Mitchell MX

Mitchell MX is a pure practice track on Hendra Farm near Mitchell, between Newquay and the A30 in Cornwall, with a separate small course for beginners and children. The operation is modest: according to the British track directory riding happens on Saturdays only, from 11:00 to 16:00, and the gate stays shut the rest of the week. Prices are published nowhere - you ask the operator, as with most practice venues in Cornwall. Five hours on one weekday is your entire week. That changes how you plan the day: turn up at two and half of it is gone. Come early, ride in short blocks, and do not save the work on the difficult corner for the end when your arms and your concentration are already finished. The typical trouble on hard ground with tight jump sections: the front feels vague and gives you nothing back. Right at the top of our cause list is too much pressure in the front tyre - take some out, more rubber sits on the ground and the front starts talking to you again.