Motocross, abbreviated MX, is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The Wikipedia lead says the sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom. The article explains that it first developed in Britain when organisers dropped the delicate balancing and strict scoring of trials in favour of a straight race to the finish, and it names the first known scramble race as one held in Camberley, Surrey, in 1924. The international governing body of motorcycling, the FIM, set up an individual European Championship in 1952 using a 500 cc engine formula and upgraded it to World Championship status in 1957. The article also describes spin-off forms: arenacross, held in small indoor arenas, classes for all-terrain vehicles, and freestyle motocross, in which riders are judged on jumping and aerial acrobatic skill.
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The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom.
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The first known scramble race in the world took place in Camberley, Surrey in 1924.
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