Enduro Cross: Why so interested???

[nambo-trev]

I'm really messed then because I love enduroX, supercross and motogp! I get as hyped for those sports seasons to start as I do the nfl season!

[Bandit9]

I like Moto GP and all the Superbike series. I've been to see AMA Superbikes. I liked it live and in person. I don't even ride street. I also love Isle of Man TT.

[rbm33]

You should give it a try and go watch a big Enduro cross. the obstacles are about twice as big as the appear on tv and the good guys are going about as three times as fast as what tv shows.

our local pro, Tony Joiner who got 4th over two weeks ago at the National enduro in OK, raced one a few years ago and the top pros made him look like a novice rider.

the speed and commitment those guys have is pretty crazy!!

[nambo-trev]

I use to be a huge AMA super bike fan in the late 90's but feel it's really changed for the worse. That being said world super bike and motogp have really heated up. I think this year will be a more competitive than ever SX field so I'm pumped for that as well. I can understand why some wouldn't like watching enduroX though, I bet when your actually at one though it would be intense, loud and the smell of burning 2-stroke oil and beer what could be better than that!!

[Darkside]

've run about 150 enduros and hare scrambles. I believe I've jumped a few logs and seen a few rocks.

I'm not doubting your skills or experience. I'm just saying that on these tracks, the obstacles come one right after another without a breather or time to prepare. It's crazy watching those guys try to fly through chopped wood and rock gardens.

It's better to view on tv when you can see the whole course. When I watch gncc races on tv, it's hard to see the whole scope of the course. Speaking from a person who has never raced one.

[Bandit9]

That is cool, I don't mean to try and ruin it for anyone else. It's just everything lately is "EX this" or "EX that" and I just don't see what the big deal is. For me, being out in the woods or wilderness on singletrack is a big part of why I like Enduro. So you can see why this sanitized version of it doesn't light my fire.

I don't know why even started this thread, it isn't like I'm going to find out something that is going to make me all of a sudden want to go watch one.

Rock On and hope ya'll have a good time at the events.

[desertgasser300]

Originally Posted by twowheels

I like watching enduroX, but the best trail in our hare scrambles series is inevitably the EX bypass. It sucks too when you can blow a lap's worth of energy just to get over the artificial stuff.

We see lots of rocks and logs in the woods, and that's why I go there.

Having said that, I'll see you in Vegas!

Not before I see you in Vegas! This will quite possibly be the best weekend since 2001!!!

That being said, who the heck doesn't enjoy watching dirt bikes race in any capacity? Just weird to me?

[Bandit9]

I hear you, and I will agree. I am weird.

[Stoby]

After reading this I decided to watch a whole race. I like a little bit of every motorcycle racing but I don't go out of my way to watch. I liked it about as much as I like watching motox.I'm not a big watcher of anything Prefer to be a do'er myself Anyway I would think all those guys would want to ride 125 150 200cc bikes on those courses Surprised to seee big bikes

[bowhunter007]

Originally Posted by Stoby

Anyway I would think all those guys would want to ride 125 150 200cc bikes on those courses Surprised to seee big bikes

I would have thought so too(for myself), 'till I watched a someone on a 2t 125. Up & down through the gears...repeat...repeat...repeat...etc.
It looked like a heckuva lot of work. Everyone else sounded like their bikes were always in one gear...easier with the extra torque(I would think).