Motocross Championships and other

On three wheels
Racing motorcycles with sidecars were an integral part of the very first Grand Prix World Championship in 1949 and remained so until 1997 when they moved to the calendar of world championship Superbike. Now the World Superbike Championship and the European series in 2005 and is held in Croatia, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands. Once upon carriages joined the side of the bike, but for today's race cars are available, in which the stroller is a monocoque design. Races are a stunner, as wheelchair "rushes" from side to side, and hangs at extreme angles, to help overcome the motorcycle rider and turning at high speed. These machines can accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h in about 3 seconds. At Monza in 2001, 10 times world champion Steve Webster was able to at some point develop a speed of 281 km / h Motorcycles with sidecars compete in other disciplines of motorsport, which, as mototrila, vintage motorcycle rally, motocross motorcycle with a sidecar. In the production racing motorcycle with a sidecar leading Swiss company LCR. From 1980 to 2005 it bikes have won 21 world championship.
Motocross and Supercross
It is believed that in motocross and more participants than in any discipline of motorcycle racing arc. Motokrossmeny compete on closed-road routes using natural landscape features, jumps, hills, ditches and country roads. The competition starts on 40 krossmenov. Pass a set number of laps can only ones who have good physical fitness, stamina and skill in managing a motorcycle skidding when cornering, bumps on the bumpy road, six-meter diving, etc. Motocross bikes are fitted with tires with large lugs, and a very large shock absorbers to absorb bumps in the landing. Long seats allow krossmenu move your body weight forward or backward, to keep the bike under control.
Supercross - Motocross version for the Arena stadium, which laid a short synthetic route. Participation in the Supercross requires a delicate technique ownership motorcycle riders have to overcome because the track is abundant with jumps, turns, sloping walls, triple jumps and other obstacles. Supercross has become the most popular motor sports in the U.S., it is often broadcast on television. The most prestigious competitions in the U.S. - a championship in the AMA Supercross 250 cc Championship and the AMA "East" and "West" 125 cubic centimeters. They involve Supercross star Ricky Carmichael, Jeremy McGrath and James "Buba" Stewart. Cross-arena is even more simplified version of motocross, which can be carried out on small indoor arenas. Another competition - Supermoto - like cross-country rally car, the motorcycles that participate in races on the ring roads, with some motocross parts and even jumps.
Speedway
Motorcycle speedway racing on short tracks are popular for many decades, especially in North America. One variety of speedway - common in Scandinavia, Great Britain, Europe and Oceania. In speedway vat used 500 motorcycles that run on methanol and have no gears and brakes. Arrivals at the 4 circles with four riders do not last more than a minute. Teams and riders compete in national leagues, among which are particularly strong League of Great Britain, Poland, Sweden and Denmark.
Racing off-road
Trial - a competition, taking place on roads with barriers in the form of a natural rocky terrain or on an artificial track. Speed ​​in trial competition is less important than the ability to maintain balance and control of the motorcycle show filigree, as an athlete must pass a line, not touching the ground underfoot. At trial competition participants use bikes weighing about 70 kg with a low center of gravity, which helps keep the balance. Trails for the trial are compact and short.
Contrary trial - long off-road and rally raid competitions, including "Bach 1000" and the 'Dakar'. Enduro - a form of racing on the roads and off-road rally car with the elements: drivers must overcome the route and get to the Checkpoints at a specified time. International shestidnevki enduro first held in 1913, in which riders and their motorcycles have over 6 days in the 2000 kilometer race.