St.Louis Missouri/Illinois Area Riders?

[NikNacs67]

Anyone here in the St.Louis Missouri/Illinois area? Our riding group has shrunk and we're lookin for new people to ride with and find new places to ride.

[z-mann]

Myself and several friends still ride a bunch. We are hitting St. Joes tommorrow since my kids have no school.

[jandlstables]

I am stationed at scott afb in IL. Would love to join your riding group. I have a 250R. Also have a riding buddy that has a 400EX that would join when he gets back from being deployed.

Where are some good riding areas, besides St. Joe's???

[Unverfehrt400ex]

Hey whats up. Im from Nashville IL but am goin to college in edwardsville. Id love to find some new ridin friends and places to ride. I have a couple miles of trails behind my house and thats where we do most of our riding. St Joe's is a great place also. were on spring break from March 3rd-11th. Hopin to make it down to St Joes's and lil Egypt. where are you from NikNacs67???

[moto50]

check out www.district18.info
a lot of st louis and southern il riders on there.

[jandlstables]

have you ever herd of coyote atv park? I have been there once and it was pretty cool if you just want to go for a half a day or so. it costs 10 bucks to ride for the day or 75 to ride all year. it has a nice cross country type of trail setup and a small mx type track with 4 or 5 small jumps.

shoot me an e-mail next time you want to go riding and I'll see if I can make it. I don't think I can make it during your spring break though, but i will check.

[Unverfehrt400ex]

Ive heard of that place but have never been there. Its only like 25 minutes from me. from what ive heard its always really rutted up and is better to go there with a 4x4 but who knows. Ill have to check it out sometime.

[jandlstables]

I have been there 4 times and every time i was there it was not rutted at all. i ran 18 inch rears on my R and had a crap load of fun. It is like a really well groomed fast xc trail.

[Unverfehrt400ex]

hmm... guess im gona have to try that out pretty soon then. thats out by coulterville isnt it??

[jandlstables]

yes

[Unverfehrt400ex]

Anyone up for some ridin at either St Joe's or Little Egypt any time from like march 3rd -11th????

[jandlstables]

I might be able to on the 10th, but I'll have to get back to you

[NikNacs67]

Originally posted by jandlstables
I am stationed at scott afb in IL. Would love to join your riding group. I have a 250R. Also have a riding buddy that has a 400EX that would join when he gets back from being deployed.

Where are some good riding areas, besides St. Joe's???

Whats up guys. The only spots we really go to is Taylorville in mid Illinois (www.southforkdirtriders.com) and St.joe's. March 10th and 11th we are goin to St.Joe. PM me if you guys want my cell phone number to get ahold of me so we can meet up and head down there. We've got more bikes and quads then we have people to ride just between me and my buddy :p .

[Unverfehrt400ex]

Im gona work on tryin to get a group of people to go over there on Saturday. Hopefully this weather gets better. Its been pouring down rain here for like 6 hours now

[molilpierce]

This may ne of intereste to those in this forum.

Hi my name is LeAnne I am part of a ATV Club called YALL. We are sponsoring an ATV Ride on March 31, 2007 in NE Missouri. Canton Missouri

This ride is an excellent time. This is the 4th annual and they keep getting better. We are working trails right now and this year will be the best yet. We have lots of trail/timber riding, some creek riding, and definately with this rain mud.

I thought you may be interested and hope you may be able to pass this info along to anyone you think may be interested. This ride is a benefit for the American Cancer Society Relay For Life. It is a great time without a doubt. This year we expect over 400 bikes.

Thank You.

Here is the info.





4th Annual ATV Ride on March 31, 2007 for The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life.



This is the fourth annual benefit ATV Ride. In 2006 there were over 350 four wheelers with over 400 participants on this event benefiting American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life. For the Eagles Heart Fund 250 Riders in 2005, and 100 riders in 2004 as a benefit for Christopher McIntosh who was killed in a car accident.





This year we hope to once again raise our participation numbers.



ATV Ride



March 31, 2007



SIGN IN STARTS AT 10:30 AM

RIDE STARTS AT 1:00 PM



Hwy 81 North

Canton, MO



For more info contact Michelle 217-242-3112

or email atvride@centurytel.net





http://fp1.centurytel.net/cancerbusters/



LeAnne M. Pierce
16183 Luray Rd,
Canton, MO
63435

573-231-2730
573-288-5511

leannepierce42@hotmail.com
lmpierce@centurytel.net

[z-mann]

Camping at suttons bluff this weekend. Looks like it might be a bit wet...

[Scott-300ex]

Originally posted by jandlstables
I am stationed at scott afb in IL. Would love to join your riding group. I have a 250R. Also have a riding buddy that has a 400EX that would join when he gets back from being deployed.

Where are some good riding areas, besides St. Joe's???

Dude we need to hook up, I live in Waterloo, like 20 minutes from SAFB I've been there a few times, was there for the air show last year.

I'd love to ride with another 250r.

And guys in Edwardsville, we should all meet at Steak 'N Shake in South County some night or somethin, all of us on here.

Wut do you think?

[DEVINF450R]

I raced a few weekends ago at Finger Lakes prak in Columbia Mo and it seemed like it had some awesome trails, and the MX track was pretty fun too

[Unverfehrt400ex]

Hell im down for it. I only got like another month left at college here and then ill be back home by nashville IL which still isnt too far. Id love to get a group to go to st joes sometime or somethin like that.

[Aarons 01 400EX]

I used to ride quite a bit at Coyote Creek/Coulterville before I blew my motor.

Anyone know of a good(& cheap) place to get my motor rebuilt. I refuse to take it to a dealer, due to the lack of lube they use when they fock you.


Z-mann/Rich- I didn't realize you rode.

[Scott-300ex]

So anybody in for a meeting at Steak 'n Shake? On Lindberhg and by Lemay by the mall?

[hskers82]

this weather has me itching to go to St.Joes,now I just need to get my shocks back so I can ride

[Unverfehrt400ex]

Im done with school here in another week. we need to all take a trip to st joes. im lovin this weather

[z-mann]

Originally posted by Aarons 01 400EX
I used to ride quite a bit at Coyote Creek/Coulterville before I blew my motor.

Anyone know of a good(& cheap) place to get my motor rebuilt. I refuse to take it to a dealer, due to the lack of lube they use when they fock you.


Z-mann/Rich- I didn't realize you rode.

I have a track in my back yard. My buddy owns his own shop. He can build your motor. Give him a call. 636-337-0800. His name is Ross.

[nicker71]

Me and a few other atvriders members and some other friends are going up to fulton Mo tommarrow sunday 4/29 to ride. There is a campground place that has some good ridding. Not many people know about this place and its been around for years. They have a small mx track thats perfect for atvs. If your coming from the st. louis area its about 30-40 mins less of a drive than fingerlakes. Though its not a big as finger lakes its still a good time.
Let me know if anyone is interested and I will give some directions

[Unverfehrt400ex]

Weve got a decent size group goin to St Joes on the 19th. If anyone wants to meet up with us there hit me up.

[Scott-300ex]

Yeh I went to St. Joe today. It was great weather, in front of staging and almost everywhere else it was real wet, but the trails weren't bad at least.

Everyone set a date. Or date to meet in South County or somethin.

[miller821]

Anyone want to go riding at Little Egypt or St. Joe's sometime, just pm me and count me in!

[molilpierce]

Hey all its me again.

Just wanted to let you know about this years ride!!!!

ATV Jamboree

March 29, 2008
Canton MO
Hwy 81 North

This year its more than a ride.
We will have primitive camping available Fri-Sat nights.
Games @ Jamboree
Food available
Bonfire following ride.


visit the website for more info:

http://fp1.centurytel.net/cancerbusters/
24 {B}

[jandlstables]

Sounds like a lot of fun. Wish I could make but I can't. I am stuck over here in the *** Crack of Afghanistan until may in the military.

[smitty_31]

Hey. i live in mt.carmel il.... 62863... but i would love to go to little egypt agian... but whats at st. joe? little egypts track wasnt really kept in good shape so i would rather goo somewhere else... i live down south... u guys over in stl. maybe hit me up and i could maybe work something out and come up sometime... but ride hard man... i would go with u.... i ride a 450r so i would rather stay out of the mudd

[DEVINF450R]

Hey Smitty do you know Kyle Schoner (sp)? and do you ride any of the Mid-America AX races??

[smitty_31]

Hey.. ya kyle is one of my best friends.... and ya i raced at sturgis... and was at murray last weekend.. finished 1st in beg. quad.. was on the org 450r... wrecked twice in practice lol

[DEVINF450R]

ok i thought that was who you were... I was #56 on a yellow LTR with a white frame.... we talked a bit.

[smitty_31]

Scott and Ride hard man... me and a friend are going here... http://geocities.com/williamshillpass/williamshillpass.html
We are going on feb 23rd... if its dry...

[Moto92]

i always enjoy riding down at LEOR. as for williams hills pass ive been there once and their track sucks...if you even want to call it a track. i never went out on their trails. here where i live we have king city dirt riders which is ok considering i live 5 minutes away. plus theres some cool trails right up the road too. as soon as the ground drys out a little bit im getting some dirt from a pond moved onto my land to build my own track, cant wait for that!

[smitty_31]

where's St. Joe? and where's leor?.. and hmm. i want to ride somewhere on a track feb 23. if u have your track done.. send me a pm... or u can come ride with us...

[smitty_31]

Or is Leor LIttle Egypt ?

[DEVINF450R]

LEOR is little Egypt, you can ride on a track for sure on the 23rd. DuQuoin AX. If you had fun at Murray you will love Du Quoin. it has 2x the amount of jumps and the "big" jump isn't a tiny one like the middle double at murray, last one was 75' (what we stepped off) out of a corner and was a blast.

[DEVINF450R]

King City is much better than LEOR's pathetic track, but it still sucks. We have a personal track called the Bone Yard that one of my friends has. We may have an open ride thing when it is actually finished but as of now it is not open to public

[smitty_31]

ya.. ive been to dequion to watch kyle....but i want to ride more than 20 laps.... i mean ya i want to go race.. but i wanna ride all day.. and one of my friends is wanting to ride so i just told him i would go ride at a park with a track...So king city is fun?.. and where is that at?

[smitty_31]

K. well i found the site...and where / what is St. Joes?

[DEVINF450R]

st joe's is a kick *** place with a ton of sand and trails, if you are into trail/riding for fun, its the best place to go. no big jumps at all though, but still lots of fun

[smitty_31]

mm... Alright... Well Where is it at? and does anyone kno of the site?

[smitty_31]

Wow.. it took me forever to find the site... well it looks to sandy and i dont have paddles.. but i think im going to king city... if anyone wants to meet up there on the 23rd send me a pm with your number...

[DEVINF450R]

go the 24th and I may be able to make it

[smitty_31]

I might go both days if its good...maybe idk... im going to look and see if they have camping or aynthing... and it all depends if its wet or not... becuz if its wet im going to dequion.

[DEVINF450R]

you can camp at king city but you have to be with a member or be a member yourself... and you have to be with a member to ride.

[Moto92]

well the 23 is the ax race at duquoin so ill be there but if you guys want to ride the 24 ill make it out there, i live 5 minutes away

[smitty_31]

Ya.. well idk... i think if i have to have a member to ride with i might wait till the 24th.. and ride with devin.. and race on the 23rd....idk...becuz im wanting to ride with one of my friends

[Moto92]

as long as your there with one of us youll be ok

[smitty_31]

So we wont have to pay or what?

[Moto92]

no as long as your there with a member you can ride. a member is allowed to bring someone along to ride last i knew. theres not like a gate keeper or sign in to ride, just a lock and a gate members get a key

[smitty_31]

Ok....Well next week if it rains much im just going to call Little egypt up and see how the track is...Cuz i really wanna ride all day instead of 25 laps.... kno what i mean?... and really am not getting top 3 in the series. So i would rather just go to little egypt and have fun and work on things that i def notice that im lacking... but ya if anyone wants to go feb 23rd... and wants to make sure that we are going....My Cell is 618-240-1302... we will be on the track most of the day... we might run out to the trails if its not muddy...So anyone wanting to go just call me up or text me....

[DEVINF450R]

Originally posted by Moto92
well the 23 is the ax race at duquoin so ill be there but if you guys want to ride the 24 ill make it out there, i live 5 minutes away

you gonna race?? what class??

[Unverfehrt400ex]

Originally posted by smitty_31
Ok....Well next week if it rains much im just going to call Little egypt up and see how the track is...Cuz i really wanna ride all day instead of 25 laps.... kno what i mean?... and really am not getting top 3 in the series. So i would rather just go to little egypt and have fun and work on things that i def notice that im lacking... but ya if anyone wants to go feb 23rd... and wants to make sure that we are going....My Cell is 618-240-1302... we will be on the track most of the day... we might run out to the trails if its not muddy...So anyone wanting to go just call me up or text me....

If the weather is decent on the 23rd we might get a few people together and head on down there. Im hoping the trails arnt too muddy. this weather sucks though. im ready for spring.

[Moto92]

Originally posted by DEVINF450R
you gonna race?? what class??

no i wont be racing. i quit last year after a wreck at sturgis in which i tore my knee cap away from my knee. i ended up selling my 450 over the summer. by the next day i was regretting it and endup up buying jason cooks 450. my buddy and i rebuilt the motor with all new bearings, crank, and a high compresion piston.
i plan on starting again when outdoor season gets here. right now all i need is practice, practice, practice.
the ax series i run open am trophy and +25, D18 i run B

[DEVINF450R]

sweet so we run all the same classes:D

[moto50]

Originally posted by Moto92
no i wont be racing. i quit last year after a wreck at sturgis in which i tore my knee cap away from my knee. i ended up selling my 450 over the summer. by the next day i was regretting it and endup up buying jason cooks 450. my buddy and i rebuilt the motor with all new bearings, crank, and a high compresion piston.
i plan on starting again when outdoor season gets here. right now all i need is practice, practice, practice.
the ax series i run open am trophy and +25, D18 i run B

Glad to hear you are going to start racing again.
See you at some of the races.

[Moto92]

yeah but i dont think ill get into D18 as much. its just to far to get to all the mo tracks. ive spent $1000 in gas and drove 5000 miles last year to run d18 and when its all said and done i get a trophy worth a couple bucks and a pair of spy googles...with scott tearoffs, go figure. D18 ill still run salem, duquoin, maybe bet if they can get their crap together. i think most of my focus will be crossroads and sturgis because there i can a +25 money class.

[DEVINF450R]

BET is supposed to be a ton better this year... they have the first race on D18 list and I hope they don't do a night race.... one word--- cold

[Moto92]

oh you can plan on it being at night and it being cold...you just have to hit up weenie world and get some of the hot chocolate water.

[DEVINF450R]

I don't remember racing against you last year at all... did you race the last race at Salem?

[smitty_31]

Well Guys Looks like im going to dequion.. Rain on thursday... So well devin i will see u guys up there... got some kenda 20's on the front... looks alot better lol... hoping my new holeshots get in also... oh.. bought a 661 helmet two... so i might be going up on friday.. if i can stay with kyle in his R.v... havent talked to him yet... heck.. i might just sleep in the truck....

[Moto92]

Originally posted by DEVINF450R
I don't remember racing against you last year at all... did you race the last race at Salem?

last years final sturgis round is when i had my knee injury. so i sat out the remainder of the ax series and the whole outdoor season of 07. ive been out doing some riding lately but i need to get back in shape so i havent raced any ax this year either. im planning on being ready to get back out there when outdoor series starts up this year.

[smitty_31]

Hey where is a website so i will kno where all the races are at and when they are... cuz i wanna run a series..travco said i would only have to run like 10-13 races and they can sponsor me. but i think its dist 17? idk...

[DEVINF450R]

Crossroads has that many by itself....

[Moto92]

http://district18racing.net/
only problem with D18 is driving half across missouri
my two tracks of choice this year are
http://www.lsmx.net
http://www.crossroadsmx.com
and both of these are top notch facilities, excellent quad tracks.

[400exmom]

http://www.amadistrict17.com/services/2008schedule.htm

[DEVINF450R]

how does Casey run the race order there?

[400exmom]

Originally posted by DEVINF450R
how does Casey run the race order there?
last time i raced their HS it started around 2...Casey has NEW owners this year which im glad to hear!! there may be some info on their web page:

http://www.lincolntrailmotosports.com/

[flipout31]

it's nice to see some people in the area. I live between St. Louis MO and Springfield Il and the only place I know of is Southfork. Its a few miles outside of Springfield. I have small kid that ride. Anyone else have a family that rides?

[TrX450Rfreek]

deos anyone live in northern illinois?
i live in elgin area but i go to dekalb alot by NIU
and they got an indoor track in waterman about 8 miles outa dekalb and then Walnut Illinois has Sunset ridge wich is about 2 hrs from me and then byron is a good hr from elgin

[trailrider894]

Wanted to let everyone know that i will be at St.Joe this weekend. I'll be around, look for me. I am #186 and my last name, Gloe, Is on my graphics. Hit me up and tell me who you are, i plan on taking a shovel and making some nice jumps.

[DEVINF450R]

anyone hear any DEFINITE info on to mid-america ax series for 2010/2011??

[dano104]

Looking for people to ride with, I live in Olney, IL. I am very new to riding, but not scared to learn.