Choosing the right class is the most important decision you'll make before race day. Here's how to get it right. One of the most common questions we hear from families new to motocross racing is simple: Which class do I belong in? It sounds straightforward. But get it wrong and race day can be frustrating, discouraging, or just plain unfair. For your rider and everyone else on the track. Get it right and race day becomes exactly what it should be. Competitive. Exciting. Fair.

American motocross has a new home. And it was built by people who earned the right to build it. Something is happening in American motocross. It's called 543 MX. And it was built for you. WHO WE ARE. 543 MX is a rider-run national motocross racing organization founded by two men who have spent their entire lives in this sport. Living it. As riders. As trainers. As promoters. As champions. Our founders have factory Yamaha rides, national championships, and decades of race prom

Before 543 MX. Before the revolution. There was a race that nobody saw coming. In 2012 a man named Greg Johnson, known in the pits as Hammer, did something nobody had ever done before in amateur motocross. He put $30,000 on the table. Not prize money for professionals. Not a corporate payout for a televised event. Thirty thousand dollars in guaranteed contingency money for amateur riders. Regular kids. Regular families. People who showed up every weekend because they loved th

First race jitters are real. For the kids AND the parents. Here's how to show up ready. So your kid came home one day with fire in their eyes and said they want to race motocross. Maybe they saw it on TV. Maybe a friend races. Maybe they just climbed on a bike one day and never wanted to get off. Whatever brought you here, WELCOME. You're about to enter one of the most passionate, most dedicated, most rewarding communities in motorsports. And yes, it can feel overwhelming at

5 laps. 4 laps. 3 laps. That's not just a format — that's our name. If you've ever watched a motocross race and wondered why some events run one moto and others run three, you're asking the right question. And the answer says everything about the kind of racing organization you're dealing with. ONE MOTO DOESN'T TELL THE WHOLE STORY. In a single moto format, one bad start can end your day. One small mistake. One moment of bad luck. And just like that — the best rider on the tr