Motocross Freestyle: Living on the Edge

Freestyle motocross is also know as FMX and is one of the many death defying, and probably gravity defying stunts that daredevil bikers perform, in their need for thrills and speed rushes. Now, you might ask, that what motocross is in the first place. It is a form of sport which involves biking on all kinds of terrain. The racing is held within closed circuits. As is obvious, the name motocross is derived from the two words Motorcycle and Cross Country. Thus freestyle motocross means jumping and stunting in order to score points from the panel of judges.

There are two kinds of events involved in freestyle motocross. One is, Big Air, also known as Best Trick. The other event is Freestyle Motocross, which is the older of the two. In the former stunt the rider is allowed three jumps into the air, as high as 60 feet. The highest jump gets the top score. The latter trick, involves the riders performing two routines. The duration of these routines range from 90 seconds to 14 minutes. Within the specified time the riders have to perform jumps of varying angles and heights. The judges mark them accordingly; by analyzing features like the difficulty level of the jumps executed, the height, and so on. The different heights and angles of the jumps are usually performed over one to two acres of land. Again, like in the previous trick, the participants are marked on a 100 point score line.
 
There are many prominent Freestyle Motocross events that are held around the world. Some of these prominent ones include Red Bull X-Fighters, NIGHT of the JUMPs, the X-Games, Gravity Games, Big-X, and Moto-X Freestyle National Championship and so on. The pioneering freestyle motocross event is the Dew Action Sports Tour Freeriding. The last event has no fixed organizational structure, as is usually the case with any freestyling event whatsoever. It is always held in public places, for everyone to see. Famous freestyle locations include Ocotillo and Glamis Dunes in California, Beaumont, Texas and Cainville in Utah.
 
This is an extremely risky sport and physical strength and riding capabilities are not the only qualities that can get a rider through. One needs intense concentration and mental composure to be a freerider and ace all these freestyle events. Check out this site for freestyle motocross safety equipment and custom bike parts. BidbyMotorsports.com