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I had a 4 acre track and decided $40 to go ride somewhere else looked awful darn good. The equipment upkeep, lack of watering, and track maintenance was too much for my tastes (although I was doing it all alone). At the end I turned it into an arenacross layout to minimize the maintenance. If I had it to do over again, I'd have a practice "area". Small turn track and some multi-purpose trails. Just a place to go ride around, and save the motos for the public tracks. I'd also have a very quiet bike.

The "Mecum Effect" is having serious fallout when used bikes are getting priced. Same as the "Kaplan Effect". It's all smoke and mirrors. Almost nothing over $3500 is selling regardless of condition and basket cases that are priced over a grand don't even deserve a call. All the sellers "know what they got"🙄 20-30 year old two strokes I just figure I'm going to have to do a complete engine rebuild on day one and figure that into the price. Then throw in all the chassis bearings, tires, and a suspension rebuild. I've been racing vintage bikes for 30 years...

You nailed it Sir. Fucking nailed it. Feels good knowing some solid common sense still floats around in here......

Mike "Tater Salad" Alessi?

It would be a blast, they can also fill the sides with people if needed. MxSport really need to think about that, because it is a great track and not that "mushy, foamy" deep rutted, over prepped with wood chips, compost, mulch and being a slot racing fest like Red Bud. I understand why people hype that race because it is in the 4th of July weekend, but the track is getting worse and worse in my opinion. This track prep is more how I would try to make a track look like. Going to the natural soil to get...

Do you ride? Riding red bud kind of sucks these days. Each time I go I hope to get the feelings back that I used to have after riding there. Milville looked 10x more fun to ride and the race ability was far better.

I haven't even ridden there but ive got 100s of laps at red bud. There is no comparison anymore. In the late 90s and early 2000s red bud was it. Its not now due to the prep. Martins have the prep on lock.

Been around this sport for 50+ years and watching the podium today with obnoxious chainsaws and air horns in the background when riders are giving interviews was an all time low for me. AMA/MX Sports seriously to ban them. Anybody that watches this who is not a hardcore fan, must think this is some kind of hillbilly sport and probably will not watch it again.

Alcoholism is hard to break

I've watched a couple recaps on YT and thought it quite boring and very subpar tracks.