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Dirt Bike Racing Spawns a Number of Offshoot Motor Sports
from: Maxx Sports GuidesDirt bike racing is an exciting sport to watch. It's impressive to see riders gunning their bikes over rough and muddy terrain or performing death defying jumps.
It's always exciting to see a bike accelerating and kicking up dirt or manoeuvring sharp turns. Even the crashes are spectacular.
Dirt Bike racing has become so popular that offshoots of the main sport have emerged.
One of the offshoots of dirt bike racing is freestyle motocross. This is a relatively new sport. Instead of focusing on racing it focuses on riders doing stunts. Judges score the riders according to the complexity, style, level of the trick's difficulty, best use of the course and crowd reaction.
Freestyle motocross stunts are awesome to behold, especially the high jumps that often exceed 50 feet. Riders do back flips, one hand seat grabs and other truly spectacular stunts.
Mini Pit Bikes
Another offshoot of dirt bike racing is the emergence of mini bikes or Pit bikes. Pit bikes were originally designed for motocross riders to navigate the Pits, or the area assigned for parking.
The Pit bikes were also designed for children who are interested in motocross. Adults began adding taller handle bars, improved the bike's suspension and other parts. From there, the craze grew and people began racing pit bikes.
Pit bikes are smaller and cheaper than standard dirt bikes. They have smaller tires, reinforced frames and powered by 75 cc to 147 cc engines.
Still another offshoot of dirt bike racing is the Supermoto, which started in the 1970s as a side project for many road racers.
In 1980, UK racing journalist Gavin Trippe organized races that pitted top road motorcyclists and motocross racers against one another on specially designed tracks.
Supermoto Races Back in U.S.
The sport died in the U.S. after 1985, but it gained popularity in Europe. By 2003, Supermoto was back again in the US.
Supermoto races involve specially modified off road bikes that can run at high speeds on race tracks consisting of pavement and dirt. Some tracks also have jumps, beams and pits, just like a standard motocross event.
Sidecar racing is another offshoot. Sidecars are installed on standard dirt bikes. This means that every bike carries two passengers.
The sport is physically demanding, especially for the passenger who acts as a counterbalance.
All these dirt bike racing offshoots are as exciting as the parent sport. If you're looking for unique adventure, why not try one or more of them?
Dirt Biking Crashes News
Father Dies And Son Hospitalized After Dirt Bike Accident In Geneseo - KWQC 6
Father Dies And Son Hospitalized After Dirt Bike Accident In Geneseo KWQC 6 Authorities have determined it was an apparent a double suicide; thatMore >> A father is dead and his son is in the hospital after the two collided into each other while riding on dirt bikes. The accident happened Friday afternoon, May 18th in Geneseo. |
Dirt bike crash kills Manitoba boy, 14 - CBC.ca
Dirt bike crash kills Manitoba boy, 14 CBC.ca View Larger Map A 14-year-old boy has died after the dirt bike he was driving collided with a car on a western Manitoba highway on Wednesday evening. RCMP say the boy was riding on Provincial Road 252 when he crossed Highway 257 and collided with the ... Virden teen dies in dirt bike crash Boy, 14, dies after dirt bike, car collide near Virden |
Boy hurt in dirt bike crash rescued in Missoula - KPAX-TV
Boy hurt in dirt bike crash rescued in Missoula KPAX-TV MISSOULA- Missoula County rescuers worked into the early hours of Saturday morning to help a teenage boy who was injured in a dirt bike accident high up in the Blue Mountain Road area. The Missoula Fire Department reports a 17-year-old boy was riding ... 3 Agencies Team Up For Blue Mountain Rescue |
Boy, 3, injurred in dirt bike accident - WNDU-TV
Boy, 3, injurred in dirt bike accident WNDU-TV A 3-year-old boy was taken to the hospital Friday night after a dirt bike accident just east of Bristol, Ind. It happened just after 6p.m. in the 15300 block of Larry Lee Drive. Police say Jacob Arousell was riding a dirt bike in his yard when he ... Bristol 3-year-old crashes dirt bike into tree |
1 dies after Cottage Grove dirt bike crash - WISC Madison
 KARE | 1 dies after Cottage Grove dirt bike crash WISC Madison One person has died after a dirt bike crash in Cottage Grove on Wednesday evening. The incident happened at about 5:15 pm in the 4500 block of Myer Road, near County Road BB and County Highway N. Cottage Grove Police Chief Chris Hughes said the teen ... Teen killed in dirt bike crash in Town of Cottage Grove Cottage Grove teen dies after dirt bike crashes into tree |
Police: boy in dirt bike crash appeared to have non life-threatening injuries - TheDay.com
Police: boy in dirt bike crash appeared to have non life-threatening injuries TheDay.com By Joe Wojtas Stonington – Police said today that a 13-year-old local boy who was transported to a Rhode Island hospital by Life Star helicopter after he was injured in an off-road dirt bike crash Monday night, appeared at the scene to have sustained ... |