MARCH 21, 2006
Can you feel it? It's coming: the Canadian motocross season is just around the corner. But before it gets here, many Canadian riders have taken advantage of their spring breaks and have flooded MX tracks throughout the southern states. One track that seems to get a lot of love from northern riders is the County Line MX Track in Fountain, Florida (just 40 minutes north of Panama City). For info on the County Line Action Sports Park, go to http://countylinex.com/
Here are some photos of just a few of the Canucks who travelled through Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama to reach County Line:
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The County Line MX Track in Fountain, Florida |
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Big jumps, fast straightaways and huge berms can be found at County Line. |
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Justin Thompson helps work on the track when he's not busy racing in a southern arenacross series. |
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Trever Hall was looking fast and smooth on his new YZ450F he picked up from Machine Racing. |
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What is this guy doing on an outdoor track, you say? Well, having some good old fun blasting berms and scrubbin' speed on his CRF450R. County Line is located two hours west of GPF, and every once in a while when he needs a change, Mitch Cooke drives over to pound a few motos. Look out, JSR. |
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Brad Adams, who just turned pro, practices his whips off of a freshly groomed tabletop. |
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Another new pro rider, Kyle Ferguson, was clicking off some quick lap times at County Line aboard his KTM250F and KTM450F. Did you know, Kyle's father, Barry, was a factory KTM rider in the late 80's? Well, he was and he still hauls on the trails and on the track. Barry plans to transport bikes and gear for any rider wishing to head west for the Raymond Amateur National in Alberta this summer for $300 per person. We will be posting details soon. |
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Cooke chases down Lightning Powersports/ Kawasaki rider Joel Saarits. In a last minute deal, Saarits will be racing a KX250F and KX450F for Lightning. |
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Saarits fell in love with the KX450F right away. Although he was struggling to keep pace with some guy on a #224 Honda. Was it the Dogger? |
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Thompson blitzes the whoops ... |
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and jumps the doubles (with a bit of style). |
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Cory Gerrits spent quite a bit of time on his new YZ250F. Gerrits, like Adams and Ferguson, will join the pro ranks this year. |
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Local rider, Mike Stevenson, was showing speed. |
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Hey, get out there and ride! |
