Sunday October 17, 2010 at 8:08pm
SUPERCROSS SIZZLING HOT - CHURCH, FACCIOTTI, MEDAGLIA IN FOR BELFAST
The weather outside may have cooled off and dampened outdoor activities but things could not be much hotter in the indoor world of Supercross. With round one of the 14th annual Future West ACU British Supercross Championship just around the corner the intensity and mercury levels are reaching record highs in anticipation of the opening round at the Belfast Odyssey Arena on Saturday October 23rd. Arguably the best ever line-up of British stars and a good mix of US, Canadian, South African and Scandinavian riders has been assembled for this year's series and the first ever round of the series in Belfast.
The latest star riders to confirm are CCM's Tom Church and SX1 and SX2 defending champ Colton Facciotti from Canada. Church will be contesting the whole British Supercross Championship with the Dave Thorpe CCM prepared 450cc in the SX1 and British Open Championships. Two time Canadian MX1 champion Facciotti was forced to miss the final rounds of the Canadian Motocross Championships whilst leading points after a nasty crash at round 5 of 8 which finished his chances of three consecutive Canadian championships. Colton has recently been given the go ahead to return to competition and is excited to defend his British titles. Joining Colton on his flight from Canada will be his Blackfoot Yamaha teammate Tyler Medaglia who won the Canadian Motocross Championships MX2 title this year.
CONFIRMED STAR RIDERS
GORDON CROCKARD - IRE - Kawasaki - Defending British Open Supercross Champion
COLTON FACCIOTTI - CAN - Yamaha - Defending SX1 and SX2 British Supercross Champion
TYLER MEDAGLIA - CAN - Yamaha - Canadian MX2 Champion
JAKE NICHOLLS - ENG - H&M plant KTM -
MARTIN BARR IRE - PAR Homes Honda - Irish Nations team rider and RBPN MX2 Champion 2010
KYLE BEATON - CAN - Yamaha defending Canadian Arenacross Champion and past London Supercros winner
ADAM CHATFIELD - ENG - LPE Maxxis Henderson Kawasaki - USA Pro AMA Supercross and Outdoor competitor
TOM CHURCH - ENG - CCM - Currently 7th MX1 British Motocross Championships
NEVILLE BRADSHAW - RSA - Samsung Yamaha - British Supercross Championship veteran and 1st 2009 MX2 RBPN
RYAN BLIZZARD USA - Meredith Suzuki - 3rd in last years SX1 and SX2 British Supercross Championship
ASHLEY GREEDY - WAL - Talbot Cabs KTM - Head to Head British Supercross Champion
JACK BRUNNEL - ENG - LPE Maxxis Henderson Kawasaki - Prince of Munich Supercross 2009
ALEX ERIKSON - SWE - H&M Plant KTM UK
DANNY TOLLETT- ENG - KTM - 3rd in the 2009/2010 British Open Supercross Championship
FUTURE WEST ACU BRITISH SUPERCROSS SCHEDULE 2010/2011
Future West ACU British Supercross Championship schedule:
Belfast - Odyssey Arena - Saturday October 23rd, 2010 Box office: 0844 277 4455
London - The O2 Arena Saturday February 5th, 2011 Box office: 0844 856 0202
Liverpool - Echo Arena Saturday February 19th, 2011 Box office: 0844 8000 400
For more information on the British Supercross Championship please visit www.fwsx.com