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EndurocrossOff-road Racing... IndoorsOriginating in Europe, this exciting new form of racing has made its way across the Atlantic Ocean and has made a big splash here in the U.S. This sport is not primarily based on speed, but mostly on a rider's skill and the ability to navigate various types of rugged outdoor terrain. The real twist? The events are held indoors. Endurocross is held on a supercross sized track that is filled with outdoor terrain obstacles which include just about anything that you would find on a trail ride, except the scenery. There are no large jumps, or long straight-aways as you might find supercross. The fun and excitement actually comes from the riders trying to cross the rugged obstacles, which can include large boulders, logs and telephone poles, large tractor tires, and deep pools of water. This new type of indoor racing made its official debut in the U.S. with a single event in 2004. Well known riders such as Geoff Aaron, Mike Lafferty, Ryan Hughes and Ty Davis were invited to participate. Since that time, the endurocross has expanded to a 6 round series with two separate AMA championships and a total purse of about $80,000. The AMA/Maxxis EnduroCross Championship Series is for experts, while the AMA EnduroCross Grand Championships is for what they call the support classes. There four support classes are: TrialCross (EXTC) - For trials bikes and smaller bikes. Open 2-Stroke (EX2S) - For full size two strokes. (No trials bikes) Open 4-Stroke (EX4S) - For 4-strokes (No trials bikes) Vet- Plus 35 (EXVet) - For any full size production motorcycle. (No trials bikes) For news, race results, official rules, entry forms and more, you can visit the official website of endurocross. |
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