THE NEW HALFTIME SHOW
By Chris Hultner
F
rom the beginning of time most Supercross halftime
shows have been the subject of ridicule and scorn. For
the most part they have been a hodge-podge of tire rolling
races, daredevil acts, monster truck exhibitions and the all-
time best, letting local radio DJ’s race atv’s or Odyssey’s around
a supercross track. Yes, simply put, the supercross halftime
show was a joke, with a few exceptions.
The Wheelie King, Doug Domokus being one of them. It was
always pretty cool to see Doug attempt to wheelie all the way
around the track. The crowd always got behind him and he
seldom let them down.
The other example of a good halftime show was the KTM
Junior Supercross Challenge (KJSC). The KJSC accomplished a
few things that had a positive impact on the sport. For starters,
it show the people in the stand that their kids could be out
there racing motocross. Another positive was that it gave young
riders and their families something to shoot for by trying to
make it into the KJSC program. And the biggest thing of all was
that the crowds really got into the race. Some of the loudest
cheers of the night at any given supercross race was for the
little kids rolling around the track on their KTM SX50’s. But
sadly, after ten years of being a part of the show, the KJSC is
now a thing of the past. Thanks to budget cuts in this sagging
global economy, KTM could no longer afford to foot the bill for
the KJSC.
But even when they lose, KTM wins. The Jagermeister FMX
Team, headed up by Kenny Bartram, is KTM-mounted. The new
halftime show is entertaining and it gives the crowd their fill
of Superman-Seat grabs, Barhop’s and Backflip variations. But
the long setup time leaves them sitting there with nothing to
do.
While I do have nothing but respect for what those guys can
do on a bike I still have the feeling that once you’ve seen a
all the various backflip tricks, you’ve seen it all. But during
halftime at A2 they did something that made my jaw drop.
They pulled a death-train backflip--all four team members were
in the air at the same time doing a backflip...sick! That was
definitely worth the price of admission.
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