can'trideforshitonthefirstloopitis.

[raglanash]

Have you ridden the Enduro track there before? I cant get any info on it.

I may hop on the MX track for a bit and see what its like. I will warn Westpac to warm the helicopter up.

Just youtube kimmys farm, there's heaps of footy of the enduro and MX track. Mx track is pretty much the same layout just groomed waaaaaaay better. I imagine the enduro loop would have had the treatment. Nice people there too.

[nzspokes]

Just youtube kimmys farm, there's heaps of footy of the enduro and MX track. Mx track is pretty much the same layout just groomed waaaaaaay better. I imagine the enduro loop would have had the treatment. Nice people there too.

Have been doing that, looks like fun. I would really like to try the MX track but dont want to get in the way of better riders who are there to have a ride to. Will sneak on if its empty.

[Jay GTI]

Have been doing that, looks like fun. I would really like to try the MX track but dont want to get in the way of better riders who are there to have a ride to. Will sneak on if its empty.

Nah you'll be sweet, it's very rarely even close to busy and most guys who ride it are pretty average, so slow people don't get in the way (I'm somewhere between slow and pretty average and never had any issues).

[raglanash]

Have been doing that, looks like fun. I would really like to try the MX track but dont want to get in the way of better riders who are there to have a ride to. Will sneak on if its empty.

Just get out there man it will never be empty. You paid just like the fast guys!
Don't look behind you and just stick to your own line there is plenty of room there for everyone. Slow fast or in between. It's 4+ meters wide most of the way, you are 0.5m wide!
Don't try and get out of the way on an MX track ever just do your thing, people get clipped when they look back, swerve or do something random that the rider behind is not expecting.
Most of all have fun out there and remember everyone starts somewhere..

[browny]

speed is your friend as has been pointed out in other comments, its sometimes hard to convince yourself of that fact and that obviously depends on skill levels. but its true we all had to start somewhere.as for armpump I used to get chronic pump and I fixed it nearly completely by using those squeezy spring things( not to sure of their real names) that you squeeze in each hand with the little handles, but instead of doing reps I just hold them in. I started with 2 minutes and worked up to longer times. I can easily do 10 mins now, when 2 mins seemed like an eternity to start with. the squeezy spring things come in different tensions, and just to be a hero at the time I got the hard ones but that ended up being a good decision. even after a week or two of not riding and not using said squeezys I might get pump for practice laps in a race or early stages of 1st lap of a trail ride and then its gone for the day. worked for me anyway.

[motor_mayhem]

Just get out there man it will never be empty. You paid just like the fast guys!
Don't look behind you and just stick to your own line there is plenty of room there for everyone. Slow fast or in between. It's 4+ meters wide most of the way, you are 0.5m wide!
Don't try and get out of the way on an MX track ever just do your thing, people get clipped when they look back, swerve or do something random that the rider behind is not expecting.
Most of all have fun out there and remember everyone starts somewhere..

Exactly what he said

[Jay GTI]

Going out to MotoX Central on Sat, with the specific intention to try the advice on here about warming up properly on the bike. I'll do 2 consecutive laps of the enduro loop, which should approximate (ish) the first lap of an enduro/XC race.

If I'm completely screwed and need a rest after that, I know I need to try something else, but the idea is to do the first loop at a very conscious half-pace, then try and pick up my speed for the second loop.

[nzspokes]

Going out to MotoX Central on Sat, with the specific intention to try the advice on here about warming up properly on the bike. I'll do 2 consecutive laps of the enduro loop, which should approximate (ish) the first lap of an enduro/XC race.

If I'm completely screwed and need a rest after that, I know I need to try something else, but the idea is to do the first loop at a very conscious half-pace, then try and pick up my speed for the second loop.

First 2ks are the roughest. Should be easy for a good rider.

Pro tip, exits are diversions for the hard bits.

[Jay GTI]

First 2ks are the roughest. Should be easy for a good rider.

Pro tip, exits are diversions for the hard bits.

Yeah been there loads when it was Kimmy's and unless they've radically changed it since it became MotoX Central, I should be ok. There's nothing on it I struggle with, just a few sections that I find are a bit of a challenge to ride fast.

[raglanash]

Yeah been there loads when it was Kimmy's and unless they've radically changed it since it became MotoX Central, I should be ok. There's nothing on it I struggle with, just a few sections that I find are a bit of a challenge to ride fast.

They have taken the bog jump away!! 15k loop is in good condition, my 11 year old got around the whole lot on Monday with only one stall on his crf 80 . Stoked!

[Jay GTI]

They have taken the bog jump away!! 15k loop is in good condition, my 11 year old got around the whole lot on Monday with only one stall on his crf 80 . Stoked!

Not a great loss for me as although I could jump that distance, I never quite had the balls to try it. I've seen a couple of bikes being fished out of the bog though, which didn't help with my small cahones issue...

[nzspokes]

Yeah been there loads when it was Kimmy's and unless they've radically changed it since it became MotoX Central, I should be ok. There's nothing on it I struggle with, just a few sections that I find are a bit of a challenge to ride fast.

Righto, just because i just found it dont make it new I guess.

Let us know how you get on.

[Jay GTI]

Righto, just because i just found it dont make it new I guess.

Let us know how you get on.

So, MotoX Central is awesome, they've put the time in to keep it in the condition it should be, so I was having a ball. Even did the MX track for a few laps, which is so much better than it's ever been and there's now nothing on it that scares me. Just wish I could jump better...

However.... my "race warm-up" didn't quite go to plan. I took it really easy on the bike for the first loop of the enduro track and felt pretty good for the first half of it, was riding slow but relaxed, making sure I didn't push myself and made a serious mental effort to back off the pace when I felt myself tense up. Then my throttle hand started cramping and I was struggling from then on. No arm-pump as such, which was awesome, but I couldn't ride out the cramp and as soon as I tried to up the pace to anything above pottering around, it would become painful. I intended to try two laps, second being the up to race pace (well, my race pace at least) but I was struggling too much and my clutch hand was now also cramping. So stopped at the ute for a rest after the first loop.

And, as usual, 5 minutes later I was back on the bike and having no issues, riding fine and as fast as I can...

Next time I'm going to try the pre-ride warm-up, which will be a series of short, high-intensity exercises to see if I can get the blood flowing and the body ready before I get on the bike (press-ups, squats, crunches etc).