Freestyle Motocross Tickets

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Freestyle Motocross
Freestyle Motocross (also known as FMX) is a variation on the sport of motocross in which motorcycle riders attempt to impress judges with jumps and stunts.

Types of free style events
The two main types of freestyle events are:

Big Air
Big Air (also known as Best Trick), in which each rider gets three jumps ? usually covering more than 60 feet ? from a dirt-covered ramp. A panel of 10 judges evaluates the style, trick difficulty, and use of the course, and produces a score on a 100-point scale. Each rider's highest single-jump score is compared; top score wins.

Freestyle Motocross
Freestyle Motocross, the older of the two disciplines. Riders perform two routines, lasting between 90 seconds and 14 minutes, on a course consisting of multiple jumps of varying lengths and angles that generally occupy one to two acres.

Like Big Air, a panel of judges assigns each contestant a score based on a 100-point scale, looking for difficult tricks and variations over jumps.

Notable Freestyle motocross Events
They include Red Bull X-Fighters, NIGHT of the JUMPs, the X-Games, Gravity Games, Big-X, Moto-X Freestyle National Championship, and Dew Action Sports Tour.

Backflip Obsession
The Backflip was once considered the holy grail of FMX. It was a trick that most riders considered impossible and was considered more appropriate in video games than in real life.

Speculation of the possibility began with the Motocross film Children of a Metal God featuring riders attempting the trick into water off a modified ramp. Also it had been done many times on BMX bikes.

Various crazy attempts on Backflip


Carey Hart in 2000
In 2000, Carey Hart attempted and landed the first ever backflip on a full size motocross bike off a modified dirt landing ramp at the Gravity Games 2000. The landing was less than perfect with Carey crashing immediately after.

Many people started to attempt it themselves, such as Travis Pastrana, who attempted the backflip of a Step Up jump at Summer X Games Freestyle. He bailed off mid flight, breaking his foot.

Caleb Wyatt in 2001
In 2001, Caleb Wyatt successfully landed a backflip onto a mulch pile at Rogue Valley Motocross track. While becoming the first man ever to ride away unharmed, the trick was still not attempted on a normal FMX setup, off a ramp to dirt setup.

Successful attempts
2002 saw the backflip taken to X Games glory. Travis Pastrana and Mike Metzger were both capable doing flips off ramps. The unthinkable had become reality; a backflip was now common place in freestlye competition. Mike Metzger had achieved a back-to-back backflip, which won him Freestyle Gold, at Summer X Games 8.

Variations in trick
2003 - 2005 saw the development of the trick, with many variations including cliffhangers, cordovas etc. As well as the disputed 360's which some consider only off-axis flips. The backflip was perfected over large distances including over 100 feet.

Double Backflip in 2006
2006 Early 2006 saw footage emerge of Travis Pastrana completing a double backflip on an uphill/sand setup on his popular Nitro Circus Freestyle Motocross Movies. On August 4, 2006, at X Games 12 in Los Angeles, he became the first rider to land a double backflip in competition.

This trick, which many considered impossible, had now been completed on a dirt set-up almost perfectly. He also vowed to never do it again.

Double Backflip in 2007
2007 Early 2007 saw the emergence of footage of rider Scott Murray performing a number of double backflips successfully, to a foam pit/ramp setup, where a large piece of foam was place over the end of a foam pit, on which he landed many double backflips.

Later that year Murray attempted the double backflip at X Games but was unsuccessful and crashing upon landing.

Locations and venues
Notable freeriding locations include Ocotillo Wells and Glamis Dunes in California, Beaumont, Texas, and Cainville, Utah.

FMX Gears
FMX riders typically use much of the same riding gear as MX racers. This includes a helmet, goggles, gloves, boots, jersey and MX pants. They may supplement this with elbow and knee pads.

Riders may also choose to wear 'body armor' to protect the chest and legs when performing the most dangerous of tricks, as did Travis Pastrana when performing his double backflips. A neck brace may also be worn if rider is concerned about neck injuries or is attempting dangerous tricks.