LAISAWoodside Motocross (Elgin)
Data origin10 entries from an importSource: Woodside Motocross Track, Elgin (Moto Track Guide)Source: Elgin - Scottish Motocross Championship round preview (Dirt Hub)Source: Grampian Moto-cross club, Woodside, Calcots Road, ElginCheck 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.
Grampian Motorcycle Club has been developing the ground at Woodside near Elgin since 1982. The result is a sand track on natural hills that winds through the trees and the Moray landscape - tabletops, whoops, step-ups and step-downs, plus plenty of technical turns. The circuit hosts rounds of the Scottish Motocross Championship, and spectators pay GBP 10 at the gate for a weekend wristband; camping is available at the venue. Sand plus natural hills is an honest but expensive combination. Uphill in sand forgives no gear-selection mistake, and downhill the braking zone gets longer than your head allows for. Ride the first laps deliberately one gear higher than feels right - in sand, revs are worth less than continuous drive. And the problem deep sand will almost certainly hand you: the rear pogos and swims. Top of our cause list is shock rebound set too fast for sand - fewer clicks out and the rear stops building itself up.
Track condition today
Sand at 12 °C with rain or a high rain probability - expect a wet, slippery surface.
Low confidence · Based on: Weather model
Damp sand hooks up - often the best conditions.
Next windowtoday 08:00–12:00
- Your sand setup fits: slightly softer fork, watch bottoming resistance at the rear.
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
- 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, Technical, Hilly, Whoops.
- How to test it
- Ride two laps on the starting value, then change one setting only and ride the same two laps again.
- Source
- 3 cited sources · 10 entries from an import
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