United States · Florida

Hardrock Cycle Park (Ocala)

Data origin11 entries from an importSource: Hardrock Cycle Park - MX Track GuideSource: Hardrock Cycle Park - RiderPlanet USACheck date not documented

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Location

Track details

MotocrossSandJumpsFastTechnicalElevation

Soil when dry

Dry sand gets deep and physical - the front wants to knife in; traction comes from throttle and the rear suspension.

Soil after rain

Damp sand hooks up and gets faster - more grip, but heavier, blunt braking zones.

Setup tendencyHarder against bottomingMore stableMore agileMore traction

LengthImport: 3,219 m

Ocala is horse country, and in the middle of it, on NW Gainesville Road, sits one of Florida's most varied venues. Across roughly 100 acres Hardrock Cycle Park lays out six race tracks: a two-mile national-calibre course that can take an extra half-mile expert section, the Outback track for beginners and vintage machines, a dedicated sand track, the Rollercoaster in European style on pure natural terrain, plus hare scrambles and peewee courses. Sunday to Thursday it runs 10:00 to 17:00, Friday and Saturday until 22:00. The temptation at a place like this is to sample everything. Do the opposite: take one course for the morning and only move on once you have strung three clean laps together there. Otherwise you carry your mistakes from track to track. What happens most often in tight technical sections: the engine stalls. Top of our cause list is the combination of a dragging clutch and a light flywheel - a flywheel weight or a properly sorted clutch package takes the low-rpm stalling out.

Florida, United States29.25685, -82.17430

Track condition today

Good16 °C2 % rain7 km/h

Sand at 16 °C, no rain right now - good conditions to ride.

Low confidence · Based on: Weather model

Next windowtoday 08:00–20:00

Reports from the track

Anyone riding there today can report how the ground is running in 30 seconds. Those reports decide the assessment above - without them it stays a weather forecast.

No report has been filed for this track yet, so the assessment above rests on the weather model alone.

Takes under 30 seconds.

Track profile

Difficulty: Demanding

Speed5/5
Technical4/5
Jumps5/5
Fitness5/5

Not rated: Grip changes

Automatically derived from the recorded track characteristics - not assessed by LAISA on site.

What to expect

Biggest challenge: Rear pogos/swims in deep sand Go to diagnosis →
Typical setup problem: Rebound is too fast for sand - slow it down (fewer clicks) so the rear stops pogoing.
Riding-technique focus: In sand, the throttle is your suspension Go to the technique guide →

Automatically derived: this track's attributes combined with LAISA's troubleshooting knowledge.

Organisation and rules

LAISA has nothing confirmed about opening hours, fees or rules for this track. Please check with the operator before travelling.

Short answer for this track

Recommended starting point: Sand - Motocross - start from the setup computed for your bike. Compute a setup →
Most important change: For this track the LAISA engine mainly moves: Fork: Compression, Shock: Compression, Shock: Rebound. The actual values depend on your bike and your rider profile.
Why: Surface Sand, track character: Jumps, Fast, Technical, Elevation.
How to test it: Ride two laps on the starting value, then change one setting only and ride the same two laps again.
Source: 2 cited sources · 11 entries from an import

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