The Moto: Inside The Outdoors

Motocross can no longer guarantee the future of top ten riders like Josh Grant, Tommy Hahn, and Kyle Chisholm. They dropped out of high school to pursue this dream and risk their lives every time they throw their legs over a dirt bike. Is the risk worth the reward?

Motocross has taken Davi Millsaps' kidney, consumed the last twenty years of his life, and strained his relationship with his mother. While the sport will strain both body and soul, Davi Millsaps finds more positives than negatives every day.

When Nico Izzi shattered his heel in his second professional season, he thought that 15 years of work had been destroyed. After losing nearly every material thing he owned, he has returned to racing for the sake of his 2-year-old daughter and fallen friend.

With the top four riders injured this year, the sport needs someone to step up. While a Championship may be unattainable for riders like Mike Alessi, Andrew Short, Broc Tickle and Jake Weimer, they all rely on their mentors to get them on the box.

Blake Baggett, Eli Tomac, Justin Barcia, Marvin Musquin, and Ken Roczen have all won motos in the 2012 season. They all go to war for the 250 championship in the most competitive series in years.

Ryan Dungey grew up riding dirt bikes in a small town in Minnesota, he was given one opportunity at sixteen years old to ride in front of Roger DeCoster. Since that day, Dungey has won 5 championships, sacrificing everything for his dream. He is the personification of modern motocross.