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Red Dirt Trackcraft

Series 04 · Gear and the Weekend

Gear, safety and the race weekend at a private track

The back of a pickup at dawn with a motocross toolkit laid out on the tailgate, helmet and boots beside it, a tent pitched under trees in the background

Stories in this series

  1. Gear laid out flat on a garage floor in rows: boots, knee guards, a chest protector, gloves and goggles, a notebook with a pencil lying in the corner

    · Gear and the Weekend · in writing

    A gear checklist for a day on the track

  2. A dirt bike on a blue stand in the shade of a canopy, a chain tool and a rag on a crate, the rear wheel off the ground and still turning

    · Gear and the Weekend · in writing

    Between motos: the maintenance stand routine

  3. A tent and a pickup backed up to each other on grass beside a track at dusk, a lantern on the tailgate, the track lights still on in the distance

    · Gear and the Weekend · in writing

    Camping at the track: a weekend base that works

  4. A sign-in table at the edge of a track in the morning, a board with group times written in chalk, riders unloading a bike from a ramp in the background

    · Gear and the Weekend · in writing

    First time at a track: how a practice day runs

Read this series next to Reading the Track, and the desk note on the about page.