Punt said the floor of the BJC would not receive much of a change.
"It will be all concrete," Punt said. "They will be doing jumps, and they'll be building these ramps."
Events similar to this used to be held in the BJC, Punt said, and even in the past, it received a lot of local attention.
"Every third weekend in March, we'd have monster trucks come," Punt said. "The local area just loves it. The same folks are in charge of this IFMA [International Freestyle Motocross Association] event. They said, 'I think your area would really embrace this,' and now they're coming to our building."
Punt said that during the summer of 2005 the Tony Hawk Boom Boom Huckjam Tour came to the BJC and it did very well here, so he hopes that will hold true for the Ramp it Up Tour.
"This is a brand new event," Punt said. "It's growing a lot, though. These guys are crazy."
Troy Kuszmaul, the senior operations manager for IFMA, said the Freestyle Motocross event is something so amazing he can hardly describe it.
"Freestyle Motocross is one of the most spectacular live event experiences that one can attend," Kuszmaul said.
The first competition was held in Fresno, Calif., in 2000, and some of the most popular Freestyle Motocross riders, such as Brian Deegan and "Mad Mike" Jones, got their starts in Fresno, Kuszmaul said. Since then, it has expanded into the tour that takes them around the country today.
Kuszmaul said the riders are 45 feet in the air during their tricks, and while they are trying to stay safe, they are also executing their tricks with extreme precision, skill and grace. Because this event requires so much skill, he said he definitely categorizes Freestyle Motocross as a sport.
Brandon Scherzberg (freshman-business), who attends Penn State Berks, said he agrees that Motocross is very dangerous.
"I've been injured a couple times," he said. "I got stitches on my arms and on the back of my head."
Scherzberg said he has been riding since he was 12 years old in not only indoor events, but in outdoor events as well, including competitions.
"I like the adrenaline and the rush of competing with other people," Scherzberg said. "The speed of it all and just being in competition really."
When competing, Scherzberg said the audience and the judges look for a couple different things.
"People look for out of the ordinary things, not what you see on TV," Scherzberg said. "They look for your own style."
Kuszmaul also said how extraordinary this event is and said that even if someone isn't interested in Freestyle Motocross now, they will be after attending the show.
"The energy and excitement of a Freestyle Motocross show is enough to make even the non-interested stand up and scream," he said.
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