Audio By Carbonatix
Sure, most of my exposure to motocross consists of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circuses I attended as a kid. At least, I’m pretty sure the guys in the Globe of Death were riding dirt bikes–if they were riding Harleys, then they truly are the biggest badasses in the world. (And if you mention X-Fighters to most males in my age group, you’re more likely to have them thinking of Luke Skywalker’s attack craft than a two-wheeler.) But this Saturday I’ll have a chance for some full-on X-Fighter motocross immersion in Fort Worth as the Fort Worth Stockyards hosts the Red Bull X-Fighters motocross series. Featuring riders from Australia, Spain, Japan, France, Norway, New Zealand and the United States, the event is the only U.S. stop on the X-Fighters tour—the others are in Canada, Spain, the U.K. and Mexico–which explains why it attracted nearly 40,000 spectators last time around. Tickets to the event are $20 to $50, or $10 for kids 12 and under; the bikes start flying at 8:30 p.m. Visit ticketmaster.com.
Sat., June 27, 2009
