HardRock

[factorybremer111]

Myself, Chris Williams, Rodney Gentry, and Jeremy Lawson among some other quad riders all went to Hard Rock. I was very impressed with the new track changes, it was considerably wider with less jumps that could kill you. Dont get me wrong there was still some jumps there that would put a cloud on your day if you messed up, like the water tower and a new 150 table top that was pretty sick to hit. I was there last year and I absolutly hated it hence why it took me a year to go back. How the track is now I would park my motorhome there for weeks straight and ride nothing but that track. So for those of you who have not been there yet and those who havn't been there since the change, you should check it out.

[Exmx54]

Sounds good, I rode it the first day they changed it, but did not like it, everything was uneven. Maybe a bunch of us should go out there the week after Bithlo.

[53yfz450]

Sounds good, I rode it the first day they changed it, but did not like it, everything was uneven. Maybe a bunch of us should go out there the week after Bithlo.

i second that!!!! can someone say group ride

[yfz450runner]

sounds like a plan. week after bithlo!!!!

[Hondarider22]

i might be heading up this saturday to check it out, im sure i will go after bithlo as well....i cant wait 

[tony pitts]

were going to bartow for the next ftr race. it would be good if we could keep the group together for these races i think it would help our sport grow. and hit hardrock between races.and hit other tracks as a group. like waldo and bithlo who supported us the most.

[53yfz450]

Tony i do want to support the tracks but it gets boring going to the same tracks. plus i think if other tracks will see the turnout of quads it will help for next year.

[factorybremer111]

The owner of Hard Rock is already working on tryin to get a Wpsa race for next year and a ssqra race for next year. So hopefuly that will work out good

[RTR_380/450R]

Count me in! Im ready to ride behind some fast guys. Time to step it up a notch!
 

jt

[TBR]

I have to say that I agree with Tony. We will be still going to the FTR races. I know alot of people don't care for the FTR for quads because of all the bikes. I would like to be able to go and check out Hardrock but it will have to be between these series races. IMO if FTR has races at some of the tracks that we want to host Quad Only next year, it is not good having no quads or only a few quads show up. I just think that is the way to gain some momentum and not have 10 at Hardrock, 8 at Bithlo and maybe 12 at Waldo and so on for a given day. Just my thought which is wrong alot I know.

[53yfz450]

I have to say that I agree with Tony. We will be still going to the FTR races. I know alot of people don't care for the FTR for quads because of all the bikes. I would like to be able to go and check out Hardrock but it will have to be between these series races. IMO if FTR has races at some of the tracks that we want to host Quad Only next year, it is not good having no quads or only a few quads show up. I just think that is the way to gain some momentum and not have 10 at Hardrock, 8 at Bithlo and maybe 12 at Waldo and so on for a given day. Just my thought which is wrong alot I know.

dale i would love to do the FTR but we would have to buy a new membership and all other race fees and we just cant afford it. we are saving up for the upcoming nationals.

[quadsonly4]

Same here Jake.  I would have to buy three memberships, gate fees, race fees, food, gas, etc.  Thats another $1000 weekend.  All the while being pushed in the corner by all the bikes, getting last practice(unless it rains-1st then), being to told i have to replace my stock exhaust on my Cobra with a stock exhaust because its to loud .  Then I would spend an hour trying to explain to the guy in the hat that my 7 and 11 year old don't have drivers licenses   I wouldn't want to take any points away from the 5 quads that dont run our QuadsOnly series.  I am sorry, I just cant support a bike series anymore.  I will however support the tracks that support this sport.  We will be in GA for more MotoTST training Dec 13-Dec 18, but we will be at Hardrock on the next weekend.  See everyone at Lakeland (my least favorite track), but support the tracks and the series.

[factorybremer111]

I know it would be nice to keep the group together, but the fact is we get treated like garbage when we go to those FTRs. We have to go dry the muddy track in the morning so the bikes dont get dirty, we have two and three classes get combined when five 50s get there own class, and all this is ontop of the fact that we would have to rebuy all new memberships and what not. This quads series was made for the fact that we wouldnt have to go to dirtbike races. Im not going to go through all of that just to be thought of as not good enough to be compared to a dirtbike rider. So SSQRA is where me and my brothers will stay.

[tony pitts]

if we show up in big numbers we wont get pushed aside by the bikes. that is what we did for the quad scrambles now instead of harescrambles. no more waiting on bikes for our turn. ftr showed up at waldo to check out the turnout of quads and they would like to do the same thing for the quads. remember this is our state and the more we do here makes it look better for us all around. and jake we want to run the wpsa also but that is gonna cost thousands of dollars. why not try to draw some attention to us by large numbers of quads at the races and support the people that are trying to support your sport.

[53yfz450]

Tony, i am running the bigger events because you are able to be scene by major companies. If i stay and run local series it wont get me as far as nationals. trust me i will run the quad only no matter what. but there is no way we are going to run FTR i mean we are barely doing the QO.(due to money) plus why put the extra wear and tear on the bike at local races. We are trying to build my two bikes up so i will have 2 running bikes. if i keep doing races every saturday thats not going to happen considering i break something every weekend. If we had the money trust me im sure we would do other series in florida. but in order for me to do the bigger races nationaly we are going to have to save up. Im not trying to not support but we just dont have the money. I will be going to practice at the tracks like waldo and bithlo but i will not be joining another series in florida anytime soon.

[trx#9]

Same here Jake.  I would have to buy three memberships, gate fees, race fees, food, gas, etc.  Thats another $1000 weekend.  All the while being pushed in the corner by all the bikes, getting last practice(unless it rains-1st then), being to told i have to replace my stock exhaust on my Cobra with a stock exhaust because its to loud .  Then I would spend an hour trying to explain to the guy in the hat that my 7 and 11 year old don't have drivers licenses   I wouldn't want to take any points away from the 5 quads that dont run our QuadsOnly series.  I am sorry, I just cant support a bike series anymore.  I will however support the tracks that support this sport.  We will be in GA for more MotoTST training Dec 13-Dec 18, but we will be at Hardrock on the next weekend.  See everyone at Lakeland (my least favorite track), but support the tracks and the series.

Time for a hybrid. lol

[TBR]

Like so many small groups, which quads are a small group, it will either take sticking together or becoming a lot larger number such as bikes to ever have any clout.
I understand everyone's reasons for not sticking together. The money excuse is always one of the biggest. Of course several had comments when some said they didn't want to spend the money for the Quad Only series.
IMO if everyone just ran the Nationals and left any of the local series to support theirselves however they could then we run the risk of not having any local series that quads can run in. Let's face it the local series is where everyone gets started racing. No one starts at the National level. Will the loss of these local series hurt Matt, Chris, Jake, Neal, Lyndon, Jessy or some of the others planning to run Nationals?? Absolutely not. Will it hurt my grandson or all the younger kids trying to get started in racing?? I think it will.
It is still my opinion that it either will take large numbers, which will take several years to acheive that, or somehow finding a way to band together not only for the ones racing now but also the young racers of the future.

[DCR_Marcus14]

Giovanni went up to hardrock today, im planning to spend a weekend there soon when ssqsa ends; ill let you know when im going matt or tell me when your gonna head there next and I can meet you guys.

[blindkaeta]

T2 and myself went today and I have to say the track is much more rideable.

I agree with everyone on the point of riding with a big group, but FTR doesn't care for quads.   

[Hondarider22]

i have exams monday, tuesday and wednesday the week after so i cant go 

[53yfz450]

so do i but that isnt stopping me!!!! plus i need to ride. what will riding have to do with your exams.lol

[Mrs.Nightbreed]

We will be there 

[Exmx54]

I won't be there this coming weekend, but will be there for a few days after christmas

[Hondarider22]

so do i but that isnt stopping me!!!! plus i need to ride. what will riding have to do with your exams.lol

you know my parents....i guess im suppose to study on sunday 

[#26YFZ]

I'm debating whether to go or not....  I still don't have my bike so I wouldn't be riding but i'd like to test out the camera on the track.  I've been back and forth from Gainesville a lot lately and Ocala is about 75% of the way there so it depends if I feel like being stuck in a car for over an hour