Motocross Odyssey Arena Belfast 18th January 2014
Riders-
Loic
Rombaut
Luke ArbornSteven
Clarke
Jason Dougan
Wayne Garrett
Ed Allingham
Ashlev
Greedy
James Harrison
Ben
Burridge
Kurt
Griffits
Lewis Hall
Adam Collings
Presto Williams
George Sim-Mutch
Ryan Thomson
Ryan Mundell
Kelton Gwyther
Connor Mullan
Buster Hart
Drew McCreanor
Falon Bailie
Adam
Wells
Myles
Taylor
Callum
Clarke
Callum McCaul
Tyler Etheridge
Trystan Williams
Matthew Beattie
Kristian Whatley
Angelo Pellegrini
Elliott Banks-Brown
Bryan Mackenzie
Nev
Bradshaw
Alfie Smith
Erki Kahro
Carl Nunn
Gordon Crockard
Brad Anderson
Ryan
Voas
Fabien Izoird
Cyrille Coulon
Daniel McCoy
Jamie Law
Adam Chatfield
Tyler
Villopoto
Greg Aranda
abien Izoird
Jack Brunell
Graeme
Irwin
Erki Kahro
Jake Millward
Nez
Parker
Edgar Torronteras
Dan
Whitby
Jamie
Squibb
Chris Birch
Music- '
Here we go' by 'Te-20' Written by
Peter Steele
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Riders at same event-
FMX Contenders So Far;
Arenacross brings together top-flight
Professional racers from across the globe, the
UK's most-promising
Youth pilots aged from seven to 18 years old and a hand-picked selection of some of the world's maddest, baddest
Freestyle Motocross stars.
Right here's where you'll find some extra info on the riders who we're tipping to be our FMX Contenders - we'll be regularly updating this section as more riders
sign up so keep checking back
...
Edgar Torronteras
A bona fide Freestyle Motocross legend,
Spaniard Edgar 'ET' Torronteras is a global superstar and natural born thriller whose preferred habitat is 40ft above the ground!
Chris BIrch
Arguably the biggest hitter on the UK Freestyle Motocross scene, Chris '
Swampy'
Birch divides his time between
London and his FMX compound in
Southern Spain...
Jamie Squibb
One of the UK's most experienced FMX stars who's been hitting the ramps since the late '90s, Squibby's trademark whips are smoother than
Daniel Craig ordering a
Martini...
Dan Whitby
Don't let his down-to-earth demeanour fool you, Dan Whitby is a hardcore FMX addict who's showcased his skills to
Arab sheiks,
Russian oligarchs and the
English aristocracy...
Dave Wiggins
"Go big or go home -- or go to hospital!" Dave Wiggins has a pretty simple gameplan and with his designer clothes and cool moves he's at home on the ramps and the dancefloor!
Rider Gear
FMX riders typically use much of the same riding gear as MX racers. This includes a helmet, goggles, gloves, boots, jersey,a chest protector and MX pants. They may supplement this with elbow and knee pads. Riders may also choose to wear 'body armor' to protect the chest and legs when performing the most dangerous of tricks, as did
Travis Pastrana when performing his double backflips. A neck brace may also be worn if riders are concerned about neck injuries or are attempting dangerous tricks.
The
Backflip was once considered the "holy grail of FMX". It was a trick that every rider considered impossible and was considered more appropriate in video games than in real life. Speculation of the possibility began with the Motocross film "
Children of a
Metal God" featuring riders attempting the trick into water off a modified ramp. Also it had been done many times on
BMX bikes, and FMX riders were using tricks from
BMX riders, such as when Travis Pastrana performed an
Indian Air, originally from
TJ Lavin, a
BMXer
In
2002,
Caleb Wyatt (born
January 1,
1976) is the first person to ever perform a successful backflip on a large motorcycle. On
April 25, 2002 at the
Rogue Valley Motocross track (RVMX), Caleb Wyatt executed the backflip. A photo of
Caleb was taken by the RVMX track owner to document the event and can be seen on his website.
2002 saw the backflip taken to X
Games glory. Travis Pastrana and
Mike Metzger were both capable doing flips off ramps.
Kenny Bartram was still learning flips, doing them off the backsides of dirt landings, much like Hart in the
2000 Gravity Games. The unthinkable had become reality; a backflip was now common place in freestyle competition. Mike Metzger had achieved a back-to-back backflip, which won him
Freestyle Gold, at
Summer X Games 8.
'No Footers', 'HeelClickers', and 'One Handed' Backflips.
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