Kenny Carlile

Special thanks to Steve Corrie at Trackmasters for sponsoring our day at the track!

We went out to the Crazy Acres motocross track in Buxton, OR for a private ride with our ThumperTalk.com friends last Saturday. Believe it or not, in 25 years of riding, I'd never been on a motocross track before, but it was a lot of fun.

The track was built by our friend Steve Corrie at Trackmasters and he did a great job. The owners of the track were extremely friendly and supportive. They kept the track watered and even barbecued lunch for us!

I had a great day, didn't crash, and hit some decent jumps. My bike is not setup for tracks at all and the weight and suspension really showed that. If I was going to ride tracks consistently or try to race, I would definitely look into a CRF250R or CRF450R. I looped out a couple of jumps and ended up a bit intimidated by big jumps at the end of the day. I still hit them, but I was much more hesitant and nervous hitting them than I was in the earlier part of the day.

Dena did great, especially for her first day on a motorcycle. She only crashed twice, but she was a toughy. On her third lap, she decided to try to catch some air on a tabletop. It was WAAAY more than I would have expected for someone on her first day riding, but she landed it…and then crashed off the side of the jump, but she was fine. She was enthusiastic and committed to giving it her all and it showed. She really learned a lot and did fantastic.

Stephanie, our next door neighbor, rode the XR50 and she did great as well, even if she was 3 sizes too big for the bike. She even caught some air on that tiny bike.

Everyone that we met at the track was friendly and encouraging. I'm really glad to have met everyone from ThumperTalk. I've been really missing motorcycling being a part of my life, but I didn't have anyone to ride with or talk to about it. Now my family is riding and I have a bunch of new friends that ride. It feels good and feeds my soul.

Oh yeah, I also got heat exhaustion/dehydrated and nearly had to go to the hospital…and I ran over Pax's bicycle with my truck.

Enjoy some videos and pics from the day at the track!