They like their hobbies rough, tough and fast on the steppes of Mongolia – like bareback horse racing on unbroken stallions rough.

Racing an iron pony around a motocross track probably seems pretty tame in comparison, so it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise to learn that MX is rapidly rising in central Asia.

“They like their hobbies rough, tough and fast on the steppes of Mongolia.”

It’s no surprise that Mongolian riders seem to be absolutely fearless too.

When the Mongolian motorcycle federation entered at team in the Motocross of Nations for the first time in 2008, the beer-happy fans took a shine to them thanks to unpronounceable names and their massive-balled willingness to try and launch even the biggest jumps on the track despite being 100% fully-fledged spodes.