Every now and then the planets would align, the moisture level in the ground would be perfect, and Scenic would become absolute epic motocross. I remember probably about a dozen of those instances when I was there over the years. Those days, the place was like a national track and was my favorite track ever. On those days, the rocks were a non-factor as the soil kept them buried and the track would produce some of the most fun riding I've ever done. Coming around the last turn and deciding whether or not to jump the finish triple was a feeling I'll never forget. And I'm old enough that I was originally jumping it on a YZ250 before switching to 4-strokes! Year 2000 to about 2006 were the best years for the track. The owner was all gung ho and not burned out yet (and I was younger and slimmer and faster haha)....
In between those great memories were times that it was impossible for them to get enough water on the track and it turned to a gravel highway, other times where it seemed like you could not go there without the wind blowing 40mph.
Many forget Scenic even used to run GP races! I was never able to make it to one but heard they were really fun. They also tried other things like not letting C riders jump triples, split program racing, and holding the Vet/Vintage race. Lots of good ideas were tried there but in the end it was not meant to be. Seemed like they were just always fighting an uphill battle (literally) with the size of the track, makeup of the soil, and keeping equipment running to be able to service the demands of navigating all the way around the hilly terrain.