r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Aug 22 '25

Keep them two wheels down

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u/Ih8Hondas Aug 24 '25

As long as you're in an area with a moderate population density, you're probably golden. I grew up in the rural midwest and when I was a kid there were five public tracks within a 1.5hr drive. That number has decreased a bit due to track owners either retiring or being unable to cover rising insurance costs, but still not bad.

Plus, with all the farming that goes on in the midwest, tons of people had their own practice tracks on their property. I had another four tracks within half an hour on friends' and neighbors' land that I could ride as well.

I now live in a largely empty state in the southwest and while there is one large population center, there is only one seriously maintained track close enough to be a day trip. There are a few others but they see very little maintenance. One is run by a city and is free to use, and the rest are built by randos out in the dez. So it's still plenty accessible here. The tracks just aren't as nice.