Camping at black duck valley motorcycle park
Posted on April 28, 2008
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Black duck valley Motorcycle Park is located about 40km from Gatton in Queensland. On the Anzac day long weekend my family and my brother’s family camped for two nights. We arrived on the Friday at about 10:30 am after leaving Brisbane at around 8:30 am making a couple of stops along the way for food and fuel. Once we arrived we camped in the bike camping area which is the second of two areas set aside for camping. The area we camped in is closest to the motocross and junior tracks, the other area, is closest to the hot showers and freestyle ramps. It took us a couple of hours to set up our mini community comprising of four sleeping tents a shade tent complete with an additional tarp for an annex and we also gathered rocks to make a spot for a camp fire. With all the gear unloaded we then prepped the bikes for riding.
My 8 year old daughter, who was already geared up soon after arriving, headed off to the easiest of the junior tracks, which is a circle track that has no jumps, to get used to her 70cc mini bike. She’d only ridden in the backyard before now. It didn’t take long for her to build up confidence to ride on the other junior tracks with the exception of the advanced junior track because Dad wouldn’t let her. The second junior tack has some 180 degree turns, the third ads in some jumps and berms. There is another tack called the pee wee track which is similar two the second junior track with some small jumps.
My brother and I tend to ride on the motocross tracks 2 and 4 mostly. Track 4 has a lot of table top jumps with wide corners and large berms. This is a great track to ride on and will suit motocross bikes sized from mini to adult. There is a long table top straight after the far bottom corner (from the entrance) which I hit in third gear in the meat of the power on my CRF450R in order to clear it. There is another jump on the top straight near the entrance which I’m in 4th gear.
Track 4 is a faster track than track 2 and includes an 80 foot table top which I take on in 5th gear at fairly low revs on my CRF450R, on my KX250 99 model it’s about the same. You should be sure of your abilities before attempting a jump of this size. What makes this jump a little easier is the fact that it is at the end of a long straight so you have ample opportunity to set yourself in the correct position before the ramp.
There are two other motocross tracks, track 1 and track 3. I am told that track 1, which I haven’t been on yet, includes a 100 foot table top for the adventurous. I have been on track 3 once, just for a look, and it includes some pretty steep ramped big air table tops.
The advanced junior track is best suited for 65cc motocross bikes as it has tight turns and a number of small table top jumps.
You pay up front for your camping and riding fees at the entrance to the park. You can also get spare parts and tyres fitted at the check in point here. There are cold showers and toilets available at the second camping ground and hot showers and toilets available at the first. Firewood is also available but if possible, bring your own, you will certainly need it during the colder months of year.
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