LAISASMX Concept - Sainte-Helene
Data origin11 entries from an importSource: operator site →Source: SMX Concept - Sainte-Helene (71) - offizielle SeiteCheck date not documented
Location
Track details
Dry loam is the ideal case: grippy, forms lines and forgives mistakes.
After rain loam turns heavy and sticky - knobs pack up and the bike feels noticeably heavier.
SMX Concept at Sainte-Helene in the Saone-et-Loire was founded in 2011 by Julien Dalbec, a state-certified instructor. The site is ten minutes from both Chalon-sur-Saone and Le Creusot; SMX Concept runs further sites at Varennes-le-Grand and Buxy. The ground covers 2.5 hectares with a technical motocross track whose jumps are, the operator says, scaled for every level, plus a separate area for beginners. The courses are rebuilt and reshaped regularly and, again per the operator, are rideable in any weather. On offer are introductory courses for children aged three to six and six to twelve, for teenagers from 13 and for adults, along with intermediate and advanced stages. For 2026 the operator has suspended the courses that come with a rental bike: only courses on your own machine and your own licence are run. Booking is online. The site has a chalet with a bar and snacks, changing rooms, a heated room for winter and a terrace for the people who came along. Because the layout is changed regularly you rarely ride exactly the same track twice here - jumps and lines you memorised may sit somewhere else on your next visit. So plan the visit up front: book online, and for 2026 bring your own bike and a valid licence, or you will stand there with no way to ride.
Track condition today
Loam at 19 °C, no rain right now - good conditions to ride.
Low confidence · Based on: Weather model
Next windowtoday 08:00–17:00
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.
Track profile
Difficulty: Demanding
- Technical5/5
- Jumps5/5
- Fitness5/5
Not rated: Speed, Grip changes
Automatically derived from the recorded track characteristics - not assessed by LAISA on site.
What to expect
- Biggest challenge
- Bike kicks / bucks off jump faces Go to diagnosis →
- Typical setup problem
- Rebound returns too fast and launches the rear off the face - slow it (fewer clicks out).
- Riding-technique focus
- Controlling the bike off jump faces 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
- Loam - Motocross - start from the setup computed for your bike. Compute a setup →
- Most important change
- For this track the LAISA engine mainly moves: Fork: Rebound, Fork: Compression, Shock: Compression. The actual values depend on your bike and your rider profile.
- Why
- Surface Loam, track character: Jumps, Technical.
- How to test it
- Ride two laps on the starting value, then change one setting only and ride the same two laps again.
- Source
- Operator site · 1 cited source · 11 entries from an import
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