2016 Logan County Fair

Motocross provides eye-popping entertainment

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[August 08, 2016]  Friday night in the grandstands of the Logan County Fair was a night most will remember. Tests of physical skill mixed with motorized vehicles and an enthusiastic crowd, ramped up to explosive excitement.

FMX Motocross riders put observers on the edge of their seats with their performance of aerial stunts. Riders launched their motorcycles over 70 feet through the air doing mid-air maneuvers and back flips.

FMX Motocross riders perform acrobatic stunts while jumping Motocross bikes, and a winner is chosen by a group of judges. Riders are scored on style, level of trick difficulty, best use of the course, and crowd reactions.

In the three part competition, riders progressed through a series of jumps and maneuvers the announcer described as "anything goes" with the "biggest and baddest jumps" that got "bigger, better, and crazier."

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The crowds were encouraged to "make some noise" because, as one rider said, "we like to get crazy." Another rider who had a bit of trouble with his bike said, "It can get terrifying."

As the riders performed increasingly difficult jumps, the crowd went wild, cheering the riders on by yelling and clapping.

The winner of the competition received nearly perfect scores for his death defying jumps.

For the crowds, it was a night of eye-popping entertainment from the gravity defying riders.

[Angela Reiners]

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