supercross
noun
su·per·cross
ˈsü-pər-ˌkrȯs 
: a motorcycle race held in a stadium on a dirt track having hairpin turns and high jumps
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Colorado native Eli Tomac has been sidelined with a broken leg since mid-February, and defending 450 supercross champion Jett Lawrence saw his season end in early February due to a torn ACL.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 1 May 2025
We are also joined on the ride by Yamaha ambassadors and former motocross and supercross champions Damon Bradshaw and Ryan Villopot.
—Bill Roberson, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2024
Sign-ups start at 3:30 p.m. Monday Hobby Works Radio Controlled Supercross: 11 a.m. at MTA Grandstand
Alaska’s best radio control drivers compete in high-speed action on a supercross course with 1/8 or 1/10 scale cars.
—Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2023
What’s In a Name Before we get started, one big distinction to make is the difference between supercross and motocross.
—Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2023
The track is owned by motocross and supercross racing star Axell Hodges, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported in 2021.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2023
Thanks to Gabe, the whole supercross-motocross community is getting behind it, for a cause bigger than racing dirt bikes.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 25 Sep. 2019
Pastrana — who has won several X Games gold medals for supercross, motocross, and freestyle motocross — performed the stunts during the History Channel’s Evel Live event.
—Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com, 9 July 2018
Instead of dirt tracks, supercross takes place in stadiums and arenas, and includes stunt jumps of up to 70 feet — the distance of two school buses parked end to end.
—Cindy Atoji Keene, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2018
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 1 May 2025
We are also joined on the ride by Yamaha ambassadors and former motocross and supercross champions Damon Bradshaw and Ryan Villopot.
—Bill Roberson, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2024
Sign-ups start at 3:30 p.m. Monday Hobby Works Radio Controlled Supercross: 11 a.m. at MTA Grandstand
Alaska’s best radio control drivers compete in high-speed action on a supercross course with 1/8 or 1/10 scale cars.
—Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2023
What’s In a Name Before we get started, one big distinction to make is the difference between supercross and motocross.
—Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2023
The track is owned by motocross and supercross racing star Axell Hodges, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported in 2021.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2023
Thanks to Gabe, the whole supercross-motocross community is getting behind it, for a cause bigger than racing dirt bikes.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 25 Sep. 2019
Pastrana — who has won several X Games gold medals for supercross, motocross, and freestyle motocross — performed the stunts during the History Channel’s Evel Live event.
—Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com, 9 July 2018
Instead of dirt tracks, supercross takes place in stadiums and arenas, and includes stunt jumps of up to 70 feet — the distance of two school buses parked end to end.
—Cindy Atoji Keene, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2018
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“Supercross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supercross. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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