What did you do for your moto holiday?

ML512
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Curious if anyone had any great moto experiences during the holidays so far? With all the rain in SoCal, I spent a few days just making turn tracks with friends. Honestly, more fun than I've had at the track in quite some time.

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shooter88
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12/29/2025 1:35pm

Went to Fox this morning only to find out they were closed due to track conditions from the rain. Waiting to see if they open tomorrow...if so I plan to be there. 

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captmoto
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12/29/2025 1:59pm

I'm up near Glen Helen and the wind is blowing up to 60 mph. I was thinking about going tomorrow but will still probably be pretty windy. I'm kind of a fair weather rider in my old age now.

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12/29/2025 1:59pm

Sat in my house thinking about moto and A1...

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T-MAC
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12/29/2025 2:02pm
shooter88 wrote:
Went to Fox this morning only to find out they were closed due to track conditions from the rain. Waiting to see if they open tomorrow...if...

Went to Fox this morning only to find out they were closed due to track conditions from the rain. Waiting to see if they open tomorrow...if so I plan to be there. 

Damn, good to know. I was planning on taking off work to go ride Pala tomorrow.

If Pala is closed I guess I'll be on the turn track program to break in the new steed.

I did have a good moto experience this Christmas as I bought my first brand new one. 

 

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zippytech
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12/29/2025 2:08pm

I got 2 tickets to Cleveland SX!

 

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NicNak
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12/29/2025 2:17pm Edited Date/Time 12/29/2025 2:17pm

Yeah did the same ML. I did a desert style ride one day with a group. Not really my style but I enjoyed some of it. Really just like to get out there with my local buddies who race desert. We did a 50 mile loop essentially. 

Then I also rode a turn track with a buddy. It’s insane fun. 3:30-3:45 lap time. Put in 3 30’s. Hopefully we get some more rain 🌧️ 

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shooter88
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12/29/2025 2:47pm
shooter88 wrote:
Went to Fox this morning only to find out they were closed due to track conditions from the rain. Waiting to see if they open tomorrow...if...

Went to Fox this morning only to find out they were closed due to track conditions from the rain. Waiting to see if they open tomorrow...if so I plan to be there. 

T-MAC wrote:
Damn, good to know. I was planning on taking off work to go ride Pala tomorrow.If Pala is closed I guess I'll be on the turn...

Damn, good to know. I was planning on taking off work to go ride Pala tomorrow.

If Pala is closed I guess I'll be on the turn track program to break in the new steed.

I did have a good moto experience this Christmas as I bought my first brand new one. 

 

Yeah I'm keeping an eye on their Facebook page. Looks like more rain on the way after tomorrow so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. 

disbanded
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12/29/2025 3:23pm

I busted out my sister's 1989 PW50 YZinger and rode it around the yard

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12/29/2025 4:13pm

I retired and moved from Huntington Beach, CA to Perry Georgia back in 2021. I always wanted my own piece of land to build a track for just me as the public tracks are starting to be a little too much for my 69 year old body and mind. So I bought 3 acres and just had it cleared last month. I have been doing a lot of manual clean up of stumps, vines and just debris left from the clearing. Also been putting up a fence by myself (425' is a long ways).

So a couple weeks ago I finally made a first layout of a track. It's really tight but that's ok for me for now. I can do what ever I want so I'm sure I will change it as I ride it more. No jumps right now. Will have to have some dirt hauled in for that at some point. It's just a good feeling to work on land that is yours. Restored an 1954 Ford NAA tractor this past summer. Bought an old brush hod and dirt scoop for it. The guy I bought it from has a box blade and disk I can use. So I have been playing around with all of that. It's been fun. 

Overhead view right when I bought it. It's the triangle.

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This what it looked like before I did anything to it. Really grown up.

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This the tractor I restored loaded up behind my sprinter van and ready to do some damage.

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I did some brush hogging initially. I realized that after doing this it left thousands of small sampling spikes sticking out of the ground. So no good for riding dirt bikes. I finally had to hire a professional to come in and clear it out. 

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This is what it looks like after I had it cleared by a professional with a skid steer with a Mulcher on the front..

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Put up this fence last week. 

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Bikes on property for the first time.

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Can't get any video to load.

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davermz450
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12/29/2025 4:23pm

By the grace of god, 70 degrees and no rain here in Kentucky. Tore up some single track on my “new to me” 2023 te 250 ( pic is a buddy of mine)GPTempDownload 8.jpeg?VersionId=XYEn7enCVUWnoGmSv

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mxrose3
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12/29/2025 4:42pm

Drove down to Florida from Delaware the day after Christmas.   Rode at Bostwick, Orlando, and Pax.   Weather was great, tracks were great.  - back to reality tomorrow though.

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shortty761
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12/29/2025 4:48pm

Rode Friday at my local in VA. It was cold but hey riding is riding.

Supposed to ride on New Year’s Day but if it’s below 40 I’m out.

shortty761
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12/29/2025 4:55pm
mumbles wrote:
I retired and moved from Huntington Beach, CA to Perry Georgia back in 2021. I always wanted my own piece of land to build a track...

I retired and moved from Huntington Beach, CA to Perry Georgia back in 2021. I always wanted my own piece of land to build a track for just me as the public tracks are starting to be a little too much for my 69 year old body and mind. So I bought 3 acres and just had it cleared last month. I have been doing a lot of manual clean up of stumps, vines and just debris left from the clearing. Also been putting up a fence by myself (425' is a long ways).

So a couple weeks ago I finally made a first layout of a track. It's really tight but that's ok for me for now. I can do what ever I want so I'm sure I will change it as I ride it more. No jumps right now. Will have to have some dirt hauled in for that at some point. It's just a good feeling to work on land that is yours. Restored an 1954 Ford NAA tractor this past summer. Bought an old brush hod and dirt scoop for it. The guy I bought it from has a box blade and disk I can use. So I have been playing around with all of that. It's been fun. 

Overhead view right when I bought it. It's the triangle.

land overhead2

This what it looked like before I did anything to it. Really grown up.

IMG 4276 2

This the tractor I restored loaded up behind my sprinter van and ready to do some damage.

IMG 4401 3.jpeg?VersionId=l3

I did some brush hogging initially. I realized that after doing this it left thousands of small sampling spikes sticking out of the ground. So no good for riding dirt bikes. I finally had to hire a professional to come in and clear it out. 

IMG 4393 2.jpeg?VersionId=RJDi9b1gsj

This is what it looks like after I had it cleared by a professional with a skid steer with a Mulcher on the front..

IMG 4414 6

Put up this fence last week. 

IMG 4476 1

Bikes on property for the first time.

IMG 4462.jpeg?VersionId=IO7B7w7rD2YYlDcl8kmo5XY

Can't get any video to load.

You’re living! That’s so cool. I’m hoping to get 3-5 acres in the coming year or 2. Not trying to have a full on scale moto track, but maybe a smaller backyard mini supercross track with some fun booters and a bunch of turns. Cheers 🍻 

sumdood
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12/29/2025 5:14pm

Ben riding the emtb more lately but were planning an Ocotillo weekend after the holiday frenzy. The mountain bike trails have been good. 

12/29/2025 5:23pm
mumbles wrote:
I retired and moved from Huntington Beach, CA to Perry Georgia back in 2021. I always wanted my own piece of land to build a track...

I retired and moved from Huntington Beach, CA to Perry Georgia back in 2021. I always wanted my own piece of land to build a track for just me as the public tracks are starting to be a little too much for my 69 year old body and mind. So I bought 3 acres and just had it cleared last month. I have been doing a lot of manual clean up of stumps, vines and just debris left from the clearing. Also been putting up a fence by myself (425' is a long ways).

So a couple weeks ago I finally made a first layout of a track. It's really tight but that's ok for me for now. I can do what ever I want so I'm sure I will change it as I ride it more. No jumps right now. Will have to have some dirt hauled in for that at some point. It's just a good feeling to work on land that is yours. Restored an 1954 Ford NAA tractor this past summer. Bought an old brush hod and dirt scoop for it. The guy I bought it from has a box blade and disk I can use. So I have been playing around with all of that. It's been fun. 

Overhead view right when I bought it. It's the triangle.

land overhead2

This what it looked like before I did anything to it. Really grown up.

IMG 4276 2

This the tractor I restored loaded up behind my sprinter van and ready to do some damage.

IMG 4401 3.jpeg?VersionId=l3

I did some brush hogging initially. I realized that after doing this it left thousands of small sampling spikes sticking out of the ground. So no good for riding dirt bikes. I finally had to hire a professional to come in and clear it out. 

IMG 4393 2.jpeg?VersionId=RJDi9b1gsj

This is what it looks like after I had it cleared by a professional with a skid steer with a Mulcher on the front..

IMG 4414 6

Put up this fence last week. 

IMG 4476 1

Bikes on property for the first time.

IMG 4462.jpeg?VersionId=IO7B7w7rD2YYlDcl8kmo5XY

Can't get any video to load.

shortty761 wrote:
You’re living! That’s so cool. I’m hoping to get 3-5 acres in the coming year or 2. Not trying to have a full on scale moto...

You’re living! That’s so cool. I’m hoping to get 3-5 acres in the coming year or 2. Not trying to have a full on scale moto track, but maybe a smaller backyard mini supercross track with some fun booters and a bunch of turns. Cheers 🍻 

Thanks and good luck getting some land. It was my dream for the last 45 years. Sure took long enough. Almost too long.

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sandman768
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12/29/2025 5:43pm

Drills….ruts, standing feet on pegs, no clutch, no brake, one handed….body can’t handle pounding endless laps any longer…need to be smarter…..tracks down in Florida get pretty busy during the holidays…..good time for drills …IMG 7894 2IMG 7895

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Serg#24
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12/29/2025 5:50pm

Anyone have updates if Fox Raceway will be open Tuesday?? Thanks 

shooter88
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12/29/2025 5:53pm
Serg#24 wrote:

Anyone have updates if Fox Raceway will be open Tuesday?? Thanks 

Closed. 

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PRM31
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12/29/2025 6:09pm

Rode Christmas eve at my local-ish track. Took my BIL and let him experience MX for the first time. He did laps on the small track and did some time on the main track. Seemed to really enjoy it. 

12/29/2025 6:37pm

Bought me and my dad tickets to the pulp mx live show at pro circuit, he bought us A1 tickets thanksgiving week. Mainly thought about A1 and chatted with my friend whos more of a die hard Eli fan than I am.

freeh
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12/29/2025 6:54pm

I drove over from SLC to get some track time in SoCal. Rode Cahuilla yesterday . It was cold and windy, but the tracks were excellent.  Fox rained out today, so I hung out at the beach in Carlsbad. Glen Helen may be too windy for tomorrow.  I'll hit Mesquite on the way back home at least.   ML, where can an outsider find these turn track riding areas you speak of?!? 

Jdog2221
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12/29/2025 6:58pm

No riding for me but did book a Nashville sx trip

BigBoreFan58
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12/29/2025 8:41pm

I rode rocky trails in Northwest Arkansas.

urbanlift707
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12/30/2025 12:47am
freeh wrote:
I drove over from SLC to get some track time in SoCal. Rode Cahuilla yesterday . It was cold and windy, but the tracks were excellent...

I drove over from SLC to get some track time in SoCal. Rode Cahuilla yesterday . It was cold and windy, but the tracks were excellent.  Fox rained out today, so I hung out at the beach in Carlsbad. Glen Helen may be too windy for tomorrow.  I'll hit Mesquite on the way back home at least.   ML, where can an outsider find these turn track riding areas you speak of?!? 

Drive 15 min north of Glen Helen on I-15, take the 138 exit east. Left off silver wood. Couple miles and there are miles of epic moto track off to the right. https://maps.app.goo.gl/1ffW563V6hnMDkxs5?g_st=ipcJA5 %28484%29IMG 0627.png?VersionId=h5m1TP9OWREzPeJ9Miqr.alUBMIRPIMG 0603 5IMG 0600 7IMG 0598 9.jpeg?VersionId=D1RcV1i37HOcdfpmoqkVaHe2Qhs7eIMG 0616 5

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urbanlift707
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12/30/2025 12:59am Edited Date/Time 12/30/2025 1:02am

As for me we’ve been getting hammered with rain in NorCal so I had to make us a track on our riverbar. Takes some dedication that’s for sure!! Took me about 2 hours to build the road in and trim back the trees to make it to this spot and then 45 min to push in a layout. This entire track was under water on the 26th. We rode it two days later!!

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Holy shit those were some tough and epic motos. Makes ya really appreciate watching guys like Jeffrey ride the deep sand!!IMG 1285 0IMG 1284 3IMG 1289 1IMG 1274 4

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12/30/2025 3:00am
mumbles wrote:
I retired and moved from Huntington Beach, CA to Perry Georgia back in 2021. I always wanted my own piece of land to build a track...

I retired and moved from Huntington Beach, CA to Perry Georgia back in 2021. I always wanted my own piece of land to build a track for just me as the public tracks are starting to be a little too much for my 69 year old body and mind. So I bought 3 acres and just had it cleared last month. I have been doing a lot of manual clean up of stumps, vines and just debris left from the clearing. Also been putting up a fence by myself (425' is a long ways).

So a couple weeks ago I finally made a first layout of a track. It's really tight but that's ok for me for now. I can do what ever I want so I'm sure I will change it as I ride it more. No jumps right now. Will have to have some dirt hauled in for that at some point. It's just a good feeling to work on land that is yours. Restored an 1954 Ford NAA tractor this past summer. Bought an old brush hod and dirt scoop for it. The guy I bought it from has a box blade and disk I can use. So I have been playing around with all of that. It's been fun. 

Overhead view right when I bought it. It's the triangle.

land overhead2

This what it looked like before I did anything to it. Really grown up.

IMG 4276 2

This the tractor I restored loaded up behind my sprinter van and ready to do some damage.

IMG 4401 3.jpeg?VersionId=l3

I did some brush hogging initially. I realized that after doing this it left thousands of small sampling spikes sticking out of the ground. So no good for riding dirt bikes. I finally had to hire a professional to come in and clear it out. 

IMG 4393 2.jpeg?VersionId=RJDi9b1gsj

This is what it looks like after I had it cleared by a professional with a skid steer with a Mulcher on the front..

IMG 4414 6

Put up this fence last week. 

IMG 4476 1

Bikes on property for the first time.

IMG 4462.jpeg?VersionId=IO7B7w7rD2YYlDcl8kmo5XY

Can't get any video to load.

You are blessed Sir and you've earned it. I wish you much joy and peace at having your own piece of moto heaven to ride. 

Keep them pictures coming..

12/30/2025 5:35am

Ice fishing. Praying for snow. 4+hrs to indoor track so have to embrace winter in the northland.

JMX82
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12/30/2025 6:14am

Did some riding with my brother with studded tires on a frozen practice track in a old sand pit. We rode until it got dark. We got only 5 hours of daylight this time of year so it gets dark pretty fast but it was fun 

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12/30/2025 7:09am

Didn’t do much of anything.  We are covered in snow here in Pennsylvania..Spring time can’t come soon enough.. 

12/30/2025 7:23am

Almost 60 here KC on Christmas Eve day so went riding with my boys on our property. All 3 of my sons bought new bikes 24 Rmz250 24 Crf450 and a 24 Fc350. So i sold my Crf450 and took up smoking again on an old Rm I rebuilt. Back to my roots and boy did I have fun at 66 yrs old. IMG 2664 3.jpeg?VersionId=PIJvrrnk4ZbtUG0nRqsFOBlyR3LXIMG 2659 5
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