Motocross
5 of the biggest bike races where you can join in
Ahead of Red Bull Knock Out, the biggest beach race ever seen, here’s more motorcycle madness.
If you're into mass participation motorcycle races that deliver adrenaline, hundreds of enthusiastic competitors, and an unforgettable event experience, then you might want to start making plans for a trip to the Netherlands this coming November.
That's when Red Bull Knock Out returns to Scheveningen in The Hague for an event that will redefine the very nature of what it means to race big.
Billed as the largest and toughest motocross beach race in the world, RedBull.com has decided to get you in the mood for it by running down five mass participation motorcycle events that don't just get the crowd going, but riding too!
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Red Bull Hare Scramble highlights
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1. Erzbergrodeo
Run every June up a mountain known as the 'Iron Giant' in Austria, and billed as "four days of full throttle", the Erzbergrodeo delivers a heady mix of motorcycle chaos and party atmosphere. Around 1,500 participants take part in the Iron Road Prolog, with just 500 making the cut for the showcase Red Bull Hare Scramble hard enduro. Of those, only a handful make the finish-line, in a race against the clock.
Ready for action at Erzbergrodeo
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2. Bonneville Speed Week
The Bonneville Salt Flats – and Speed Week – have gained global recognition and fame as a breath-taking setting and event thanks to its 30,000 acres of stretching salt plains. The flats have been hosting land speed record attempts since the end of the 19th Century, and participants are attracted from around the world to take part. The motorcycle speed trials have provided some eye-watering top speeds through the years.
James Stewart throwing down at Hangtown
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3. Hangtown Classic
The longest running motocross outdoor national in the United States, the Hangtown Classic is a festival of motocross. It's the opening round of the 2015 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, but it's not just for the big guns. A range of amateur categories make the weekend a veritable feast of MX action and downright fun, with tens of thousands of fans and riders turning up for a memorable experience.
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The best Hard Enduro crashes of 2014
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4. Weston Beach Race
Now into its fourth decade, the Weston Beach Race brings an estimated 100,000 spectators to the west coast of England for a spectacle to behold. Hundreds of competitors of all ages take part in categorised races, with the main adult solo event attracting some of the UK's top motocross and enduro names. Last year's winner was MXGP World Championship rider Shaun Simpson.
Things getting messy at Enduropale
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5. Enduropale du Touquet
Just under 2000 riders from 20 countries, and around 200,000 spectators turn out in force each January on the north-west French coast for the mother of all beach races. Wet sand flies, pile-ups happen, and elbows are out as riders fight for positions. It all started back in 1975, when Dakar founder Thierry Sabine launched the Enduropale, and it's gone from strength-to-strength every year ever since.
If you're revved up and ready to race, you can enter Red Bull Knockout now.
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