Reason For Being
The end of 2021 was accompanied by a flurry of big stories that will no doubt affect the future of our sport. While the test tracks in California and Florida were humming with riders and race teams getting ready for the start of the 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship, news was being made in other parts of the world. An impressive new electric motorcycle from Spain was introduced, as was a new FIM “World Supercross Championship” partner from Australia. There was also yet another unfortunate rise in the seemingly never-ending pandemic all over the world, and accompanying shutdowns and travel restrictions that could rear their ugly heads at any time in this new season.
It’s an ambitious undertaking, given that supercross is a primarily U.S.- based discipline of dirt bike racing and there is already a very good promoter of it here—Feld.
We are deeply rooted in Moto—We’ve been here all our lives. Back in 1998 when we turned an underground newspaper into a shiny color magazine, it immediately changed the game with its unprecedented depth of coverage, sense of humor, and access to the sport’s biggest names. Today, our readers know they can go to Racer X Online for all the news, race results, and event coverage they need, and then enjoy even more detail and perspective in the pages of Racer X Illustrated. The mag offers a chance to learn something new on every page and stay connected with the people and personalities that shape our sport—the competitors out on the racetrack, as well as the ones behind the scenes—through our exclusive deep-dive stories and columns.
Our trademark has always been insider knowledge from the experts who are at the races and around the sport. We have long prided ourselves on our unparalleled race reporting and detailed storytelling. We go deep with the riders and teams to provide comprehensive coverage you won’t find anywhere else—all with first-class photography and design. It’s a full education in motocross past, present, and future.
Davey Coombs
Editor-in-chief & Founder
Racer X Illustrated
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