Sunset Ridge MX-Walnut, IL

tschweitzer622
Worth a 3.5 hour drive for the regular Wednesday weekly practice?
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RbR 9/8/2020 8:25pm
9/8/2020 8:25pm Edited Date/Time 9/8/2020 8:26pm
No doubt the track is awesome. The Ridge is a National level track and I would be surprised if MX Sports has not discussed holding a Pro National there.
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tschweitzer622 9/8/2020 8:31pm
9/8/2020 8:31pm
RbR wrote:
No doubt the track is awesome. The Ridge is a National level track and I would be surprised if MX Sports has not discussed holding a...
No doubt the track is awesome. The Ridge is a National level track and I would be surprised if MX Sports has not discussed holding a Pro National there.
Pictures never do a track justice. I believe ill make the drive from STL. Tk you RbR
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profeshenal125 9/8/2020 9:52pm
9/8/2020 9:52pm
They have big vet race coming up or past. racer x vet series.
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Bruce372 9/8/2020 11:32pm
9/8/2020 11:32pm
Top dirt, top layout, top management.
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VetRider97 9/9/2020 3:43am
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Worth the drive. Excellent track and fun to ride!

Great dirt, wide, fast, big jumps with safe landings.very good at keeping dust down with watering truck roads. Very well organized, run through race day moto's quickly.
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Dirt231 9/9/2020 6:04am
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RbR wrote:
No doubt the track is awesome. The Ridge is a National level track and I would be surprised if MX Sports has not discussed holding a...
No doubt the track is awesome. The Ridge is a National level track and I would be surprised if MX Sports has not discussed holding a Pro National there.
Track is awesome and has good dirt/sand combo with a good prep. Not at national level, pros would destroy that track with like 1:30 or less lap times. They would have to put back in the old back section and part of the kids track to be enough for a national. 250 C can clear everything. Wednesday practice is great tons of seat time. Sunset Bob is a really nice guy too.
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mj731 9/9/2020 6:09am
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It's over 2.5 hour drive for me and it is 100% worth it.
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moto804 9/9/2020 7:40am
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I hope you aren't driving today. They got a bunch of rain yesterday and announced they weren't going to hold their Weds practice today.

They already have a relationship with MX Sports as they hold an ATV National every year. As mentioned, to make the track work for an MX national, they would probably need to add in other sections, but they reconfigure the track every couple years. For the Vet race in July they added the old back section in again but took out part of the front area. It was cool to ride that for the first time in almost 10 years.
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STLSharky 9/9/2020 7:45am
9/9/2020 7:45am
tschweitzer622 wrote:
Worth a 3.5 hour drive for the regular Wednesday weekly practice?
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yeah for sure, we did that every week
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Freddyfred 9/9/2020 7:53am
9/9/2020 7:53am
Hell, I've driven 5.5 hours to ride there. Not on a Wednesday though.
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tschweitzer622 9/9/2020 8:21am
9/9/2020 8:21am
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I hope you aren't driving today. They got a bunch of rain yesterday and announced they weren't going to hold their Weds practice today. They already...
I hope you aren't driving today. They got a bunch of rain yesterday and announced they weren't going to hold their Weds practice today.

They already have a relationship with MX Sports as they hold an ATV National every year. As mentioned, to make the track work for an MX national, they would probably need to add in other sections, but they reconfigure the track every couple years. For the Vet race in July they added the old back section in again but took out part of the front area. It was cool to ride that for the first time in almost 10 years.
No not driving today, mapping out a trip for early October. Thanks though
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Payup_199 9/9/2020 8:28am
9/9/2020 8:28am Edited Date/Time 9/9/2020 8:29am
amazing track and grounds. I drive 3 hours to ride it
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JWACK 10/9/2020 8:13am
10/9/2020 8:13am
mj731 wrote:
It's over 2.5 hour drive for me and it is 100% worth it.
I sent you a PM about an old for sale post of yours.
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yzf162 10/9/2020 10:18am
10/9/2020 10:18am
I drive 2 hrs regularly to ride there. One of my favorite tracks in the country. When they disk it deep it gets extremely rough. Some times all the jumps are a little bit bigger harder, sometimes the chop them down a touch. All ways a good day of riding. Only jump i dislike is the finish line. It gets so chucked out sometimes that you could hit the same line 5 times and get thrown 5 different ways. Yeah i know find a new line but that's every line at that point.
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rodb 10/9/2020 11:43am
10/9/2020 11:43am
Great Track worth a drive.

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FHKRacingZ 10/9/2020 1:55pm
10/9/2020 1:55pm
Best track in the midwest. Every bit comparable to Red Bud.

They deserve to hold a national there. Bob and the Pistole Family are amazing people who support the sport 100%. Bob and his family are very close with the Richies from Red Bud.

GIVE SUNSET RIDGE A MX NATIONAL!!!!
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JB500 10/9/2020 6:39pm
10/9/2020 6:39pm
tschweitzer622 wrote:
Worth a 3.5 hour drive for the regular Wednesday weekly practice?
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100% yes.

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