Thunder Valley info?

[Sprnklrmn]

So what is the deal at Thunder Valley? Can you just show up and pay a daily fee to ride? Are there age restrictions, equipment requirements? I have a ten year old itching to go somewhere and there is too much snow in the hills. I tried to email them and it bounced back. Telephone goes unanswered.

[Steven]

They make you get a membership for the year I think it was $40. and then you have to pay $10 each time you go ride. Any age can ride. As long as you wear a Helmet and good boots they should let you ride. They will have all the info at the front check in.

[teamextreme]

Unless they changed it, I went there 2 or 3 years ago and didn't have to buy a membership. It's possible I paid more not having it, but I know it wasn't required. I believe the City of Lakewood owns it or is somehow involved, so that may be why no membership is required. The Watkins track, out east, does require yearly membership.

[dndracing]

for a 10 year old I wouldnt go to thunder valley. try watkins or berthoud tracks. thunder valley is mostly for bike bikes. I take my kids there and they have been riding since they were 4yrs and it gets way scary when a 450cc lands 5" from them. try watkins out passed aurora. its has 3 tracks,is like $10 and is more kid friendly , so is berthoud way up on I25 put it costs more.

[strom911]

A friend of mine owns Thunder Valley, Not City of Lakewood.

If you take your kid there, go hang out at the south side and avoid the track so someone on a 450cc does not land 5" from them.

[teamextreme]

A friend of mine owns Thunder Valley, Not City of Lakewood.

If you take your kid there, go hang out at the south side and avoid the track so someone on a 450cc does not land 5" from them.

I know the City of Lakewood has something to do with it though, what's their role? When I went there it had either some signage to that effect, or the paperwork you filled out had Lakewood letterhead.

[Chris Halvorson]

A friend of mine owns Thunder Valley, Not City of Lakewood.

If you take your kid there, go hang out at the south side and avoid the track so someone on a 450cc does not land 5" from them.

Well put storm911. I hate to say it, but when I used to ride Aztec Raceway all the time, there were parents that would love to watch their kids out on the south or north track on there pw-50's. They are really hard to see in the doubles or a step-up...and they ride the center of the track, not on the side. Then you get parents up all in your face poking you in the chest. They have no clue.

[strom911]

He got the city of Lakewood to help with subsidies and therefore the people that use it, sign a release saying you won't sue the city.
He has put a ton of money into it the past few years, including hiring a professional track designer, irrigation system, etc. The place is a little to small in my opinion. But, it is very close.