How is supercross different from motocross?
Supercross takes place on a manmade course built inside a football or baseball stadium where the best twenty riders in the world compete for twenty laps. The tracks are tight, with jumps and whoops in every lane. In fact, riders spend about as much time in the air as they do on the ground. Supercross is easy for a casual fan watch in person because they are indoors, near a large city, and the entire track is easily viewed from any seat. Motocross is the original form of the sport. A typical motocross track is about a mile in length and, because it is so much longer and requires more space, is generally in a rural area. Motocross tracks are considerably faster and rougher, with fewer jumps. Outdoor motocross events are also susceptible to elements such as rain, humidity, heat, and cold. Also, motocross races have forty riders and race two motos, each thirty-five minutes in length. Supercross starts in January and goes until May; motocross starts at the end of May and finishes the first
