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Published: September 18, 2006
Motocross has progressed from its early days of unadulterated time-trialed races. With every variation, stunts come into play and the danger factor rises. It's about controlling one's self on the bike and impressing the judges (and audience) with no-limit tricks. Freestyle motocross is exactly that–high risk, stunt heavy competition.
The main difference between motocross and freestyle is racing, or rather, the lack thereof.
Similar to half-pipe snowboarding competitions, there is no racing involved in freestyle motocross, and speed is not a factor. While motocross began as a means of racing bikes on man-made, off-road tracks, it has progressed into the ability to soar over jumps ranging in length from eight to 150 feet while doing some variation of flip, twist or turn.
The freestyle variation officially began in the late 1990s with competitions, but the term was coined much earlier. When riders fell to the end of the line in races and the chance of taking home the gold dissipated, some would take jumps and perform stunts while finishing the race. These tricks naturally sparked a bit of attention and drew spectators' eyes away from the finisher and on to those taking up the rear.
With attention present and riders experimenting with BMX-style tricks during free rides, the variation of motocross was born.
The first competition took place in 1998–the same year the International Freestyle Motocross Association began as a means of governing and attaining rights for said competitions. Eventually, freestyle motocross divided into two sectors: Big Air and freestyle. Big Air competitions allow riders three runs on one jump to accomplish a trick. A panel of judges score riders on a 100-point scale and look for style, level of difficulty and the ability to use the course effectively. The best score wins.
Freestyle Motocross is a longer event in which competitors take to a course covered in a variety of jumps. The same general concept applies: impress the judges with your ability to utilize the course and jumps to your best ability. The panel scores on a 100-point scale as in Big Air competitions and takes a number of the same scoring aspects into account such as style, level of difficulty, etc.
The X-Games, Red Bull X-Fighters, the Gravity Games, Moto-X Freestyle National Championship and the Dew Action Sports Tour all incorporate freestyle motocross events into competition. While still young in years, the sport is growing in popularity and more time is being devoted on the part of riders to invent new tricks and perfect the old BMX moves on the new medium: motocross bikes.
FMX. 2006. www.freestylemotocrossonline.com
Freestyle Motocross. 2004. www.bradleycenter.com/news/ifma04.asp
“Freestyle Motocross.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. 2006. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/freestyle_motocross
The main difference between motocross and freestyle is racing, or rather, the lack thereof.
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The freestyle variation officially began in the late 1990s with competitions, but the term was coined much earlier. When riders fell to the end of the line in races and the chance of taking home the gold dissipated, some would take jumps and perform stunts while finishing the race. These tricks naturally sparked a bit of attention and drew spectators' eyes away from the finisher and on to those taking up the rear.
With attention present and riders experimenting with BMX-style tricks during free rides, the variation of motocross was born.
The first competition took place in 1998–the same year the International Freestyle Motocross Association began as a means of governing and attaining rights for said competitions. Eventually, freestyle motocross divided into two sectors: Big Air and freestyle. Big Air competitions allow riders three runs on one jump to accomplish a trick. A panel of judges score riders on a 100-point scale and look for style, level of difficulty and the ability to use the course effectively. The best score wins.
Freestyle Motocross is a longer event in which competitors take to a course covered in a variety of jumps. The same general concept applies: impress the judges with your ability to utilize the course and jumps to your best ability. The panel scores on a 100-point scale as in Big Air competitions and takes a number of the same scoring aspects into account such as style, level of difficulty, etc.
The X-Games, Red Bull X-Fighters, the Gravity Games, Moto-X Freestyle National Championship and the Dew Action Sports Tour all incorporate freestyle motocross events into competition. While still young in years, the sport is growing in popularity and more time is being devoted on the part of riders to invent new tricks and perfect the old BMX moves on the new medium: motocross bikes.
FMX. 2006. www.freestylemotocrossonline.com
Freestyle Motocross. 2004. www.bradleycenter.com/news/ifma04.asp
“Freestyle Motocross.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. 2006. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/freestyle_motocross
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