Someone said the track is over 2 miles long, it felt like more. The pros were running 2 minute lap times, and us amateurs ran 4 laps instead of 5 because it was so long.
To me, this is what an Mx track should be; very fast with lots of big jumps with forgiving landing areas, big, sweeping turns, steep hills, banked hairpin turns, and tons of maintanence during the day to keep it tilled and safe. For example, there was a whoops section that took out a rider 5 races in a row, including the pro-am leader!!(On the last lap too). I mean nasty sideways flipping. So they brought out the dozer and took out the big ruts. Also, several places had choices for your line; for example, inside means whoops, outside means double, right face is steeper than left face, so each choice had different consequences which I hadn't seen before. The place is huge and very well taken care of, my only complaint is that there are no hookups, you have to have a generator and a water tank.
100 yards after the gate is a turn to the left than a steep downhill you can burp to about halfway down, then you go up a hill to a tabletop that throws you about 8' in the air and is about 50' long, then hit the brakes hard for a hard right and either go left over a small double or right to go over whoops but get on the gas cuz there's a step-up(steeper face on the right) then immediately a small but long double into a jump to send you downhill to a huge sweeping turn to the left. That section was hard and very dependent on how you hit the first part as to if you can do the next.
Then you either stayed inside for a tiny table or outside to small whoops and race to the corner. Another small double up to a hilltop then down to another sweeping left. Get on it though cuz you've got a pretty big step up coming, then jump onto the top turn right and then come down again over a small jump that helps you downhill, left turn again, small jump to the top then turn right to set up for about a 70' double that is so much fun!! Hard left to a 40' camel back then either go to the left for big whoops or right for smaller to a small jump to the corner, turn left and go first down the hill then up. Stay inside and the banked turn pushes your axle around perfect to send you down the hill and then to the top for the finish line, which you can catch MAJOR air on. Some of the pros were 10-12' in the air for about 40'.
As I said, even if you are nervous about big jumps, the landing areas are so slightly sloped that you could overjump and land just fine, like I did on the big 70' double.(bounced my visor off the handlebar
If I went to one race all year, it'd be this one. That track is so much fun, hats off to Gatorback, there an example to all other track owners on how to do it right.
BTW, did I mention that U of Fl. is 20 minutes away? That means there were hotties everywhere including the restaraunts and stores nearby. :schweet: