Motocross News Articles: August 2010

Team GB for the UEM Sidecarcross of Nations 2010

The management panel appointed by the ACU motocross committee comprising Martin Guilford, Chris Helm and Steve Tye has pleasure in announcing the team that has been chosen to represent Great Britain in Sverepec, Slovakia on 25th / 26th September.

The team is: Stuart Brown / Luke Peters, Daniel & Joe Millard and Scott Wilkinson / David Keane. All three of these crews have a wealth of experience in international sidecarcross and have all been in the top twenty in the world in recent years. Also they all have experience of racing in a team event and appreciate the different priorities that this brings. The reserve crew selected is Richard Jenkins / Pete Girling. ........

The seventh round of the Maxxis British Motocross Championship tales place at Silverstone this coming Sunday August 29th.

With Evgeny Bobreshev (CAS Honda) (picture 777) and Zach Osborne (Bike It Cosworth Yamaha) now having established leads in the MX1 and MX2 classes, it is possible, although unlikely, that one or both of them could be crowned champion at Silverstone.

With the news filtering through that current MX1 leader Evgeny Bobreshev may be out for a few weeks with a punctured lung, Buildbase CCM rider Stephen Sword has a golden opportunity to close the gap - or even take the lead.

One thing for sure, the MXY2 (Youth) Champion will emerge, as the Silverstone event heralds the final round of four for our talented Youth riders and unless something dramatic happens (and it can), it should be the new LPE Kawasaki signing, Connor Walkley who stands on the top of the podium with a British Crown around his neck.......

The FIM World Junior Championship for Youth Motocross riders takes place this weekend 21/;22nd August at Dardon Gueugnon near Chalone Sur Saone in South East France.

The Junior World motocross title is held over one event and combines the World Junior team title as well. Some of the best British Youth riders are taking part in this event hopng to get noticed by the Worlds press and on the bottom rung to MX1 and MX2 World championship success.

Classes for 65c - 10 to 12 years old, 85cc 12 to 15 and 125cc 15 to 18, no fourstrokes are permitted at this event which means a tough event for British championship contender Adam Sterry who will ride a KTM instead of his Honda. The full line up of Brits  is.............

Its that time of year again. August Bank Holiday. Many meanings to many people. To some it’s the last weekend before Winter. To others it’s the last chance to do something with the Kids before the new School Year.

To the Folks in The Langrish Motor Cycle Racing Club it means “Ken Hall Time”. A time when the steep hills and valleys of the normally quiet Manor Farm at Langrish, are turned into the most spectacular Motocross Track in the U.K.

Home of The “Ken Hall Trophy” Motocross for the last 44 years. Probably the oldest continuously run motocross in the World. The members of The Langrish Club have once again put together a fantastic two day programme of Classic and Modern Solo and Sidecar racing.......

Round six of the ACU Maxxis British Motocross Championship, which will take place at the famous Farleigh Castle circuit next Sunday (15th August) has attracted all the top names in the Start List produced by ACU Events yesterday. In what may be his last event in the championship, Aprilia's Josh Coppins will be anxious to continue his recent run of good form on a circuit which will be new to him - as it will with many of the other top contenders.

The event also includes the first round of the 2010 Veterans Championship, where current champion, Rob Herring will face old rivals which include Greg Hanson and Brian Wheeler. The circuit will be very similar to the famous Farleigh Castle of the late eighties and it will be interesting to see how the current crop of top riders cope with a traditional circuit.

Read the full article for where and when

The Goldspeed British Quadcross Championship will be held at Leuchars Scotland on the 14th and 15th August.

The two day event will also feature the British Youth Quad Championship on the Sunday only and on the Saturday the Quadracing Scotland Club championship.

With in excess of thirty races planned over the two days and an eighteen race programme for Sunday alone, the chance to see the best Quad riders from throughout Europe compete at one of the most challenging venues on the racing calendar will provide some spectacular entertainment and is not to be missed. Action gets underway on both days with practice at 9.00am with the first of the racing action kicking of at 10.00am, Leuchars Motocross Circuit is located at Comerton Farm just off the Earlshall Road and will be signposted from the town, KY16 0JU will take you to within half a mile of the circuit.

Read the whole article for Keiran Quinns Leuchars preview

More details about the venue and classes can be found at www.quadracingscotland.org.uk/

 

In warm sunshine, Event Manager, Di Thompson and the Series Paddock Co Ordinator, Chris Sprawson spent a few hours at the Farleigh Castle venue measuring the Paddock Area, Car Parks and Trade Area. Our photograph shows them both outside of the circuit discussing the Traffic Management plan after reporting the rest of the site to be ready to go.

The area known as the "International Paddock" will be for the non team trucks and will be in a prime area, next to the track, whilst the teams, (with their bigger units) will be situated just inside the main gate and adjacent to the "work area". After making the long train journey from Doncaster to Trowbridge (via Penzance but that is another story) Chris commented, " Having such a large flat area is good and of course we have to accommodate over forty Veteran riders at this event. The service road is a major asset and I am confident that everyone will be parked relatively close to the circuit, Waiting Zone and Work Area."

MOTOCROSS riders now have a top-notch new track and facilities thanks to the opening of the ACU Events Milton Malsor venue near Northampton on Thursday July 29th – and the blue-riband Maxxis ACU British Motocross Championship will visit the circuit in 2011. Former 125cc World Motocross Champion Jamie Dobb took to the track along with BYMX racers Oliver and Archie Osmaston and special guest for the day Superbike racer Chris Walker to officially open the circuit. Dobb said: “It is ....