Are you a Motocross Racer?

I am a male, and I have been racing for almost 13 years now. I started racing dirt bikes at age 8, and have been hooked ever since. I have had some injuries (two that involved a wheel chair) which kept me out for a couple seasons, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. It is part of the sport and you gotta take the good with the bad. Motocross is the most physically demanding sport there is, and I am guessing you are debating letting your kids race or continue to race. Let them do it! It is good for you both mentally and physically, plus having them do the maintenance teaches responsibility. If you have any further questions feel free to email me.

TJ

I am sure you would like to hear 'yes you will' or 'give it a go as you never know' but from your other questions a while ago I can see that you are riding or racing an older 250f so that says you cannot be racing at a high competitive level as a bike a few years old will in no way cut it with racing in 2012. Riders with any chance at making it have to have at least two brand new bikes each year and that is minimum as they get tired easily and the work to get them race ready is huge so unless you have deep pockets you will be behind right there. Besides these two bikes specifically for racing they usually have a practise bike. Clutches are most often a one use thing at pro level and so are tyres so unless you are on a team or have huge support from the supplies you won't be running the same tyres and you won't be able to change clutches often enough. Races can easily be lost at pro level as the clutch is slipping in a very small way on the start line. If you are not already racing at A grade level and don't know how to set a bike up or how to read a track then you have no chance at all. You may think you are good where you ride each time you do but that means nothing as the local top rider can often pull lap times similar to the pro rider just riding the track for the first time but pro riders will arrive at tracks they have never seen before and walk the track analysing the approach they will take to riding this track, they can also alter their riding during the day for the changed conditions as a track that has had 80 or more pros lapping around it is not the same later in the day as it is early. I know one pro rider who also walks the track after the race as he says he learns a huge amount from looking at the track afterwards. Also anyone asking on here if they can be pro riders in my opinion will never make it as most of them know where they are headed from 4 years old and if they asked anyone it would be high profile people in the sport that they already know from the contacts they have made over the years. A lot of mx is not what you know but who. This may all sound harsh but it is the truth.

Woods racer but run some motocross races for practice. Male 41 yrs old, broken hand last spring. This spring I compressd a disk in my back when I went over the bars hard and couldn't move my left leg for 3 days till the swelling on my spine went down. Pretty good shape now. Good clean comeback. My kids race mx and both had broken ankles this year and one broke a kneecap last year and the other broke 2 fingers.

Raced Motocross in the UK from 1981 - 2002

I have owned most makes and sizes but finished my career on 2 strokes. Last bike was a 2002 CR250.

Quite tempted to get a Honda 4 stroke enduro

13 male riding since i was 4 or 5 and still am the worst thing that happened to me was the first time i rode a dirt bike when i was three i rode my dirt bike up a tree about 10 ft up the tree i fell down and the bike landed on my chest.

I'm 13 I have an '06 honda cr125r and an '08 yamaha yz125 i'm a girl and one time i was going off a jump and was being an idiot,so i tried doing a backflip and landed on my back,and broke 3 ribs.....it hurt.

i raced moto-cross in the late 80's to md-90's, I raced a yamaha nagushi 400. I am a male, 33 years old. i wrecked in a race at lake sugar tree, in the semi-proff, heat. i got the whole shot and was wrecked from behind injuring both of my knees. i have not raced since. i miss it everyday of my life. when i smell the 2 cycle weed eater it takes me back.it was the best time of my life.

yeah i race a wr450f . i am a male 24 years old i havent really had a bad injury yet and i dont plan to have a bad one though i have stacked it a few times

I'm female and I was 16 racing with the boys when I came up short (because of false neutral) on a 90 ft. triple and broke my femur. Yeah, **** happens and I'm hardcore. :)

i haven't raced yet but my brother races hes 11.

well the most outrageous incident was wen a bike landed on him wen he was 9...yup landed on his back and he nearly died.