Tuesday May 29, 2012
Mansfield Maun this weekend takes the ACU Women’s and Girls Trials Championship series into the second half of the six event series on Sunday at Bracken Rocks. Sunday’s event will see twenty two riders will contest four championship routes.
Tuesday May 29, 2012
This year’s ACU/Speedway Star British Masters Grass Track Championships at Sandhurst Bridge Farm circuit in Frittenden gets an added boost from Tesco’s with a sponsorship package in support of the biggest event in the south this year.
Tuesday May 29, 2012
This Sunday the Phoenix Tools Premier Motocross Championships gets back in to action as it reaches its halfway stage in the series with round 5 taking place at Tiverton Moto Parc. With the very hot weather in the South West over the last week or so, organising members will be out to make sure that the track will be in prime condition to produce some top class racing as usual.
Tuesday May 29, 2012
Seven weeks after the season opener at Mepal Moto Park, round two of the ACU British Quadcross Championship takes place at Asham Woods, Frome during the Spring Bank Holiday Monday. Organised by Frome and District MCC, the extensive race schedule will include the British Sidecar Championship and the Dave Thorpe Evo Series. This popular and picturesque circuit offers fast laps, big hillside sections and a full line-up of quads to ensure plenty of race action!
Monday May 28, 2012
John McGuinness and Dave Molyneux, both multiple champions in the solo and sidecar classes respectively, topped the leaderboard in tonight’s qualifying session at the Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy. The pair, with 31 race wins between them both posted early warnings to their rivals ahead of Saturday’s first race day.
Monday May 28, 2012
The Queen may be commemorating her Diamond Jubilee but someone will be celebrating a win when the sidecarcross teams head west to Frome for round 2 of the Maxxis British Sidecar Championship on June 4th. After round 1 in the deep sand at Mepal most crews will be looking forward to the event hosted by the Frome Motorcycle Club at the popular Asham Woods circuit. The track is more of an old style scramble course without the whoops and high tabletops favoured by some of the top solo riders. The track obviously speaks for itself as there is a full line in all four classes. Not only is it a British Sidecar Championship round with 34 sidecars entered it’s also a round of the British Quad Championship and again has a full entry of 34. In addition it’s a round of the Dave Thorpe Evo Series with 40 in the 125 and 250 class and 40 in the 500’s.
Saturday May 26, 2012
The first practice session of the 2012 Isle of Man TT fuelled by Monster Energy got under way after a 40-minute delay due to a problem with the circuit communication systems, which left three of the sectors out of range.
Saturday May 26, 2012
Everything is set for the first session of the 2012 Isle of Man TT races fuelled by Monster Energy, which takes place this evening.
Tuesday May 22, 2012
As part of their 125 year celebration the Reutlingen club chose to host round three of the World Championships at their circuit near Stuttgart.
Tuesday May 22, 2012
Italian wildcard rider Alex Salvini has claimed a double Elite class victory at rounds seven and eight of the Husqvarna ACU British Sprint Enduro Championship held at Enduroland, Adstone. Heavy overnight rain before the event ensured conditions were anything but easy, as the championship witnessed its first true mud race of 2012. Thankfully, better weather during round eight saw the course quickly dry out offering competitors near perfect race conditions for round eight.
Monday May 21, 2012
Last Sunday round 4 of the Phoenix Tools Premier Motocross Championship took place at Little Silver Moto Parc, Exeter. Drizzly rain had fallen overnight, but still more water was put down early morning as the forecast was for warm conditions and what a decision it was as the track was soon to dry and more water was needed to be put down prior to the last block of races. Entries as usual were nigh on full and included in the Experts Wildcard entry Alex Rach who had last visited this venue back in 2008 when he took third overall in the British fourstroke Championship.
Thursday May 17, 2012
The BikeWise Mini Bike Club recently won the Durham County Council Chairman’s Medal for their efforts in the area. The BikeWise Mini Bike Club has been an ACU affiliated mini bike club since they began in 2007. As a club they provide youngsters the chance to ride their mini bikes in a safe and legal place and recently a number of their members have gone on to take out race licences with the ACU.
Wednesday May 16, 2012
Coming to Blyton Park on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd of June is round three of the British Supermoto Championships. This truly spectacular, all action bike sport is where high speed tarmac racing meets off-road dirt jumps to really test a rider's skill and bike control. A supermoto bike is basically a heavily modified motocross machine with the off-road wheels, tyres, suspension and brakes replaced by road-race parts. To top it off the engines are then tuned for maximum performance, which allows the talented supermoto racers to pit their skills against his fellow competitors. If you are still unsure as to what supermoto is, think of it as two-wheeled rallycross with 28 riders tacking huge jumps and dirt berms on slick tyres before heading onto the twists and turns of the tarmac section of the circuit.
Wednesday May 16, 2012
Multi national sidecar trials champion Jon Tuck and passenger Matt Sparkes came out of retirement to win the BSSA Wessex Round A.C.U. British Sidecar Championship at Beaconfield Farm, West Harptree on Sunday.
Tuesday May 15, 2012
Dirtbike-Action promote The Rock Oil TRC Trial this weekend 19/20 May round 2 of the ACU/TRC Trucks supported British Trials championship. This year sees some major changes to the venues sections mainly brought about by the rule change to no stop. Section designer Graham Jarvis has had to get his thinking cap on to bring the best out of Westwood and its natural terrain. As usual he has put the time in and worked his magic creating new sections and revising some of last year’s which suit the new rules. Graham was a multi British Championship winner so he knows as well as anyone what is needed. After the surprises in the first round in Scotland, we will soon be able to see what Westwood can offer to the championship.
Tuesday May 15, 2012
Paul Edmondson has now confirmed that the final round of the ACU British Extreme Enduro Championship, the Eddy’s Xtreme Enduro series, will be running on Saturday June 23rd at Manor Farm Adstone in Northamptonshire.
Tuesday May 15, 2012
The No Limits Trials Academy pulled it out of the bag once again as 22 riders from across the UK took part in the second round of the Southern Series OSET Cup. Luckily, drought conditions prevailed as the rain held off for the entire day.
Tuesday May 15, 2012
The Classic Racing Motorcycle Club is organising a race meeting as well as a Classic Festival celebrating Yamaha on the 11th and 12th of August at Donington Park . The itinerary consists of a packed programme of over 30 Classic and Post Classic solo and sidecar races including rounds of the ACU 350cc Post Classic Championship, the Wheatcroft Trophy Race and the European Vintage Cup.
Tuesday May 15, 2012
Sadly, Vic Ashford recently passed away. Vic has been involved in motorcycle sport for well over 50 years as both a rider and official.
The funeral will take place on 21st May 2012 at 3.00pm at St Mary's Chruch, Wolborough, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 1EL.
The family would then like to invite mourners back to Homers Heath, Buckland Football Club House (the start of the Moor to Sea). Family flowers only, a retiring collection will be taken in aid of the Devon Air Ambulance. Our condolences go to the family and friends of Vic.
Monday May 14, 2012
The Technical Panel is pleased to announce that a Seminar to demonstrate the 2 Meter Max Sound test will take place on Monday 4th June 2012.
Sunday May 13, 2012
Lakeside Hammers Speedway star Lee Richardson has died after a horrific crash while racing in the Polish league, according to Eurosport Poland.
Sunday May 13, 2012
Dougie Lampkin (Gas Gas) has won The 2012 Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT) by the narrowest of margins, to put himself in the record books as the only rider ever to have won this world famous event six times. However the 36-year-old multi world champion had to endure an agonising wait to learn his fate after a final day packed with drama and intrigue.
Thursday May 10, 2012
National Road Rally
Saturday 30th June – Sunday 1st July 2012
If you hold a motorcycle licence and can read a map this is the event for you! Full details at: www.nationalroadrally.co.uk
Never done the event before, then see the video on uTube at: http://youtu.be/N15BMmjkAJY
Wednesday May 9, 2012
Round 3 of the Darley Moor Motorcycle Road Race Championship took place on Bank Holiday Monday with the showery weather conditions giving competitors a difficult day to achieve optimum machine set-up. Although the conditions played into the hands of the more experienced racers that could change settings on their trusted machines very quick, there were riders who had switched to much faster machinery and showed their rivals that they will be challenging for the silverware on a regular basis in their new classes.
Thursday May 3, 2012
The ACU Board of Directors have been working closely with HS Sports and MYLAPS Sports Timing to provide a suitable package deal for both riders and centres/clubs. HS Sports and MYLAPS can offer the regular MX transponder at the price of £190 + vat or there is the option of the new MX Flex Transponder.
Monday April 30, 2012
The Trials & Enduro Committee are please to announce that the results for the British Enduro Championship are on the ACU website and can be found at the top of the Enduro page.
Monday April 30, 2012
Full grids are guaranteed at the Blackford Financial Services Pre TT Classic Road Races with over 200 entries having been received for the prestigious Classic event which annually brings the Isle of Man TT Festival to life.
Tuesday April 17, 2012
With new rules applying to the Championships on 2012 the Lochaber Clubs Macdonald Trial had the eyes of the Sports world looking on with interest. With sponsorship from The ACU, Doodson and TRC Truck Rental Lochaber had a tough job on their hands. With the biggest entry of riders for a number of years they came through well. Going to the no-stop rules has not been universally popular but that is the 2012 way and the event held last Sunday at the Nevis Range Ski Centre was a good start to the season.
Tuesday April 17, 2012
Paul Holmes made an incredible comeback in the season's opening race, winning from last place and going on to take a comfortable win in race two, making him the man to beat in this year's ACU British Quadcross Championship. Staged at the demanding sand circuit of Mepal Moto Park and organised by West Devon MMC, the crowds gathered as 33 riders took to the line to battle it out over four separate race classes.
Monday April 16, 2012
David Knight took another BEC double win at round two of the 2012 ACU Doodson British Enduro Championship at the Helmsley Enduro in North Yorkshire over the weekend. Unbeaten over four days of competition, he's the clear leader of the championship ahead of Tom Sagar and Daniel McCanney.
Monday April 16, 2012
The Moretonhampstead and West of England Motor Club staged the opening events in the ACU Luscombe Suzuki Leeds British Youth trials championship at Bovey Tracy and Hennock on Saturday and Sunday in very mixed and varying weather conditions.
Monday April 16, 2012
The opening round of this years seven round championship was held at Mepal Motopark near Ely in Cambridgeshire. This was the first time sidecars have ever raced at this sandy circuit and by the end of the three races the 27 crews who entered realised what a challenging circuit it is.
Tuesday April 10, 2012
The Isle of Man Youth Trials Club have kindly organised a FREE coach trip around the TT course with full commentary from top TT stars for visiting riders & supporters on Sat evening 21st July - full details on their website.
(www.manxyouthtrials.com) along with online entry to the trials on 21st & 22nd July.
Wednesday April 4, 2012
The 2012 Beach Race at Weston, scheduled for the weekend of 13th and 14th October, will be the 30th anniversary of the biggest event on the UK off-road calendar. To mark this milestone, RHL Activities are planning an event that will surpass anything seen before in the three-decade history of the race.
Friday March 23, 2012
The ACU Trials and Enduro Committee are pleased to confirm the riders selected for the 2012 Under 23 Enduro squad are as follows:
Tuesday March 20, 2012
Always known as the ‘Clubmans National’ the ‘Manx’ first took place in September 1955 and from the start attracted many riders from the adjacent Islands to the mecca of motorcycling in the middle of the Irish Sea.
Already world renowned for the TT and Manx Grand Prix races, it was proposed in late 1954 to run a two day time and observation trial to provide a diversion for those people already on the Island for the Manx Grand Prix Races.
Thursday February 23, 2012
Following discussions between the ACU and BSMA to forge a closer relationship to help youth motocross, both parties have agreed to recognise each Federation’s respective licences in these current difficult economic times.
Tuesday February 21, 2012
Exciting news for trials fans as the World Trials Championship returns to Nord Vue, Penrith, Cumbria at the end of July, for those that came in 2009 you will know how good this compact venue is, with all the sections just minutes from the start stage, work has already begun on the sections Graham Jarvis will pit his section building skills against the best trials riders in the world and with great spectator viewing you won’t miss the action of your favourite stars.
Friday February 3, 2012
The Scottish ACU Motocross re-vamp gains pace, following the de-affiliation of some motocross based clubs to an alternative organisation and the appointment of three-times Scottish Champion, Stuart Flockhart; the sport’s Scottish governing body has reformed their motocross committee in time for the 2012 racing season.
Tuesday December 13, 2011
Dirtbike-action are pleased to announce that after long negotiations with the forestry commission we have finally got the date for the third edition of the K2 rally the date is 9th/10thof June 2012.
Wednesday December 7, 2011
ACU Trackside Tape has been reduced in price and is now available from ACU Head Office, Rugby at the superb price of £ 12 per roll plus VAT. The trackside tape has been produced in both White and Blue and features the ACU Logos and Website address printed on it.