WHAT KIND OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT DO THE RIDERS USE?Īll Monster Energy Supercross riders are required to wear safety equipment, including helmets, racing pants, boots, gloves and goggles. The majority of the racers competing on the Monster Energy Supercross tour enjoyed success on the highly competitive amateur championship circuit, which included the Loretta Lynn’s Amateur National Motocross Championship. Most young riders get started at the local level, training on nearby tracks to hone their racing skills. HOW CAN I GET STARTED IN MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS RACING? Ken Roczen, Eli Tomac, Jason Anderson, Marvin Musquin and Cooper Webb are some of the sport’s most recognizable names. WHO ARE THE STARS OF MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS? The average supercross rider is 25 years old, with a career span that can last until their early 30s.
Many of the top riders are between the ages of 18- 21, with professional eligibility at age 16. HOW OLD ARE MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS RIDERS? The average fan can buy the same model motorcycle with factory standard parts for less than $10,000 at a local dealership. Completely “tricked-out” supercross bikes cost as much as $80,000 and are built from the ground up with custom components. Supercross motorcycles may look the same as the ones on the showroom floor, but the similarities end there. HOW DIFFERENT ARE THE BIKES THEY RACE FROM THE ONES I CAN BUY? Supercross has seven major manufacturers on the track: GasGas, Honda, Husqvarna, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki and Yamaha. WHICH MOTORCYCLE MANUFACTURERS PARTICIPATE? The two racing classes are known as the 450SX Class and the 250SX Class. “SX” is widely used to represent the sport of supercross, “MX” for motocross, “FMX” for freestyle motocross, etc. This type of motorcycle racing carries a number of abbreviations. WHAT DO ALL THOSE ABBREVIATIONS STAND FOR? HOW LONG IS A MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS SEASON?Ī typical Monster Energy Supercross season consists of 17 rounds running every Saturday night from January through to early May. The competitors in Monster Energy Supercross are considered world class racers from an international pool of talent. Unlike motocross, Monster Energy Supercross can be viewed from every seat in the house. Motocross is an off-road motorcycle race run on natural terrain, with few man-made obstacles. WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS AND MOTOCROSS?
Some of the world’s greatest athletes compete in what has been described as the most physically demanding sport in existence. Monster Energy AMA Supercross is an off-road motorcycle racing competition, produced inside the world’s premier stadiums, where dirt is brought in and sculpted using construction equipment.