Ok, ideas time - NZ MX park?

[Ride it till the red]

$20's ideal, $25's acceptable. Season/ year/ member rates are the best, even if this means doing volunteer work to be eligible.
Track has to be in reasonable condition. Easy draining is good, as is quick drying. Surfaces that can be ridden safely in the wet WITHOUT wrecking the track are great.
Having a mix of MX and SX would be choice, and reasonable difficulty would be good. Alot of tracks are too easy/ small. Being of decent length is good as it allows more riding before the track gets repetitive. Staggered lips, step ups/ downs, table tops and tripples all can be set up so as to be possible to jump 20ft up to 100ft...... It's good to remember that safer smaller lines don't just suit learners they also suit wet riding....

Medics are something I hadn't considered, but a very good idea if feasible.
The comment earlier about a seperate track for race license holders is a great idea, if space allows.
Also the comment about access to reasonably priced training (with pro's) is a wicked prospect, smaller time blocks or cheaper group rates would get alot more people interested in this.
Facilities are always good, even if it's gold coin showers/ toilets. Drinking water would be another major plus for me, again maybe a small charge to fill a bottle.

My 2c

[oldguy]

How much I would pay , would happliy pay $70 bucks for a day, its got to cover running costs. track maintance etc, otherwise it wont work. hell to do a trackday at hampton downs its $200 for a day, and most other tracks around $120 t0 $180.

[CRF119]

Im not worried about cost at the end of the day if the facilities are good people will come and so will i. Ive drempt up a motor x park in my head countless times. Ive made mx tracks with diggers before but limited on space.

If there wasnt a budget. I would have a technical Super X track, A motor x track somthing like a 5 min plus lap, a trail loop for the enduro boys with jumps in it, a trials area, Kids track. All the tracks would include those feel good sections every body loves you know those bits you go through and you wish you could turn back and do again and again and again.

[cheese]

Location is the important thing. Opening hours are key and price is always a funny one. If you charge less, more will come, charge more and you may get the same money with less people.... Hard to say aye. I think start off at $25 then if its not working increase the price. I think over $30 is a bit too much to pay. I honestly think that the sandpit works so wee because of the price point. Powers and Kimmys are killing it at $35 IMO.

[Ktmboy]

Well for us its the safety aspect, and its why I really don't like Logan riding on practice tracks where if a rider bins it over a blind jump then a jump marshall should be in attendance IMO.
Easy table tops etc would be the go. Just look at BT's latest practice at Glen helen. that was scary!

A SAFE park is a good park and I think that the prices that Kimmys and Thunder charge are really not too excessive. Their maintenance costs, being clay based and having to use a Buldozer are Ok in that respect. We have the luxury of having sand and to get good groomed tracks its a hell of alot easier, although we do spend 2 days a week on the tractor on average.

So its horses for courses really. big thing is Location, location, location. Good luck. (Want to swap some sand for dirt)

[cheese]

Oh and I'll sort you a coffee machine Scott! LOL I work with Rachael who I think that you used to work with at Northern? She was at AMPS a few years back.

[Ktmboy]

I think a combination between a Kawasaki Goodtime Scramble track and Harrisville would be the go. Mercer with a clay base perhaps.

[FlangMasterJ]

More importantly, are you guys willing to travel all the way down to Wellington to ride this new track?

[SpikedPunch]

Nah let's have it on the shore. You can bowl my neighbour's places, I'm sure they won't mind!
H-ville's alarm system thingy, where the alarm goes off when someone stops on the track - that's pretty good in place of a marshal if everyone is aware of it. But yeah, stuff like an on-site st james (kind of expensive though, we used to hire em for derby events) and an alarm system or marshals are important I think, and a big reason to ride a paid track rather than your mate's backyard one.

[Reckless]

quite frankly as to distance, Thunder and the Farm have proved people will travel to get there and its very very unlikely we could have it anywhere near the yuppy farmers now dotting the landscape. Even Thunder has issues with noise I understand?? So Be prepared to travel I reckon.

[oldguy]

Hampton Downs be a good location, next to the race circuit.