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SMX World Championship Rounds to Feature Weekend-Long Fan Experiences

August 23, 2024

The 2024 SuperMotocross World Championship Finals, Fueled by Monster Energy promise to deliver an unparalleled experience, showcasing the world’s elite two-wheel athletes on the track while offering world-class entertainment off the track. Each race weekend is set to feature a packed Friday full of activities, allowing fans to fully immerse themselves in the SuperMotocross atmosphere. After a successful debut last year, popular fan experiences such as live talk shows, press conferences, pit bike racing, camping, and more will return for all three rounds.

 Friday’s Fan Zone will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and feature access to the pre-race press conference, practice sessions, and the SMX Insiders live show. A Friday Fan Zone ticket will be necessary to take part in all Friday activities and can be purchased at supermotocross.com.

Graphic with SMX Insider, Title 24, Bubba's World, Pulp MX and Gypsy Tales logos

New this year, the SMX Insiders Live Moto Podcast Mashup will feature the biggest names in the Podcast world, starting with the Insiders Jason Weigandt and Jason Thomas. Joining the Jason’s will be Title 24’s Ricky Carmichael or Ryan Villopoto, Bubba’s World’s James Stewart, Steve Matthes of Pulp MX, and Jase Macalpine of the Gypsy Tales Podcast. The SMX Insiders Live Moto Podcast Mashup will take place in the Friday Fan Zone from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The Friday pre-race press conferences at each round will take place at 11:30 a.m. local time ahead of practice kicking off at 1:00 p.m. Charlotte and Fort Worth will feature 12 marquee athletes in the 450 Class and the top 10 in the 250 Class. Athletes such as defending SuperMotocross World Champions, Jett Lawrence and Haiden Deegan, plus stars like Chase Sexton, Eli Tomac, Hunter Lawrence, and Aaron Plessinger will all be in attendance. The Las Vegas pre-race press conference will feature the top three contenders in each class as they address the media one final time before competing for the world title the next day. Each press conference will also feature the top amateur SMX Next athletes competing in the World All-Stars as they get set to take on the biggest stage of their careers.

Cooper Webb on track at zMAX Dragway

Practice sessions for each class occur every Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 3:35 p.m. local time as racers take to the track for the very first time, available to Friday Fan Zone ticket holders. Rider autographs will follow at each team rig from 3:35 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., offering fans an early opportunity to get autographs before race day.

Rider signing autographs

The post-season offers more access than ever before to the world’s top athletes with autograph sessions and VIP experiences taking place all weekend long.

Yamaha Pit Bike racer

The SMX Yamaha Pit Bike Races return for the second year, held every Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. before the SMX Insiders Live show. Watch industry favorites like Huckson Deegan and 2x Pit Bike of Nations Champion Willy Browning go bar-to-bar on a portion of the SuperMotocross track. Six-time champion Broc Glover will act as the official starter with more competitors still to be announced.

Graphic of the camping map at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Camping options for every budget and experience level will also be available at each round. At zMAX Dragway and Texas Motor Speedway, camping will be open Friday – Sunday with an early Thursday open at The Strip at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Make sure to check SuperMotocross.com for available packages and price levels. 

Listed below is the full Friday Fan Zone schedule that will be the same each race weekend.

Friday:

8:00am – 8:00pmCamper Parking and Registration
11:00am – 6:00pmFriday Fan Zone Open
11:30am – 12:30pmPre-Race Press Conference – SMX Main Stage
1:00pm – 1:10pmWorld All-Stars Practice – 22 Riders
1:15pm – 1:25pm250 Class Unseeded Practice
1:30pm – 1:40pm250 Class Seeded Practice
1:45pm – 1:55pm450 Class Seeded Practice
2:00pm – 2:10pm450 Class Unseeded Practice
2:25pm – 2:35pmWorld All-Stars Practice – 22 Riders
2:40pm – 2:50pm250 Class Unseeded Practice
2:55pm – 3:05pm250 Class Seeded Practice
3:10pm – 3:20pm450 Class Seeded Practice
3:25pm – 3:35pm450 Class Unseeded Practice
3:35pm – 4:00pmRider Autographs – Team Rigs
4:00pm – 5:00pmSMX Yamaha Pit Bike Races
5:00pm – 6:00pmSMX Insider Live Podcast Mashup – SMX Main Stage
6:00pmFanFest Ends

Tickets are on sale now at supermotocross.com for each round of the SuperMotocross World Championship Finals. Elevated VIP Fan Experiences are also available. Newly added for SuperMotocross World Championship Playoff 2 at Texas Motor Speedway is the Inside Track VIP Experience, which will be unique to this specific round and joins an exciting array of options that are available for each round of the SuperMotocross World Championship Finals. 

Due to overwhelming demand, additional “standing room only” tickets have been made available for the SuperMotocross World Championship set for the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 21. These tickets will be labeled as General Admission Standing Room Only – No Seats.”