Chadwick

[r1ray]

Hey all, new here and thought I would make my first post inviting anyone in the Springfield area to ride with me and a few friends at Chadwick on Sundays. Site is awesome. Thanks....Ray.

[wFo250]

Welcome to Ray
I ride Chadwick usually during Thanksgiving holiday. Maybe I will meet you up there sometime
Oh, Chadwick is awesome riding! Have a lot of good times there.

[r1ray]

Sounds good. Chadwick is probably the most fun place I have ridden. Hope to see you there.

[OLHILLBILLY]

Where do you usually park? I'm there on Sundays (when there's not an ice storm going on) and always open for new folks to ride with. I'm not too fast yet but like to chase people who are, besides I just got a YZ250 after a (short) career on a small 4 stroke so I can supply the comic relief.
How many times will the YZinger buck the old dude off today?

Your board name looks familiar, do you use it on the SWMO Sportbike site too?

[DRGSin393]

Is this an undoor place? Surely its too cold to ride outside, isnt it? What town is this Chadwick in?

[MotoMan]

Originally Posted by DRGSin393

Is this an undoor place? Surely its too cold to ride outside, isnt it? What town is this Chadwick in?

Chadwick Missouri Dc. And yeah its outside.

I have ridden there one time and it was a blast!! Some of the most fun woods riding I have ever done.

[OLHILLBILLY]

Originally Posted by DRGSin393

Is this an undoor place? Surely its too cold to ride outside, isnt it? What town is this Chadwick in?

No, it's very outdoors, roughly 12 square miles of it. Here's a map.. [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Chadwick, MO is the town that the use area is close to. Right now it's too cold to ride but you can work up a sweat when it's in the 40's.
Y'all come see us now, ya heah.

[DRGSin393]

7.5 hrs from Indy- Its all trail riding? Any tracks at all? What are the temps down that way now?

[OLHILLBILLY]

Originally Posted by DRGSin393

7.5 hrs from Indy- Its all trail riding? Any tracks at all? What are the temps down that way now?

Yep, all woods at Chadwick but there are a lot of MX tracks around. Most of them are closed now but some are open all year if weather permits.
Weather doesn't permit now as we're still recovering from a huge ice storm. 22 degrees out now and everything is covered by 1.50" of ice.

This is across the street from my house, not very good riding conditions right now.

[MotoMan]

Originally Posted by OLHILLBILLY

Yep, all woods at Chadwick but there are a lot of MX tracks around. Most of them are closed now but some are open all year if weather permits.
Weather doesn't permit now as we're still recovering from a huge ice storm. 22 degrees out now and everything is covered by 1.50" of ice.

This is across the street from my house, not very good riding conditions right now.

Wow, I havent' seen it that bad around here in a long time, we got some ice but nowhere near that bad. That is when it stops being pretty.

[DRGSin393]

Thanks for the link hillbilly. Def looks like a cool place to ride. Perhaps a long weekend trip this spring is in order!

[r1ray]

Originally Posted by OLHILLBILLY

Where do you usually park? I'm there on Sundays (when there's not an ice storm going on) and always open for new folks to ride with. I'm not too fast yet but like to chase people who are, besides I just got a YZ250 after a (short) career on a small 4 stroke so I can supply the comic relief.
How many times will the YZinger buck the old dude off today?

Your board name looks familiar, do you use it on the SWMO Sportbike site too?

Yes I do. I take it yer on the swmo site as well.

Ray

[OLHILLBILLY]

Originally Posted by r1ray

Yes I do. I take it yer on the swmo site as well.

Ray

I used to post some stuff on there (GreenZ) but havn't in quite a while, lurk for a few minutes once in a while. Ride 125 on occasion with some of the folks from the board, may have ridden with you just can't put a face to the screen name. I'm pretty easy to spot, old guy on this..


Me and the bike both stick out amongst the young guys and sport bikes.

Tom

[kenyz]

Thats like the 3rd or 4th time this winter that frickin ice has screwed with us in MO

Knockin power out, trees on my truck

Originally Posted by MotoMan

Wow, I havent' seen it that bad around here in a long time, we got some ice but nowhere near that bad. That is when it stops being pretty.

[Styler101]

planning to take my son out to chadwick hopefully in the next few weeks .....wonder if it will be ridable ? so many trees down i just wonder how bad the trails are there and when and if they will have any clean up...not many branches on the trees left in my hood

[DaveS]

I haven't been to Chadwick in a few years, but we're planning a group ride in April. The place has plenty of rocky hill climbs.

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[OLHILLBILLY]

Originally Posted by Styler101

planning to take my son out to chadwick hopefully in the next few weeks .....wonder if it will be ridable ? so many trees down i just wonder how bad the trails are there and when and if they will have any clean up...not many branches on the trees left in my hood

Trails will clear pretty quick. Some brush will get moved out of the trail, rest will get rode over or if it's way big, the trail will form around it. Be a lot of good limb and log hucking practice for quite a while I figure.

[r1ray]

We should plan a ride. I think I will be out on Sun. the 4th if anyone wants to ride.

Ray

[r1ray]

Went to Chadwick Sun. and was it perfect. Had to try out the new crf450r for the first time. I should say new to me its a '02 model. I thought the trails would be blocked around every turn, but it was clean. Lots of people out as well. Going again Sun. if anyone else is up to it.


Ray

[OLHILLBILLY]

I was there yesterday too, was great after it warmed up a little. Water holes were sure cold though. Girl at Kay's Store said the ice line was around Oldfield, missed the use area by just a few miles.
What do you think of the big CRF? Bet it's a hand full in the woods. Yesterday was my first real ride on the YZ250 and I sure hope you were'nt as sore this morning as I was. I had too much fun and felt like I'd been beaten with a stick. Anyway, weather permiting, I'll be there again next weekend. If you park at Camp Ridge I'll probably see you there somewhere.

Tom