2022 Outdoor Motocross Schedule
Motocross racing is a racing sport that uses dirt bikes on off-road courses such as mud and gravel. Competitors run over different obstacles and manmade terrains with tight turns and jumps.
In this extreme sport, professional racers use state-of-the-art dirt bikes to go through tough and rough racetracks in the US.
These are classified into 30-minute races where the scores of the professional racers are combined to determine the winner.
As the servicing administrative and sponsor of Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, MX Sports Pro Racing has already released the 2022 schedule for the 12-round off-road motocross racing. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the said racing series which was founded in 1972 by the American Motorcyclist Association. It is the major outdoor motocross racing in the United States.
The 2022 championship series will go around the mx race tracks around the US. It started in mid-May and shall end by the beginning of September. To know when the race will run in your area, here is the schedule and venue of the racing series.
LUCAS OIL PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE FOR 2022
Round 1: May 28, Saturday
Venue: Fox Raceway at Pala, California
Round 2: June 4, Saturday
Venue: Hangtown MX, Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area, Rancho Cordova, California
Round 3: June 11, Saturday
Venue: Thunder Valley MX Park, Thunder Valley, Lakewood, Colorado
Round 4: June 18, Saturday
Venue: High Point Raceway, Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania
Round 5: July 2, Saturday
Venue: Redbud MX, Buchanan, Michigan
Round 6: July 9, Saturday
Venue: The Wick 338, Southwick, Massachusetts
Round 7: July 16, Saturday
Venue: Spring Creek Race Track, Millville, Minnesota
Round 8: July 23, Saturday
Venue: Washougal Off-Road Race Track, Washougal, Washington State
Round 9: August 13, Saturday
Venue: Unadilla MX, New Berlin, New York
Round 10: August 20, Saturday
Venue: Budds Creek Off-Road Race Track, Mechanicsville, Maryland
Round 11: August 27, Saturday
Venue: Ironman Off-Road Raceway, Crawfordsville, Indiana
Round 12: September 3, Saturday
Venue: Fox Raceway II, Pala, California
Tickets for Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship 2022
If you want to watch the action live on the race track, you can purchase your tickets online, at motorcycle dealerships, or at the venue.
Online tickets are available in different categories. Super tickets for kids and adults allow you to watch from a premier viewing area, pro pit access, lunch during the race day, and other freebies.
General admission for adults and kids can be a 3 or 2-day ticket, or you may also purchase a ticket just for the Saturday race.
If you prefer to camp out on the grounds of the venue, you can get a Preferred Camping or Fan Camping ticket which is valid on the nights of Thursdays until Saturdays. However, these camping tickets do not include an admission ticket which is sold separately.
You may also get the Early Entry Pit Pass, which is used to access the Pro Pits during the morning of race day. This pass will require you to purchase an admission ticket upon entry.
AMA Motocross and Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship
Aside from the 12-round outdoor series from mid-May until August, there is also a 17-round Supercross championship that starts during the first weekend of January until the first weekend of May.
During the championship series, around 40 professional racers qualify for each round. This is considered the most physically demanding sport of all.
The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship travels to different race tracks around 10 states in the USA. The series began at Fox Raceway in California, the official home and heart of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship. In the following weeks, the championship will tour around the tracks in Colorado, then on Pennsylvania as the East Coast round starts.
On July 2nd, the professional racers will meet again on track at Redbud MX in Michigan as the whole of America celebrates its independence day.
The four final rounds of the championship series were on the race tracks of New York, Southern Maryland, Indiana, and Southern California where round 1 of the series took place.
Watching Streaming and US TV Broadcast
If you are not able to watch the race at the venue, you may also watch the series on the free and exclusive streaming at MAVTV Motocross Network at MAVTV.com [http://mavtv.com/] and MAVTVPlus.com [http://mavtvplus.com/] . You may also watch highlights of previous races on YouTube.
You may also watch it live on the MAVTV Select channel on your television at 2 pm EST, you may contact your cable provider for the channel information or download the FloSports app on your Android and Apple devices.
The results of AMA Motocross can be accessed online as well as the latest news and updates on the racers.
How Did The Motocross Start
Since racing is considered a thrilling sport, motorcycle racing became part of the list but the racers are set to take their bikes on off-road tracks. Since these are made with dirt, it is often muddy which adds higher difficulty for the racers.
The sport started in America during the 1960s and has gained popularity since then. AMA started organizing the races and had its first championship in 1972. As the sport grew, the Japanese motorbike brands Suzuki and Kawasaki topped the most famous makers of dirt bikes. Indoor motocross also started in 1974 and had the first women’s championship in MX in 1995.
Many personalities started their athletic careers in this sport. Ricky Carmichael, Jessica Patterson, and Jeremy McGrath are to name a few.
Riders who want to join AMA championships are required to follow the AMA guide on dirt bikes to help different categories of racers find the equipment that is appropriate for them. Motocross can be a dangerous sport so following the safety precautions includes proper clothing, footwear, and wearing of body armor.
Final Words
After years of restrictions, MX fans can now watch the dirt and speed live on the racetracks. With its 12-round series in different parts of the USA, you will be able to have a chance to watch these professional motocross riders jump and slide on the racetrack.
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