finally got a complete lap ridden

Tonight the dirt was dry enough to actually ride the first full lap on the track!!  It's been almost 3 months since I first moved the dirt.  It has been raining every time it gets above freezing for at least 2 days.  I have been covering it with plastic, when I can, but it has been tough going. 

Looks like the worst of the winter may be behind us.

I worked on the second straight, and got it smooth.  It will need some fine shaping, but it rode better than I thought.  Berms 2 and 3 were still quite soft tonight.  I think its going to be fast once its dialed and firm.

Hope to get some good time on the track this weekend, and maybe start laying out the center of the figure 8. 

I will post some photos once I get out in the daylight.

First Entry of the Blog

Yesterday I went to see the pump track, after the rain on Sunday, I wanted to pump out some of the standing water. The entire track was completely underwater!!!

I started the pump track on the 4th of July, 2009, with only the help of a friend and a couple days of rental on a bobcat.

There have been designs, re-designs, builds, modifications, and re-builds.

I read all I can about pump tracks, what works, what doesn't and why are they so much fun.

Yesterday I was quite disappointed, having put so much work in, just the day before the rain, and then to see it underwater. My son, at 2.5 yrs old, suggested the flooding might just go away and we could ride the pump track, but I knew that after the water goes away, we still have a lot to do just to get it back to where is was.

This blog will document some of the work that goes into it, ideas of what works, and what doesn't, and anything in between.

I hope to post lots of photos and videos along the way.