Bmx Racing
Peoples who love riding the BMX bikes must try for the BMX racing. These races are the type of off road bicycle racing and therefore this is the most thrilling experiment. Peoples who like to play with bikes can purchase the BMX bikes. The bikes used in the racing are most strong and light weighted. Main theme of the BMX racing is derived from the concept of Motocross racing. Tracks used for the races are either built or they are dirt ramps. The ramps are made off the road and to add the thrill they are single leap.
To give breath holding experience tracks are made twisted with dirt heaps. These courses are prepared with various jumps that short lists the riders. To make the racing more challenging the tracks are banked and are kept with flat corners. All these resistances are added in the tracks to add the exhilaration with fun. These tracks are best suitable for the riders who love riding and can do anything to get fun of driving.
These racings are facilitating for the riders by a number of international sanction bodies with some rules to conduct and govern the race. People who fit in the specified age group and skill level classification can participate the racing. International authority always decides the skill levels and the age groups for the participants. These bodies also maintain the points of accumulation system during the racing season.
Largely the participant drivers are in the age group of 9 to 10 years and the age group for professional is 18 to 21 years. Professional ranks are available for both men as well as women. The bikes used in the racing are BMX class bikes that are strong, light weight and easy to handle. These single speeded youth bicycles are with 20" wheels. Variation of the wheel is found in cruiser class with 24" wheels.
BMX race is an individual sport but can be organized with the team. Generally these races are organized for business exposure. Different companies sponsor these races for their advertisements. Some of the races are conducted for country companionship along with business exposure. BMX racing gives fun along with strength, bike handling capacities and quickness to the riders. To enhance the rider's skills participation in these races is beneficial.
Famous sanctioning bodies of these races are UCI, American Bicycle Association and National bicycle League. They sponsors and conducts the different races for different seasons. These races can be conducted either on the plain tracks or they can be conducted on the dirt ramps. Dirt ramps are particularly made for the thrilling races. In these races the track is made from hardening and shaping the dirt. These tracks are well suitable for the jumpers. Distances between the two heaps of dirt are made for the jumps or leaps.
Races become more excited with different types, styles and take off and landing of the jumps. These races can include water ponds instead of the dirt heaps. These races are also stimulating and bring the races at the zenith.