LAISAMotocross La Pignada - La Teste de Buch
Data origin11 entries from an importSource: Terrain - Circuit Moto Cross de La Pignada - La Teste de Buch - MX Circuit.frCheck date not documented
Location
Track details
Dry sand gets deep and physical - the front wants to knife in; traction comes from throttle and the rear suspension.
Damp sand hooks up and gets faster - more grip, but heavier, blunt braking zones.
- LengthImport
- 1,200 m
The sand track La Pignada sits on the Route de Cazaux in La Teste-de-Buch on the Bassin d'Arcachon and is run by the Moto Club du Pignada. mxcircuit.fr gives the course as 1200 metres long and 6 to 7 metres wide, with sand as the ground. It opens seven days a week through the summer, and on Saturdays and Sundays from 14:00 to 18:00 for the rest of the year. A day costs 10 euros, or 5 euros for club members; an FFM licence is required. Alongside the MX track there is a dedicated children's track, and the operator also rents out quads. Motorcycles and quads are allowed. Sand takes speed out of the bike constantly and forces you to stay on the throttle; the ruts move over the day, and the rear works against the soft ground the whole time. That is exactly where the rear wheel starts to pogo and swims instead of driving. Top of our cause list for that is rebound that is too fast at the rear - slow it by a few clicks so the rear stays in the ground after it compresses.
Track condition today
Sand at 30 °C, no rain right now - good conditions to ride.
Low confidence · Based on: Weather model
Very warm: mind cooling, hydration and tire pressure.
Next windowtoday 18:00–20:00
- Adapt pressure or mousse to the heat, plan more breaks.
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.
Track profile
Difficulty: Demanding
- Jumps5/5
- Fitness5/5
Not rated: Speed, Technical, 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: Shock: Rebound, Fork: Compression, Shock: Compression. The actual values depend on your bike and your rider profile.
- Why
- Surface Sand, track character: Jumps.
- How to test it
- Ride two laps on the starting value, then change one setting only and ride the same two laps again.
- Source
- 1 cited source · 11 entries from an import
Rides similarly
Similar because of Sand, Jumps, and similar length
Similar because of Sand, Jumps, and similar length
Similar because of Sand, Jumps, and similar length
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