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Yamaha573
5/1/2019 8:16pm
5/1/2019 8:16pm
Looking at moving away from California in the next year or so and am curious on tracks out near Austin. I know the bigger name ones are closer towards Dallas but would like to hear from people that live in that area have to say.
Close to COTA F1 track, but isn't "pretty land"
Murphy's MX - two tracks, one day one night - a clay with some sandy dirt in areas, consitently prepped each time - always about the same every ride day - no inconsistent preps. Generally easy jumps and generally no real ruts - but always prepared well/kinda shallow prep but good prep. Most popular track by far
Really nice property
Spoaks moto - red clay with some sand - gets big ruts on days they advertise deep prep. Pretty fun and large layout and track, some mix of smaller jumps with some larger jumps
Semi private but amazing track if your a good rider or can deal with sand - Red Rock mx. back when my shoulders stayed in place - my favorite track
Semi private but amazing track if your a bad ass rider (or love deep sand) - burnin dirt Back when my shoulders stayed in place - it was an ass kicking, fitness robbing, skill building, ego sapping place to train and ride when it rains super heavily. Can rain endlessly and it's open.
Floresville - cycle ranch, on it's good days its hard to beat, used to be the crown jewel of TX IMHO, multiple tracks - but usually only 1 prepped per day not all of them on 1 day. In general its a flowing, fast, wide, outdoor track with elevation. Dirt is deceptive - has less grip than it appears, but once you learn the dirt it's awesome.
marion tx has a little track rebranded recently called creekside mx. It has potential - and is a killer track for those with younger kids (two tracks) but it's a clay base dirt that gets hard quickly. Still fun and with new owner pit bike track is expanding and has really fun trails, along with creek access - kinda nice
All I can think of for now
more choices in north Texas than in central Texas
I will be the one to say it though. if you are moving here and to Austin area I hope you are not bringing the same liberal policies that is destroying
California. please don't come here if you are.
oh crap did I just go political.
Dallas FW has the best motocross
The above poster has all the area tracks listed with good detail.
The Shop
Austin and Central TX is the best mix of MX and Off Road in the South part of the state for sure. There are the tracks mentioned above (nice job Derek) and another 10 or so Off Road private properties that run once or twice a year for the very popular TORCS series and the TSCEC also visits the area a few times a year. Most of the Houston and San Antonio and Valley riders migrate this way for riding opportunities since there is still more open land. Don't forget COTA where we just had the MotoGP and F1 visits every year.
Track wise - we ride Murphy's almost every weekend and love it there. Its not a hard track per se, but the property is beautiful and the friendships we have made there more than make up for it. You wont find nicer track owners around.
https://youtu.be/m9g-g0_fZyo
Murphy's
https://youtu.be/YObz51ZJjWk
Cycle Ranch. This has changed a little bit in 2 sections. All of the jumps are the same, they just changed a few corners.
https://youtu.be/yENaNpVDwb4
I don't have any video from ADVMX yet. I've only been once, but I want to go back soon.
Wish I was here this weekend, didn’t know there was a Yamaha ride day. Maybe the rain will reschedule it ?
Pit Row
Also, nice work on the carbon fiber stuff on your Instagram! I have a 2008 VW R32 that i need some carbon stuff made up eventually if you might be interested?
We can agree DFW is great and offers much, including a ever growing Indian food selection.
A couple corners in the back tend to develope long sweeping ruts that you can bury a 450 into. The kind that you can just lay it over and let it eat while exiting with the thought, yeah Tomac doesn’t have shit on me lmao. I love the flow of the track. It has a gp flow to it, I think anyways. I haven’t been back since the new jump was added so I don’t know about that but soon.
It’s just a very fun, confidence inspiring track that always leaves a smile on my face. When I can go ride and forget about life so effortlessly as I do when I go here, it’s worth every penny. This track does that for me!
The best dirt is Texas loam.
I can't believe we are politicizing this bullshit.
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