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Transfer
08-15-2005, 05:36 PM
...Has led me to want to get into it! I have a great bike for it but don't know where I can find a course. What's closest to DC if anything?
drt_jumper
08-15-2005, 06:25 PM
wisp...about 3 hours away
mobius
08-15-2005, 07:13 PM
Snowshoe 4 hrs away. Norba this coming weekend the mtn x is going to be on friday i think.
Transfer
08-15-2005, 10:00 PM
That's what I was afraid of.
Peete
08-15-2005, 10:14 PM
4X on friday and dual slalom on saturday.
And the closest place to ride 4X is the local BMX track.

NOVA's track is 26" friendly.

If you're looking for races also keep an eye on the south forums.
Msisle Dad
08-16-2005, 09:09 AM
you can also try Chesapeake BMX in Severn MD
Peete
08-16-2005, 03:59 PM
Hey M.D. it sounds like our kids will be racing each other at S.S.

Peter will be on a red Specialized SX and I'll be on a blue and white Haro. If you see us give me a yell.
Msisle Dad
08-16-2005, 04:35 PM
I'll be sure to say hello. Where are you from? Northern Va?
Peete
08-16-2005, 04:40 PM
I'll be sure to say hello. Where are you from? Northern Va?

Georgia, but one of my brothers lives in Centreville.
mobius
08-16-2005, 09:50 PM
Where in NOVA is their a bmx track?
Msisle Dad
08-16-2005, 10:06 PM
Woodbridge, Prince William County
zerossix
08-16-2005, 11:45 PM
theres the "dual slalom course" at 495 not much of one and the end is pretty nasty. but you'll get goin fast as hell.
urbaindk
08-18-2005, 12:03 PM
you can also try Chesapeake BMX in Severn MD


I rode there last night. The people there were really cool. All ages of riders from 4 to guys in their 50's and 60's. I didn't know what to expect exactly. It was a lot harder physically than I would have thought. By the time I got all the way around the track I was pretty winded. Some of those kids were frickin' flyin'. So goes my dreams of grandeur and racing super stardom.
Msisle Dad
08-22-2005, 10:11 AM
Take it by sections and build up, My son will be there on wednesday to practice before Mt Snow... Hope to see you there
urbaindk
08-22-2005, 04:33 PM
Take it by sections and build up, My son will be there on wednesday to practice before Mt Snow... Hope to see you there


After about 2x around the track that's what I did. 1/2, rest, 1/2. It's a lot different than steadily grinding away on an xc climb, for sure. Hopefully I'll make it out again this week.