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The AMA EnduroCross Championship is an
endurocross Indoor enduro or SuperEnduro which is also known by Endurocross shortened Enduro-X or EX, is a hybrid motorcycle competition, a mix of supercross and enduro racing held indoors over obstacles resembling a trials track.Christner, Brian, ''Rise o ...
championship held in
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since 2007. It is held in
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s, recreating
enduro Enduro is a form of motorcycle sport run on extended cross-country, off-road courses. Enduro consists of many different obstacles and challenges. The main type of enduro event, and the format to which the World Enduro Championship is run, is a ...
obstacles such as rocks, boulders and logs. Motorsport promoters Eric Peronnard and Tim Clark organized the first EnduroCross event at the
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in Las Vegas in 2004, with a similar format to the Barcelona Indoor Enduro. In 2007, EnduroCross turned into a three-round championship with AMA sanctioning. Since 2008, at least six rounds have been held each year. In 2011 and 2012, the
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Los Angeles was a points-scoring round of the AMA EnduroCross. Las Vegas has hosted the final round from 2007 to 2013, and the first round from 2008 to 2010 and since 2012. Cities that have hosted the AMA EnduroCross include Denver, Everett, Boise and Ontario. Most of the events have been held in the West. In 2006, the owners sold EnduroCross to Primedia, later
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and TEN: The Enthusiast Network. In 2017, TEN sold the series to the Bonnier Motorcycle Group.What’s New For EnduroCross 2017
- Whip, February 2017 Taddy Blazusiak holds the record of main event wins in EnduroCross with 29 as of the 2013 season. No other rider has collected five main event wins. Geoff Aaron has collected 15 podiums, Mike Brown 13,
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12, Colton Haaker 9 and Damon Huffman 9, all of which have also won main events.


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AMA EnduroCross official website

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Endurocross Indoor enduro or SuperEnduro which is also known by Endurocross shortened Enduro-X or EX, is a hybrid motorcycle competition, a mix of supercross and enduro racing held indoors over obstacles resembling a trials track.Christner, Brian, ''Rise o ...
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