The Summer X-Games is annual competition put on by ESPN of the best action sports athletes competing in a bunch of different events, sort of a mini Olympics for action and extreme sports.

For the last 8 years the Summer X-Games has been held here in Los Angeles, which is great for me, because I enjoy going to see some of the events live. The last two years I wasn’t able to go to any events because I was traveling, but I was in town this year, so was able to attend several of the events.

X-Games 17 at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. Moto X Step Up.

Moto X Step Up. Basicly the high-jump, but on a motocross bike.

X-Games 17 at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. Best Wipe.

Moto X Best Wipe. Who can do the coolest whip on their motocross bike.

X-Games 17 at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. Moto X Best Trick.

Travis Pastrana goes for a crazy twisting double back flip in the Moto X Best Trick competition. Unfortunately he crashed and broke his ankle.

X-Games 17 at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. BMX Big Air.

BMX Big Air.

X-Games 17 at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. Rallycross.

The streets around the Staples Center are turned into a racecourse for the Rallycross.

X-Games 17 at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles.

Cool trashcan.

A new event for this year’s Summer X-Games and the last event of the games was Endurocross. Endurocross is a mash-up of supercross and enduro. Rides race each other around a custom track build inside an arena. The track is a bit similar to a supercross track, but with added rocks, logs, waterholes and other obstacles that might been seen in an enduro race.

X-Games 17 at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. Endurocross.

Panorama of the Endurocross track inside the Staples Center.

X-Games 17 at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. Endurocross.

The tight start resulted in many pile-ups.

X-Games 17 at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. Endurocross.

Log Obstacle.

X-Games 17 at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. Endurocross.

Struggling to get over a large log.

X-Games 17 at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. Endurocross.

Tire Jump.

X-Games 17 at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. Endurocross.

The waterhole.