A Real Wild Ride

It’s billed as the most extreme form of motorcycle racing and it’s easy to see why. Riders, atop !tricked-out” bikes costing as much as $80,000, have little problem leaping 30 feet into the air for distances up to 80 feet. Jeremy McGrath, below, is the defending 250cc champion.

Doors open: 12:30 p.m.

Show starts: 7 p.m.

Prices: Adults, $25-$75; kids $10-$75

Parking: $8 for cars, motorcycles; $15 for vans, RVs

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Edison Field hosts the 2001 EA Sports Supercross Series Saturday. A look at the rest of the season

RACE SCHEDULE

January 13: San Diego

January 20: Anaheim

January 27: Phoenix

February 3: Anaheim

February 10: Indianapolis

February 24: Atlanta

March 3: New Orleans

March 10: Daytona, Fla

March 17: Minneapolis

March 24: Houston

March 31: St. Louis

April 7: Pontiac, Mich

April 21: Irving, Texas

April 28: Salt Lake City

May 5: Las Vegas

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Edison Field

COURSE FEATURES (use diagram #1 and label examples)

Whoop-de-doos: Series of closely-spaced jumps

Sweepers: Wide radius, high-speed turn

Hairpin: Tight radius, 180-degree turn

Berm: Mound of dirt used to aid turning

Tabletop jump: A flat plateau with jumping and landing ramps on each end

Step-up jump: A stairstep jump, where the rider transcends the jumps

Double jump: Two jumps or mounds of dirt that can be cleared in a single leap

Triple jump: Three jumps or mounds of dirt that can be cleared in a singler leap

Source: SFX, Edison International Field