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Freestyle Motocross

Freestyle motocross is a motorsport discipline with motocross motorcycle, ramps, jumps and tricks. Difficulty, execution, variety, flow, course use and safe landing are judged; entry belongs in coached motocross/FMX progression.

LevelVariant FamilyMotorsport CategoryMotorsport

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Classification

Category Motorsport

Family Motorsport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Motocross-based trick sport with ramps, airtime and judged jump sequences.

Geeignet für Suitable only for very experienced motorcycle/motocross riders with coaching, protection and risk discipline.

Cost First motocross course/club and protective gear; FMX ramps only later with coach, airbag/foam pit or facility. Motocross bike, maintenance, protection, training facility, ramp/landing setup, coach, transport and rescue/event structure. Motocross club, FMX coach, official training facility or motorsport-federation-adjacent structure. Do not present as a spon…

First progress Motocross basics take weeks to months; FMX tricks take much longer.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

motocross bike
helmet
protectors
boots
coach
ramp/landing zone
rescue plan

First steps

take a motocross basics course
practise small jump technique
find an FMX coach
use airbag/foam pit before hard landings

Motocross club, FMX training facility, motorsport federation, coach or supervised ramp/airbag setup.

Ride only at an approved facility with protection, coach, ramp check, rescue access and controlled progression.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases FMX

Tags freestyle-motocross, motorsport, fmx

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Show a safe legal trick run with high difficulty, variety, execution and landing.

Teilnehmer

riders individually.

Teamgröße

one rider per run; crew/mechanics support.

Spielfeld

ramp and landing facility.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

judged by difficulty, execution, variety, course use and landing.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

motocross bike
helmet
protectors
ramps
landing zone

Wichtige Regelpunkte

unsafe run
course/time breach
unapproved facility
equipment breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

FIM
Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM)

International Freestyle Motocross Appendix FIM · rulebook · high
What is motocross? The ultimate guide to MX Racing Red Bull · beginner-guide · medium
Tips For Getting Into Freestyle Motocross Motocross Parts UK · blog-guide · medium
Freestyle GP Motocross World Cup Freestyle GP · event-guide · medium