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Hi,
I'm thinking about moving to the US for 12 months or so. Where is the best place for motocross? Can you recommend somewhere?
I want to live somewhere that the weather is good for riding all year round (no snow), and where there are a few tracks within 30 minutes drive. I probably need to be close to a decent sized city for work.
I dont do much trail riding, prefer tracks. I currently live in Sydney. Its fairly warm all year around, but can get pretty cold in winter.
I thinking California, Texas, or somewhere in Florida, but even then, not sure exactly where in those areas. Are people generally pretty friendly in these areas?
What is San Francisco/Silicon Valley area like for motocross?
Also, whats the deal with Arenacross, can anyone enter? I reckon that would be pretty sweet to try out. Are there different arenacross series'?
Cheers.
I'm thinking about moving to the US for 12 months or so. Where is the best place for motocross? Can you recommend somewhere?
I want to live somewhere that the weather is good for riding all year round (no snow), and where there are a few tracks within 30 minutes drive. I probably need to be close to a decent sized city for work.
I dont do much trail riding, prefer tracks. I currently live in Sydney. Its fairly warm all year around, but can get pretty cold in winter.
I thinking California, Texas, or somewhere in Florida, but even then, not sure exactly where in those areas. Are people generally pretty friendly in these areas?
What is San Francisco/Silicon Valley area like for motocross?
Also, whats the deal with Arenacross, can anyone enter? I reckon that would be pretty sweet to try out. Are there different arenacross series'?
Cheers.
STAY AWAY FROM CANADA!!! haha
Temecula, Ca area would put you within around 10 or 11 tracks within a 2 hour drive. Four within 30 mins.
"As a warning, San Francisco/Silicon Valley is scary pricey... SCARY..."
Ahh. I was thinking its probably the easiest place for me to get work. I work in IT, but anywhere near a big city should be fine.
The Shop
If you're bored, google "median home prices for Silicon Valley"...
Go map-search the locations of Pala, Glen Helen & all the other tracks you read about on here like Cahuila... Then find a locale somewhere in the midst of all of that.
I live in south Orange County and enjoy the surf and all the So-Cal moto tracks.
OK... that's my rant, continue on
It's pretty hard for foreigners to get a working visa in the US.
Pretty much anywhere ok is in the million bracket
I'd like to head over to Georgia or nth Carolina for a ride area.
Pit Row
So it's about $1,400,000 median home price in the Australian dollar.
In the big cities, maybe. In small towns, not so much. That is a gross, very gross, generalization. People in the hills of PA, upstate NY, or rural Maine bear almost no similarities with the rude city folk of NYC or other cities.
Southern Hospitality was kind of lacking when I lived in GA in the 80's and still had my PA plates on my car. Unless the shots coming my way and shouts of go home yankee were well intentioned greetings and I mistook them... LOL.
But I was wrong to label everyone so broadly. Sorry if I offended you. He will most likely be hanging around moto guys and they all pretty cool guys regardless of geography.
Within the bay area there are a 1/2 dozen tracks and three offroad riding areas. All within 1/2 to 1hr drive depending on where in the bay area you chose to live. I'm the opposite of you, ride almost exclusively off road. If you expand that driving window to 2 hrs, lots of riding (offroad) in/near the bay area. I'm not familiar with the track scene, but my impression is SoCal has more of that once you reach south Orange County or inland. I spend a lot of time in LA/South Bay and riding would be a long haul. Others more familiar with that can help you.
Expect to pay $3500 to $4000 US a month in the city (San Francisco) to rent a 1br in a nice neighborhood with nightlife within walking distance. You can obviously pay less out of the city or in less desirable areas. Should give you an idea of the rent scale at least. If you are single and looking for nightlife, you really want to be in the city IMO.
Traffic and commuting can be a nightmare. Dont accept a job in San Jose and expect to live in San Francisco. Live and work near your home. So chose wisely who you commit to work for with an H1B as you are tied to them.
Good luck!
People here are great. NY city, yeah the attitudes change.
So upstate NY is great. For 6 months of the year. It is warmer than last year and right on freezing right now. I got a mate in the bay area in Cali, works for a software company., weather is awesome out there. Minimum in his neighbourhood-minimum is almost 700k for little more than a toolshed. I bought a house on 1/4 ac with a 20*50ft barn in a small city for 72k. but for 6 months unless you want to go snowboarding (i have like half a dozen options within an hour and a half) or snowmobiling, options are limited. There are winter woods races but can tell you first hand that riding in snow and ice when it is -10-15c is only fun, if you like pain.
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