Welcome to the world of supercross.

A three-hour, non-stop entertainment spectacular, on the verge of cracking it as a mainstream Australian sport.

Every race is a battle of testosterone, technical ability, and of course speed around a cleverly crafted track full of rhythm sections, whoops and other assorted dirt jumps.

Thousands upon thousands of revs pierce the atmosphere at the start of each race as 20 riders line up eyeing off the first corner.

The gates are released and they're off, but that first corner can only accommodate three or four riders at a time.

This is the genius of supercross. A confined track which on face value looks far too small to support so many riders. Heavy crashes seem inevitable, but amazingly most racers come through the first corner unscathed.

Fast forward a few laps and the track is shaking as the race gets into full swing. Everywhere you look there's a motorcycle flying through the air no part of the track is dormant.

Overtaking is both exciting and frequent. Riders pass each other with excellent racing lines, but even more impressive is when one bike surges past another in the air.

Two fireballs and a chequered flag salute the winning rider of each race, and in just over five minutes, a 10-lap race is complete.

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