# What type of bike/motorcycle racing did I watch growing up? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 25, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-bike-motorcycle-racing-did-i-watch-growing-up/918993 "2020-08-25T15:59:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-bike-motorcycle-racing-did-i-watch-growing-up/918993/1 "2020-08-25T15:59:25Z")
They used to show these races on TV when I was a kid and I loved them. I’ve been trying to find them to show my son, who really enjoys watching any kind of racing on TV. Here is what I saw: - motorbikes on a dirt track - a huge hill they ascended as part of the track, then they went down it(a huge highlight for kids). This whole thing was man made - smaller bikes, not huge motorcycles The hill/ramp was my main memory. I see clips of bike racing, but don’t seem to see this type of track. What league or group was I watching? Do they still exist? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-bike-motorcycle-racing-did-i-watch-growing-up/918993/2 "2020-08-25T16:02:43Z")
Was it indoors or a stadium? > **[AMA Supercross Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMA_Supercross_Championship)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The AMA Supercross Championship (commercially known as Monster Energy AMA Supercross) is an American motorcycle racing series. Founded by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) in 1974, the AMA Supercross Championship races are held from January through early May. Supercross is a variant of motocross which involves off-road motorcycles on a constructed dirt track consisting of steep jumps and obstacles; the tracks are usually constructed insi... ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-bike-motorcycle-racing-did-i-watch-growing-up/918993/3 "2020-08-25T16:10:00Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Was it indoors or a stadium? Assuming Running\_coach and I are on the same page. Supercross is indoor and motocross is outdoors. If you remember the old Nintendo game Excitebike, that was motocross. I’m guessing you’re talking about supercross and the big hill was just part of the track for whatever you were watching. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-bike-motorcycle-racing-did-i-watch-growing-up/918993/4 "2020-08-25T17:11:45Z")
Looks like supercross is the one. More than once, we would see them do all those little hills and bumps and about mid-way, there would be a huge man-made hill they would climb. We loved that! I’ll start looking for full races up on youtube. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-bike-motorcycle-racing-did-i-watch-growing-up/918993/5 "2020-08-25T17:32:49Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Looks like supercross is the one. More than once, we would see them do all those little hills and bumps and about mid-way, there would be a huge man-made hill they would climb. We loved that! Yup, that’s what I remember watching as well. One thing I always remember is how often someone would accidentally skip from one part of the track to another by going off the side and landing on a nearby section. I don’t recall what happens in that case though. Surely they can’t just continue on. I have to assume there’s some type of rule against using a warp zone. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-bike-motorcycle-racing-did-i-watch-growing-up/918993/6 "2020-08-25T18:18:38Z")
Mention of the hill reminds me of an event they used to occasionally televise - the hill climb. For whatever reason I used to get a kick outta these motorcycles trying to make it up an incredibly steep hill… ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-bike-motorcycle-racing-did-i-watch-growing-up/918993/7 "2020-08-25T18:36:08Z")
The big hills I remember were usually set in pairs as a jump from one to the other.