When was the first supercross race held

Forum Main Moto-Related When and where was the first supercross race? Related: Edit Tags Done. Edit Tags Done. The motorcycles are far more powerful and have much better suspensions than those bone-jarring bikes of the early days. The tracks are no longer just a couple of loops, but massive circuits that cover the entire floors of the stadiums with parallel lanes and more jumps in one straightaway than the entire courses of the early days. The series has become one of the most popular motor sports in the country, drawing an average of , spectators per year.

Even the riders have changed, no longer just guys who have other jobs on the weekend, but full-time competitors who are among some of the fittest athletes in any sport, with personal trainers to keep up. Jeremy McGrath set the standard in the s, winning seven Supercross titles in eight years.

When his run ended, Ricky Carmichael took over, winning five of the next six Supercross championships. In the s the sport experienced a major boom in popularity thanks to the increased interest in the United States. This made for some exciting racing as international rivalries emerged. The first stadium motocross race took place in Los Angeles Coliseum. In the cc World Championship was introduced but it was the s before the U.

The s heralded a second wave of engineering innovation. This included the development of water-cooled machines and rear mono-shock suspension. This was followed in the s with a shift in production standards and environmental considerations. Motocross is thriving with exciting sponsorship deals bringing big prize money to races and new off-shoots of the original racing concepts.

Freestyle, Supercross, Big Air and Supermoto are hugely popular formats where drivers show off their skills by performing jumps and stunts. Back to all articles. Eddie Warren won aboard a Kawasaki en route to the first ever Eastern Regional title. Parity has defined the SX Class at Daytona with 27 different winners in 32 seasons. No rider has ever won more than two races at Daytona, and only three have won over consecutive seasons — Travis Pastrana, Christophe Pourcel, and Brian Swink.

It happened 20 times during the first 25 seasons, but has only occurred twice since