Motocross tracks located in town?

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I was hoping you guys might be able to give me some examples of motocross tracks that are located in town across the country? Here in OK Ponca City is my best example, but I'm sure there is others. We have something in the works and I'm just looking for a few more examples to pull data from.
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Thunder Valley? Not in the center of town, but I was pretty impressed with how accessible Denver is from there, then Morrison is just a few miles down the road.
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mxracer666 wrote:
Southwick
Thanks!, this is a great example. Not being from that area I had no idea it was so close to town.
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Thunder Valley? Not in the center of town, but I was pretty impressed with how accessible Denver is from there, then Morrison is just a few...
Thunder Valley? Not in the center of town, but I was pretty impressed with how accessible Denver is from there, then Morrison is just a few miles down the road.
Denver has like three tracks within 20 minutes of the actual city limits. TV, IMI and Watkins.
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I appreciate the help, I'm looking for tracks like Southwick located right smack in the middle of it all.
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Not US, but Wild Rose MX is right in Calgary.

(This is just a photo I pulled from the Google)


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Portland International Raceway, home of the longest-running nighttime motocross race in America (55 years!)
https://www.thursdaynightmotocross.com/


Also the late, great, 408MX just south of San Jose.

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Youngstown Mx in Ohio is in an industrial park.


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Salt Lake City, 5 minutes from downtown
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Oklahoma Motorsports Park in Norman is just outside town but close to everything.
And as Hammer663s mentioned:
PIR is a great example, near a road course, airport, and industrial area.
408 MX was in the fairgrounds in San Jose (fairgrounds group kicked them out).

Can I ask what data you're seeking? Most closures I know are from residential getting too close. Being near an airport, freeway, or industrial park also seems to be critical.
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Not in the US, but a few years ago I got to ride in at Plaza Sakashita in Osaka, Japan.

The track is right on the edge of the city and some of the turns overlook the skyline. It was a really cool experience and I want to go back some day!

I just did some googling and found this random article about it where they talk about how odd it is for it to be located to close to the city haha. https://bike-news.jp/post/163587

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408MX was at the San Jose fairgrounds.

Not surprisingly, it's no longer open.
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Jbulz wrote:
Not in the US, but a few years ago I got to ride in at Plaza Sakashita in Osaka, Japan. The track is right on the...
Not in the US, but a few years ago I got to ride in at Plaza Sakashita in Osaka, Japan.

The track is right on the edge of the city and some of the turns overlook the skyline. It was a really cool experience and I want to go back some day!

I just did some googling and found this random article about it where they talk about how odd it is for it to be located to close to the city haha. https://bike-news.jp/post/163587

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Also - totally off topic, but I'm feeling nostalgic looking through my pics from this trip.

Their dealerships are way cooler than ours! It was like a grocery store of motorcycle parts instead of everything hidden behind the counter or having to be ordered from a catalog.





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Jbulz wrote:
Not in the US, but a few years ago I got to ride in at Plaza Sakashita in Osaka, Japan. The track is right on the...
Not in the US, but a few years ago I got to ride in at Plaza Sakashita in Osaka, Japan.

The track is right on the edge of the city and some of the turns overlook the skyline. It was a really cool experience and I want to go back some day!

I just did some googling and found this random article about it where they talk about how odd it is for it to be located to close to the city haha. https://bike-news.jp/post/163587

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Jbulz wrote:
Also - totally off topic, but I'm feeling nostalgic looking through my pics from this trip. Their dealerships are way cooler than ours! It was like...
Also - totally off topic, but I'm feeling nostalgic looking through my pics from this trip.

Their dealerships are way cooler than ours! It was like a grocery store of motorcycle parts instead of everything hidden behind the counter or having to be ordered from a catalog.





In 2015 I went to Tokyo for work. In the Ueno district the dealerships were so rad! Like any other large metropolis, the real estate is limited so you can only straight up. Most of the dealerships were 3 stories high, with very little "window space" for an entry... Would love to go back someday.

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scott_nz 6/16/2021 11:43am
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Digger Mckweon park in Taupo nz is right in town
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Marysville, CA has three tracks pretty much right next to the city (E-Street, Riverside and MMX).
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msp332 wrote:
Oklahoma Motorsports Park in Norman is just outside town but close to everything. And as Hammer663s mentioned: PIR is a great example, near a road course...
Oklahoma Motorsports Park in Norman is just outside town but close to everything.
And as Hammer663s mentioned:
PIR is a great example, near a road course, airport, and industrial area.
408 MX was in the fairgrounds in San Jose (fairgrounds group kicked them out).

Can I ask what data you're seeking? Most closures I know are from residential getting too close. Being near an airport, freeway, or industrial park also seems to be critical.
Without saying too much we currently have a rural track and are looking at putting a track in a pretty urban area, and seem to have the cities support. In fact we've already been approved at the planning commission level for our zoning and special use permit. We are leading up to the city council meeting meeting and there's a few VERY VOCAL people opposing it. I am trying to give the city a realistic view of what they can expect, I have performed sound tests etc. I'm trying to get in touch with some tracks that are in similar situations who may be able to assist with information on how it has worked out for their town. Some are acting as if we're willing to fudge the sound tests and numbers just to get it pushed through. We've actually tried to go pretty far the other direction, the last thing we want to do is get open then the city decide this isn't for them.
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Hammer 663s wrote:
Portland International Raceway, home of the longest-running nighttime motocross race in America (55 years!) https://www.thursdaynightmotocross.com/ Also the late, great, 408MX just south of San Jose. Hammer...
Portland International Raceway, home of the longest-running nighttime motocross race in America (55 years!)
https://www.thursdaynightmotocross.com/


Also the late, great, 408MX just south of San Jose.

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I didn't want to have to be sad thinking of 408mx today. Thanks Hammer, ha.
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Gordon Lightfoot 6/16/2021 12:09pm
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The Wild Rose Motocross Park in Calgary isn't just a "track": it's 88acres with three unique full size MX tracks, a minicycle track, two beginner tracks, an endurocross track, and separately run BMX and RC facilities. There's daily grooming, a history of hosting Nationals, a legacy going back to the early 60's, and it's all run by a non-profit org managed by volunteers. Thanks to the long summer days, it's open most evenings - but winter kind of sucks. Just ask Dean-O, as he pretty well grew up there...



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Younger Dean:

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msp332 wrote:
Oklahoma Motorsports Park in Norman is just outside town but close to everything. And as Hammer663s mentioned: PIR is a great example, near a road course...
Oklahoma Motorsports Park in Norman is just outside town but close to everything.
And as Hammer663s mentioned:
PIR is a great example, near a road course, airport, and industrial area.
408 MX was in the fairgrounds in San Jose (fairgrounds group kicked them out).

Can I ask what data you're seeking? Most closures I know are from residential getting too close. Being near an airport, freeway, or industrial park also seems to be critical.
Racerx930 wrote:
Without saying too much we currently have a rural track and are looking at putting a track in a pretty urban area, and seem to have...
Without saying too much we currently have a rural track and are looking at putting a track in a pretty urban area, and seem to have the cities support. In fact we've already been approved at the planning commission level for our zoning and special use permit. We are leading up to the city council meeting meeting and there's a few VERY VOCAL people opposing it. I am trying to give the city a realistic view of what they can expect, I have performed sound tests etc. I'm trying to get in touch with some tracks that are in similar situations who may be able to assist with information on how it has worked out for their town. Some are acting as if we're willing to fudge the sound tests and numbers just to get it pushed through. We've actually tried to go pretty far the other direction, the last thing we want to do is get open then the city decide this isn't for them.
PIR deals with the city a LOT - they'd be a good resource for you, although statutes there are no doubt different. Here they have to stop no later than 10 PM. No engines running after that, period. Sometimes it costs people a moto if things run long. I am sure there are other city ordinances (alcohol, etc) that they deal with.

They are always responsive to me on FB. https://www.facebook.com/Thursday-Night-Motocross-288644782252

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Gordon Lightfoot wrote:
The Wild Rose Motocross Park in Calgary isn't just a "track": it's 88acres with three unique full size MX tracks, a minicycle track, two beginner tracks...
The Wild Rose Motocross Park in Calgary isn't just a "track": it's 88acres with three unique full size MX tracks, a minicycle track, two beginner tracks, an endurocross track, and separately run BMX and RC facilities. There's daily grooming, a history of hosting Nationals, a legacy going back to the early 60's, and it's all run by a non-profit org managed by volunteers. Thanks to the long summer days, it's open most evenings - but winter kind of sucks. Just ask Dean-O, as he pretty well grew up there...



Young Villo:

Younger Dean:

Looking at three9zeros google maps post, and yours, it looks to quite a trick set up.

Largely surrounded by Commercial estates, and with those and Highways (Mcleod, Deerfoot and Glenmore "Trails") on 3 sides, rivers and a water treatment plant between it and residential areas, it looks to be pretty safe from complaints etc.

What might / eventually will be it's demise is the shear value of the land for development. That's a fair wedge of land, stuck in among industrial / light industrial estates $$$$$$$$$$ for whoever owns it. Even if it were Club owned, the pressure of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ would be hard to resist.

I hope the MX Riders , BMXers (looks to be a track there) and RCers of Calgary have it for a long, long time.
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Elsinore MX is basically right in the middle of town. They built apartments and houses right up to the track. Luckily the skydive place is on the other side so they can’t build there
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Jbulz wrote:
Not in the US, but a few years ago I got to ride in at Plaza Sakashita in Osaka, Japan. The track is right on the...
Not in the US, but a few years ago I got to ride in at Plaza Sakashita in Osaka, Japan.

The track is right on the edge of the city and some of the turns overlook the skyline. It was a really cool experience and I want to go back some day!

I just did some googling and found this random article about it where they talk about how odd it is for it to be located to close to the city haha. https://bike-news.jp/post/163587

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There’s a Canadian track like this too, anyone know the name?
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Airway heights Mx park in Washington state is right between some houses, a casino and air strip, not in a big city by any means but it’s definetly in city limits.
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Spudnut wrote:
There’s a Canadian track like this too, anyone know the name?
Look up a bit. Wild Rose MX in Calgary.
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Spudnut wrote:
Airway heights Mx park in Washington state is right between some houses, a casino and air strip, not in a big city by any means but...
Airway heights Mx park in Washington state is right between some houses, a casino and air strip, not in a big city by any means but it’s definetly in city limits.
You forgot to add prison to that list.
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