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Due to a complete lack of use, I have decided to re apply for my agricultural exemption for my property taxes. This means closing down the trails and swamps to the general public.

I am going to exempt the area to the north (the pond, old peewee track, the new track, and the big mx track) and keep the commercial use on that area, but close down the rest.

Obviously people who have an existing membership can still ride on the whole property. I am not sure if I am going to offer any more memberships or not. I will think about it after I have concluded my application with the property appraisers office.

The track will be open for practice on the first weekend of every month for as long as people come to ride, the mx series will still be on.

When will this take effect Paul?   I was considering that trip in Jan and need to know if I need to redirect some place else.

It's in effect now, but your Jan trip will be fine.

how would that affect endurance races  :dunno.gif

Okay Paul I am sorry to hear its not working out its a great place to ride. :'(

+1 paul, sorry to hear this. You have the best place in florida.

X2 :'(

hey paul sure hope this temporary and not a sign of things to come getting alot of people worried over my way. also wandering if this effects the feature weekends . Thanks see ya soon and HAPPY NEW YEAR .

If he is going after the exemption than its most likley permanant. Hate to see it I'm not a mx guy so although I dont get up there as much as I would like I hate to see it go. I understand why Paul is doing it though. You can only loose money for so long.

Yes i agree just looking at the glass half full.

Is there anything we can do to prevent this Paul :(

RZR where else can you ride one of your type of wheels?  I feel bad for guys like you but I can understand its a business decision by Paul. Its just sad it was a nice place to ride. :'(

Hey patches that made a chill run down my spine when I read the plex was :'( :'( :'(We got a lot of dirt roads patches but their nothing compared to the plex ??? I haven't rode any of these dirt roads sense I found the plex :ThumbsUp.gif Ill never give up on the plex LONG LIVE THE MOTOPLEX GO FREAKY FLYERS FTW!!!

I dont think many of the diehards will.

man...this sucks!!!! I love to camp the weekend when we head out there, keep us posted Paul!

This is not good as the plex has something for everybody. The trails cannot be beat and camping onsite made it  perfect. keep us updated of any special options that may be available.

Let us know about re newing the memberships....I was definately looking forward to re newing mine; Mark was as well. We have even spoke to some of our friends that we ride with and they were interested in getting a years membership too. Let us know as soon as you decide what types of memberships will be available if any?

Well Paul i'm sorry to hear this but i hope everything works out for the best. So are the trails going to be open for this weekend's event. I have some friends coming out for the race and we were going to go riding on friday and sunday on the trails.... I'm still going to race, i just need to know so i can plan accordingly. thanks

I am going to pm answers to the specific questions on here, but just to clarify things a little, the parts of the motoplex that are really used are still very much open.

The track holds an open practice every first weekend of the month. The race series is also going ahead as planned.

There are a few rumors going around, I can squash them down...nobody was hurt on the trails and the county did not shut us down. The truth is very few people wanted to ride the trails, why I don't know, but it is what it is. We have awesome dry trails and a few tracks and I am not sure why we didn't have more come out, but the lack of people using the wet stuff is what we found totally unbelievable. After the storms last feb, we had about 150 acres of rack deep swamp trails, ponds, creeks and some man made stuff, I offered a pass where you could ride all that, plus the dry trails, plus camp for free, plus take a hot shower at the end of the day, plus wash your bike down at the wash rack etc., for a paltry $4's a month and had less than 10 mud guys ever sign up for it. LOL.

Obviously if nobody wants to ride there, I am not going to force anyone, better to just close the side of the park that gets no use down.

Truthfully, it's not just the financial aspect that has led to this, if it had been fun, we could have not worried so much about the money and just concentrated on giving people a nice place to come out and ride, but after nearly 4 years of constantly begging people (with no luck) to follow a few simple rules, watching the same people ripping up the parking areas with wheelies and donuts, tear around with no helmets on, leaving mounds of rotten trash that they expect us to clear up....it long ceased being any fun.

We still own the land, we still have the trails, we will still be loyal to those that were loyal to us, trail pass members are still good to go. If someone has an idea and wants to try something themselves, don't be shy...send me a pm, we would look at any kind of offer.  ;D

Once again a few rotten apples spoil the bunch!   sad to see but I understand Pauls decision

Paul if you were only closer its over 4 hours for me oneway and up and back and its two tanks of gas, at total of 50 gallons.   Every time I pass a gas pump the price goes up.  I ride Croom two to three times a month because its on 45 minutes away and the cost of fuel to feed the truck is withing my budgit.

I understand why you have to do whats best or you.   

Oh and I agree with Zman a few turds always ruin it or the rest. :'(

Good luck Paul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   I wish you well.

"watching the same people ripping up the parking areas with wheelies and donuts, tear around with no helmets on, leaving mounds of rotten trash that they expect us to clear up....it long ceased being any fun."

Those are the ones that need to loose the privilage to ride there....kick em' out and tell them not to come back!

LOL, that's half our customers  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

yeah, but the other half of us has fun at the plex...hope to see ya soon...Good Luck Paul, any updates????

Hate to hear that.. My family and I have been going to the plex before it even opened.... I totally understand. In fact... John and I were looking through some OLD pics last night and seen some pics ( most of the pics) from the plex and the place was packed. $$ and 4 hrs away is hard, and of course we ALL wish we had somewhere like the plex closer... Alot of memories and friends made at the plex.... Would hate to have to go back to the quad side and sell the rhino  :'(

People like you and your family will always be welcome here.  ;D

Paul, you know I rarely check this site and why, but I get on here and check this forum and blammo,,,,I'm damn sorry I couldn't be up there way more often than I hav been, I love the place and since getting a quad for my daughter again over Christmas I was looking forward to getting her up there on the kiddo track, just needed to gather up the money to do it.

I can understand the decision, just maybe I'm not understanding, are all the trails shut down?  Can one ride from the camping area over to the tree stand area with Dippy Hill?  I think that's really all the riding on a trail that my daughter would want, and I'm certain I'll just set up camp where I can see her on the kiddo track and she'll be there for hours.

Paul : I dont get on here myself that often, but i am sorry to here this and i can understand you have to do what you have to.Wish i could have made it out more, but times have been rough at work and just dont have the funds. Work looks to be picking up and would love to camp and ride again god i know my daughter does its all i here!!! lol

If anything changes please keep me or her posted. Thanks Paul

Hey Robert...no problem sir, we are farming our pine trees, which was still the main use for the property...nothing changed there.

It's all good, the track was always pretty much the only thing people came out and rode on non feature weekends, and that is still very much open. We have an open practice on the track every 1st weekend of the month (although this weekend is looking a little wet), then our own races 1-2 weekends per month.

I can have 3 feature weekends a year that use the WHOLE property (which we are planning right now...so stay tuned), plus the Endurance race, so it's somewhat business as usual for us. A few less features (which I think everyone...us included will prefer) and nobody riding the swamps and trails on non feature weekends...which was the same when they were open lololol.

Thanks Paul for the update, I myself will miss the trails its about the only place i was riding for the most part ,but i am still wanting to come out asap. Might just have to change a few riding habits lol

Trails are still there, want to come and ride the track, we don't mind if you ride the trails too.

Thank you Paul hope to see you soon, always have a great time out there with everyone. Appreciate everything you have done.

Thanks again !!

Wish my buddy's would of got a pass when I got mine.. Keep us updated they keep asking if you still got the trails closed. I got my pass but they didn't get one no fun to ride by yourself ha

If they want a trail pass, come out on Sunday if you can...if not, come out the following weekend.

We are closed this coming Saturday, but we will be there Sunday.