YAMAMA MX TRACK – THE RISE OF MOTORBIKE SPORTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SOCCER FIELDSUnderratedadventures.com

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Motorbike Sports - Saudi Arabia's recent openness to regular tourism has enabled travelers to explore its fascinating attractions, including its unique natural and geological formations and cultural heritage, sites, and facilities.

Even though I am just an expatriate living in the kingdom, the opening to regular tourists excites me. I will now have the chance to show my relatives, friends, and others all that Saudi offers.

A significant effect I noticed was the rejuvenation of the hospitality, amusement, and recreation industries. Everyone was enthusiastic and ready to receive visitors until the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The development invigorated sports enthusiasts by offering them a chance to showcase their facilities to visitors and emphasize their local sports talents beyond soccer, football, and the well-known regional sports of the Middle East.

MX Sports Passion

(MX is the official abbreviation or acronym of Motocross Sports)

Upon meeting Mr. Suliman Alwahbi, the Co-Founder of Yamama MX Track in Riyadh, I found it challenging to distinguish the varying degrees of enthusiasm among sports fans in the kingdom.

I accompanied him and his family to film their camping site and family farm for my vlog page. However, rather than focusing on their farm's organic and biodiversity farming practices, the conversation took a different turn. He was more eager to discuss the motorbike race track they privately own and operate.

I anticipated he would guide me around the extensive farmland, but rather than accompanying me for the shoot, he granted me the freedom to film any subject I deemed necessary for my video with my camera.

To avoid disappointing the gentleman, I made sure to complete filming the segment on the farm more quickly than planned so I could accept his invitation to watch the players and see their race track. Upon entering the viewing tent, he greeted me with a distant smile. The bike riders were practicing, not competing. As I began filming the riders on the track, I suddenly realized I was starting to enjoy watching the sport.

After the riders withdrew from the field, I had the opportunity to discuss his preferences and plans for the race track.

Personally, with a limited understanding of this sport, the race track seemed fine to me at first glance. However, when he began explaining the additional improvements he planned for the track, I realized his goal wasn't just to create a better racetrack; he aimed to make it the best, surpassing any other motorbike race tracks the kingdom had previously seen.

Building World-Class Race Track

Something unique, first, and world-class standard could attract riders from outside the kingdom to come and make them keep coming back. Something that not only myself and my family would be proud of but the community as well. So, the owner says there are thousands of stones to move and massive obstacles to hurdle, but nothing is impossible if you have a goal.

Now, the owner is working on modifying the race track, from the landscapes to trails and jumps, and finding the proper party to help construct the highest-rated race track in the kingdom.

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Geographical Advantage

Yamama MX Track has the most strategic and amiable location that gives players, visitors, and spectators a one place complete package of sports, recreation, and adventures. Only a 30-minute drive away from the City Center.

The two main road accesses going to the location offer charming road views, either via Jeddah road or Dirab road. Via Jeddah road, the guest will experience the rolling down and climbing up the 2000 ft. road slope of Tuwaiq Mountain escarpment. While Dirab Road is winding down at almost the same altitude as Jeddah Road, it offers more scenic sights overlooking the lower Dirab Valley to the right side, while the left is Al Waslah. Excellent road conditions make the place reachable even by the small vehicle model.

Communication Access

Mobile phones and internet signals are never a problem. It is close to the central satellite station of the biggest telecommunication service providers in the Kingdom, STC, and relay towers of the other telecom companies near the complex.

Support Facilities

Racetrack & Sporting Supports

1. A motorbike mechanic can fix the problem in case of mechanical trouble.

2. Motocross Trainer is around to conduct orientation, training, and coaching for those who want to learn motocross sports.

Accommodation Facility

MX racing is only one of the segments; it will be integrated into the hospitality and agri-tourism master plan his family wants to push on their farm. Therefore, the race track development has the necessary support facilities, like accommodation villas and tents, to house the guests.

Currently, it caters to campers and picnickers who enjoy weekend retreats for families, friends, or groups by appointment and booking reservations. Now, only for selected groups, but the expansion of the facilities services, improvement, and modification are in the development master plan to eventually cater to a more significant number of clients.

However, the private swimming pool, picnic, and camping areas under the dates plants have only been open to the public for selected groups. For the kids, it has a children’s playground. Interested groups or individuals need to make an appointment.

Activities You Can Do

Hiking—The complex comprises farmlands, mountain biking trails, and trekking areas. Desert wildlife is protected so everyone can see desert animals freely on the loose.
Farm Adventure – The guest will have the opportunity to learn the ways of biodiversity organic farming.
ATV biking
Cart driving
Picnic and family or friends bonding
Overnight camping
Natures communing
Sunset watching

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Security

The place is secured privately. Riyadh also has excellent internal peace and order stability compared to other major cities in the neighboring countries.

Present Standing

The Yamama MX Track is the most active race track facility in Riyadh. Riders flocked to it on weekends before the pandemic broke out. However, competitions are temporarily banned because of the pandemic.

Every weekend, small groups play by schedules with a limited number of people for each team.

It has become the venue shoot for Little Big Star, a reality show on a national television channel in Saudi Arabia, MBC, featuring the top gifted kids with exemplary talents in sports, music, arts, and other unique skills.

Its reputation as the most popular and sought-after MX track in the city and Riyadh province motivated the owner to upgrade its facility and class to become one of the best racetracks.

The extensive planning and studies taken into account by the owners will materialize every single attribute according to its overall master plan. I believe he is building a race track that will not just settle for the good one but the best instead.

Long-term master planning, fueled by visions, dreams, and enthusiasm, would ensure that the First Class MX Track facility building would firmly support the promotion of motorsports in the kingdom. It would accelerate the popularity of racing sports to the region's football level.

Could this be the rise of Motocross sports in the middle of the soccer fields? Obviously.