Grass track pics.... awesome or sad?

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This is one of three tracks at a friend's house. Used to have all sorts of riders of varying skills and age. Now with just basically 3, +40B guys we have to mow and weed whack just to keep them from being taken over by mother nature. Can't make up my mind if this situation is awesome or sad.


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GregDVT 7/29/2018 10:14am
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That looks absolutely amazing. You sir are a lucky man.
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colintrax 7/29/2018 10:17am
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Hold a race, grass tracks are awesome Cool
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Kenny Lingus 7/29/2018 10:24am
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colintrax wrote:
Hold a race, grass tracks are awesome Cool
Kind of hard to get anything other than a pickup up to the tracks. We did do a music/ Moto show a few times. Fun but lost our ass.
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Kenny Lingus 7/29/2018 10:29am
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This track is an ode to Kenworthy's. Only about half is mowed. Rest is going to get torn down to table everything and beef up a few. Moto track in woods with 2+ min lap times. And another smaller track in woods also.
They may be receptive to people wanting to ride. Dickheads, douches and know it alls need not apply.Wink
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colintrax 7/29/2018 10:30am
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Kenny Lingus wrote:
Kind of hard to get anything other than a pickup up to the tracks. We did do a music/ Moto show a few times. Fun but...
Kind of hard to get anything other than a pickup up to the tracks. We did do a music/ Moto show a few times. Fun but lost our ass.
Got an area further away cars and low SUVs can park? Let someone with a flatbed offer shuttle service. $5 for a ride to the track. A beautiful grass track is worth spending the money to race on. Ain't nothing better than pinning a 125 wide open on dry grass.
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KMC440 7/29/2018 10:32am
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Boneriffic ! ! !


Do you have a Colonel in the family ?
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Kenny Lingus 7/29/2018 10:38am
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Kenny Lingus wrote:
Kind of hard to get anything other than a pickup up to the tracks. We did do a music/ Moto show a few times. Fun but...
Kind of hard to get anything other than a pickup up to the tracks. We did do a music/ Moto show a few times. Fun but lost our ass.
colintrax wrote:
Got an area further away cars and low SUVs can park? Let someone with a flatbed offer shuttle service. $5 for a ride to the track...
Got an area further away cars and low SUVs can park? Let someone with a flatbed offer shuttle service. $5 for a ride to the track. A beautiful grass track is worth spending the money to race on. Ain't nothing better than pinning a 125 wide open on dry grass.
That track is kind of on a plateau with enough space around it. Getting stuff up there if it is too big is the problem. Really no options for a park and ride deal.
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resetjet 7/29/2018 11:37am
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Grass can be treacherous. Add a little water and its an ice rink.
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BMSOBx2 7/29/2018 11:50am
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Wasn't Unadilla originally the same way? They just laid out stakes and ribbons to mark the track. That looks awesome to me.
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Get a tractor, a sprayer and some heavy duty chemicals, you wont need a weedwacker again
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kellogg986 7/29/2018 6:59pm
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Done so many laps I can I could do it blind folded, maybe build my own next summer
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Kenny Lingus 7/29/2018 7:06pm
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kellogg986 wrote:
Done so many laps I can I could do it blind folded, maybe build my own next summer
Complete with ten foot tall weeds?
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kellogg986 7/29/2018 7:22pm
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Done so many laps I can I could do it blind folded, maybe build my own next summer
Kenny Lingus wrote:
Complete with ten foot tall weeds?
Not usually, track was usually freshly mowed for me. But have ridden it with ice patches, and when it was 2 jumps.
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Vet57 7/30/2018 7:52am
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Only 3 40B guys...want to make it 4?
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Kenny Lingus 7/30/2018 8:09am
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Vet57 wrote:
Only 3 40B guys...want to make it 4?
If you are serious something could be arranged. Jumps aren't huge but the weeds do make them look smaller. Biggest jump is only a 80' table, rest are 40'-60' doubles.
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Kenny Lingus 7/30/2018 8:11am
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goony wrote:
Get a tractor, a sprayer and some heavy duty chemicals, you wont need a weedwacker again
Tried it. Weeds just come back thicker.

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