Novice MX questions

[DELLORTO]

hae i decided i want to get into motorcross and i have a few questions.....
i looked at the "pukemx' website it tells you about racing at harrisville....do you have to be a 'good" or expirienced rider to race there or is it just casual racing? ive been to the sandpit mx track and i found it pretty easy and prefered it to trail rides, also do you get a practice before you race?

I dont realy want to turn up there and find its full of hard out mx racers and be a hazard....:no:

thanks -max

[oldguy]

hae i decided i want to get into motorcross and i have a few questions.....
i looked at the "pukemx' website it tells you about racing at harrisville....do you have to be a 'good" or expirienced rider to race there or is it just casual racing? ive been to the sandpit mx track and i found it pretty easy and prefered it to trail rides, also do you get a practice before you race?

I dont realy want to turn up there and find its full of hard out mx racers and be a hazard....:no:

thanks -max

good starter, for you is to come out to Ardmore on a Wedsday afternoon have a go on the MX track, you got the right bike. see how you go from there.

[DELLORTO]

good starter, for you is to come out to Ardmore on a Wedsday afternoon have a go on the MX track, you got the right bike. see how you go from there.

i go to school......:mad: i get home at 4:30pm ect and how do i get there? i can only ever go on weekends.....

yes i do have the right bike....:banana: finaly.... i had a good race with some kid on a custom ktm on the sandpit mx track.......gave him a good run for money on my stock rm.....:lol: he did get me eventualy tho.........:weep:

[Starky307]

hae i decided i want to get into motorcross and i have a few questions.....
i looked at the "pukemx' website it tells you about racing at harrisville....do you have to be a 'good" or expirienced rider to race there or is it just casual racing? ive been to the sandpit mx track and i found it pretty easy and prefered it to trail rides, also do you get a practice before you race?

I dont realy want to turn up there and find its full of hard out mx racers and be a hazard....:no:

thanks -max

Why not head out there for a practice day, Saturday afternoons 1 till 3 pm and have a go. You could also try Ardmore on a wednesday afternoon as mentioned.

If you do want to try racing there will always be a class suited for your riding ability.

[ArcherWC]

Harrisville is most definatly NOT a place for a novice MX rider to rock up too expecting to race.
Get some practice/racing at Ardmore and get to a practice day at harrisville.

[DELLORTO]

Harrisville is most definatly NOT a place for a novice MX rider to rock up too expecting to race.
Get some practice/racing at Ardmore and get to a practice day at harrisville.

yes the video's on youtube look fucken crazy......thats why i put up this thread....thanks for answering it well....:msn-wink:


so is armore open every saturady 1 till 3??? is it a practice/just riding
riding around freely?? or racing??

[oldguy]

i go to school......:mad: i get home at 4:30pm ect and how do i get there? i can only ever go on weekends.....

yes i do have the right bike....:banana: finaly.... i had a good race with some kid on a custom ktm on the sandpit mx track.......gave him a good run for money on my stock rm.....:lol: he did get me eventualy tho.........:weep:Ardmore open from 4.00pm till 8.00pm good track to lean on, Harrisville open most Saturdays 1.00pm to 3.00pm check race-line for conformation

[scott411]

Harrisville is safe for all abilities, we always split the main track into groups for practice keeping the fast guys seperate, racedays are split even further into groups,

i would reccomend practice on both Harrisville and ardmore before trying to race, there are also places like Ken Fells, i see cyclespot are running a natural terrain mx series, and there will also be on down south as well (details out soon)

[B0000M]

harrisville is only as hard out as you make it - granted i havnt been there in years,


for example though, a double is only a double if you want it to be, its not like they put sharks in between the ramps!

[wbks]

I made the mistake of riding at harrisville on a bike with screwed suspension and I had only been riding for a few months. End result was I was scared of double jumps and the track for a while afterwards. Don't ride harrisville untill you're reasonably experienced. Ardmore is designed for 85's and is easy for beginners but you can still have fun if you're fast so that's a good track for you. I might be going out there some time soon. I'm experienced but I've been off the bike for a year because of a recurring knee injury so maybe we can go for a few laps racing lol

[DELLORTO]

I made the mistake of riding at harrisville on a bike with screwed suspension and I had only been riding for a few months. End result was I was scared of double jumps and the track for a while afterwards. Don't ride harrisville untill you're reasonably experienced. Ardmore is designed for 85's and is easy for beginners but you can still have fun if you're fast so that's a good track for you. I might be going out there some time soon. I'm experienced but I've been off the bike for a year because of a recurring knee injury so maybe we can go for a few laps racing lol

sounds good....ive also got a knee injury lol i crashed my dads rm125 hahaha

[oldguy]

yes the video's on youtube look fucken crazy......thats why i put up this thread....thanks for answering it well....:msn-wink:


so is armore open every saturady 1 till 3??? is it a practice/just riding
riding around freely?? or racing??

I recon Ardmore is better for you to lean, Harrisville is a full on MX track that can catch the unaware, and bites hard if you get it wrong. when you get a bit of confidence then give it a go.

[oldguy]

Harrisville is safe for all abilities, we always split the main track into groups for practice keeping the fast guys seperate, racedays are split even further into groups,

i would reccomend practice on both Harrisville and ardmore before trying to race, there are also places like Ken Fells, i see cyclespot are running a natural terrain mx series, and there will also be on down south as well (details out soon)

Hey Scott you going to do another one of them'
Mr Motorcycles good times scrambles

[DELLORTO]

[QUOTE=oldguy;1938922]Hey Scott you going to do another one of them'
Mr Motorcycles good times scrambles[/QUOT


so is ardmore open on weekends? sounds like the one to go to....:yes:

[scott411]

Hey Scott you going to do another one of them'
Mr Motorcycles good times scrambles

sure am, are working on 2 of them, late april early may dates, will post on here when done, will be non MNZ so no licence required, they will be fundraising for 2 local schools,

[clmintie]

Hey Scott you going to do another one of them'
Mr Motorcycles good times scrambles

Hey oldguy, we should have a go and just tell everyone we're riding 'sweep'... :msn-wink::rolleyes::lol:

Oh and Scott, do you ever sleep? Your energy and enthusiasm for all things dirt bike are in danger of becoming legend.....

[oldguy]

Hey oldguy, we should have a go and just tell everyone we're riding 'sweep'... :msn-wink::rolleyes::lol:

Oh and Scott, do you ever sleep? Your energy and enthusiasm for all things dirt bike are in danger of becoming legend.....

I like your thinking clmintie, Yea Im keen, better head out to Ardmore, get a bit of practice in, try and get fit as well, don't want a sweep that has to stop for a rest haha. be a good one for DELLORTO to have ago.

[Pierce]

[QUOTE=oldguy;1938922]Hey Scott you going to do another one of them'
Mr Motorcycles good times scrambles[/QUOT


so is ardmore open on weekends? sounds like the one to go to....:yes:


Ardmore is only open for practice on wed and racing on Saturdays (with the exceptiion of the odd practice day on sat's). Agreed with what's been said. Harrisville is a mean ass track but to ride it i'd suggest get a bit of experience jumping etc as the jumps there are can be a bit intimidating (i guess you don't have to jump em).

While we're in daylight saving try get out to ardies on a wed afternoon as they're open quite late and you can a good run in before dark (loads of kids on 85's out there too with a range of abilities from beginners to top dog's)

[scott411]

Oh and Scott, do you ever sleep? Your energy and enthusiasm for all things dirt bike are in danger of becoming legend.....

Thanks Phil, i looked at my diary and had a few weekends spare around then, and i get all bored on the weekends with nothing to do, ;) ;) ;)

Both tracks are very near the motorway and should be awesome fun, will have details out in teh next week or two,

[DELLORTO]

i might just head up tro kimmmies one weekend and get some practice in on their mx track.....:2guns:

[B0000M]

Thanks Phil, i looked at my dairy and had a few weekends spare around then, and i get all bored on the weekends with nothing to do, ;) ;) ;)

Both tracks are very near the motorway and should be awesome fun, will have details out in teh next week or two,

all i found at my dairy was an indian lady and lots of overprices goods :bleh:

[green machine]

all i found at my dairy was an indian lady and lots of overprices goods :bleh:

Hahahaa Booom,not bad not bad

[flyingcr250]

i might just head up tro kimmmies one weekend and get some practice in on their mx track.....:2guns:

kimmys might be a bit wet this weekend, it was last weekend it was good fun going over the jumps sideways, the carpark jump was a bit hairy too. :sick: