mixed terrain bike racing - supermoto | Supermoto:
/-soohpa-mohtoh/n. Derived from Super; Exceeding or so as to exceed the norm & Fr. motard; biker, , moto; motorcycle. Super bike racing on mixed terrain. Invented to decide the class of bike sport that produced the best all-round racers. |
mixed terrain bike racing - history | The racing takes place on a mixture of surfaces and terrains, tarmac sections blend with the challenges of motocross circuits.
The first Supermoto races were held in the USA in the Late 1970s growing out of the Californian Motorcycle Olympiad. The first broadcast race in 1979 boasted a top prize of $10,000.
Big money races and tv sponsorship attracted the top names in bike sport at the time, like Eddie Lawson, Kevin Schwantz, Danny Chandler and Wayne Rainey all taking part regularly. |
mixed terrain bike racing - today | The bikes are usually heavily modified motocross machines running on road race wheels and tyres.
Supermoto broke into Europe with the Guidon D’Or race in France, where the world’s top moto crossers competed on a level plane with road race stars.
Since the Guidon Guidon D��Or the sport has been gaining popularity in many countries with thousands of riders competing at all levels. |
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