Danger of supercross
May 15, 2025 2025-05-15 11:19Danger of supercross
The dangers of monster energy supercross
The Monster Energy Supercross championship presents significant dangers, especially in the form of crashes on Supercross tracks. It is crucial to understand the key differences between Supercross and Motocross tracks. Understanding these differences is essential for safety in the sport.
Motocross tracks are very long outdoor tracks with hills and big jumps, but all the jumps are very spaced out. Supercross tracks are typically found indoors or in stadiums, and all the jumps are very close together, making the track short. With supercross tracks being very short and inside small stadiums, these tracks are very tight with most turns being 180s with a jumps section immediately after the corner. The AMA also known as the American Motorcycle Association is what runs the Monster Energy Supercross championship.
The Supercross championship is split into 17 rounds every weekend on Friday and Saturday. With riders on the road every weekend, the riders have to be in excellent shape. Saturday is three rounds of qualification, and then the races. Most of the danger in supercross comes out during qualifying and races because in qualifying, every rider is trying to go as fast as they can, which causes mistakes; a big enough mistake can lead to a rider having a lethal crash.
The races are a lot more dangerous because all 22 riders lineup side by side, and all go full throttle to the first turn while bumping into other riders, causing many crashes. One example of some rider injuries in the 2025 Supercross season is with multiple riders such as Eli Tomac, Hunter Lawrence, Jett Lawerence, and Levi Kitchen. 450cc Factory Yamaha rider Eli Tomac broke his leg at the Tampa Supercross during qualifying; Honda rider Hunter Lawerence tore his labrum in his right shoulder and suffered multiple cracks in his humerus bone while in his heat race at Tampa Supercross; factory Honda rider Jett Lawerence tore his ACL and partially tore his meniscus in his right knee during the Glendale Supercross Triple Crown and will not be able to defend his 2024 Supercross championship. 250cc Factory Kawasaki rider Levi Kitchen had a massive crash at Daytona Supercross after the finish line jump; he went into a small jump section and hit the launch of the jump wrong, causing the bike to launch Levi over the handlebars, going head first into a small pothole in the dirt causing a broken collar bone and multiple broken vertebrates in his upper back.
“When I saw Levis crash, I was hyped up because it was a huge crash, but then I started to worry about the rider because there was a red flag stopping the race,” said Deerfield Beach High School sophomore Jack Gillan.
Monster Energy Supercross is a serious sport that both fans and participants should take seriously. The risks can lead to numerous injuries, making it a hazardous activity. It is important to acknowledge the dangers associated with this sport. Welcome to the world of Monster Energy Supercross.
