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Hey all, I’m going to be spending 6 months based in New Orleans starting this summer. Even though I’m in NorCal now, I grew up in Pensacola, not far from there and raced every track of merit in the area so I know the area well from a public/weekend track perspective. However, I was hoping to get some local insight on riding outside of the normal weekend practices.
Does anyone ride during the week at all? If not at a paid public track, at a club location or even just off road trails or sector spot turn tracks. I’m also talking about a hopefully post lockdown world here so I get these places could be shut down right now or that no one is currently riding. Probably within 2 hours max of New Orleans as it is during the week and I’ll be saving longer drives for all the great options on the weekend all around the south.
I’ll obviously be riding on weekends at regular tracks like Hammond, Kentwood, Golden Pines, etc, but I’m pretty sure those spots are weekend only at best and I’m just someone who loves to get a day or two of seat time during the week in anyway possible over road biking or whatever.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance Vital!
Does anyone ride during the week at all? If not at a paid public track, at a club location or even just off road trails or sector spot turn tracks. I’m also talking about a hopefully post lockdown world here so I get these places could be shut down right now or that no one is currently riding. Probably within 2 hours max of New Orleans as it is during the week and I’ll be saving longer drives for all the great options on the weekend all around the south.
I’ll obviously be riding on weekends at regular tracks like Hammond, Kentwood, Golden Pines, etc, but I’m pretty sure those spots are weekend only at best and I’m just someone who loves to get a day or two of seat time during the week in anyway possible over road biking or whatever.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance Vital!
Was born and raised in the town that borders the Bonnet carre spillway about 20 miles west of NO.
Get ready for some culture shock
Good luck and good eatin.....Cher!
Swan is about 6 hours and 20 minutes from you but I would put that on my bucket list.
Im mostly a woods enduro guy but i have MX only buddies and thats the short story.
Private tracks do exist but that's on you to make the right friends.
If you want the low down on singletrack trails send me a PM.
Edit: the spillway area that Brocster mentioned is now under water due to the Core of Engineers directing high Mississippi river water levels to "spill way" into lower land so that the river doesnt flood residential areas. When not flooded its a rowdy sand track area play pit that can be fun if you like deep sand.
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I love the culture there. I grew up three hours from the cityIn the Florida Panhandle and I actually got married there last year, so I’m pretty familiar and the culture and food is part of why I’m excited!
Thanks again!
Former mid 80s pro rider jim anderson and his wife now own golden pines. Bring lots of cash because they have a fully stocked gear store onsite with everything you can imagine
The original guy that built full throttle has gotten it back from the new guys that didn't know anything about running a track, thank God! That was a complete disaster.
Coco is fixing the problems and will open it when he feels it's safe and they won't be air lifting people out.
If you see this cat out there, and he doesn't piss you off, come tell his dad hello
Going to golden pines tomorrow
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