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Supercross is a highly specialized form of motocross, but which is run indoors. The riders race on an artificially made track consisting of short straightaways; double, triple and quad jumps; and long, deep whoop sections.

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How many people spectate motocross in the USA?

That's impossible to say how many, I found a percentage of the market, this site will explain the nuances of monies, participation, etc., of the sport:

(an excerpt) Something else I would like to clarify; America has 58% (not 52%) of the global off-road market because it's the richest and biggest country in the world with very large spaces for riders. A bit like Australia that, with a population of only 19millions of citizens and huge spaces to ride has 10% of the world market (which in relation to population would eventually have the biggest off-road share of the world market). Here is the site:

  • http://www.motocross.com/articles/article/news/20071217/giuseppe_luongo_s_response-6362.HTML

Where was the longest dirt bike jump at?

The longest dirt bike jump was by the rider is Trigger Gumm and he successfully jumped a 277.5 feet is the coolest person ever Actually, that was correct until Jan 1, 2008 when Robbie Madison successfully jumped his way into the Guiness Book with a jump of 322 feet 7 inches.

How much win money for a motocross race?

That depends on a number of things, the better one receive money from sponsors, how they finish or place, they pay holeshot money. This of course is in the Pro ranks, for local Motocross, some tracks pay a very small amount, (usually the cost of the Trophy) most pay with a Plastic Trophy.

What Is more dangerous Supercross or horse racing?

Yes motocross is more dangerous than bullring because in motocross you have less stability and in motocross your engine can over heat and catch on fire in bullring a bull will never go 120 mph or catch on fire and in motocross if you crash on the wrong side of a jump you can get crushed by 20 to 30 bikes that speed up as they hit the ground or you a bull can ram you and step on you but not as much as a dirtbike race and if you wheelie over it can break your back and if you endo the bike you can break your neck and back so therefore motocross is more dangerous.

How many races in motocross per season?

In the US at the AMA national level there are 18 supercross events and 12 outdoor motocross events plus 7 womens pro motocross events. On the amateur level it would run in the thousands, no way of knowing.

How much do motocross riders get paid?

to answer your question ice cream is made from milk i think they freeze the milk and like mix it and stuff go figure.

Motocross bikes information?

a racing dirtbike. there are 3 main kinds of dirt bikes: trail bikes, pit bikes, and competition bikes. there is factors and differences between each other. a motocross bike would have an adjustable suspension, no electric or key start, usually all kick, they are more powerful and are built to race, faster, has a harder stiffer taller seat. disk brakes always.

How many people are in a motocross race?

a few times in bad conditions i have been the only one in my class. but it depends, gp races can have a few hundred. beginner classes tend to have more riders in them. i race 250 intmediate and my class has 10 or so on a normal night.

Does Chad reed have any children?

Yes, Chad reed is married to Ellie reed and they have a son named tate reed.

How much do pro dirt bikers make a year?

There is no minimum or maximum salary. Depends on how good and how experienced the rider is to make a profit off racing...When you enter a race you have to pay, which means that you will only profit if you win. If you are one of those people that has a dream to ride professional MX, then follow it and see where it takes you. However, it is a tall order and a difficult goal to achieve. MX is not easy but is a great sport to represent.

How much can you earn in Supercross?

The top riders get a decent salary, typically it can range from 350K well into the millions a year. If they win at the races, from sponsors, prize money and contingency money they can make up to 50-100K a race on top of that.

If they win a championship they can earn an easy million dollars bonus.

2010 Ryan Dungey made over around 6-7 million from Suzuki and Sponsors for winning the supercross and motocross championship.

A year ago a privater racing a Kawasaki KX450 winning a outdoor national (1-1) finish would had made 54K just from the winnings not including the sponsor money.
Top riders that race for a Factory team, i.e. Yamaha - Suzuki.... etc. i.e. James Stewart, Chad Reed .....earn in excess of $ 3 million per year. Others may make just enough to survive. That is why racers always thank their sponsors on camera.

What online motocross store is the best?

DK Motorcycles in the UK sell a range of motocross clothing for adults and children.They have an online shop and also a regular store. Their location is Liverpool Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffs.

How much money does a freestyle dirt bike rider rider make yearly?

Most loose money every year.

A few make over $1,000,000.00 per year.

Indiana has one amateur that made $2500.00 last year after expenses.

Most of the Pro's that you don't see on the television earn $30,000.00 per year.

it depends what kind of sponsers they have and how much they ask him to wear it or ride it.

What could cause a dirt bike not to start?

Either a broken kick start shaft that is bound up internally or most likely a seized motor.

How much money does a Freestyle Motocross rider make?

It depends on how good you are and if you can stay healthy long enough to rise to the top of the sport. Sponsorships, contest winnings and merchandising deals bring six-figure incomes to established riders and have turned icons like Deegan, Metzger and Pastrana into millionaires.

Where did motocross begin?

Motocross is usually said to have begun after World War II, but the sport actually originated in cross-country races known as scrambles in England and North America during the 1920s. It just wasn't called motocross back then.

The first was the so-called Southern Scott Scramble, held on March 29, 1924, over a 2-5-mile cross-country course on Camberly Heath, England. The winner of the 50-mile race was Arthur Sparks with a time of 2 hours, 1 minute, 51 seconds.

In 1926, the Crotona, New York, Motorcycle Club started a similar type of race, but it was called a Tourist Trophy, undoubtedly after the famous Isle of Man road race. It doesn't appear that the Crotona members knew anything about the scrambles that were becoming very popular among motorcyclists in England. However, within a few years cross-country races were being called scrambles in both the United States and Canada.

And sometime between 1924 and 1934, depending on which account you believe, the scramble crossed the English Channel into France. The French came up with the name "motocross," from "motorcycle" and "cross-country," and developed a new, shorter course with man-made obstacles such as jumps.

One of the first major sports events in Europe after World War II was an international team motocross competition hosted by the Netherlands in 1947. Only two other countries, Belgium and Great Britain, took part. The race comprised two heats of eight laps each over a 2-mile course, with team scores based on the times of the three fastest riders. The British team won by just nine seconds over Belgium.

As it turned out, that was the first Motocross des Nations, which has been conducted by the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) since 1949.

Bill Nilsson of Sweden won the first world motocross championship in 1957.

The FIM inaugurated a European individual championship for 500cc displacement in 1952. That became a world championship event in 1957. The 250cc class was added in 1962.

Scrambles were staged in North America throughout the 1930s and immediately after World War II, but the first race referred to as motocross was held in Grafton, Vermont, in 1959. The promoter was a dealer for the German-made Maico, then one of the world's best motocross bikes.

But it was a California dealer for the Husqvarna of Sweden who really made motocross a popular sport in the United States. Edison Dye was an aeronautical engineer and motorcyclist who began organizing motorcycle tours of Europe durin the early 1960s. During one of those tours, Dye saw and fell in love with the Husqvarna. He agreed to become the make's first U. S. distributor and decided that the best way to publicize the bike was to demonstrate it in motocross races.

In the fall of 1966, Dye hired Sweden's Torsten Hallman, the reigning 250cc world champion, to race a Husqvarna in American events. Hallman scored easy victories in several races, including the Canadian Northwest Motocross Championship.

But there wasn't enough motocross racing in the U. S. to get the "Husky" the kind of publicity Dye was looking for, so in 1967 he organized his own series, the Inter-America, better known as the Inter-Am. He brought over several more Europeans to race against Hallman and U. S. scramble riders. The series not only proved popular with existing fans, it created new fans for this kind of motorcycle racing.

At the time, the American Motorcyclist Association wasn't involved in international racing. A very small organization, Motorcycle International Clubs of the United States (MICUS), represented the U. S. in the FIM. Dye's series was sanctioned by MICUS.

In 1970, the AMA joined the FIM. The association's first major move into international competition was the establishment of the Trans-AMA motocross series to compete against Dye's Inter-Am. The Inter-Am was forced out of business in 1971 but Dye continued promoting races within the Trans-Am series until 1974.

Great Britain had dominated the sport for the first two decades, winning 15 of 20 Motocross des Nations championships. Then Belgium took over, winning seven championships from 1969 through 1980. In 1981, a young United States team won the Motocross des Nations by just one point over Great Britain. That victory was generally considered a fluke at the time, but it was just the first in a string of 13 consecutive championships for the U. S.

The first Motocross in the USA was held in 1959 in Vermont.

How do you score in Motocross?

== == The best way to become a winner is to get a good education. Everything about Motocross involves Physics and Math. Search out the best local Senior age Motocross racer in your regional area. Contact him or her and ask what the best rate of return is for your time and money invested to improve your control and balance. Good fundimentals lead to good performance. Go faster than the other guys.

Who is Ricky Carmichael?

Ricky CarmichaelRicky Carmichael (born November 27, 1979 in Clearwater, Florida) is a professional motocross racer. He is considered by many to be the greatest motocross racer of all time. AKA - the GOAT (greatest of all time)

Carmichael began riding at age 5 and raced the amateur motocross circuit during his childhood. After a record setting career in the amateur ranks he made his pro debut at the last race of the 1996 season. He finished 8th overall in the 125 class which was enough to earn him rookie of the year honours.

From 1997 to 1999 Ricky won the 125 National Motocross Championship. He also captured the 125 East Supercross title in 1998, winning every single race.

His rookie season in 250 supercross in 1999 was less than stellar and resulted in several crashes and an injury early in the season. Ricky picked up his first 250 supercross victory in 2000 at Daytona International Speedway. He was much more successful during the outdoor nationals and won 9 of 12 races, capturing the 250 National Championship in his first attempt.

The 2001 supercross series saw Ricky dethrone Jeremy McGrath as supercross champion. McGrath won 2 of the first 3 races over Carmichael but after McGrath's last win Ricky went on to win 13 races in a row. He won 14 out of 16 races and the championship. Ricky also won the 250 National Championsip that summer winning 7 of 12 races.

For the 2002 season Carmichael switched teams from Kawasaki to Honda. This was an unpopular move with many fans who thought the switch was motivated by money. Ricky claimed the switch was because of Honda's technology. After a rough start to the 2002 supercross season, which saw him fracture his hand, Ricky returned to his winning ways and won 11 races and the championship over David Vuillemin. Ricky won every single moto of the 2002 250 National Championship and recorded the first ever perfect season.

Carmichael won his third 250 supercross championship in 2003, although by a much smaller margin than his past two. He won 7 races and the title by a mere 7 points over Chad Reed. Reed had 8 wins. Ricky again dominated the outdoor nationals that summer and won 9 of 11 races and the championship.

Ricky elected to sit out the 2004 supercross series in order to have knee surgery on an injury from the previous year. Chad Reed won the championship. Ricky's return to action for the outdoor nationals that summer was spectacular as he again won every single moto and clinched another perfect season aboard a Honda CRF450R, in his first effort with the four-stroke machine. Carmichael and Honda were not able to come to terms on a contract extension and he signed with Suzuki for 2005.

Carmichael entered the 2005 season having not raced any supercrosses in nearly two years. In what was projected as "the perfect storm" supercross season with the 250 Supercross rookie James "Bubba" Stewart making his debut, along with perennial contenders Chad Reed and Kevin Windham, Carmichael triumphantly regained his supercross title, with 7 victories to Reed's five, Stewart's three, and Windham's one. Later that summer, Carmichael nearly scored a perfect 250 National outdoor season again, winning every overall event and 22 of 24 motos. Carmichael also scored the US Open of Supercross title and led Team USA to a convincing victory at the Motocross Des Nations.

Carmichael campaigned the 2006 250 Supercross season aboard an RMZ450, his first attempt at indoor competition on a four-stroke. It was the most exciting series battle in recent memory. There were multiple points lead changes and race winners, and Carmichael, Reed, and Stewart all entered the Las Vegas finale within 5 points of each other. Carmichael rode to a safe second place finish behind Stewart and ended the series with 6 victories and his fifth AMA Supercross title. He has indicated that this may have been his last full-time supercross effort.

Ricky holds the all time record for wins and championships in AMA competition. He has well over 100 wins, and has never lost an outdoor championship. He is unquestionably the most dominant racer of his generation, and the only significant records he does not hold are Most 250 Supercross Victories and Most 125 National victories which are held by Jeremy McGrath and James Stewart respectively.

AnswerHe is the husband of Ursula Holly

Who is the best Motocross Racer in the World?

Rolph Tiblen. Adolph Weil Joel Robert Heikki Mikkola Gaston Rahier Harry Everts Jean Michel Bayle Jeff Stanton Rick Johnson Rick Burgett "Mud" Danny Chandler Stephan Everts Sebastian Tortelli Ricky Carmichael All retired. There are 40 more who were the best on a given day. That depends on to whom you are talking, but Ricky Carmichael holds that Honor I believe. But keep an eye on James "Bubba" Stewart they say is real good.

Hope This Helps.

Ricky Carmichael is known as the G.O.A.T. of motocross The Greatest Of All Time. He has won more championships than any other racer. By FAR, the best motocross rider ever to come. James Stewart may be good, but he will never pass Ricky up.

What is the best 85cc motocross bike?

KTM 85cc ownz any bike out there, if you cant get, suzuki for second.

I agree with the first guy but parts are extremely hard to find so go with something more like the suzuki or the new Honda crf150. High perfomance and theyl eat up a 85 two stroke.

What is the single most physically demanding sport?

Boxing. If the fighters are well matched, and the fight goes fifteen rounds, that is 45 straight minutes of someone trying to beat the hell out of you while you are expending the energy to try and do the same to them.

How much does a freestyle motocross bike weigh?

Ok, well here is how you tell what cc is right for you:

1. First boil 4 cups of water in a small-medium saucepan

2. After it has been boiling, add the bike to the mixture and let it soak for 15 hours

3. After it has been soaking in the water, dry it off and sit on it

4. Next, apply butter to the engine and and count to 42

5. There you go :)

Who is number 13 in motocross?

It is Ricky C he is 10 for10 in motocross, has had 2 perfect seasons, has 5 championships in supercross. Since RC has retired the best active rider would come down to James Stewart or Chad Reed.

Why can't a cr85 expert race in the 85cc class?

The CR85R expert cannot race in the regular 85cc class in the AMA.

A cr85r expert can race in any desert race in the 85 class, including AMA. In motocross its a different story, it depends on what the rules of the track are. Most of the they have a special class for the 85 experts but the problem is that they line you up with the 125 two strokes, and a 125 two stroke is compared to a 250 four stroke so your racing with the big bikes. Hope I Helped, KEEP RIDING!!!!!!