building track

[corey_suzuki]

i am lookin to build a practice track in my back yard my parents had gave me part of the yard that the grass has grown up in.. its not a real large spot so i was just thinkin about makin an ovale with just whoops on each straightaway with good burms around the turns.. i really need to work on the whooops, i was wondering if anyone knew of a good way to build them or what kinda dirt i should use such as clay or lil sand??

 

[YZ250_#257]

Me too!!

We are in the design stage of building a new track for practicing on. I was wondering if it would be a good idea to use Railroad ties to make jumps and maybe a whoop section. Anyone else out there ever use fillers for jump then apply clay/soil to them?

Sorry corey_suzuki Not trying to hijack your thread. Though you might want some insight into this also.:p

 

[MikeT]

Corey, I think another question you might want to add is how high should the whoops be and what spacing is good. I often wonder about that.

 

[corey_suzuki]

well my cousin had made a practice track and he used tractor tires under his jumps to save dirt and also used a cement tunel that was at our park that they were wantin to get rid of to save dirt, it worked out pretty well tho.. u got to make sure that once your jumps start to wear u got to rebuild them b/c whatever u put underthem starts to pop up at ya..

 

[nikki]

I don't recomment using RR ties for whoops - the whoops wear quick and fast - and you'll regret it. We tried this and had to pull them out a few months later.

If you're gonna build two whoop sections - I suggest making one section with small, tight, close together, technical whoops and the other with more spaced out whoops where you can double/triple them up. That way you get the best of both worlds. :)

 

[MTC]

I wouldn't use RR ties for the jumps either. After a while they will start to rot, and I'd hate to be the guy to find out exactly when they would give way :scream: .