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37-594: The AMA Supercross Championship (commercially known as Monster Energy AMA Supercross ) is an American motorcycle racing series. Founded by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) in 1974, the AMA Supercross Championship races are held from January through early May. Supercross is a variant of motocross which involves off-road motorcycles on a constructed dirt track consisting of steep jumps and obstacles;

74-399: A number of checkpoints in diverse geographical locations while still obeying road traffic laws (not to be confused with car rallies such as WRC ). Speedway is a motorcycle sport in which the motorcycles have one gear and no brakes. Land speed is where a single rider accelerates over a 1 to 3-mile (4.8 km) long straight track (usually on dry lake beds) and is timed for top speed through

111-448: A paved area. The winner is the competitor who completes the course in the shortest time. Time penalties are incurred by putting a foot down, hitting a cone, or going outside the designated area. Similar to football, but all players (except goalkeepers) are riding motorcycles, and the ball is much bigger. Motorcycle Polo first began as an officially organized sport in the mid-1930s. In France , there are organized motoball competitions, and

148-502: A row that riders normally clear in a single leap of 70 feet or more). Many of the turns have banked berms , but some are flat. It takes roughly five hundred truckloads of dirt to make up a supercross track. Soil conditions can be hard-packed, soft, muddy, sandy, rutted, or any combination thereof. In 2023, there are three broadcast partners from the NBC family of networks: NBC , USA Network and Peacock . Source: Between 2008 and 2021

185-415: A trap at the end of the run. The rider must exceed the previous top speed record for that class or type of bike for their name to be placed on the record books. See— [1] for an example. Enduro, not to be confused with Enduro (mountain biking) , is not exactly racing, because the main objective is to traverse a series of checkpoints, arriving exactly "on time" in accordance with your beginning time and

222-426: Is a motorcycle sport involving racing motorcycles . Motorcycle racing can be divided into two categories, tarmac-based road disciplines and off-road . Track racing is a motorcycle sport where teams or individuals race opponents around an oval track. There are differing variants, with each variant racing on a different surface type. A road rally is a navigation event on public roads whereby competitors must visit

259-603: Is able to win all three featured races. The Monster Energy Cup consists of three 10-lap Main Events for riders of 450cc 4-stroke motorcycles; the same 22 riders compete in all three events. The event uses Olympic-style scoring, so the rider who gets the lowest overall score (a 1+1+1=3 being a perfect score for winning all three Main Events) is declared the winner. The overall winner pockets $ 100,000 if he fails to win all three Main Events. Amateur and junior divisions also compete at

296-491: Is available to the rider who wins all three featured races. Ryan Villopoto won the purse at the inaugural event in 2011, as did Marvin Musquin in the 2017 edition, and Eli Tomac in the 2018 race. The AMA series begins in early January and continues until early-May. It consists of 17 rounds in the 450cc Class, and 9 rounds in 250cc West Class and 9 rounds in the 250cc East Class, held in football and baseball stadiums across

333-413: Is best described as motocross racing that takes place within the confines of a sports stadium. The tracks are typically shorter in length than a standard motocross track. They feature a combination of man-made obstacles such as whoop sections (where riders skim along the tops of multiple bumps), rhythm sections (irregular series of jumps with a variety of combination options), and triple jumps (three jumps in

370-513: Is in the top ten in national points, and has yet to qualify after either heat race or consolation race, will receive a provisional for the feature race. The feature race is 15 minutes plus one lap in the 250cc class, and 20 minutes plus one lap for the 450cc class, with 25 championship points for the race win. At 3 races per year a three race format is use. The rules are similar to the Monster Energy Cup individual scoring will determine

407-480: Is six minutes plus one lap. Each heat features 20 riders (one may have 21 riders depending on qualifying results), with the top nine advancing to the feature. The other 22 riders are relegated to the consolation race, known as the Last Chance Qualifier, which is five minutes plus one lap, with the top four advancing to the final. In the 450cc class, the highest placed competitor in points, provided he

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444-504: The '70s, the modern Supercross schedule since 1985 has become further compacted. The schedule would run from February to November, with both the "outdoor" (Motocross) and "indoor" (Supercross) schedules coinciding with each other during the year. By 1986, the schedule was compacted to a January to June schedule, and in 1998, the series adopted its present format, starting in early January and ending in early May, with races weekly except for Easter weekend (a traditional off-week for motorsport in

481-564: The 1971 Daytona Beach Bike Week schedule. The 1972 race was held at Daytona International Speedway on a constructed track on the grass surface between the main grandstand and the pit lane. Jimmy Weinert won the 250 class and Mark Blackwell was the winner of the 500 class. The event that paved the way for constructed, stadium-based motocross events was a 1972 race held in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , promoted by Mike Goodwin and Terry Tiernan, then-president of

518-477: The 450cc (was known as 250cc two-stroke), and both an East and West division on the 250cc (was 125cc two-stroke). Supercross racing classifications are governed by the displacement of the motorcycle's engine. They were based on two-stroke engines until 2006, when four-stroke engines replaced two-stroke engines. From 2007 until 2012, a formula nomenclature similar to IndyCar was used, with the 450cc class known as Supercross and 250cc as Supercross Lites. Starting in 2013,

555-871: The AMA Supercross Championship was also designated an FIM World Championship. Lost FIM World Championship status in 2022 due to a rebooted world championship. Source: Riders in bold have competed in the 2024 Supercross championship † next to rider's name in the 250/125 Class column indicates rider has competed in the 2024 450 Supercross championship Broc Glover 10 January 11 Anaheim 1 Angel Stadium January 18 San Diego Snapdragon Stadium January 25 Anaheim 2 Angel Stadium February 1 Glendale State Farm Stadium February 8 Tampa Raymond James Stadium February 15 Detroit Ford Field February 22 Arlington AT&T Stadium March 1 Daytona Daytona International Speedway March 8 Indianapolis Motorcycle sport Motorcycle racing (also known as moto racing and motorbike racing)

592-652: The AMA and Feld Motor Sports returned to the traditional nomenclature, based on four-stroke engines: 450cc (known as "MX1" in Europe), and 250cc (also known as "MX2"). The 450cc Champion has always been generally considered to be the most prestigious. From 2011-2019, the final race of the season, known as the Monster Energy Cup for sponsorship reasons, is held at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. A US $ 1 million purse

629-584: The AMA, and won by 16-year-old Marty Tripes . It was billed as the "Super Bowl of Motocross" which led to the coining of the term "Supercross." The Super Bowl of Motocross II held the following year was an even greater success and, eventually evolved into the AMA Supercross championship held in stadiums across the United States and Canada. Originally, each of the AMA Supercross races were promoted by different promoters, most notably Mike Goodwin in

666-527: The Heat Races, LCQs or the Feature Races, that the race is red-flagged within less than 3 laps, the race will be a complete restart. However, if the race is red-flagged with more than 3 laps completed but less than 90% of the total race distance and after a minimum of a 10-minute delay, the race will be a staggered restart with riders lined up from the previous lap they went. The sport of Supercross

703-495: The Monster Energy Cup. The Monster Energy Cup has been held at Sam Boyd Stadium each year since 2011. A $ 1 million purse for anyone who could win all three 450cc Main Events has been on the line each year, and has been won three times. The first time came in the inaugural running of the event when Ryan Villopoto went 1-1-1 for the million. Justin Barcia won overall in 2012, then Ryan Dungey would have won in 2013 but forgot to take

740-453: The UK are events for road-registered motorcycles. A course of typically 80 to 120 miles is plotted by the organiser, taking in roads, lanes and Byways Open to All Traffic (known as BOATs). The event is not a race and riders are required to follow the course by using a RoadBook compiled by the organiser. Similar to car Autocross , Motorcycle Gymkhana is a motorcycle time trial sport round cones on

777-470: The US as Observed Trials, it is not racing, but a sport nevertheless. Trials is a test of skill on a motorcycle whereby the rider attempts to traverse an observed section without placing a foot on the ground (and traditionally, although not always, without ceasing forward motion). The winner is the rider with the least penalty points. Time and observation trials are trials with a time limit. The person who completes

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814-574: The US. Beginning with Anaheim 1, the series holds two of its first five races at Angel Stadium before it heads eastwards. The series concludes in Salt Lake City in early May. The East-West Shootouts Occur at round 14 & 17. The series also holds a race in Daytona during Daytona Bike Week . Each meet is structured similarly to Short track motor racing with two heat races and a consolation race in each class. In both classes, each heat race

851-658: The United States). In 2000, the present calendar was adopted with the season starting in the Los Angeles area on the Saturday after the first Thursday of January (between January 3–9) and ending with an early May race in Las Vegas, after which the AMA Motocross Championship "outdoor season" begins. The American Motorcyclist Association awards three Supercross Championships each year. They are

888-581: The West, Pace Motorsports in the Midwest and Southwest, Super Sports in the East, and Daytona International Speedway , which promotes its own race. In the 1980s, Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group (MTEG) took over the West region. In the 1990s, MTEG went bankrupt and Super Sports sold its business to Pace, which became the primary AMA Supercross promoter (with Daytona continuing to be the one holdout). In 1998, Pace

925-671: The combined East-West Shootout will also be held in the middle of the season, at the Indianapolis round. Starting with the 2012 Season, riders who are in first place in the Series' Points Lead will use the red plate to race in the Series. Starting with the 2024 Season, the reigning champion from the SuperMotocross Championship in the 250cc & 450cc class, will use a purple plate with yellow numbers to signify their status as an SMX Champion. If at any point during

962-513: The less marks on observation but the rider who balanced these competing demands the best. One of the most famous time and observation trials is the "Scott" trial held annually in North Yorkshire . Indoor trials held in stadiums (not necessarily with a roof) which by their very nature use human-made artificial sections in contrast to outdoor trials which rely heavily on the natural terrain. Long Distance Trials (often shortened to 'LDT') in

999-664: The machines used for competition being similar to those used for other road disciplines . Monster Energy Cup (Supercross) The Monster Energy Cup is an exhibition race hosted by the AMA Supercross Championship that takes place in the Fall. The event started in 2011 and has been held at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas every year since. A US $ 1 million purse is available to any rider who

1036-483: The mandatory "Joker Lane" during the first Main Event, costing him five positions and ultimately the overall win. Trey Canard came close to winning all three Main Events in 2014, but crashed out in the final main event handing the overall to Davi Millsaps. Ken Roczen won in 2015 and would have gone back-to-back in 2016 but crashed during the second Main Event, giving the overall to Eli Tomac. In 2017, Marvin Musquin became

1073-534: The overall race winner. For the season-ending East-West Shootout at Las Vegas for the 250cc class starting in May 2011, each region's top 20 will race in the non-championship event for a 15-minute heat race. Standard rules apply, with the feature race being 10 laps. In 2016, the East-West Shootout became a points-paying round where both regions' champions would be decided in the same feature. Starting in 2018,

1110-401: The route the quickest sets the "standard time" and all other competitors must finish within a certain amount of time of the standard time to be counted as a finisher (they received penalty points for every minute after the quickest finisher). This is combined with the penalty points accrued from the observed sections to arrive at a winner, who is not always the quickest rider or the rider who lost

1147-435: The second rider in the event's history to win all three Main Events. In 2018, sweepstakes winner Jesse Hebert was also in the running for US$ 1 million if one rider could win all three Main Events. Eli Tomac did, and so both Tomac and Hebert won $ 1 million. Adam Cianciarulo took home the crown in 2019, which was the last edition. The Monster Energy Cup was scheduled in 2020 and was going to take place on October 10, 2020 but

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1184-541: The series, along with the AMA Motocross Championship , will form the SuperMotocross World Championship from 2023. The first motocross race held on a race track inside a stadium took place on August 28, 1948, at Buffalo Stadium in the Paris suburb of Montrouge. As the popularity of motocross surged in the United States in the late 1960s, Bill France added a professional motocross race to

1221-410: The sport was included in the inaugural Goodwill Games . In the United States the completions are usually held on off-road courses, where one competitor at a time attempts to ride up a very steep hill, often 45 degrees or more. In some cases, few riders actually complete the course and results are judged on the distance that they manage to achieve. Of those that do complete the course, the rider to reach

1258-456: The time it is supposed to take to arrive at each checkpoint. The courses are usually run over thick wooded terrain, sometimes with large obstacles such as logs, ditches, and sudden drops. A competition based upon points for acrobatic ability on an MX bike over jumps. This activity evolved from Motocross a continuing popular form of racing at both the Amateur and Professional levels. Known in

1295-556: The top with the shortest elapsed time wins. The motorcycle of choice in the early decades was the Harley-Davidson 45 cubic inch model due to its high torque at low rpms, similar to farm engines. For years the national competitions was held at Mount Garfield near Muskegon, Michigan . In other countries, notably the United Kingdom , completions mostly take place on tarmac courses, occasionally closed public roads, with

1332-556: The tracks are usually constructed inside a sports stadium. The easy accessibility and comfort of these stadium venues helped supercross surpass off-road motocross as a spectator attraction in the United States by the late 1970s. From 1974 until 2002 and again from 2008 until 2021, the series was the World Championship of the sport. After losing this status, and with respect to the MXGP holding that discipline's worldwide title,

1369-431: Was bought by SFX Entertainment , which was bought in turn by Clear Channel in 2000. The live events division of Clear Channel was split off as Live Nation in 2005, and the motorsports division was sold to Feld Entertainment in 2008, which currently promotes the championship except for the Daytona round, which is promoted by NASCAR Holdings (the owner of Daytona International Speedway). While growing consistently since

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