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We are doing a road trip to So CAL in a few weeks to hit a few tracks. What are the best ones to ride?
I am an average rider. We will also have a few 85cc bikes riding w us so a decent Vet/Pee Wee track is a must.
We will ride 3 days.
These are the tracks we are thinking of hitting. Thanks!
Comp Edge: Tues, Sat
Milestone: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri
Pala: Mon, Tues, Fri
Cahuilla: Wed
Glen Helen: Thurs, Sat
Perris: Tues, Wed, Thurs
Lake Elsinore: Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat
Also, here is a video I made so you can see my skill level for the best type of So Cal tracks for us visit. (This video is a track I ride quite a bit, FYI)
https://youtu.be/YVNdQqhxarM
I am an average rider. We will also have a few 85cc bikes riding w us so a decent Vet/Pee Wee track is a must.
We will ride 3 days.
These are the tracks we are thinking of hitting. Thanks!
Comp Edge: Tues, Sat
Milestone: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri
Pala: Mon, Tues, Fri
Cahuilla: Wed
Glen Helen: Thurs, Sat
Perris: Tues, Wed, Thurs
Lake Elsinore: Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat
Also, here is a video I made so you can see my skill level for the best type of So Cal tracks for us visit. (This video is a track I ride quite a bit, FYI)
https://youtu.be/YVNdQqhxarM
Comp, could be a bit windy, not ideal for less experienced. Still fun.
Milestone, excellent for all.
Pala, great for more advanced, ok otherwise.
Glen Helen best if you're in shape, a Mans track.
Perris, fun...I personally really like, but nothing special.
Lake Elsinore, ok, just not great dirt. I like, most don't. Gets slimy, then hard and rutted.
Pals has a good vet track and a mini track a pro track and one other one I didn't ride.
Milestone will be fun best on a week day.
Perris is fun but over watered at first so was comp edge on the water part.
Lacr was a lot of fun I think I enjoyed it the most.
LACR is awesome. I just rode the new vet track layout and it's good. I liked the previous layout a bit more but it's still great. The track holds up well and is a lot of fun. I would definitely make sure LACR is on your list, probably in place of comp edge. Oh and LACR's pee wee track looks pretty damn sick.
My friends rave about Zaca but I haven't ridden it yet.
The Shop
Don't forget Zaca: Wed, Sat, Sun
Also somebody lately has been bringing a hot dog machine and leaving it at sign up for free hot dogs too. They disappear quick lol..
Day 2 you should hit Perris. More "motocross" than Milestone. Something for everyone on the main track. Best dirt in SoCal if you ask me.
Day 3 go to Cahuilla. The main track is fun for all skill levels. It's "real" motocross and while I find it fun/easy to ride, you can make it as difficult as you want. Just go faster. It'll challenge you.
I put them in order of easiest to hardest. None of them what I'd consider "hard" tracks. Glen Helen is a beast. Ive never been good enough to enjoy myself there. That's not to say it aint a GREAT track. It's the greatest... Im just not fast enough to make the most of the experience. Every lap feels like "survival". It didnt help that I was going on "pro days". The track is gnarliest then. Someone can correct me if Im wrong but that used to be Thursdays.
Pala has a GREAT vet track. Always well prepped. But so are al the tracks in SoCal. It's also a pretty far drive. The main track is harder than Cahuilla and easier than Glen Helen. Just my opinion. Great facility but for my buck, if Im driving that far out of the way, Im going to Cahuilla every damn time.
Comp Edge is a great facility. The wind can be a bitch. So being that it's a vacation, I wouldnt take the risk. It's got a good Vet track and the Main track has a bit for everyone. But as said before, lotsa blind jumps. Very cool if you’re into that, scary if you’re not. Nothing against Comp Edge I'd just rather hit the 3 I suggested if given the choice and your circumstances.
side note: LACR looks awesome. Ive never been but everyone seems to love it. So there's that.
Go to LACR or Zaca. Way better!
Zaca is alittle drive from SoCal. But well worth it!
Wish we could do LACR to try it out. I checked out their website and it looks mint. Unfortunately we wont be riding Saturday. Probably Just Tues, Wed, Thurs.
Looks we may do
Tues: Comp Edge (Or Pala, Perris, Lake Elsinore)
Wed: Cahuilla
Thurs: Milestone (Or Perris,)
(Option) Fri: Pala (Or Milestone, lake Elsinore)
If you were only riding Tues-Thursday I’d do:
pala
Cahuilla
Milestone or Perris
Pit Row
Out of your day 1 choices, do Pala. Without a doubt. Even if the main track is too gnarly, you and EVERYONE you’re with will love the B/vet track there.
Day 3... let the kids decide. They will love Milestone. And probably beg to go back on day 4. Whether it is the C, B/vet, or A tracks there, they’re all flat & well groomed with a SX vibe. Personally I vote Perris every week with my riding group. I get outvoted each damn time 6-1 because they all are stuck on Milestone. It has a certain fun factor to it for the avg rider. You’ll understand when you get there.
I'd do Perris, Cahuilla, Milestone. Or possibly switch out 1st or 3rd with Pala.
Zaca
LACR
Cajuilla
Pala
Sunrise
Milestone
Glen Helen
Perris
(In that order)
I think tuesday is elsinore day and wednesday is milestone but someone else here would probably know what days are better to catch some of them at the tracks.
From all the input here I think this our plan (let me know if it looks good) and if anyone is there those days. come say whats up. #547 on a Suzuki.
Tues: Pala
Wed: Cahuilla
Thurs: Perris
Fri: Milestone
I'm a beginner at MX, but ride competently in my enduro and trials stuff. Sounds like Milestone could be a good place to start?
Glen Helen would be my third choice, another great track with long lap times, but it can get a bit rough.
I would lump Pala and Milestone into the same category. Both are relatively flat man made tracks that will be extremely crowded on weekends. Short flat tracks and a lot of people means less fun, and more danger if you ask me.
Milestone was probably the most fun/easiest, my bike broke at pala but that track was amazing, had to spend the next day at cahuilla on different loaner bikes that were total shit otherwise it was a great and really cool track, could hold a crf250 wide open on 5th gear a couple of times on their vet track also.
The rem track on glen helen was pretty meh, i wish i would have skipped the REM and just practiced on the main track.
Lake elsinore was different, the dirt was very unlike the other tracks and had plenty of ruts and bumps but a great track overall
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