northwest tracks (the ridge shelton wa)

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have any of you guys been to the ridge yet? we went for the first time this weekend. Really nice track and facility but the conditions were bad, frozen ground that thawed to mud. cool to see another new track up here. pretty crazy to see between this place, motowest and RVs new track this spring we have 3 tracks within a hr of each other
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Sharkey....you can count me and some of the other guys in down here for a ride day up there this spring. I haven't been there , but plan on doing a road trip for some riding as soon as I know the weather , for 100% won't be crappy. You have an address or location for this place? I have no idea where it's at.
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holverson34 2/26/2017 8:34pm
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We could use a couple a little more south
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bsharkey 2/26/2017 9:05pm
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jeffro503 wrote:
Sharkey....you can count me and some of the other guys in down here for a ride day up there this spring. I haven't been there...
Sharkey....you can count me and some of the other guys in down here for a ride day up there this spring. I haven't been there , but plan on doing a road trip for some riding as soon as I know the weather , for 100% won't be crappy. You have an address or location for this place? I have no idea where it's at.
its in Shelton, id say about 2hr drive for you. its a really nice roadcourse for street bikes and cars. its a high end facility. just started building the mx track last spring .I should have taken some pics but I was covere in mud. it was cold all week so it frosted hard and when it thawed it was a mess but its a cool place

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Tracktor 2/27/2017 10:22am
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We went. It was narsty but they did as best they could under the conditions. My boys had a blast and the mud barely fazed them. I rode one moto just to prove I could make it around at a decent pace without crashing then was done.
They need to have a "winter" build and a "summer" build. You can't run the same obstacles in the wet as you can in the dry with that type of dirt. Very nice facility though with a bunch of potential...........
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Tracktor 2/27/2017 10:32am
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The only video I got. They had the track fenced off pretty well. You can't really see how gnarly the track is.

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rosebud441 2/27/2017 10:36am
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Good to know,, Will have to drive down and check it out.

Moto still feels aways off for me, Snowing once again in my corner of the world.
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mxpro252 2/27/2017 10:42am
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I've penciled in a trip over there this Saturday to check it out as long as the weather is decent. Wont be riding yet but I wanted to at least see it as long as my dad ends up going for a track day on the road course.
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bsharkey 2/27/2017 1:57pm
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Tracktor wrote:
We went. It was narsty but they did as best they could under the conditions. My boys had a blast and the mud barely fazed them...
We went. It was narsty but they did as best they could under the conditions. My boys had a blast and the mud barely fazed them. I rode one moto just to prove I could make it around at a decent pace without crashing then was done.
They need to have a "winter" build and a "summer" build. You can't run the same obstacles in the wet as you can in the dry with that type of dirt. Very nice facility though with a bunch of potential...........
my kid ate crap on the landing of the step up in those deep ruts, bike and his gear were , well lol I got a good laugh. they will definitely need to change the jump faces when it drys out. when the speed goes up those short poppy faces will put people on the ground. not so bad when the conditions were like they were.the heavy frost definitely didn't help. the first laps were the best ones by far. a few fast cats out there today too.
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Took this photo after 1 moto right after they groomed
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SmokinJoe439 2/27/2017 2:28pm
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I want to go badly but waiting for better conditions too wet lately too soft.
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mark_swart 2/27/2017 3:03pm
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I went too, on my 125. For those who stuck around to the end of the day, it got pretty decent. They are working hard to improve each time, figuring out the drainage. They are kicking around the idea of an uphill sand roller section in the infield where that muddyou little triple is. Racing starts March 19!

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Skerby 2/27/2017 3:06pm
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I will be there soon! Im gonna keep skiing until the weather turns though, Im done with riding my bikes in the mud.
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ACBraap 2/27/2017 5:46pm
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holverson34 wrote:
We could use a couple a little more south
And more closer in to Seattle. Not going to happen, I know. Just dreaming.

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