Monster Mountain MX Park

Monster Mountain MX Park lies on Burt Mill Road in Tallassee, Alabama. The operator describes it as a year-round racing and training facility, with training sessions run weekly for every level from newcomers to professional racers. The directory riderplanet-usa records 206 acres carrying a national track of red clay, sand and loamy soil, plus intermediate, vintage and pee-wee tracks, seven miles of woods trails and an RC course. Gates are open at weekends from 10am to 4pm. Riding costs 25 dollars, or 20 for members; annual membership is 35 dollars per rider and 70 for a family. A tent or RV site costs 20 dollars, or 50 dollars for two nights on race weekends; 26 sites have electric and water, and there are restrooms and showers. On race weekends - the Sweet Home Alabama MX Series among them - the gate opens Friday, Saturday is practice and Sunday is racing. Night riding is not allowed, and the operator states the tracks stay shut when conditions are wet. Red clay takes a rut deeply and holds it all day, and it is in those ruts that the quality of your corner is decided. If the front wheel knifes in and oversteers on you, top of our cause list is a fork riding too low and folding into the rut - add compression so it stays up.