Supermoto (also called Supermotard due to its strong foothold in France) is a cross-over of motocross and road racing. Races are commonly held on road racing tracks with an off-road section in the infield; approximately 70% tarmac and 30% dirt. The motorcycles used are frequently custom-created combinations of off-road motorcycles and road-racing rims/tires. Riders also wear a combination of road race and offroad equipment, normally leathers and a motocross helmet and boots. Unlike normal motorcycle racing, the emphasis lies on slower (<100 mph / <161 km/h), short and twisty tracks, where skill matters far more than outright machine performance.
Supermoto has its origins in the 1970s where ABC’s Wide World of Sports was the highest-rated sports show in the United States. In 1979, ABC commissioned a made-for-TV event to be included in the series, named Superbikers, whose intention was to find the ultimate all-around motorcycle racer. Superbikers was then manifested as a yearly event run at southern California's Carlsbad Raceway. The show's tarmac-and-dirt courses were intended to draw on talent from the worlds of off-road, flat-track and road-racing. World and National Championship-winning motorcycling greats such as Kenny Roberts and Jeff Ward, whose respective sports at the time were road-racing and motocross, participated in the races. The Superbikers quickly became a huge Nielsen rating contender, running until 1985, at which point ABC was forced to cancel the show due to new management and budget cuts; its cancellation also initiated a long sabbatical of the sport in the USA. The European racers who participated in the sport at Carlsbad, however, brought it back to Europe with them, where it quickly gained popularity in countries such as France.
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NedworX Media Productions - A small collection of supermotard images.
Supermotard Australia - An overview of this discipline with news, photos, video footage and entry forms.
Meta Description: [ Supermotard Australia is a website promoting and informing people about the sport of Supermoto racing ]
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Supermotard Extreme - A series of Australian State and club race events. Includes news, photos, results and links.
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Supermotard.dk - Official site for this discipline in Denmark. Features a calendar, track information, photos and discussion forum.
Meta Description: [ Supermotard Danmark fremmer, oplyser og informerer om Supermoto racing motorsporten og gade-motorcykler. Se også nyheder og artikler om MC-udstyr og reservedele ]
Supermotech - Provides supermotard information, racing news, technical data, links and contact details.
Meta Description: [ The UK's Biggest and Best Supermoto Site, Supermotard Information, Racing, Building, Bikes and Parts for Sale,
Contacts and News pages ]
SuperMoto Club of Western Australia - The club's goals are to provide club ride days, club racing, and potentially a state series.
Supermoto NSW - An Australian site providing news, events, practice day information, photos and entry forms.
Supermotojunkie - A discussion forum for riders participating in this sport. Supplies information about clubs, bikes and technical data.
Meta Description: [ The biggest SuperMoto message board on the net. ]
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Yamaha Supermoto Masters - In aid of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, this Australian event is to be held at Calder Park Raceway, Melbourne.
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