Raleigh NC riders...

travis-grant
I will be over from England the last week in March for a Cousin's wedding. If any of you are from the area and wanna meet let me know, i'd love to get to some local tracks and hit downtown for beers. I have reserched and see there are tracks in the area as well as the JGR one. Like i'm getting there, ye i know.
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sgrimmxdad 1/23/2017 12:25pm
1/23/2017 12:25pm
The main track around Raleigh is NCMP. It is a great track. The JGR track will be several hours away. Depending on how far you are willing to travel I can tell you about more tracks!
travis-grant 1/23/2017 12:32pm
1/23/2017 12:32pm
sgrimmxdad wrote:
The main track around Raleigh is NCMP. It is a great track. The JGR track will be several hours away. Depending on how far you are...
The main track around Raleigh is NCMP. It is a great track. The JGR track will be several hours away. Depending on how far you are willing to travel I can tell you about more tracks!
Sounds good! Well i'm still planning what i want to do as they will be busy with final plans, so i have like 3 days to do what i wish
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Roostermx58 1/23/2017 12:43pm
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I am in the Raleigh area. Just getting a bike again from a nasty ankle break but can show you around.
travis-grant 1/23/2017 12:50pm
1/23/2017 12:50pm
Roostermx58 wrote:
I am in the Raleigh area. Just getting a bike again from a nasty ankle break but can show you around.
Cool - I'd be happy just hitting a local practice day or whatever. if all else fails i think a few beers are in order seen as i am coming so far.

How large is Raleigh? Where im from (Manchester) i think its around 40 sq miles but i know over there you think 4 miles is a trip to the local shop

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wasummer46 1/23/2017 12:58pm
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I'm a local rider in Raleigh as well. NCMP is the closest track and has the most variety to choose from. Main track, supercross track, intermediate track, and trails. Although it has a tendency to get real choppy and hard pack. I have been riding a whole lot at COW Branch lately and really like it. The guy grooms it before practically every open practice day. About 1.5 hour drive
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wasummer46 1/23/2017 1:01pm
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And did you say beers? We have some of the best local beer made in town, always game for a dozen of those.
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Roostermx58 1/23/2017 1:02pm
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travis-grant wrote:
Cool - I'd be happy just hitting a local practice day or whatever. if all else fails i think a few beers are in order seen...
Cool - I'd be happy just hitting a local practice day or whatever. if all else fails i think a few beers are in order seen as i am coming so far.

How large is Raleigh? Where im from (Manchester) i think its around 40 sq miles but i know over there you think 4 miles is a trip to the local shop
about 150 sq miles.
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stumpy823 1/23/2017 1:45pm
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I'm in Raleigh area also plenty of tracks within about an hour. Ncmp is ok but don't groom track. Plenty of places to get beer. Cow branch and wide open mx are 2 real good sand tracks but many others just depends on how far you want to go.
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StretchASU 1/23/2017 1:52pm
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Another RDU rider here. Lots of good riding within a few hours. Other than the short loop behind the house, I'll usually go to NCMP or Cow Branch. Last weekend in March there is a Hare Scramble at Windy Hill about 1.5 hours from Raleigh.
sixtwentyeight 1/23/2017 2:06pm
1/23/2017 2:06pm
Glad to hear there are some tracks near raleigh. I live in the pittsburgh, pa area and im planning on relocating somewhere in the south maybe in the fall. Raleigh is one of the areas I'm concidering.
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stumpy823 1/23/2017 2:12pm
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Sixtwentyeight I made the move 2 years ago this March from Ohio the best thing I ever did. Plenty of riding all year.
sixtwentyeight 1/24/2017 8:18am
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stumpy823 wrote:
Sixtwentyeight I made the move 2 years ago this March from Ohio the best thing I ever did. Plenty of riding all year.
Awesome! I'm looking into raleigh because I like the beach and it's not to far away. I'm going to take a trip down there soon and have a look around. I want to live somewhere in suburbia but I don't know what are some good affordable areas are.
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wasummer46 1/24/2017 8:23am
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I've been here my whole life, high school, college and first job. Great place to live. 1.5 hours from the beach 3 hours from the mountains. Multiple riding spots within 1.5 hours from the city center. The city is currently experiencing growing pains with the amount of people moving here, but overall I love it here.
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atceraj 1/24/2017 9:07am
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Cowbranch, NCMP, JWTF, Wide open

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