Moving to Texas

powertrip456 4/8/2023 1:28pm
4/8/2023 1:28pm
dizzy8085 wrote:
Austin definitely isn't portland. For access to tracks. East of austin towards Bastrop is more ideal. I live in Bastrop my self. You have Spoaks mx...

Austin definitely isn't portland. For access to tracks. East of austin towards Bastrop is more ideal. I live in Bastrop my self.

You have Spoaks mx and murphys 30 mins away in redrock. Austin motorcross Park is right by COTA and has awesome wedneday night practices.
Lonestar MX 40ish minutes north on 35. 
Irondog MX is on the way to houston about an hour and a half away and is awesome.
Cycle ranch east of san antonio is amazing 
There's tracks all over.


 

Thanks for the feedback! I do think we are leaning hardest towards Bastrop at the moment. I really liked the area when we came out to check it out.

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maxer 4/8/2023 1:34pm
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Let me know when you move here and we can meet up. I’m in San Antonio and go riding every weekend. In the Austin area you...

Let me know when you move here and we can meet up. I’m in San Antonio and go riding every weekend. In the Austin area you have Austin motocross park (amp), Murphy’s, spoaks, lone star. South is cycle ranch, but it has sucked bad since the owner took it back over (dry, poor layout, chunks falling out of the face of jumps) and he also raised the price to $45. Farther east a couple hours you have 3 palms and rio. I ride 3P a bit and it’s worth the drive. 

damn $45 now? I refuse to pay more than $40 after it recently got raised around here, its ridiculous

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maxer 4/8/2023 1:38pm
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if you dont already have one; i seriously recommend a good generator + fan setup. peak summer can be absolutely miserable out here but tracks will open earlier on occasion to beat the heat

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blackdiamond 4/8/2023 1:47pm
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DFW is where I spent some time and although i've never been to California i'm not sure how anything could rival the DFW area for moto...

DFW is where I spent some time and although i've never been to California i'm not sure how anything could rival the DFW area for moto. 3 Palms is the closest thing to Austin i've been too and it was always great when i've been.

I have lived in So Cal and now in DFW. You are correct, DFW is better.

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WFO Dave 3/3/2024 7:32am
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You will be in heaven here in Texas. The heat will get you in shape. Swan, Badlands, Johnsonville, Village Creek, His 956 Facility (look it up) 3 Palms, River Valley and more.

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HackMan162 3/3/2024 8:24am
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obiwan461 wrote:
Murphys is freaking awesome. Best track I’ve ridden in Texas in 25 years.  I’ve ridden them all. That being said it’s a tab leaning towards  better...

Murphys is freaking awesome. Best track I’ve ridden in Texas in 25 years.  I’ve ridden them all. That being said it’s a tab leaning towards  better riders. It’s nothing do or die but the faster you are the funner it is imo  Swan is my 2nd favorite. I’m partial to Rio Bravo. Just love the place. 3 Palms is cool if you like sand. I like the main track the most. It’s the Least  sandy of all of those tracks at 3 palms. And yes Texas summers are brutal. Super brutal. Go early in the morning.  The afternoon heat can hurt you bad. If you’re not used to it. 

Murphy's is the best track you have ridden? It doesn't even rank in my top 100. I can't think of anywhere within 100 miles of Austin that it ranks above. Maybe Creekside?

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Snoqualmie 3/3/2024 1:02pm
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powertrip456 wrote:
Alright guys. The subject says it all. I'm a Michigan guy, currently in Oregon and moving to Texas this summer. The Austin area specifically. I'm really...

Alright guys. The subject says it all. I'm a Michigan guy, currently in Oregon and moving to Texas this summer. The Austin area specifically. I'm really excited aside from moving to basically "another Portland" in my eyes... I see on youtube and google that there's a few good looking tracks in the area and I'm pretty stoked about that. I've been really disappointed by the tracks here in Oregon versus what I grew up with (so much so that I honestly hardly ride right now) I kind of wish I was moving more towards the DFW area, but this is where work is taking me. Who's in the area? What tracks are best? Let's ride when I get there.

Whoa, back up the truck here for a sec...

Have you been to Austin? For sure it is definitely not another Portland.

Just from a motorsports point of view, in 2024 you can attend an F1 race, a MotoGP race, a World Endurance Cup (WEC) race (with killer new hybrid cars fro Porsche, Ferrari, etc.) all at CotA.

Don't forget good music, good college sports, good BBQ and restaurants. 

Yes, housing prices are out of sight; humidity sucks; and traffic sucks but it is not Portland.

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AJ565 3/3/2024 1:24pm
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obiwan461 wrote:
Murphys is freaking awesome. Best track I’ve ridden in Texas in 25 years.  I’ve ridden them all. That being said it’s a tab leaning towards  better...

Murphys is freaking awesome. Best track I’ve ridden in Texas in 25 years.  I’ve ridden them all. That being said it’s a tab leaning towards  better riders. It’s nothing do or die but the faster you are the funner it is imo  Swan is my 2nd favorite. I’m partial to Rio Bravo. Just love the place. 3 Palms is cool if you like sand. I like the main track the most. It’s the Least  sandy of all of those tracks at 3 palms. And yes Texas summers are brutal. Super brutal. Go early in the morning.  The afternoon heat can hurt you bad. If you’re not used to it. 

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Murphy's is the best track you have ridden? It doesn't even rank in my top 100. I can't think of anywhere within 100 miles of Austin...

Murphy's is the best track you have ridden? It doesn't even rank in my top 100. I can't think of anywhere within 100 miles of Austin that it ranks above. Maybe Creekside?

For sure above Creekside, but that’s about it. Spoaks is where it’s at in the Austin area when he actually puts in the effort to really prep it. It’s a bit further out, but Irondog is pretty awesome too. I rode there yesterday. 

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kdawg941 3/3/2024 7:13pm
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Snoqualmie wrote:
Whoa, back up the truck here for a sec... Have you been to Austin? For sure it is definitely not another Portland. Just from a motorsports...

Whoa, back up the truck here for a sec...

Have you been to Austin? For sure it is definitely not another Portland.

Just from a motorsports point of view, in 2024 you can attend an F1 race, a MotoGP race, a World Endurance Cup (WEC) race (with killer new hybrid cars fro Porsche, Ferrari, etc.) all at CotA.

Don't forget good music, good college sports, good BBQ and restaurants. 

Yes, housing prices are out of sight; humidity sucks; and traffic sucks but it is not Portland.

I'd call it the Portland of Texas. That's why every Texan hates on it. I just moved here from Washington in August, so I call it the Seattle of Texas. But in all reality it's just a smaller city with a lot of tech money, Californians, and really upset locals. Love it. Great tacos. Trash coffee. Give and take. Someone just needs to buy that AMP track and re-open it.

 

For the original thread I'd say live farther northeast Austin area if you can. More access to the tracks up north. But be careful, north and southbound traffic on i35 in/out of Austin can be terrible.

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