Carbondale..How would you rate this type of track??

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Carbondale..How would you rate this type of track??

#1 Post by oakley37 » Sun Jul 08, 2012 3:11 am

never been there, just wanting some input on what to
expect, hard/easy
slow(tight)/fast(more wide open)
flat/hilly
wet/dry

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Re: Carbondale..How would you rate this type of track??

#2 Post by DEA » Sun Jul 08, 2012 10:58 am

this track is somewhat tight, not many rocks, and the famous pine tree face slappers, sucks bad when its wet, its not too bad paul does a good job on track layout. im pretty sure he still has open practice on non race weekends.
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Re: Carbondale..How would you rate this type of track??

#3 Post by WireFryer » Mon Jul 09, 2012 4:26 pm

C-dale may seem silly tight in practice, but somehow flows well at speed.

The chat piles are always entertaining (lotsa' up and down stuff, and there are a bunch of old school berms in the woods to blast around 8) .

Paul and Co. as a rule do an excellent job marking it out and the start onto the vintage MX track does a pretty good job of getting everyone thinned out.

Paul IS a stickler for pit safety... so keep it in first gear with the front tire firmly on the ground in the pits or you WILL get to meet the bear :wink: .

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Re: Carbondale..How would you rate this type of track??

#4 Post by bshack » Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:29 pm

wear your helmet in the pits! Even if you are just riding to the riders meeting, or making a head call!
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Re: Carbondale..How would you rate this type of track??

#5 Post by verticaltwin » Tue Jul 10, 2012 9:54 am

I can't remember the last rain we had here... pretty dry right now. Place gets nuts when wet, but should be fine... not much for rain chances this week. My neighbor was telling me about a few years ago when it started raining hard during a hare scramble there... said he felt lucky to make it out!
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Re: Carbondale..How would you rate this type of track??

#6 Post by KTM SLIM KARL » Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:38 pm

WireFryer wrote:C-dale may seem silly tight in practice, but somehow flows well at speed.

The chat piles are always entertaining (lotsa' up and down stuff, and there are a bunch of old school berms in the woods to blast around 8) .

Paul and Co. as a rule do an excellent job marking it out and the start onto the vintage MX track does a pretty good job of getting everyone thinned out.

Paul IS a stickler for pit safety... so keep it in first gear with the front tire firmly on the ground in the pits or you WILL get to meet the bear :wink: .

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Re: Carbondale..How would you rate this type of track??

#7 Post by oakley37 » Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:46 pm

WOW, This guy sounds tough J/K
Hopefully we'll make it to this one

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Re: Carbondale..How would you rate this type of track??

#8 Post by bshack » Thu Jul 12, 2012 6:04 pm

He seemed very nice to me. He just takes grab assing and unsafe behavior as grounds for a beatin'. I can't blame him. Lawyers are like Vultures soaring over Hare Scramble lands! Just keep it safe. Shake this man's hand and thank him for giving us a place to ride!
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Re: Carbondale..How would you rate this type of track??

#9 Post by trex » Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:28 am

To be fair trail is not tight ,they are to close to each other.Lots of odd lines with no one watchin. Makes the corn field thing look like Spud cut (tight bar bandin trail)

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