Standard MX track

[yz250roost]

Hey guys I was just wondering if any of you know the official width that a motocross track has to be...is there one??? I am in the process of widening my track at home (my friends complain that there is nowhere to pass) And I want to make it the same size as a typical MX track. Is it about 10 feet?? well anything will help, also any help with building whoops??? I have made and destroyed 5 sections so far because they aren't smooth and they are never spaced right, thanks in advance.
Jeff

 

[Anssi]

Originally posted by yz250roost
And I want to make it the same size as a typical MX track. Is it about 10 feet??

Here in Finland the minimum width is 5m (about 15 feet).

 

[yz250roost]

thanks I'll see what I can do

 

[380EXCman]

I believe the AMA rule is 20' as a minimum.

 

[MX-727]

AMA rulebook:

http://www.ama-cycle.org/rulebooks/02amrules.pdf

You need Adobe Acrobat.

Page 14 R.1.b: .5-1.5 miles in length, 20 feet wide.

 

[Jeff Gilbert]

Originally posted by yz250roost
also any help with building whoops??? I have made and destroyed 5 sections so far because they aren't smooth and they are never spaced right, thanks in advance.
Jeff

try laying logs, old telephone poles or what ever you can find. Space them the preferred distance and cover them with dirt.

 

[wardy]

couple things

first recommended is that mx track be no less then 20' wide anywhere.
but of course as wide as you can make it it the best, if you can make the thing 35' ft wide do it!

whoops.

whoops are a pain in the....... to build, maintain, etc. I wouldn't recommend anything but dirt to make them. poles and things have a way to be exposed and then it makes the traction on the whoops variable and difficult.

many make the mistake to only pack the whoops in the direction of the bikes and then the back side. You should pack whoops long ways also and smooth the tops as you do this to make them more uniform. utilize the amount of dirt you use to make each part of the whoops so that it is easy to remake them when you need to.
always make whoops so they drain one way or another, its a pain in the......to groom or maintain whoops with standing water in them.

wardy

 

[Jaybird]

LOL, I hate how the water in between whoops feels! :(
Although they can cool one off a bit. :)


(i like red clay)

 

[yzracer49]

woops spacing

What is the "standard" for woops. i.e distance from peak to peak, or height? I plan on adding a 50ft+ section to my track this spring. I don't need pro supercross size ones but I would hat to make them and find they are to close together or too far apart.

Thanks,

 

[sfc crash]

at the areana cross site i found alot of track lay out with dimensions. click on a race date then it should bring up a layout of the arena.