Had to laugh. There was a guy out there today that stole a wheeler lastnight and got busted. The owners of the machine happened to be out there riding today and saw the idiot. While I was unloading my machine, the sheriff was there talking to some people. All I overheard was that "the guy" was driving a black Ram Charger. As I was heading back into the pit, there he went, behind some trees trying to get around the sheriff. I shot back to the parking lot and pointed in the trees where he was coming through. The cop went in there and blocked him off and nailed him. There were a few others involved as well.

All in all it turned out to be a great day for riding. Weather cooperated, not too many people, and just a good day for a ride. Real dusty though as we've been in a drought this summer.

But on another note, the rumors are brewing that the pit is in danger of closing. Old Roy is getting up there in his years and it sounds as though his kids have no desire to keep it open. Hopefully we can work something out with the state to purchase the land and open it as a grant in aid riding area. I am planning on starting a club in my area an hope to have some influence in acquiring the pit.

 

ive never ridden in that pit yet...........was thinking bout running up there someday...son wants to let the zilla loose....roys kids should step back and think about the untraceable and thusly untaxable cash roy may have picked upfrom there.......maybe they would reconsider owning the property

 

that pit could be a good income. I know Roy has taken in several hundred dollars on some weekends.

One thing that I would like to see changed is some maintenance out there to get some of the bigger rocks out of the main pit. If there was a desiganetd area for these rocks, then the 4x4 machines could have an area for rock crawling. But as far as the sport machines go, it's too easy to be cruising along and bash a 5" rock when you only have 4" of ground clearance.

 

Congrats for helping catch that SOB quad thief!!!!!!!!

 

I moved out of MN a few months ago and I really miss Bauer's Pit. It's truelly a fun place to ride. Roy is way cool.... Hope to be that cool when I'm 80+ years old. Good luck keeping that place open, because it is very unique. $10 a day to ride...can't beat it in this area!!!! Up in N. Wisc were I moved, we have tons of trails, but I have had move fun in that pit, then up here on the trails.
Hope you guys can keep it open.....

 

we went to bauer's yesterday the 14th for the first time.that is a pretty fun place to go.you are right about the rocks tho.....let me know if you get a club started LEP7MN i may sign up if you are somewhat close to me

 

I am in Le Sueur. The meeting is at the Le Sueur Community Center in the Merrick Room on Oct 3rd between 7-9 p.m. if your interested. ATVAM will be there too.

 

you are not too far away.im in rochester..........i am interested but the third might be kinda difficult to make........am tentativly planning on going to black river falls early am on the fourth........if i can get everything packed and organized in time ill run down for the meeting.........thanks for the info

 

I have family in Rochester and it takes me about 1 1/2 hours to get there. But I don't drive the speed limit either. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

I think I will be heading down there this weekend. Just picked up a new dirtbike.
If anyone is there come sy hello
i will be teaching the GF to ride and out there with some people. We will have a couple bombardiers, yz 125, cr80 ttr125 and a dodge.

Later
Scott