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Red Dirt Trackcraft

Series 03 · Track Care

Track care: water, grooming and the week between rides

A compact tractor with a box blade smoothing a damp corner of a motocross track, water spray still dark on the surface behind it

Stories in this series

  1. A water truck laying a fine sheet of water across a straight at dusk, the surface dark in stripes where the spray has already passed

    · Track Care · in writing

    Watering a track: how much, and when

  2. A compact tractor dragging a chain harrow across a flat corner, the loosened surface behind it lighter and freshly scored, a rake leaning on the bucket

    · Track Care · in writing

    Grooming a track with a small tractor and a rake

  3. A half-built berm seen from the outside, a stacked face of cut sod still visible at one end, a shovel and a tape measure resting on the flat beside it

    · Track Care · in writing

    Building a berm that lasts a season

  4. A shallow swale cut along the outside of a corner after heavy rain, water running out of it at one end, the track surface behind it still holding puddles

    · Track Care · in writing

    Drainage: keeping a track rideable after rain

Read this series next to Gear and the Weekend, and the desk note on the about page.