Derek Costella at the X-Games

All Access Racing is the proud sponsor of Derek Costella at X-Games 15. The young invitee will be tearing up the track at the Home Depot Center on Saturday, August 1^st, so you’d better buy your tickets and set your TiVo now.

Our rider, Derek Costella, took his first XTRM AMA Supermoto Championship in his hometown of Las Vegas on May 31^st at the South Point Hotel and Casino and is pumped to ride with a talented group of motorcycle legends in this year’s X-Games. The impressive lineup of riders includes our friend and All Access Racing 2005 AMA Supermoto Unlimited champion Micky Dymond, Supercross champion James Stewart, freestyle motocross legend Carey Hart, and motorcycle hall of famer Jeff Ward (to name a few).

If you aren’t familiar with Supermoto or with motorcycle riding, there are a few things that you need to know in order to look cool at the X-Games. Ready?

Moto X Supermoto: A hybrid race where the track is made up of 30% dirt and 70% asphalt.

Moto X Freestyle: An event where a rider has 90 seconds to perform as many cool tricks as possible in the dirt; riders are judged on both quality and quantity.

Moto X Best Whip: An event where the rider performs a jump and whips the bike around flat in the air; the one who pulls it off the best wins.

Moto X Best Trick: An event where the rider is allowed to perform 1 trick; the best trick wins.

Moto X Step Up: A high jump event on a motorcycle; the highest jumper wins.

Moto X Super X: A motocross race in a stadium with an all dirt track; also called Supercross.

Moto X Super Adaptive: A hybrid between the freestyle category and a Super X race; 2 riders per race are judged on speed and style.

Were you paying attention? There will be a test.

Are you ready for that test now? Fill in the blanks for a little pre-X-Games review:

1. Derek Costella is racing in the ______________ category in the X-Games.

2. _____________ is when a rider performs 1 trick and is judged on the quality of that trick.

3. _____________ takes place on a dirt track in a stadium.

4. The category that is like the high jump in track and field is _______________.

5. _____________ takes place on a ½ dirt, ½ asphalt track.

6. The category where the rider has 90 seconds to perform as many tricks as possible is called ________________.

7. You are going to cheer for _______________ to win in the Moto X Supermoto category.

Answer Key: 1) Moto X Supermoto; 2) Moto X Best Trick; 3) Moto X Super X or Supercross; 4) Moto X Step Up; 5) Moto X Supermoto; 6) Moto X Freestyle 7) Derek Costella (of course)

If you got all of the questions right, congratulations! You are ready for X-Games 15. The rest of you should make some flash cards and try again. Go Derek!