MOTOCROSS

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Motocross

Motocross takes place outside on a man-made course built into naturally occurring terrain with some complex obstacles thrown in like high jumps. Riders compete in two races, or motos, with the outcome of both determining the overall winner. So, a rider who places second in both motos can be the overall winner and take first-place on the podium. Each moto is 30 minutes plus two laps and the winner is whoever crosses the finish line first after the checkered flag is waved.

Supercross

Supercross takes place on a man-made course in an arena or stadium. Riders tackle high jumps, whoops, and lots of curves and turns. There is one 20-lap race to determine the winner. The Supercross series consists of 17 races, is based on a points system and the rider with the most points at the end of the season wins the Supercross championship.

Enduro

Enduro is an endurance test (hence the name enduro) between the rider and the terrain. Enduro racing is physically and mentally demanding as the rider endures low-hanging tree branches, fallen logs, rocky upgrades, splashing through streams and riding up and down hill on gravel, dirt, sand and even mud for long distances.Some enduro races go on for days.

Freestyle

Freestyle motocross is sometimes also known as FMX. The main difference between freestyle and regular motocross is that riders try to gain points from judges based upon tricks that they perform. Tricks may include the 360, backflip, underflip, frontflip, carolla, scorpion, tsunami and sidewinder, among dozens of other tricks. There's also different types of landings and take-offs.