lets buy it

[TRXasaurus]

lets all pitch in and buy this place

http://landandfarm.com/lf/asp/full_new.asp?id=108068

:eek: bahhh :bubbrubb2:

[Vader]

Great idea.......Ive got $50 burning a whole in the ole wallet.

[TRXasaurus]

you da man

i only gots $5.23

[Knine]

Let's Do It..!

Sell Time Shares..

[Thunderdually]

I would be interested in something like that.. Too bad it's so far away. Wonder how much it would take to get something like that going... Land is a lot cheaper up near Cheiftan We could make our own.....

Aireal View...


http://usera.imagecave.com/Murex/MXtrax.jpg

[Andy9933]

Yeah man lets DO IT

[Knine]

Mr. B...Get Big Mike Involve in this!

[Knine]

So...When Are We going to put this In Motion...

Can We get it rezone ? Commercial or We can put a few head of Cattle on the property have it Zone for Agriculture...Won't get Kill by Taxes...

Come on Mr.B:bs:...don't be teasing!

[BigMike]

B,

That looks like a pretty sweet deal. $5K/acre is pretty cheap anywhere. Things I've learned with having an MX track:

1. Even though it is yours and it is 100 yards behind your house, you will get bored of it and be right back to travelling to different tracks. I am at that stage and ride out of the state more than I ride in my back yard.

2. Maintenance is a full time job even with only a few people riding on it. The weather is the hardest thing on the track. Luckily that piece of land comes with a NH skid steer. That will help but is not enough when you get bored with the track and want to change it in a reasonable amount of time. A bulldozer is almost a must. Most tracks around here have at least one bulldozer, a front end loader, a skid steer, and a few tractors with discs for grooming. Also, diesel is $4.80/gallon here and it cost me around $50 to groom the track one time. I do all of my track work with a New Holland front end loader and tractor.

3. Your insurance company will not like this idea. My insurance guy almost fell out of his chair when I told him I had a track on my farm. They wanted locked gates, security cameras, etc. We settled on the fact that I live there and if I hear anybody riding on it, I will ask them to leave. Waivers are useless in their eyes. It is almost impossible to keep people off of it. Especially the locals who think they are entitled to use your property.

4. A sprinkler system is almost a necessity if you have neighbors. The dust will carry onto your neighbors property depending on prevailing winds. People seem to get a little bent out of shape over a little dust.

5. Keeping the track in rideable condition is a lot harder than it looks. I was really surprised how difficult it was to take care of little things like the lip on the face of a jump. If it is not right, somebody will get hurt. It takes a lot of time to get the track just right. After a few motos, plan on a few hours of maintenance. Ruts and braking bumps are the worst.

6. A track that is not well maintained is an eyesore. Weeds, rocks, etc. look bad and detract from the experience. I battle weeds constantly.

7. Expect a few yahoos to show up to ride uninvited and get unruly when you tell them to leave. Again, for some reason, people seem to feel that there is some sort of entitlement with this type of deal. There is not.

8. Expect to have to truck in dirt. I think it blows away as dust. It seems like dirt just disappears. It is not cheap. I have been paying around $350 per truckload due mostly to transportation costs. A truckload of dirt might look huge barrelling down the interstate in a dumptruck but trust me, it makes a little tiny pile when dumped. I try to get dirt from other parts of the farm to supplement. Digging a lake is probably the best way to get dirt. The environmental whackos seem to have problems with that for some reason. I did it anyways.

9. The best thing about having your own track is when you get home from a stressful day at the office and need a release, it is literally 5 minutes from the time you decide to ride to the time you are roosting. When you are done, it is 5 minutes to a cold beer and the front porch.

Even though I have a track in my back yard, I just walked in the door about an hour ago from a place is southern Kentucky called Turkey Bay. It was amazing. A lot like Croom only no whoops, tons of elevation changes and some of the biggest natural terrain jumps I have ever seen. I was on one straight away and was concerned because I had held the YZ in 5th gear wide open for what seemed like 5 minutes. I finally just slowed down to keep from melting the engine. It was a really good day.

Mike

[Andy9933]

Dddaaaauuuyyyyyymmmmmmmnnnnnnn

[Knine]

True!...About The Lip Of Those Jumps Aaannddd, Getting Hurt...:eek:

[TRXasaurus]

go mike go