| BMX Racing: | | | | BMX was the most popular way for teenagers to |
| A typical BMX race consists of a starting gate in | | | | imitate motocross champions. The founder of BMX is |
| which 8 riders or less line up and wait for a cadence | | | | called Scot Breithaupt w(the "OM" of BMX) while the |
| to sound. Both well known federations, the ABA and | | | | motorcycle racing documentary "On Any Sunday" is |
| NBL have similar cadences with Christmas Tree lights | | | | widely accepted and credited for inspiring the whole |
| off to the side for riders to time their starts. The tracks | | | | movement nationally. Although the sport spread very |
| usually start out with a sprint to the first obstacle which | | | | quickly, it wasn't until the middle of the decade that the |
| is typically a jump or series of jumps all the way to the | | | | bike constructors started producing real BMX - |
| first turn. The jumps themselves can be step up, step | | | | oriented bikes. Another very important person that |
| downs, table tops, doubles, triples, or worse. The first | | | | needs to be mentioned here is Bob Haro; he is the |
| turn is usally dirt, sometimes paved blacktop which | | | | person who merged BMX and skateboarding tricks |
| adds a different dimension. The rest of the track | | | | together and without him the whole scheme wouldn't |
| layout is usually made of jumps, a rythym section and | | | | have advanced so far. |
| a small sprint to the finish line. Typically races last about | | | | BMX Participation: |
| 50 seconds and are extremely grueling on the body. A | | | | There is a class for everyone in BMX racing. From 5 |
| combination of power, endurance, agility, and | | | | yrs old to 60+, both girls and boys. No one sits on the |
| intelligence make up the complete racer. The top Pro's | | | | bench in BMX! |
| in the sport are typically some of the best conditioned | | | | BMX Injury: |
| athletes in the world. | | | | Being an extreme sport that BMX is, it's almost |
| BMX Origins: | | | | impossible to get involved without getting hurt. |
| Starting from California (United States) in the late 60's, | | | | |