Misconceptions of Motocross

Do you enjoy the outdoors? If you like Camping, being outside all day, being around loud vehicles, playing football, bean bags, ladder ball and riding bicycles around dirt tracks; then you’ll enjoy watching motocross races. There’s never a dull moment of boredom when you’ve got the outdoors and the sun shining while there’s nonstop live entertainment. Waking up the first morning of races is my favorite part of the weekend. I’m curled up sleeping soundly in bed as I hear the first few bikes start up. Once a few of them start to warm their bikes up, a majority of the racers are revving their engines and the smoke is flying through the campers like dense fog. I step outside the camper and everyone’s getting their trailers opened up, organizing them and setting their bikes on the stands as they get done warming them up. The main worry is the bikes and whether or not they’re in tip top shape and ready to ride. The men usually check the bikes out and fiddle with a few things until they approve of the sound as they idle. Then basically we chill out and wait until we’re staging. This is the part when you start getting a little nervous and anxious to get up to the gate and give it all you got. The feeling you get when you’re at the gate is unbelievable and only something you’ll experience if you get a chance to race. After lunch my brother usually races, so we are running around like chickens with our heads cut off, trying to get things ready for him. He starts by putting his knee braces on and then slipping his long Fox racing socks over them. Then he puts his pants, jersey, and boots on and his neck protector, which stabilizes his head. Next he puts his racing vest on, which protects from the bike landing on him. Lastly, before walking up to the line, he puts his gloves and helmet on. Buckling the helmet is still difficult for him with all his gear on, so I help him buckle it and we’re on our way. My dad and I walk him up there, my dad pushing the bike and Isaac,