog it as low as possible, then disc the track as deep as you can. (Again get some bikes on the track and see how corners transition, where things develope into one lane'rs) 4,) make sure track is on high ground or re grade areas so it sheds water. 5.) get it built before winter and let it sit, it will "cure" if you will and things won't deteriorate after a day of hard motos. Just my 2 cents.
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Rowlands 10/17/2016 5:12am
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I have a small track on a 4acre field so a little larger than you but this is the layout we have and it's pretty fun, you basically just got to use the most of the room you have and jump on the bike and see what suites. Keep us posted !
Moens_Andy 10/17/2016 5:20am
10/17/2016 5:20am
Considering the lot being very narrow i think you should go out and look for some shipping containers or something like that and those could give you some over under options so you can switch the track up a little bit more


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DuneRider250 10/17/2016 7:40am
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I drew this up, maybe squeeze some jumps or whoops and you could go at it all day. Maybe not push the boundary line on the bottom like I did but you get the idea
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jeffro503 10/17/2016 7:58am
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I used to run and build all the tracks at an indoor arenacross called HindsightMX. The track path on many of those track layouts may work here. I'm not talking the jumps and so forth , but the path of the layout. You could do a 4 lane track pretty comfortably. Think of it as a mini Daytona track or something.

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tprice07 10/17/2016 8:37am
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Moens_Andy wrote:
Considering the lot being very narrow i think you should go out and look for some shipping containers or something like that and those could give...
Considering the lot being very narrow i think you should go out and look for some shipping containers or something like that and those could give you some over under options so you can switch the track up a little bit more


That's a sick idea.

Personally, I would go through and let the area make the track for you. Rather than making arbitrary corners, go around the natural flow of the timber. I put something down in the darker spots, where it looks like there are fewer trees...or at least fewer big trees.

It really sucks taking down big trees and removing stumps. You'll spend tons of time and money doing that vs building a suitable track that looks more natural.

I don't know the different elevations of the dirt, but you can cut that in in the same manner, moving less dirt is always better. I always dig down in parts of the track that I want the water to flow to then I have dirt to build up the areas I don't want to be swampy or for jumps/berms.

One of the designs above would be a little boring for me, I like a mix of turns. Also, if you really want some fun build the track in a way that you can reverse it easily. Flipping the lips of the jump is pretty easy if you built up the landings.



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jtiger12 10/17/2016 8:57am
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asking a question here, how is the noise ordinance in your area? in HC maryland, a lot that size would not have enough setback to even make a track. We'd be shut down before the first section was cut and tested.
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Flip109 10/17/2016 9:03am
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This is at my friends house. It's bout that size I'd say. It's little but lots of fun.
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Rowlands 10/17/2016 9:09am
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Flip stick how did he get the dirt to make the jumps and berms? That place looks awesome fun
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akillerwombat 10/17/2016 9:12am
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Rowlands wrote:
Flip stick how did he get the dirt to make the jumps and berms? That place looks awesome fun
When I was a kid I used to call pool companies to see if they needed a place to dump the dirt they were digging up.

9 times out of 10 I would get a couple free loads of fairly rock free dirt out of it.
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Cygnus 10/17/2016 9:16am
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That's a good size for a pond. Not a track.
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Cygnus 10/17/2016 9:22am
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Flip109 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/10/17/156008/s1200_IMG_2530.jpg[/img] This is at my friends house. It's bout that size I'd say. It's little but lots of fun.


This is at my friends house. It's bout that size I'd say. It's little but lots of fun.
The old arenacross double horse shoe is one of the easiest and best options on small spots.
TripleFive 10/17/2016 9:23am
10/17/2016 9:23am
Here's a second one I came up with. if you have any questions let me know!



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SKlein 10/17/2016 9:35am
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Flip109 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/10/17/156008/s1200_IMG_2530.jpg[/img] This is at my friends house. It's bout that size I'd say. It's little but lots of fun.


This is at my friends house. It's bout that size I'd say. It's little but lots of fun.
Now that's badass!

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