The AMA Supercross series runs concurrently with the FIM Supercross World Championship and is held each year from December to May in sports arenas across the United States of America. In recent times events have been run in Europe and also in Canada and plans are in place to take this thrilling spectacle to a more global audience.

Supercross was first introduced as a championship in 1974 and is essentially a form of motocross, with the main class using 450cc four-stroke and 250cc two-stroke machines. The temporary man-made circuits are slower, shorter and feature extreme physical and technically demanding obstacles, compared to traditional outdoor motocross tracks. This makes supercross a very specific discipline with only a handful of very skilled riders able to truly master the sport.

Supercross has a huge following across the United States with crowds in excess of 50,000 regularly attending the Saturday night events and the calendar now stretches to eighteen rounds (if the lucrative US Open is accounted for). Each meeting takes a similar format with a series of heats to qualify the riders to the points scoring 20-lap ‘Main Event’. Besides the racing, each AMA Supercross round features a spectacular presentation with extensive use of lighting and visual effects; giving the race the feeling of a rock concert.

At the end of the year the rider who has amassed the most points is crowned as champion, a highly prestigious and lucrative title that is arguably the most coveted in off-road circles.