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AMA Sanctioned Tracks; Name Location Established Years active Note Red Bud MX: Buchanan, Michigan: 1973 1974 to present Hosted the 72nd running of the Motocross of Nations on October 6–7, 2018 and the 75th running of the Motocross of Nations on September 24-25, 2022. Hangtown MX Track - Prairie City SVRA Rancho Cordova, CA: 1979 1979 to present
Since then it has grown to 500+ acres with multiple motorsports activities. The track opened with a single 1/4 mile dragstrip. Raceway Park offered two dragstrips, three motocross tracks, a 1.3-mile (2.1 km) road course track, competition go kart racing track, autocross track, ride and drive site and adjacent Old Bridge Airport.
The first motocross race held on a race track inside a stadium took place on August 28, 1948, at Buffalo Stadium in the Paris suburb of Montrouge. [5] As the popularity of motocross surged in the United States in the late 1960s, Bill France added a professional motocross race to the 1971 Daytona Beach Bike Week schedule. [ 5 ]
The 2024 AMA Motocross Championship season is the 53rd AMA Motocross National Championship season, the premier motocross series in USA. Jett Lawrence goes into the season as the defending champion in the 450 class, after winning every race on the way to title in 2023 .
Pacific Raceways is a mixed-use road racing and drag racing facility near Kent, Washington.The race track was constructed in 1959 and opened in 1960. The track was originally named Kent Pacific Raceways, then became known as Seattle International Raceways in 1969. [1]
The SuperMotocross World Championship (official name as AMA SuperMotocross Championship) is the premier combined discipline of American off-road motorcycle racing. [1] [2] [3] Conceived in 2023 after the AMA Supercross Championship lost its FIM World Championship status, the series consists of the aforementioned Supercross series and the AMA Motocross Championship, followed by two playoff ...
The City of Portland is working to establish the track as carbon neutral. [4] In 2023, an investigation revealed the use of leaded gasoline at the track, which poses significant health risks for spectators and residents near the track. [5] This occurs primarily during drag races, as unleaded fuel (often alcohol based) is used in major weekends.
The Ridge Motorsports Park is located near Shelton, Washington, approximately 25 mi (40 km) northwest of Olympia, Washington. Ground was broken for the Steve Crawford designed road course on 26 April 2011. The full road course is 2.470 mi (3.975 km) long with 16 turns and a change in elevation of more than 300 ft (91 m) from start to finish.