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Dirtysmile56
7/2/2015 10:38am
7/2/2015 10:38am
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3/21/2018 11:28am
I am headed to Long Beach Island in August to visit family for a week. I ended up perusing Google maps looking at some of the old riding spots from back in the 80's/early '90's and noticed a track (a legit looking track) at the intersection of Stephenson Rd and highway 72. Is this a public track? Is it still running? I remember hearing of a state or township owned MX facility possibly going together in the area but never knew what the outcome was.
Address and GPS coordinates:
169-199 Stephenson Rd
Barnegat, NJ 08005
39.810164, -74.401851
I also used to ride the pit off of route 9 just South of Manahawkin in Eagleswood.
GPS Eagleswood, NJ
39.673190, -74.294395
It looks like there is still a bunch of tracks and trail back in there. That place was a great spot for middle Atlantic MX riders to train and ride during the winter months. I remember running into the Denglers, Carsten and bunch of other super fast Jersey/District 6 guys during the winter in there. There was that one massive double through the trees, I cased it bad one time and got up to find my hand pointed at a 90 degree angle to the right ouch!! Good times though. I still miss the winter riding of the New Jersey pine barrens. I would love to hear whats going on down there these days.
Address and GPS coordinates:
169-199 Stephenson Rd
Barnegat, NJ 08005
39.810164, -74.401851
I also used to ride the pit off of route 9 just South of Manahawkin in Eagleswood.
GPS Eagleswood, NJ
39.673190, -74.294395
It looks like there is still a bunch of tracks and trail back in there. That place was a great spot for middle Atlantic MX riders to train and ride during the winter months. I remember running into the Denglers, Carsten and bunch of other super fast Jersey/District 6 guys during the winter in there. There was that one massive double through the trees, I cased it bad one time and got up to find my hand pointed at a 90 degree angle to the right ouch!! Good times though. I still miss the winter riding of the New Jersey pine barrens. I would love to hear whats going on down there these days.
The Shop
I'll be praying for rain that week if you decide to come ride!
That place was epic, as was the old DMV track (which was better, in my opinion), and the track behind the shopping center / mall where you paid the guy $10 or whatever. Miss those days. Used to park in the woods and ride all three places and connected by the GSP. We used to cross the GSP as well, that was kinda nuts but not that bad.
Whoever has the private track probably isnt pumped to have the GPS coordinates posted, but then again, its all right there to see on the internet....
edit: pics are from DMV track. Golf course now, I think.
Pit Row
Those were the days before the training facilities (MTF, Club Moto, GPF, etc) down in the deep south existed, and besides, who had the money or time to go all that way anyway? South Jersey was like a mecca back then.
The weather was always a little milder as compared to home....and the sandy soil didnt really freeze (as compared to PA or NY or wherever the dirt was hard packed and frozen), and if it did, you could ride on top of it and it would break up within a few laps.
And it might have been cold, but that didnt stop anyone from riding!
I used to wear the old Fox H2O paws and a extra jersey when the temps got below 40 degrees.During the winters of the very early 1990's I spent literally every day I was not in school riding down there. It was a 120 mile drive (each way) down the GSP, and we would ride 2+ tanks of gas through the bikes on each trip.
Very fond memories indeed.
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