While digging through the Racer X photo archives the other day, we came across 15 mint, glossy shots of the old Meadowlands race in New Jersey, shot by Thom Veety of Action Photos. See, there was a time when AMA Supercross events would host amateur days on Sunday, offering local riders a chance to ride on real supercross tracks... That didn't go over so well, as you will see here. The men you see out there in Monster Energy Supercross are the best of the best, the world's most talented and precise riders, and the tracks have evolved, along with the race bikes. No, they don't hold amateur SX races in the stadiums anymore...

The List: 15 Reasons Why Supercross is for Pros Only
July 11, 2012, 7:10pm