Supercross, June 7^th

History

Motorcycle Supercross was derived from the sport of Motocross. While Motocross and Supercross are similar in many respects, there are significant differences as well. For example, the Supercross races are heavily advertised and televised motorsports events held within major cities.

The term "Supercross" was coined as the event name for the first organized Motocross race that was successfully held inside a stadium in the United States. It was such a commercial success that it spawned many imitators, and the term "Supercross" was coined to identify the similar to Motocross stadium cycling events.

Modern Supercross races are sanctioned and governed by motorcycle associations. The main being either the American Motorcyclist Association who is the oldest and most prodigious cycle racing organization, or the THQ series of Supercross Championship events that are in part the work of Clear Channel, who in 2004 contruibuted expertise in filming on-track gate event competition for Supercross: The Movie.

While growing consistently since the 70's, in the early part of the 21st Century Supercross' popularity really took off. In the United States, Supercross races today are the second most popular form of motorsport (behind NASCAR racing).

The American Motorcyclist Association awards three Supercross Championship Champs each year. They are Supercross Champion which until 2006 was referred to as 250 class, Supercross Lites East (which was the 125 East) Champion, and Supercross Lites West Champion. World Supercross Champions are named by other racing organizations around the world.

Supercross racing classifications were governed by the displacement of the motorcycle's engine until 2006. In the past, Championships have been awarded in 125cc (also known as "MX2"), 250cc ("MX1"), and 500cc displacement levels (also known as "MX3"). The 250cc Champion has always been generally considered to be the most prestigious.

Event

Typically, a Supercross event consists of a set number of qualifying races, heat races, and semi-finals, all leading up to the finals race for each contest cycle category. The final races are called the "Main Event". The race lengths range from as few as 6 laps for qualifying races to 20 laps for the highlighted Main Event.

The races tend to be very intense. Supercross races usually last no longer than 22 minutes, while Motocross outdoor races can run in excess of 40 minutes.

Supercross champions are ordinarily thought to have superior technical skills, racing on tight tracks and under controlled conditions. A Supercross main event often takes on the look and feel of the Roman gladiators' Coliseum.

For ticket information contact 635-1101.

Colorful Colorado/Quarter Horse Show June 13^th-15^th

Horse lovers, there is plenty to see during this event that I’m only going to list just some of the events. This is a competition event comprising of 21 shows plus all Breed and Green classes. Bring the whole family and enjoy Youth Barrel Racing, Amateur Barrel Racing, IBHA sanctioned Barrel Racing, Youth, Amateur, and IBHA sanctioned Pole Bending, and Youth Stake Race.

Also enjoy All Breed Showmanship (18 & up), Youth Showmanship (Geldings & Mares), Youth Performance Halter-Mares, Amateur Performance Halter-Stallions, Youth Novice Western Pleasure, Western Horsemanship, Western Riding, and a whole lot more.

Free admission and open to the public. 

Hunter-Jumper Show, June 11^th -29^th

A number of shows, competitions, will be happening in the outdoor stadium and the indoor arena during this time span, all for great family enjoyment. From young to old, Hunter-Jumper events are exciting to watch especially when you can get to be “close up and personal” with the horse and rider and at the Norris-Penrose event center you can do just that.

Hunter-Jumpers is a division of English riding. It is divided into two separate categories, hunters and jumpers. Hunter is where the horse is judged on conformation, movement and way of going.

Jumper is judged by how quickly a horse can complete a course of jumps without faults. A fault can be one of many things, usually a refusal or knocking down one of the jumps.

Free admission and open to the public.