Sept 12th - Rise of the Dirtcycles North

[seth399]

ya good seeing you guys...Joel is definitely my gardian angel

[a13x]

Yea that was kickass. Stoked we got to ride and the track was foooooooooon (fun)

[tls25rs]

ya good seeing you guys...Joel is definitely my gardian angel

Gotta say! I've been called a lot of different things in life but that definitely is a first.

It was good to see everybody and cool to check out an outdoor motorcross track other than Southwick. Maybe I can con myself into trying it some day. Probably stick to the woods until I get another bike but if I get something track worthy then maybe.

Joel

[a13x]

Joel you rule. Thanks for the help man.

[lrrs313]

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Definitely good seeing/meeting everybody. Had a lot of fun and definitely something that needs to be done again soon. Possibly a weekend trip combining 207 and Hemonds (if I can convince them to open on a weekend)?

[JustInMass]

Can someone provide a ride report of this place?
I'm glad you all had fun, but am dying for a review.
What's the place like in terms of technicality, flow, etc?
Is it a laid back Crow Hill, a more aggressive/technical Rocky Hill, a tight mototown-usa ride, a flowing Southwick ride? Are jump landing ramps, etc. in the proper place for an intermediate rider or do you really need to move to land smoothly? Are riders respectful or is it buddy racing the entire time?
I'm considering a 2 day weekend up there and am trying to get a sense of the track and the area (hotels, restaurants, etc).
Any input appreciated - Thanks!

[lrrs313]

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Track is not super technical, but it has a few doubles along with several tables. There are a couple of high speed sections. Other riders are very respectful. As far as the local area, you're very close to Portland, Old Orchard Beach, etc. This is a great track for intermediate mx riders, imo.

[seth399]

Can someone provide a ride report of this place?
I'm glad you all had fun, but am dying for a review.
What's the place like in terms of technicality, flow, etc?
Is it a laid back Crow Hill, a more aggressive/technical Rocky Hill, a tight mototown-usa ride, a flowing Southwick ride? Are jump landing ramps, etc. in the proper place for an intermediate rider or do you really need to move to land smoothly? Are riders respectful or is it buddy racing the entire time?
I'm considering a 2 day weekend up there and am trying to get a sense of the track and the area (hotels, restaurants, etc).
Any input appreciated - Thanks!

ya dude the place is super fun, more of a race track/open/wide compared to crowhill. There are some jumps with faces alot steeper than crowhill and a few tables I had to hit pretty tapped in 4th that boot you good, some fun stepups. Besides a couple doubles, you can land anywhere you want ontop of alot of the jumps and have no consequences. The track doesn't seem to get very bumpy and not alot of rocks. The laps are real long but didn't really tire me out quick like southwick would.
Its probably mostly racers practicing, but people are considerate in general. Fast guys don't bother trying to stuff slower riders etc.
That was my first time and I wanna go back asap!

[JustInMass]

Excellent - thanks for the reports - sounds exactly what I was looking for.
Thanks again

[seth399]

we should all try to make it up again soon same day

[phreak]

Excellent - thanks for the reports - sounds exactly what I was looking for.
Thanks again

here's a helmet cam view of a lap at 207. kinda gives you an idea of the layout.

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[a13x]

Good video showing the layout. That quad guy is fucking good.

[Kurlon]

I still think quad riders are #^%! crazy! : )