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I live about 1-1:30 from several tracks. I'm 31 and my work/life lends to me having more time to ride them my friends that I ride with. I was curious how many of you go to track solo, and how you manage it. I've always been very apprehensive about going to the track solo on the off chance I get hurt, and really in that situation it's more about how is my truck/bike going to get home then it is about my safety.
I did have one place where I was friends with the owner/promoter and knew they’d take care of my stuff/calling family etc. That was ok.
I would think that any track you are going to in SoCal is going to have people around, if not EMS. Go for it man, you might as well enjoy riding if you have the time! If you stack up bad enough that you have to leave your stuff, I am sure that a good citizen will take care of you.
The Shop
What I always do is leave my ID in my driver seat, Incase of emergency. And I always make sure my GF or parents know exactly what track I’m at, when I get there and when I leave. Totally unnecessary but atleast they know what I’m doing and where I’m at in case of emergency also.
I’m in the same situation as you, I get off work a little earlier in the day so I have time to ride when my buddies don’t, just play it safe and you should be okay.
With that being said, if you are going to go solo, I suggest you make friends with the truck next to you and go “hey, just Incase something happens, my phone is in my goggle bag. Please call the Mrs if I cant”
99.99999% of people would be more than willing to oblige I am sure
Edit: are we talking going to a track where there's other riders or you being alone? If there's other people there I don't see an issue at all. I thought you meant you were going to a track totally alone.
I've personally have never gone to the track alone. Always went with someone whether they also rode or not. Just a comfort thing in the event that I got hurt. Real glad I wasn't alone when I got hurt. Gave me peace of mind that my brother and father were there and that they were up to date on the news. Also glad my mother got the news from them and not a total stranger or some doctor.
I've been knocked out before and taken a trip to the hospital a few times, but I was with someone during those crashes. Whatever you do, do NOT go out on a motocross track and think about "what if" !! It's just not a good way to spend your day.
if nothing else, post where you're riding and see if anyone from the forum is heading that way. You'd be surprised how many people are in your same position. There's another forum board I go on that has regular posts about where everyone's headed and you'll end up making some new friends to ride with. Lots of good dudes that are all local So Cal guys, I would sign up and start posting once in awhile. www.proride.com ~ Shaun
Pit Row
Drove home once with a concussion.
Drove home with sprained ankles/wrists a lot of times.
Stupid, but it was fun....
Basically, it becomes everyone else's problem to deal with you and your shit if something bad happens.
Which it easily can. It's motocross.
Make some friends already.
Basically all of my riding from the age of 21 on was by myself. The motocross scene in my area dried up so all the tracks closed and nobody rode anymore. There was this private track out in the woods I used to ride at by myself all the time. I knew the owner and he didn't care if I was up there and told me that nobody rides there anymore. Track was super sketchy and all the jumps were do or die as they didn't want to waste dirt when it was first built. There was this really cool double, double, triple section along the woods line. Thinking back, it was pretty risky to be riding there by myself but man, it was such good mental therapy to just be out on my bike. I always remember loading up and leaving that track feeling like a million bucks.
My local track is always the same people, we have one or two nights/days a week that it's open so there are always people there.
The other track I frequent, there's always someone riding there, and I always seem to know someone there.
Maybe it's a Canadian moto scene thing, or maybe I'm just good at making friends, but it doesn't take long to know people, and someone is always willing to help for anything.
I always let someone know where I'm going and when I'll be back. This applies to MX, going out for trail rides, out fishing or when I'm out duck hunting.
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