Category: Motocross
Description
Down and dirty off-road racing.
Detail
Motocross, arguably the world's most popular form of motorcycle racing, involves motorbikes (and even ATVs) racing on an enclosed, off-road circuit.
The term Motocross (literally a contraction of "Motorcycle" and "Cross Country" and often abbreviated to "MX" or simply "Cross") started in France, later known for a while as "Scrambling" when it migrated to the UK.
Tracks are often as big as 1-2 miles over natural terrain features and man-made complications such as jumps (although tracks without hills or jumps are known). Typically around 40 contestants or so participate in a race.
Races are ran in sessions called motos wit two motos in a race and the riders placed in those heats being averaged together to get their overall finish.
Races vary in duration, usually measured in time elapsed plus 1-2 laps. GP or Pro AMA races tend to be longer (30 minutes plus 2 laps). At the other end of the spectrum ameuteur races by beginers can be 10 minutes or less. The impending end of the race is signalled by a finish line board or flag to signal to the racers indication that 1-2 laps remain, and the race is concluded with a traditional chequered flag.
A variation of Motocross, Supercross, is more synthetic in nature, usually held in-doors, and with less contests (~25). Another variation includes Supermoto (or Supermotard), an 'all-round' discipline evolving out of Europe, that are a cross-over between road and off-road racing. Supermoto tracks will have paved surface and also a dirt section.
Enduro is related to Motorcross but the emphasis is more on the natural terrain over a much longer period of time, hence the play on "endurance", placing much greater strain on the rider and bike.
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