Jungle Drums: Southwick

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Edited Date/Time 5/31/2013 9:16pm
As much as it pains me to say it, it sounds like this coming National will be the last go-round at Southwick. Call it a mix of suburban encroachment, amd new blood at the VFW post.

We'd better make that weekend one heck of a party.
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Ramrod 5/29/2013 1:14pm
5/29/2013 1:14pm
That's a shame, series needs a badass sand track.
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newmann 5/29/2013 1:14pm
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New blood at the VFW affecting moto? More info please.
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huck 5/29/2013 1:15pm
5/29/2013 1:15pm
(insert "bring back glen helen" comment here)

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GuyB 5/29/2013 1:21pm
5/29/2013 1:21pm
huck wrote:
(insert "bring back glen helen" comment here)
I checked. Glen Helen isn't a sand track.
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j100 5/29/2013 1:25pm
5/29/2013 1:25pm Edited Date/Time 5/29/2013 1:32pm
Baja Acres in MI is such an amazing facility. I wish they would do something there. Wink

The reason I say Baja, it's sandy, gets rough, airports are close and nice hotels.

www.bajamx.com
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DownSouth 5/29/2013 1:31pm
5/29/2013 1:31pm
That sure stinks if it comes true.



I'm sure Finkle will be along shortly...
dazzlindino 5/29/2013 1:34pm
5/29/2013 1:34pm
wont be long till the only place to ride is in abandoned wal marts......on electric bikes.....
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Huckster 5/29/2013 1:35pm
5/29/2013 1:35pm
Did the drums tell you if this mean the track is closing or is the national just going away?
wired4speed 5/29/2013 1:39pm
5/29/2013 1:39pm
If we go out in style then let's do it old school. No fucked up track banners and run the track counter clockwise. Rip down some of that cage wire too.
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Tarz483 5/29/2013 1:42pm
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what a bummer thats #1 on my list of nationals id like to go to , but prob cant make it this year due to finances , im a big fan of sand tracks ! i hope they replace it wirth a sand track , i have been to glen helen and it wasnt that great for spectators .
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TriRacer27 5/29/2013 1:43pm
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That sucks, we need at least 1 good sand track.

How bout another FL national with some good sand?
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Bill_Carroll 5/29/2013 1:47pm
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j100 wrote:
Baja Acres in MI is such an amazing facility. I wish they would do something there. ;) The reason I say Baja, it's sandy, gets rough...
Baja Acres in MI is such an amazing facility. I wish they would do something there. Wink

The reason I say Baja, it's sandy, gets rough, airports are close and nice hotels.

www.bajamx.com
Loved racing there but I think RedBud is cool as well and it seems MXsports is trying to spread out the racing nationally hence no more Steel city
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Sunhouse 5/29/2013 1:48pm
5/29/2013 1:48pm
Yay, another flat, man made outdoor supercross track to take it´s place next year! Sad
What´s going on with American motocross these days? We all know the GPs suck balls due to Luongo, but why are great tracks being replaced with aweful tracks like Elsinore?

Oh, and bring bac Binghampton and Glen Helen, please...
(rant over)
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KlootZak 5/29/2013 2:04pm
5/29/2013 2:04pm
I wouldn't mind so much if they find a decent tough sand track as a replacement. Still a real shame and I hope you're wrong ...
sbarrington314 5/29/2013 2:07pm
5/29/2013 2:07pm
huck wrote:
(insert "bring back glen helen" comment here)
GuyB wrote:
I checked. Glen Helen isn't a sand track.
Is there some kind of secret guideline that says motocross racing NEEDS a sand track? They dumped tons of sand on Thundervalley, Millville has sand, Redbud is kind of sandy in spots. Glen Helen NEEDS to be back in the schedule. Cool

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gsxrcr28 5/29/2013 2:07pm
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That sucks!

Bye awesome sand track, you will be missed.
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ns503 5/29/2013 2:08pm
5/29/2013 2:08pm
Well, this just plain blows...
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426Hemi 5/29/2013 2:10pm
5/29/2013 2:10pm
Sucks to hear, only been there once. Nice track.
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KlootZak 5/29/2013 2:16pm
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sbarrington314 wrote:
Is there some kind of secret guideline that says motocross racing NEEDS a sand track? They dumped tons of sand on Thundervalley, Millville has sand, Redbud...
Is there some kind of secret guideline that says motocross racing NEEDS a sand track? They dumped tons of sand on Thundervalley, Millville has sand, Redbud is kind of sandy in spots. Glen Helen NEEDS to be back in the schedule. Cool
It's called variety and variety keeps 'boring' away and adds something special each weekend. Take a look at the GPs where every track is almost the same = boring.


But you're right, Glen Helen needs to be back ...
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yota 5/29/2013 2:19pm
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I'm pretty sure that Glen Helen needs to be back...
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Bill_Carroll 5/29/2013 2:34pm
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sbarrington314 wrote:
Is there some kind of secret guideline that says motocross racing NEEDS a sand track? They dumped tons of sand on Thundervalley, Millville has sand, Redbud...
Is there some kind of secret guideline that says motocross racing NEEDS a sand track? They dumped tons of sand on Thundervalley, Millville has sand, Redbud is kind of sandy in spots. Glen Helen NEEDS to be back in the schedule. Cool
I forget the Amount of sand Emig said they brought into Thunder Valley this year and keep bringing in but the thing with sand is it blows away especially if its on the side of a mountain, Thunder Valley is on a ridge where they get a a lot of wind everyday of the year.

Hope the VFW can negotiate something to keep the track besides, I would like see John Dowd and his son race a pro together before he retires from the seen and at 50 would be awesome tooSmile
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PressPassP 5/29/2013 2:35pm
5/29/2013 2:35pm
Sad to lose a track like Southwick that's unique to the series,hopefully it's not replaced with a character-less,same as,same as venue,that place is always awesome to see
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Zaugg 5/29/2013 2:56pm
5/29/2013 2:56pm
First off...let's stick with the "replace a sand track with a sand track idea" and not turn this into a "bring back glen helen" thread. (GH is not a sand track.)

Bummer that Southwick might be going away but instead of jumping to conclusions, why not offer up some sandy suggestions...

Baja Acres is a great suggestion...any others?
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Rupert X 5/29/2013 3:13pm
5/29/2013 3:13pm
Weird. Southwick was the first mx track I ever raced/ rode on - about 1975....

Wonder if that means that INDIANA location is a go ?
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Spartacus 5/29/2013 4:20pm
5/29/2013 4:20pm Edited Date/Time 5/29/2013 4:21pm
It would help the sport grow if they could move more races to CA anyway, no one in New England rides a dirt bike anyway. Preferably someplace flat too where they can build up some SICK jumps. Now that's motocross!!!!!

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