Track Schedule for Daily Riding Fee
Monday - Wednesday - Friday Saturday OR Sunday
Spring Hours
10:00a.m until dusk
As always, Call Before You Haul to make sure we are open!!!
Owners,
Doug
&
Barb Hays
3942 280th Street
Farragut, Iowa 51639
712-385-8368
or 712-520-0053
e-mail: doug@razorsedgemx.com
DIRECTIONS TO THE TRACK: CHECK OUT THE UPDATES BELOW
FROM OMAHA OR COUNCIL BLUFFS: Take Interstate 29 south to the Nebraska City exit. This is the intersection with Highway 2. There is construction on this stretch of Highway 2 so have some patience. Go east on Highway 2 until you come to a stop sign. Continue on east on J - 46 through a town called Riverton. Continue east for 6 miles to 390th Avenue. Turn right (south) onto 390th Ave. and go 3 miles south to 280th Street. Turn left (east) onto 280th St. and the track is at the top of the hill about 1/2 mile after turning onto 280th.
FROM DES MOINES: Take interstate 80 west to the Avoca, Highway 59 exit. Go south on Highway 59 to Shenandoah. This will take about 1 hour once you get on 59. Proceed south out of Shenandoah on 59 for 7 miles to 280th Street. Turn right (west) onto 280th and go approximately 2 1/2 miles. You will see the supercross track on your left. Turn into the top driveway.
Schedule Information:
I want to let everyone know that we will try to accommodate your schedule if at all possible. If you need to ride in the morning or on one of our off days, just give me a call in advance and I'll do my best to work it out.
Fully prepped practices will have a fee of $15.00 per rider unless you pay the yearly membership. The fee will be for all ages.
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Wednesday, December 28th, 2011: Sorry for the lack of updates but seems more and more people go to facebook for that anymore. We have been open off and on over the last few weeks with the nice weather. We are open this weekend the 31st of December and the 1st of January. We will open around noon as the weather forecast is calling for highs in the 50's on Saturday and back into the 40's on Sunday. This is a Ride Free Weekend in appreciation for all the support we receive during the year!
Saturday, October 22nd: Top track is tilled and I got started watering this evening. Will finish in the morning. NOTE that we are not open until NOON for the rest of the fall!
Friday, September 2nd, 2011: I have tilled up the top track and Nathan and Lonnie did most of the watering. Dirt is in great condition for prepped practice on Saturday September 3rd. We do have rain headed this way or so it looks like it on radar. Please call before you haul just in case we get a lot or rain. We will move practice to Sunday if we have to. We will be open on Labor Day also.
Sunday, June 18th, 2011: We are on for full prep practice today. Both tracks are in great shape. Come on out, we'll try to start around 10:00 a.m.
Friday, June 17th, 2011: Going to try and get things together for a prepped practice on Sunday, June 19th (Father's Day). I'll keep you posted on how I am getting along.
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011: Razor's Edge is pleased to announce that we have scheduled another Cody Gilmore Riding School for Saturday, June 4th, 2011. Class size will be 10 riders. Cost will be $100.00 per rider paid in advance. There are still a few slots open so if you are interested in attending give me a call as soon as possible!
Friday, May 20th, 2011: I got the top track roto-tilled after disking it on Wednesday. Got just enough rain to soften the clods from disking to make the track in great shape. I refaced all the jump take-offs except for the rythym section (ran out of daylight). The track is in race ready condition. Bottom track has been disked and rolled so it is in pretty good shape too. If your races/practices get cancelled due to weather, give us a call. We may be able to run Saturday or Sunday if not both days. Will be charging $15.00 for prepped practice first day we run this weekend.
Friday, April 21st, 2011: I think I finally got access to the site so everyone can see the updates! Well, I have built more stuff on the SX track. Also bought a tiller for the tractor. That is keeping the track in great shape. We had some rain last night but the track is starting to dry out. Probably could ride this afternoon if enough people want to come out. Saturday will be windy according to the forecast but should be dry. Sunday is still up in the air with Easter. I'll let everyone know what is going on for Sunday sometime Saturday.
March 10th, 2011: I have finally gotten computer issues resolved and am now able to update the web site. Sorry for the delay. I know everyone is getting excited about riding. We have been open a couple of days this late winter and plan on being open this weekend, the 11th, 12th and 13th as long as the weather cooperates. Please give me a call to check on track conditions. Also, check us out on Facebook. My wife has put a lot of new pictures from last fall on the facebook page. Be sure and friend us while you are there so we can get as many people getting quick track updates!
January 15th, 2011: I'm BAAAACK! Computer crashed a couple of weeks before Christmas and have had an absolute nightmare with the new one. Thanks to Paul Zohlen for helping me out with the problem. If you need computer help, Paul is the guy to go to! I hope everyone had a great Christmas and is having a Happy New Year. I've been watching SX like I am sure you all have. Good to see some racing since we have snow on the ground. Anaheim 1 saw Cody Gilmore (of Gilmore MX School) make it into the lites main and finish 15th. Probably why the local guys he worked with here at Razor's Edge last year (Riley and Ryan Christie) got so much faster. So Congratulations go out to Cody. We hope to have him put one or two schools on for us in 2011. If you are interested, let me know so I can get in touch with Cody and get something lined up. I am sure if he stays healthy this year, he will be doing a lot of the Pro SX and MX series. By the way, make sure you check out our new Face Book page. Thanks to my wife and daughter for taking the time to put it together. Lots of new pictures that no one has seen. Take a look and see if you can find yourself or your kids! Well, I am going to go to bed but just remember.....spring is only a couple of months away. Look forward to seeing you all!
November 16th, 2010: The tracks have dried out from the rain last weekend. Dirt is in good shape right now. Had a few guys riding today. Looks like we might get a little moisture on Wednesday but other than that the weekend is shaping up to be pretty nice for this time of year. As always, we are OPEN as long as weather permits. So....needless to say, we are open this weekend November 20th and 21st. Come on out and check out the SX track. Finally got most of my projects completed down there and have a nice pond after last weekends rain. Still have a few things I would like to do on the SX track but the major things are in place for now. Hope to see everyone out this weekend. Thanks for all the business through out the year!!!!
October 15th, 2010: (TOP TRACK) I cleaned out the wet hole after the step up and excavated it for better drainage and used some of the dirt to build up the sweeper corner. I plowed that corner and the corner by the office trailer today, disked them down and dumped a bunch of water on them. This should make for great lines. I have also put some water on the rest of the track and will continue to do so through out the weekend. I hope to be able to plow a few more corners this weekend and soak them as I go. As I get this done, the corners should really have some depth to the soil instead of being only 4 or 5 inches deep before hitting a hard pan.
October 1st, 2010: I got some water put down on the top track tonight. I'll put more down in the morning. That should loosen the soil enough to allow me to work up the corners some late morning. Top track should be pretty good with the above even though the week has been dry. There is still a lot of left over moisture in the track just below the surface. Bottom track is in decent shape. If time allows, I may put some water down there.....just depends on how the day goes. Weather forecast looks better than a couple of days ago so please come out and enjoy the great fall weather while we have it. I will try to do more watering Saturday evening for Sunday.
September 24th, 2010: Got a good shot of rain yesterday. We will be open this weekend provided it doesn't rain any more. Forecast has a chance of showers for Saturday and Saturday night. Sunday looks cool but no rain. Please call before heading out to check on the weather. Been a busy week and haven't been able to get out and do anymore track improvements. I'll try to get a few things done if the weather holds out.
September 19th, 2010: WOW, been almost a month since I updated this. Sorry! Well, we are open today. Missed most of the rain. Just got enough to settle the dust good. I worked up the SX track and rolled it a couple of days ago. Got the jump faces redone. Still got a wet spot but you can ride the whole track if you don't mind a little mud!!!!! Started refacing some of the jumps on the MX track and will continue to do that over the next few days. Tracks are actually in pretty good shape.
August 20th, 2010: We got a nice 3/4 inch rain today. Track should be good for the weekend. Looks like it will be perfect for Saturday but please call first as you never know when another shower may pop up.
July 3rd, 2010: Sorry it's been a while since I've updated the site. Have been busy with business. I got the top track worked up tonight. Didn't work up to bad. I've been putting a few loads of water on the track every day for about 5 days now and that helped. If we get the rain we are supposed to get, then the track should be great. We'll just have to see how much we get so if you are wanting to ride on the 4th, give me a call first to check on track conditions. Hope everyone has a great 4th of July and God Bless America!
June 4th, 2010: We have had a lot of rain the last few days but the top track is in pretty good shape. Bottom track has water on it that I will be pumping out in the morning. We are open Sunday, June 5th. Lots of races going on tomorrow so turn out will be small but take advantage of good track conditions if you can.
May 26th, 2010: More rain this afternoon. Strong showers. Bet we'll have an inch or better when it is all done. I started digging my pond at the SX track last evening. Ran into water 3 feet down. Was using the dirt to build more rollers on the straight before the double by the road. Planned on working on it again tonight but looks like the rain put the kibosh on that. Once done, I'll have more obstacles after the new double/triple and a full straight of rollers. Top track should be good for a couple of days after this rain. Worked on my drainage a little yesterday on the triple corner. Find out if that worked when it stops raining.
May 21st, 2010: More rain on Thursday. I pumped water off lower track this evening. Still have some to pump in a.m. Notice that we will not be open until noon on Saturday the 22nd as both tracks need a little more time to dry out. It is going to be windy and hot this weekend. Not the best conditions for riding but the moisture in the tracks should be good for Saturday for sure!
May 7th, 2010: Got a good rain. Some water on top track in a few places. New whoops a little wet but most guys go around them any way (LOL). Track is in good shape for practice on Saturday. Hope to see you all out!
May 2nd, 2010: Cody Gilmore was down today for private lessons for a couple of local "B" riders. We put the school together quickly and just didn't have enough time to pull a full class together. Razor's Edge MX wants to thank Cody for going ahead with the private lessons. Cody did an AWESOME job as usual. If you want to get faster, you owe it to yourself to get some one on one time with Cody. If you are interested in private lessons or another class please give me a call. I'll get you in touch with Cody. As soon as we can get a full class, we'll schedule in a date. Private lessons will be a little easier to get scheduled. AGAIN, you owe it to yourself to learn from Cody. He does a great job!
By the way, Cody did the new triple on the bottom track. He made it but the landing was hard. I'll be modifying the jump and it will probably be a double or table top with some rhythm options after it. At least what I built worked in real life, not just in my head. Oh well, I have fun with it!
April 22nd, 2010: Cody Gilmore is coming to Razor's Edge MX!. Cody will be putting on another MX school at Razor's Edge on Sunday May 2nd, 2010 starting at 11:00 a.m. If you are interested in attending, please give me a call and I will put you in touch with Cody. There are only 5 slots available so hurry and take advantage of this great opportunity.
April 15th, 2010: Well, it rained and is still raining off and on! That is great because the tracks needed a good soaking. I got both tracks worked up this week before the rain and they should be in great shape. We will be closed on Friday the 16th due to the rain but will be open Saturday and Sunday the 17th and 18th. Hope to see everyone this weekend for some good track conditions!
April 11th, 2010: First of all, thanks to everyone who came out this weekend! Good turn out. I just wish the track was in better condition. I did get the corners worked up late today on both tracks. The SX corners are in pretty good shape. The MX corners are so - so. Need a 2 inch rain or a whole week of watering on the MX track to bring it back into condition. I'll keep at it. ANY WAY, THE BIG NEWS: I built a set of roller whoops in the SX track on Saturday and then a new TRIPLE on the next straight after the whoops. The triple is BIG. I may have to tame it down but it sure looks cool and it will shoot you HIGH. The take off is like the catapult in Arenacross. Come check it out. I'll keep everyone posted as to track conditions. Right now I am saying we will be closed unless we get some rain or I can water. SX track would be good for one or two more days but then it will be dried out. I'll do my best!
April 2nd, 2010: We had a fantastic turn out on Sunday the 28th of March with roughly 50 riders showing up. The track started off pretty wet but turned out perfect. Lots of ruts, breaking bumps and big berms. Of course, the track paid a price for that many riders in wet conditions. By mid week the track was concrete. Thursday I prepped both tracks in anticipation of a BIG rain forecast for Friday. Well, it did rain, but not a lot. I used the moisture to get the rest of the MX track prepped up. It worked up O.K. but of course there are quite a few areas that are pretty rough. I rolled everything with the roller so it is decent. Wish it had rained more but you get what you get. I won't be able to water this weekend unless I have some help come in. Long story short, we will be open this weekend, Saturday the 3rd and Sunday the 4th. Won't be as perfect as last weekend but that is the price I pay for being open when it is wet. Thanks for your understanding.
March 19th, 2010: Well, it's snowing! We had riders on Wednesday and Thursday. I actually was able to rebuild some jump faces. Dirt is good....and now it is being watered again with the snow. The forecast looks good going into next week though so keep an eye on the web site or give me a call for track updates. We'll be open again as soon as weather permits.
March 14th, 2010: I walked the top track today. It is almost there!! If the wind continues to blow and we don't get any more rain then we should be good to go by Thursday the 18th. With the change to daylight savings time you might be able to ride after work. We will plan on being open this weekend unless the weather changes (20th and 21st).
February 26th, 2010: How's everyone doing? No doubt about it.....this weather sucks! The forecasts are starting to give us some hope that we will be getting rid of the snow. Only thing riding the track now is a snowmobile though. I know spring is coming because people are starting to call on track conditions and my thoughts are wandering to improvements I want to get done. I hope the tractor stays in one piece this season!!! May have some heavy equipment lined up to do some bigger projects after planting season. If discussions turn into actions, have some people willing to invest some time and machinery into some cool work. Keep a positive attitude about things. The weather will cooperate soon. And believe me, we will be open just as soon as possible. Everyone take care and thanks for reading.
November 24th, 2009: We will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday the 27th, 28th, and 29th of November for practice. We got a good rain Tuesday and the track is drying out nicely and should be good to go. Come on out for what may be the last good weekend we have. Friday and Saturday look to be the best days according to the forecast.
September 19th, 2009: Prep went pretty good today. The track worked up great. Got quite a bit of water on it before I tore up one of my water rigs. Still have the fire truck going and will be putting more water down in the morning. Practice will not start until NOON. To give everyone a heads up, If we get enough water down, I'm going to call this a full prep as I have put a lot more time into this than anticipated. That of course means the daily fee will be $15.00. Also, I want to thank Riley Christie and friends for helping tonight. It helped really speed things up. Thanks guys.
September 18th, 2009: I am planning on working and watering the track as much as possible on Saturday the 19th to have a semi-prepped practice on Sunday the 20th. In saying that, I will have the track closed on Saturday the 19th. Tell everyone you know that we are having semi-prepped practice on the 20th. Thanks, Doug
August 13th, 2009: Hi everyone! Well I'm back from vacation and playing catch up. Pete Doyle came by today with his big scraper and did some lane work on the track. He reshaped some of the corners and straights. It really made a difference and is very much appreciated. Gets me thinking that I can bring in a road grader and really improve some areas. I'll try and do that either this fall or next spring as cash flow allows. Track is in pretty good shape. I just need to get the shredder fixed and get the grass and weeds mowed. Sorry for the ugly appearance. Been pretty busy with pig business and haven't had a lot of time to work on things. Thank you for your patience.
July 27th, 2009: Hello again. I got the "big" table top after the whoops redone yesterday. It is now around 70 to 75 feet long. Today I shredded off the bottom track. (Can't do the top track because I fried my slip clutch on the shredder!) I also worked up the bottom track and got it rolled before the rain showers started. It is in great shape. Tonight I disked up the top track but didn't roll it since the ground was somewhat wet. The roller just fills up with dirt if the ground is too tacky. Any way, I hope we get the forecasted rain. If we do, the tracks should be awesome! I'll keep you posted as to conditions.
July 23rd, 2009: Hi everyone! I rebuilt the table top that I call the finish line jump tonight. It measures 65 feet now. I may add some more to it but I want to see how different skill levels handle it and if it works for the smaller bikes. I will try to rebuild and add to the table top after the whoops tomorrow night. Finally starting to get some work done. In another note, I have been asked if Razor's Edge would like to hold a race or two in conjunction with White Sands Raceway at Ashland, NE. What do you think? I am interested in your opinions and would be glad to see e-mails or have some phone calls on the matter. Thanks!
June 6th, 2009: Sorry its been a while since I've updated things. Finally got the tractor back and it seems to be fixed this time. Was away on business last week so things have just been pretty busy. I did manage to dress up the new rhythm section and rebuild the double in the triple last night before the rain. We got quite a bit but the neighbor was riding this evening. Have a few small lakes but can still get around the track. I will have to do some more drainage ditch work when things dry out. If it doesn't rain tonight, we will be open tomorrow. Please do call first though. If it doesn't get to wet, I'm am going to start redoing the table tops (make them a little longer and dress up the landers).
May 12th, 2009: The Manga MX school www.mangaracingschools.com was a great success! Alex has a special gift for teaching. There was so much information passed on in the school that riders of all ages would benefit from. I want to give a special "Thank You" out to the Urek's, Nate and Barbara. They were the ones who spear headed the school and really helped pull it together. It was great to meet all the new people and get to watch their children learn and progress. I highly recommend Alex's school to riders of all ages and skill levels. Yes, he teaches all ages and levels of riders. He would be happy to come and put on another school if we can get a minimum of 10 riders so everyone keep it in mind. If you think we can get commitments, we'll sure try to make it happen. I would like to see what Alex can do with a class of older, more experienced riders. The outcome would surely be fantastic.
April 25th, 2009: Well I finally got the roller section rebuilt. It is now a rhythm section with jumps that are basically 4 to 5 footers. You'll have to check it out. I put in a half jump right in the corner so you can double/double/double from the inside or triple/double from the outside. I ended up spacing the jumps at about 30 feet instead of the previous 25 feet. Lonnie has done the section as doubles and thinks it is pretty fun. Can't get him to do the triple........yet! Worst part of all this is that the 4 wheel drive on the tractor is going out. Don't know how soon I can get that fixed so I won't be able to get some other major changes done for a while. A word to the wise.....if you intend to do a lot of dirt work like me, don't consider the under 70 horsepower Montana tractors. They don't seem to be able to stand up to heavy use. Mine only has 465 hours on it and I've done the clutch and now will have to do the 4 wheel drive. NOT GOOD!!
April 11th, 2009: We had a great turn out today. I really want to say "Thank you!" to everyone who has been coming to ride. Attendance has been great and it sure is helping with the cost of the new clutch on the tractor. I should finally have it home on Monday (there have been a few delays) so if the weather is good, I'll try to get started redoing some more things on the track. WE WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW, THE 12TH IF ANYONE WANTS TO RIDE. WE HAVE A 50% CHANCE OF AFTERNOON RAIN BUT YOU KNOW HOW THAT GOES. I did put some water on the MX track this afternoon. This evening I worked up the MX track and the SX track. Both tracks worked up really nice. If it rains, both tracks will be great when they start drying out. If it doesn't rain, I'll put some more water down. Please give me a call if you plan on riding Sunday. Thanks!
April 3rd, 2009: Razor's
Edge MX is proud to announce that Alex Manga will be holding an MX
School here at Razor's Edge on the 9th and 10th of May. There are still
some spots open for the class so for details or to get signed up go to
Alex's web site at:
www.mangaracingschools.com . Don't miss out on this great
opportunity!
March 31st, 2009: I want to thank everybody who came out on Sunday. It was nice to see so many riders.
In new news, I am making two changes. I have decided that the fee schedule has to be updated. Not a major change but the daily ride fee will still be $10.00 per rider only we are now going to be charging that to everyone 8 YEARS OLD AND OLDER. Children 7 years old and younger will be $5.00 per rider. I regret the need for this change but I have to keep in mind what our costs are to maintain and update the track. I realize the little bikes don't do as much damage to the track as the big bikes but every wheel impacts it and I think this is a fair compromise. Now the major change, we are no longer going to allow quads to ride at the track except for special arrangements made in advance. The cost of maintaining the track after quads are on it is too great. If quad riders can put together a group of 10 riders or more, I'll have a special quad only practice as long as arrangements are made in advance. Thank you for your understanding on this matter.
March 21st, 2009: The step-up is now redone. Looks cooler but still pretty easy. Added quite a bit of height and some length. My clutch in the tractor is about shelled so may not get much else done for a while. Had great help from Riley Christie with his Bobcat. Thanks, Riley. Still have a lot of things planned for both tracks. Just now will depend on getting the clutch fixed. What's a few thousand more dollars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So hey, please come out and ride, I have to pay for the repair some how. I also want to thank everyone that has been out/down to ride this spring. It is nice seeing people from all over the midwest especially those of you who have come down in the spring on a regular basis. I wish you all the best this year with your racing and lives!
February 6th, 2009: I forgot to mention in yesterday's update that I did some work to the track last fall before it froze up. Didn't get everything done I wanted to but made some good headway. The double double section is now redone with good drainage (read that "giant holes to catch water") which should help throughout the year. All the dirt from the holes went into the double landings so they are still short enough to be safe but the landers are much longer so you can jump about as far as you want. The other major rebuild was the triple. Same as the doubles. Used most of the dirt to remake the section. It is now an actual triple with a much bigger lander. Also had enough dirt left to make a fun single coming out of the big off camber left hand sweeper after the rythm section. If we can get rid of the deep frost, I will try to get a few more sections rebuilt and some other updates put in place.
6/29/08:
I want to let everyone know that we had the Cody Gilmore MX School at Razor's Edge today and it was fantastic. Cody did an excellent job and all of the participants learned a lot, had a great time, and got completely worn out. We want to say a big Thank You to Cody for all of his hard work. Everyone should try to attend one of his schools or get a private lesson from him. His training and knowledge are worth every penny. If you want more info on Cody or his school go to www.codygilmore.com .
One other item for the new info section. I have mellowed out the Supercross track in an effort to allow novice and young riders a safer area to learn on. I have noticed over time that very few riders who come to our facility really spend much time on the Supercross track. A few of the parents of younger kids also have been asking for a bigger, safer place for the kids to ride rather than the pee-wee track or out on the MX track. Thus, that is what I have done. There are still a few challenges left and I'll continue to make it good for all ages and skills but I think what exists now and the further changes I make in the future will be in everyone's best interest.
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