How many of you have your own track? Pics?!

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Putting in an offer on 5 acres this week in hopes to build a home and have my own track and it got me wondering how many guys here actually have their own. Let's see some pics if ya got em!
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305FC250 11/27/2016 10:09am
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Definitely a major goal of mine in the next 3-5 years. Move out of the city, get a few acres, build a decent home with a big garage, and my own track to ride. That would be awesome. I've wondered what's involved with maintaining your own track though?
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Cygnus 11/27/2016 10:26am
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5 acres isn't much. My mx track is 1.1 miles long and is on about 15 acres.
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JohnnyD13 11/27/2016 10:44am
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I have 34 acres and I have a motocross track, freestyle ramps and a foam pit. It hasn't rained in ga in 3 months so the track is hard pack right now.



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JohnnyD13 wrote:
I have 34 acres and I have a motocross track, freestyle ramps and a foam pit. It hasn't rained in ga in 3 months so the...
I have 34 acres and I have a motocross track, freestyle ramps and a foam pit. It hasn't rained in ga in 3 months so the track is hard pack right now.



Where in Ga Johnny?

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Gale19XX 11/27/2016 10:54am
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305FC250 wrote:
Definitely a major goal of mine in the next 3-5 years. Move out of the city, get a few acres, build a decent home with a...
Definitely a major goal of mine in the next 3-5 years. Move out of the city, get a few acres, build a decent home with a big garage, and my own track to ride. That would be awesome. I've wondered what's involved with maintaining your own track though?
That's kinda always been my goal as well. I'm on call 24/7 for work. I have enough time to ride, but not always enough time to load up and drive a couple hours to a track.

We had a track on just over 5 acres when I was a kid and maintaining it wasn't a big deal but it's all on you and how you want it to be maintained. We would plow and drag it every two weeks with a small tractor and water it if it needed but there was countless weeks we rode on a hard, dry, rain rutted track. It was better than not riding at all. About every other year we'd rent a skid loader and revamp it.
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Mine, only a little over a minute lap time but nothing beats having your own track.
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hillbilly 11/27/2016 11:27am
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My track is in a 2 acre area and has everything one could want. Its full blown sx with ways to link together hucks like a
Skatepark and go both directions over jumps.

I laid it out to work on getting speed to do jumps close to corner exits so I'd be comfortable when going to races with do or die stuff right off the corner.

patrick beccaria 11/27/2016 11:53am
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I have 62.66 acres I am looking to sell with a mx track, AX track, turn track, pit bike track , cabin sleeps 4 with full kitchen , shed and 12 RV hook ups. Perfect for private training or a training facility.
Motovipga on Instagram for pics.
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JohnnyD13 11/27/2016 12:08pm
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JohnnyD13 wrote:
I have 34 acres and I have a motocross track, freestyle ramps and a foam pit. It hasn't rained in ga in 3 months so the...
I have 34 acres and I have a motocross track, freestyle ramps and a foam pit. It hasn't rained in ga in 3 months so the track is hard pack right now.



oshow wrote:
Where in Ga Johnny?
It's in Lexington ga. That's 15 minutes east of Athens.
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ufsx459 11/27/2016 12:20pm
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Someday I wish to have my own track. Just being able to open up the garage and roll right onto your land to go ride, sounds awesome! Would love to see some more pictures of others private tracks.
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JohnnyD13 11/27/2016 12:33pm
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My phone number is 678-464-4024. If you have never said anything about how the tracks are to dangerous and how we need to make the sport safer, feel free to text me and I will contact you the next ride day I have.
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jeffmc134 11/27/2016 3:09pm
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I used to also. you can make 5 acres work (thats what i had) but my dad owned 12 acres around me so it made it a little easier.






















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A friends track. Could probably be done with 4 acres. A little smaller than an arenacross track

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Thelen20 11/27/2016 4:16pm
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I have my track laid out on about 4 acres, I have 30 acres all together but I picked the spot with the best terrain and dirt composition. The bigger you make it the more work it is and I want to ride not prep the track all the time. Mine is really just a glorified corner track but man, when mother nature hooks it up there is no place I'd rather ride!!! I'll post pictures and vids in the morning!

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I have exactly 5 acres with my house in the middle. The track goes around the whole property lap times are around 1:40. Good think I got a understanding woman.
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woodsrider427 11/27/2016 4:27pm
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This was my track at my first house around 2000-2003, it was on about 2 acres. Not much to look at and it was small but lots of fun with the elevation changes. It can be done on a small lot.



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crusher773 11/27/2016 4:38pm
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I have 5 acres and right now just a turn track that I mow down. I am bringing in dirt this spring to build. I have another 5 next to me that is for sale that I will buy eventually and expand.

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I built an outdoor track on 40 acres and used up at least 25 of it. Rolling hills and 2:30 minute pro lap times. There are at least 4 sections that require 4th gear on a 450....





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Main part of our track. It also goes into the woods.

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Hemond's MX Park. The facility that I manage in Minot, Maine. 2 tracks and 10+ miles of offroad trails. Hosted a music festival last August with three different stages as seen in the second photo.





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CarlinoJoeVideo 11/27/2016 5:49pm
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langhammx wrote:
I built an outdoor track on 40 acres and used up at least 25 of it. Rolling hills and 2:30 minute pro lap times. There are...
I built an outdoor track on 40 acres and used up at least 25 of it. Rolling hills and 2:30 minute pro lap times. There are at least 4 sections that require 4th gear on a 450....





That looks awesome. Can I come out there after it rains sometime?
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langhammx wrote:
I built an outdoor track on 40 acres and used up at least 25 of it. Rolling hills and 2:30 minute pro lap times. There are...
I built an outdoor track on 40 acres and used up at least 25 of it. Rolling hills and 2:30 minute pro lap times. There are at least 4 sections that require 4th gear on a 450....





CarlinoJoeVideo wrote:
That looks awesome. Can I come out there after it rains sometime?
You got my number... Cool

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Gale19XX 11/27/2016 6:02pm
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Pape718 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/11/27/161805/s1200_Screenshot_2016_11_27_19_20_42.jpg[/img] I have exactly 5 acres with my house in the middle. The track goes around the whole property lap times are around 1:40. Good think...


I have exactly 5 acres with my house in the middle. The track goes around the whole property lap times are around 1:40. Good think I got a understanding woman.
An understanding woman and one hell of a garage!
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tiddlermx23 11/27/2016 6:14pm
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Have a 1.6 mile woods loop on family property and we used to have a motocross track in the open field but we use it for hay these days..

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shane509 11/27/2016 6:49pm
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These are my two tracks. The ax/sx is around 50 second lap times. The mx track is around 2:15 and about 1.2 miles long. Not sure on how many acres, I would guess around 5 or so. The ax is onto of the hill, with the motocross track going around it and onto the other side. Being above and next to the lake makes it great for draining and easy access to water the tracks.
Here are some old videos. skip to 2:14 to start a lap on the mx track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt1Vm-WNTug
ax track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQyQmNNkXF4
just a video of us riding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2jE67PWPpA






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http://www.redpowermagazine.com/forums/topic/68389-how-to-build-a-motoc…


Here's the build thread for my track that I posted on an equipment site I follow.
6.2 acres and about a 2 minute lap time for fast intermediate

https://www.google.ca/maps/@49.9745274,-97.3919049,18z/data=!3m1!1e3
https://www.google.ca/maps/@49.9745274,-97.3919049,18z/data=!3m1!1e3
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Thelen20 11/27/2016 7:53pm
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ok, im back with pics. On 4 acres or so, the long sweepers are maintenance throttle 3rd gear, hit 4th gear on the straight next to the woods, that where i put my jump. I ride the track both directions to help keep it fresh.




My Paradise!!! #thelenfarm #motofarm #lotsofwork #lotsofreward #nofilter

A photo posted by mitchell thelen (@impalenthelen) on May 5, 2016 at 4:40pm PDT




My one decent size jump, all the dirt i have for now.




Moto'n with the family. If you have kids it is nice to have a place for them to learn to ride at home. My boy rides a lot





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