Motocross San Diego

Motocross and Dirt Bike racing has a long history in San Diego and the surrounding North and East counties. After decades of hosting some of the worlds biggest races at Carlsbad Raceway and producing some of the world’s top riders in the hills around El Cajon the landscape for riders in sunny San Diego has changed. With the tracks in Carlsbad in El Cajon closed we are left with a lot less choices to ride. Fortunately for us there are still some gem’s out here.

Barona Oaks Raceway

Barona Raceway is San Diego’s premier Motocross track . A fun layout that is a little tighter than most of the MX tracks in SoCal makes for some great laps around the trees in the Barona Valley. Dayton and his crew have both the main and the kids track fully prepped every weekend. For more info on the track check out: www.barona-mx.com

Off Road and Enduro riding

East county San Diego has some amazing trail riding to offer. McCain Valley OHV just off the Interstate 8 near Boulevard has a great selection of trails and hill climbs available. This is a great spot for beginners, intermediates and pros with the amount of different loops to choose from. After a day of rain there are some great sand turn tracks available for our Motocross friends as well. 

Corral Canyon OHV Area

Really fun scenic area to ride a dirt bike in. It is quite rocky and on weekends you will run into a lot of ATV’s and SXS there, so you need be careful and keep your eyes open. Nonetheless it’s a great area to get out on two wheels just 40 minutes east of downtown San Diego.

Sedlak Offroad School Private Enduro Trails

For our private Enduro classes we have 500 acres of private property 1 hour east of downtown San Diego. A fun mix of single trail and natural obstacles allows us to work with riders of all skill levels. For more info on our Enduro classes please check out www.sedlakoffroadschool.com/enduro-training

If you are looking for more information for Motocross in San Diego or the Enduro trails in Southern California, feel free to reach out to us info@sedlakoffroadschool.com. We are happy to provide you with all the information you need and are able to provide rental bikes, safety gear and professional instructors. Our Day in the Dirt is San Diego’s premier dirt bike rental and training program and a great way to experience the thrill of off road riding. For more information about our Day in the Dirt please go HERE

Racer X Interview

I recently came across an interview I did with Davey Coombs and Racer X two years ago. Davey did a really good job summarizing what I'm doing and it gives everybody a little bit of inside and understanding on how some of these overseas adventures work. 

Here is the link. Enjoy the read.

http://racerxonline.com/2015/12/16/between-the-motos-daniel-sedlak

Daniel Sedlak making new friends while teaching Motocross and Enduro lessons in Uganda Africa

Pune Supercross India

To finish of the 2017 season I accepted and invitation to race a Supercross in India. I've tried to go to India and race for years but the timing never worked out so I was glad that I could finally make it. My good friend Dennis Stapleton organized all International riders for this event so I knew it was going to be a fun time. Dennis and I have been friends for a while now. I met him back in 2011 at a race in the Philippines and after that we crossed paths all across the world from Kuwait to Europe and now we are both in southern California racing and running our Motocross related businesses. Along with us came Brian Medeiros and Justin Muscutt two professional privateers that just finished the AMA Nationals. After almost two full days of travel with a quick layover in my old home country of Germany we finally arrived in Pune. Day one was all about setting up bikes and checking out the track. One of the most adventurous things about fly away races are always the bikes you are racing on. In India we were handed 350 KTM's that had a couple years on them. After some minor problems on the first day we all had our bikes figured out and were ready to race. The event consisted of three nights of racing with two main events a night. The track was hand made by local workers and turned out to be a lot of fun. I was impressed with the entire set up. Over the last couple of years I have done a lot of events like this one in all kinds of different countries but non of them had a professional set up like this one. The races were fun, all of us international riders treated it as a fun weekend away and didn't get too aggressive with each other. After three nights it was Kerim Fitzgerald from South Africa who won the overall. Brian Medeiros had a bit of bad luck on the last night breaking his finger after he went down early in the first main event. Other than that all of us made it out healthy and happy. I hope I will be able to see a lot more of India in the near future the country has a huge motorcycle market and a lot of potential for a motorcycle enthusiast like myself. 

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SOS Kids Motocross Camp Mexico

This past Sunday we organized a kids Motocross camp in Rosarito Mexico. We've organized big bike classes in Mexico before but it was our first time working with young riders south of the border. Upon arrival we found a nice hard pack track in the rolling hills of Baja. It reminded me of a practice track in Italy or France. We had a good turn out of local kids which was good to see. Most of them have never had any formal training so we took our time to explain all the little details before we hit the track. Throughout the day everyone improved not just their speed but more importantly their riding skills and their safety. At the end of the day we had a lot of smiling faces and happy riders. It was great to see so many kids being eager to learn and improve their riding. Baja Mexico is not a Motocross hot bed but with the amount of kids riding and training down there the future is looking bright. I put together a VLOG to give you guys a little inside in what a SOS day camp looks like.

Follow Sedlak Offroad School's Daniel Sedlak and Edgar Cota during their one day kids Motocross Camp in Rosarito, Mexico. For more information about our camps and classes please visit www.sedlakoffroadschool.com

How To: Travelling overseas to race

Travelling overseas always requires a lot of planning and packing even more so if you are planning to ride or race overseas. I’m getting ready to head to India to race the Pune Invitational Supercross there next week and I’m giving you a little inside on what it takes to get there.

Luggage: I’m a big fan of Ogio bags. I’ve been using Ogio products for many years now and I’m very happy with the durability and space they offer. I’m only going to India for one week with a total of four days of riding so I decided to pack light and only travel with one checked bag.

Gear Bag: Ogio 9800

Carry On: Ogio Layover

Backpack: Ogio Gravity Backpack

Four days of riding requires four sets of gear (jersey,pants,gloves,goggles) a set of boots, knee braces, chest protector and a helmet. I use my gear bag for all my riding gear. I protect my helmet by putting it in an extra helmet bag to make sure it gets to my final destination in one piece. I also pack my jersey in that helmet bag to give it some extra padding and also to save some room for the rest of my stuff.

I also bring a couple tools to make sure I’m able to set my bike up once I get there. A set of T-Handles, a couple wrenches and a small screw driver are always coming with me.

The top pocket of my gear bag is for snacks. Travelling to far away places and not knowing what you will eat can make a race weekend very long and difficult. I learned this the hard way when I first started travelling 10 years ago so nowadays I always pack energy bars, a bag of trail mix and a couple small protein snacks to give me some energy in case the local cuisine only serves crickets and fried lizard (It happened before).

Lastly I always bring a couple posters and stickers from my great sponsors. For this trip to India Top 1 Synthetics hooked me up with some really cool key rings that I will be handing out over the race weekend.

My carry on luggage has all my casual clothing, underwear, deodorant and a tooth brush. It’s always nice to have your every day clothes with you when you land. There is nothing worse than finding out that your luggage didn’t make it after you’ve been travelling for 24 plus hours so it is good to know you will have some clothes to wear when you get to the hotel.

My backpack carries my laptop, my camera, phone chargers, my note pad and a sweatshirt in case it gets cold on the flight.

That’s it. That is my packing list for next weekends race in India. I’m excited to go see a new country that I haven’t been to yet and I’m looking forward to meet many new Motocross enthusiasts over there.