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.
Moto X Step Up. Basicly the high-jump, but on a motocross bike.
Moto X Best Wipe. Who can do the coolest whip on their motocross bike.
Travis Pastrana goes for a crazy twisting double back flip in the Moto X Best Trick competition. Unfortunately he crashed and broke his ankle.
BMX Big Air.
The streets around the Staples Center are turned into a racecourse for the Rallycross.
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.
Panorama of the Endurocross track inside the Staples Center.
The tight start resulted in many pile-ups.
Log Obstacle.
Struggling to get over a large log.
Tire Jump.
The waterhole.
