Friday February 3, 2012
This week sees the return of the ‘What’s on Weekly’ features as the 2012 season starts to kick into life. Here is a selection of just a few events taking place around the country this weekend and next week.
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.
Thursday February 2, 2012
As part of their ongoing drive to encourage and develop the future stars of the British enduro scene, GMC Events are delighted to announce that former four-time Enduro World Champion and 17-time International Six Days Enduro gold medal winner Paul Edmondson will be on hand at all BSEC events during 2012 to offer ‘track walk guidance’.
Thursday February 2, 2012
On the 15th April the West Devon MCC will be playing hosts to the opening round of both the British Quad Motocross Championship and British Sidecar Cross Championship at the sandy Mepal Circuit near to Ely. The Club has decided to introduce a lineup of 80 Solo riders to the event. The Solo class will be an Open Class for both Expert and Junior graded riders.
Wednesday February 1, 2012
Unfortunately due to lack of interest the Timekeeping Forum scheduled to take place at ACU House on Sunday 5th February 2012 has been cancelled.
Tuesday January 31, 2012
Hot on the heels of the recent announcement that US racer Ricky Dietrich will contest the 2012 Husqvarna ACU British Sprint Enduro Championship, organisers GMC Events are pleased to announce that Poland’s Endurocross star Taddy Blazusiak will also take his place on the start line at the series opener in Aldershot on February 11/12.
Tuesday January 31, 2012
On Saturday 28th January the ACU held the annual Awards Presentation at the Park Inn Hotel in Northampton. During the course of the day nearly 700 people attended to celebrate the achievements of both Youth and Adult riders from all disciplines of the ACU. The Youth Awards took place over the lunchtime and highlighted the hard work of the future stars from the sports of Trials, Motocross, Quads and Grass Track.
Friday January 27, 2012
Stebbings Car Superstore of King’s Lynn, East Anglia’s number one car supermarket, have agreed to become an official sponsor of Round 3 of the Maxxis British Motocross Championship at Lyng on May 6th this year.
Friday January 27, 2012
The Isle of Man Centre will be holding a number of Motocross and Trials Seminars. The Seminars will be taking place at Knock Froy on the Isle of Man on Wednesday 1st February and Sunday 5th February.
Friday January 27, 2012
With the opening round of the 2012 Phoenix Tools Motocross series just 6 weeks away registrations have been flooding in and are filling up fast in all classes, including the new over 35’s 40s & 50s group.Venues have now been finalised with two new tracks being introduced one being Chew Magna, Nr Bristol, which will be a brand new track to be built in July, with input from the Premier team. and also the round which was originally to be ran at Waggadon Farm, Torrington on May 20th has been replaced with Wrangaton, Nr Ivybridge. After several meetings with P & P Events, some changes and improvements are to be made to the existing track ready for the 20th of May.
Friday January 27, 2012
CH Racing Husqvarna’s new signing Ricky Dietrich will compete in the 2012 ACU British Sprint Enduro Championship. With the opening two rounds of the 2012 Husqvarna ACU British Sprint Enduro Championship rapidly approaching American off-road racer Ricky Dietrich has confirmed his participation in the series, which starts in Aldershot, Hampshire on February 11/12.
Friday January 27, 2012
With preparations now well under way for this year's Hawk International at Hawkstone Park on 26th February and some massive top international riders putting their names down to compete this year, an added bonus has also come with TV footage of the event.
Monday January 16, 2012
After the confirmation last week of the Buildbase Honda Team the top names are now flooding in for the 2012 Hawk International on the 26th February. 2011 British MX2 Champion Arnaud Tonus has confirmed to ride the 2012 event with the Dixon Yamaha Team, Tonus is eager to kick start his season how he finished and prepares himself for the GP's and the British series once again.
Thursday January 12, 2012
Look down the championship standings for both the MX1 and MX2 classes in MXGP and it will take you a while to find a rider with the Union Flag next to their name. While the likes of Germany’s Ken Roczen and Holland’s Jeffrey Herlings have exploded onto the world scene recently, the same can’t be said for young British riders. But Roczen and Herlings, while special, aren’t unique. We have youngsters in the UK who are equally as talented but the problem is that we simply don’t nurture them, nor do we provide the environment in which they can realise their true potential.
Tuesday January 3, 2012
Dennis Slaughter, stalwart of the Norwich Vikings MCC and the ACU has been awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours list. Dennis has been involved in British Motorcycle Sport as a competitor, official and organiser for 63 years.
As a volunteer and at the age of 83 Dennis has spent every single day at the Cadders Hill Motocross circuit based in Lyng near Norwich preparing it for meetings of all levels which have included local club, Regional, National and International events.
Tuesday January 3, 2012
It is with great sadness that the ACU has learnt of the tragic death of former Sidecar Cross Champion and Current International Quad rider Mark Watson on Boxing Day. British Championship front runner and European title contender, Mark Watson, died as the result of a car accident in Northumbria.
Monday January 2, 2012
RHL Activities is pleased to announce that entries are now open for an exciting new addition to the off-road calendar; the RHL Beach Race at Swansea on the 2nd to 4th of March 2012.
With massive savings on advanced entries, now is the time to make sure you are down on the list to take part in the inaugural Swansea race.
Monday January 2, 2012
After visiting the Arena on Wednesday (21st December), the ACU would like to announce that, after lengthy negotiations over many aspects of the possibilities of saving the Wembley round of the ACU British Supercross Series, the decision has been made that with such a short time scale before the proposed event, it is not in the best interest of the sport, especially the riders and fans, to attempt to keep the event alive.
Friday December 16, 2011
It was with deep regret on Tuesday evening that the ACU learned in a press release that Future West had decided to cancel another round of the FW ACU British Supercross Championship. Furthermore, the ACU are concerned about the inaccuracies which Future West has stated as its reason for cancelling the Wembley event. With Mr Hellam having chosen to put out a public press release containing many incorrect details, after taking time to consider its position, the ACU feel that it is essential to clarify the whole position.
Tuesday December 13, 2011
Entries are open and ready for download from www.enduro-sprint.com
Entries have officially opened for the 10-round 2012 Husqvarna ACU British Sprint Enduro Championship. Series organisers GMC Events have uploaded Regs and Entry Forms for all events to the series website – www.enduro-sprint.com - where they can be found under the ‘Entry Form’ tab. Riders wanting to secure their place in the championship are asked not to delay completing and returning their entry.
Friday December 9, 2011
In 2012 RHL Activities will bring the madness that is beach racing to the unsuspecting city of Swansea.
The first ever RHL Beach Race at Swansea will take place over the weekend of 2-4 March 2012 on the beach and beachfront at Swansea Bay. More than 50,000 spectators are expected to descend on the event to see 1000 plus riders go head to head in the three-hour feature race on Sunday.
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.
Tuesday December 6, 2011
By Tim Tighe
The long-awaited start of Eddy’s Xtreme Enduro series, the ACU British Extreme Enduro Championship, was worth every second of waiting. The previously unused Cowdale Quarry near Buxton provided an awesome setting for the start of this high profile series and Paul Edmondson even organised extreme weather to ensure that both riders and spectators felt they had experienced all the event had to offer.
Monday December 5, 2011
Following on from the hugely successful 2011 BSEC series, GMC Events are pleased to announce the exciting line-up of venues selected for the 2012 Husqvarna ACU British Sprint Enduro Championship. Starting in Aldershot, Hampshire on February 11/12 the series will team up with The British Army where a carefully selected area of land has been chosen to start the series in style. Selected not only because the all-weather, sandy terrain offers fantastic ground that will ensure enjoyable and exciting racing, the MOD training area also offers easy and direct vehicular access and a hard standing paddock – the perfect package to get the new championship started in the best possible way, no matter what the weather.
Tuesday November 29, 2011
Entries are now open for the first round of Eddy’s Xtreme Enduro Series, which kicks off in Buxton, Derbyshire on December 4th.
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