Getting started

http://thundercrossmxpark.com/ is apparently your closest track. Supposedly less than an hour away.

Best way to get into it is to talk to people in your area who are into it. Find a practice day, go to the track, talk to the owner, talk to the people there practicing. Find out some local track schedules, make friends with people who live near you. Go riding with them, get help from them. That will get your feet wet in the sport.

I ride Thundercross and L-Cross in Okeechobee county. Last week Thundercross had a sanctioned race, so we all went out to L-Cross, just 15-20 minutes from Thundercross and road there new track. Thundercross is a good track and has some very limited trail riding but they are regimented by class even on practice days. Example, if you choose a beginner class, you ride the track for about 20 minutes then have to sit around an hour waiting for your class to be called back up. Which is fine by me, but some people dont like to pay 25.00 bucks just to ride for an hour when most of your time is spent waiting for other classes to ride the track and you might get in an hour of track riding even though you may be there half the day.

L-Cross is different, you can ride anytime with anyone on any bike without having to wait or be flagged off the course because another class is coming up. L-Cross also has 3 times the riding area in the form of hare scramble trails/woods/cow pastures and a few miles of dirt roads. They let you go anywhere on there property without someone harrassing you. There's mud pits, open pastures, woods and trail riding and the mx track is new and I feel the owners are very liberal and easy going. The property owner was flipping burgers and selling beverages to riders and is a real hoot. You wont be dissapointed at either track.

Best thing for you really is just time on the bike. The more you ride the more comfortable you feel and the more confidance you get. The only thing at home would be diet and and excercise, if your really into it. If you really wanna do well in a motocross series you need to train for endurance. check out racerxvt dot com they have some really good diet plans and fitness techniques.