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Pre-Ride
Reconnaissance |
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TORO
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Pre-Race
Recon of ExtremeLand in Terrell, TX |
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Date: 11 OCT 01 |
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TORO
Race Schedule here.
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You can view a
Mapquest Map by clicking the Map below, once there, zoom and
print as you need to. |
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Click the radar
map below to go the The Weather Channel for this track's
weather forecast. |
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Below
are some specific area maps, & photos when available.
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Sorry but the topo map was just white with
one elevation line so not much to show there.
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.And no,
I'm afraid that there's no sat image for this area, as it is
too new.
And no as
well on the GPS map of the track, I haven't got the program
figured out on that one even though David & Gary have
been helpful, I guess I'm a dolt!
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This is it. The
second in a series of events put on by the Texas Off-road
Racing Organization. And just as the first was a success,
I would imagine this event to follow suit, in that the
venue is in a lot of ways, similar to the first one. |
| Directions |
This
one, like the first one, is close enough that you may come
from a variety of different directions, so look at the
map. I will give you a couple of particulars though. If
you're coming from the north you can go around Dallas on
I-635, to I-30, then east to Rockwall. There's an exit for
hwy 205, take that south toward Terrell, and eleven miles
down the road, there's a tiny little road, with a tiny
little sign that says something about 243. It's across
from FM 1392 and next door to Jeanies Salvage
yard...or some such. Turn left ( east ). 3.3 miles
later you'll see the entrance on your right.
If
ya take I-20 out of Dallas to Terrell, you can still take
hwy 205, but you'll go north toward Rockwall, and it's
about 7 miles I think to the junk yard, and the 243 turn
off. It's a hard sign to see so look for it, it's a
regular street sign. And TORO will have a sign out there
I'm sure.
If
you live close to the GWB turnpike, you can take that east
and south until it just turns into Rowlett rd. Follow that
across the lake to Roan Rd. & take a left, I-30 is a
mile down the road, and if you head east there, you'll see
the 205 exit in about 7 miles.
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| Description |
Like
The BSGP this place is a largely flat area, that the
promoter has used to good effect, with lots of twisties to
fold a seven mile track onto a 200 acre plot. The
way I understand it, is that the land owners allowed the
TORO people to go out and cut a track as they saw fit. It
has a wonderful Moto area, that has jumps that even the
Patman can get ( slightly ) airborne on, and a grass
track ( 2 in fact ), and a couple of straights. I saw two potentially
wet spots ( though both were dry on the day of my visit )
and there were alternate lines. There are about four or
maybe five tight woods sections, though not as tight as
the tight section of the BSGP 'A loop'. And none of them
are really long or extremely treacherous, though as with
any new-cut track there are quite a lot of exposed roots.
And the collateral damage to the jersey and upper
dermis may be there from an errant branch or
sapling. There is a sand pit, with some interesting
terrain involved, and many Mesquite trees doting the area.
The terrain is comprised mostly of black dirt. And it was
making just a bit of dust as I went around with my riding
partner. A bit of rain wouldn't hurt. Though will be a
pain. I'd
probably keep the tighter gearing I used at the BSGP, and
run intermediate tires as the woods seem to be hard, the
sand pit is ...well, sandy, and the MX section is
...intermediate. There was just a bit of powder silt in
one or two sections of the woods. I saw no real danger on
this track, but do be careful on your first lap it's fresh
cut track and there are a few rain ruts. And a fence to go
around here or there, though the fences are pretty well
marked off.
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| Camping |
The
camping area wasn't yet mowed the day I visited this
venue, but there appears to be plenty of it and it is relatively
flat, ( again, watch for rain ruts ) Except for an
occasional Mesquite tree there seems to be no major encumbrances
in the area ( shade ).
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| Spectator
Rating |
Well
of course there's the Moto section that's really not a
section but a full blown MX track, and it's very nice
indeed, with big trees to stand under, and good visibility.
The rest of the track seems to have pretty good access as
well, this one should allow you to get to just about
anywhere to cheer for your hero ( heroine ). |
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| Hotels |
I
didn't do a lot of research on this area cause it's so
close to the metroplex, however, both Rockwall and
Terrell, are close by, and are bastions of
civilization. And
you can click here to see a list of what's available in
Terrell.
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| Hours of
Operation |
Stand by. This is a MX park that has regular races,
but I'm afraid I didn't get that info in my research. As
for the race, Saturday practice for a limited time, and
Sunday races.
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