BMX Racing Terms

Don’t know your manual from your wheelie? Here’s our quick guide to BMX racing terms:-

Wheelie

lifting your front tyre off the ground whilst still pedalling

Manual

lifting your front wheel off the ground and freewheeling

Pump

Move your body up and down through jumps in a pumping motion

Swoop

To pass another riders through a berm

Holeshot/Snap

Getting a fast start and being in the lead from the start gate

Moto

A BMX race – one of 3 qualifying races

Berm

Banked turn or corner on a BMX track

Lip

The crest or take-off point of a jump

Table-top – this can mean two things in BMX:

  1. A basic jump on a track with a middle section
  2. A classic trick done mid-jump leaning the bike over horizontally

Speed Jump

Single rounded roller jump

Whoops

Steeper speed jumps set out in pairs – jump them or roll them

Triples

Steeper speed jumps set out in sets of 3

Rhythm Section

a combination of jumps placed close together to force riders to pump or manual through the section

Wheelie

lifting the front wheel by pedaling