THE ACU MX of Nations Team Manager, Steve Dixon, has received confirmation that Dean Wilson will be available for selection for the British Team in September if selected. When the ACU originally announced the short list recently, Wilson was left off it due to the thought that the Canadian Federation would require his services. Originally born in Scotland, it now transpires that Wilson will be available and following his recent podium finishes in the AMA Nationals, must feature high on Dixon&rsqu....
The penultimate round of this years Express Insurance BYMX championship series will take place this weekend July 31st/Aug 1st at Lower Gelt Farm Brampton. The meeting as usual will be hosted by the excellent East Cumbria MCC.
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The Halstead and District MCC are running the 6th Round of The Maxxis British Sidecar Championship at Little Loveney Hall Wakes Colne Essex CO6 2BH.
We have 26 sidecar crews entered to contest 3 races over the Little Loveney Hall Course with NGR(Nigel Read) Championships and One group of Expert and Junior Graded Riders getting four rides each as the supporting classes.
The action all kicks of with Practice starting at 10.00 am and then the first of a 11 race programme will start at 11.15 am.
The cost of entry is £10.00 per adult with concessionary at £5.00 each.
This is the first time for 8 years that sidecar's will race at the circuit.
The top 3 overall sidecar crews will have a presentation after the last race of the day and this will be done with the blessing of the Sidecar Association by Mr David Mallows a former top sidecar competitor.
Alan Foskew
The British Championship season heads to Foxhills Swindon on July 25th the fifth round of the 2010 Maxxis Championship. Foxhills the former Grand Prix circuit and everybodies favourite for the big events will be at it's best as the ACU and Foxhills team organise and promote one of the best events on the calandar.
Goldspeed British Championship at Deanmoor
British Youth Championship Fills Up
The 1st round of the ACU British Youth Championship at Deanmoor Cumbria taking place on August 1st looks like being a great success, there has been a really good response of riders booking in all the Youth classes, there are a few spaces available in each youth class if you hurry.
To enter please contact Gillian Nixon of the Nett club on 01434 683766 evenings between 6pm & 9pm or download forms from the nett web site www.nettquad.co.uk There are no spaces available in any Adult Classes and no entries after July 25th.
News from Deanmoor is that the circuit has under gone big alterations this year , with input from Jonny Hamilton the ace track builder and top MX riders making the circuit more technical and challenging . To see pics of the new track and directions to the circuit take a look at www.deanmoormotocrosspark.co.uk
This years BYMX Championship has without doubt a definite slant towards the sandier circuits - and following a brief flirtation with hardpacked dirt at round four Dean Moor, round five of this years Express Insurance sponsored series returns to the looser stuff this coming weekend July 17th /18th with a visit to Doncaster Motoparc Finingley.
Mike Gurneys run down can be seen if you click on read the full article or visit the BYMX web site for Mike and James Williams in depth coverage of the championship and gallery.
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BELFAST, LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND 1 MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!
Future West are pleased to announce The Odyssey Arena in Belfast will host two rounds of the official Future West ACU British Supercross Championship on October 22nd and 23rd of 2010. This will mark the first time ever the British Supercross Championship has visited beautiful Northern Ireland. Fans are sure to go crazy with Ulsterman and defending British Supercross Champion Gordon Crockard sporting the #1 plate.
The fourth annual Merseyside stop of the Future West ACU British Supercross Championship will take place on November 27th, 2010 at the Liverpool Echo Arena two months earlier than its usual late January slot. The move is the first step to eventually have the whole series finished before Christmas in future years.
"It's a good move for several reasons. The weather was atrocious last January which caused some problems finding suitable dirt.” commented Future West's John Hellam.
The Honda Xtreme Academy is pleased to announce that former double World Champion and MX Des Nations winner, John Van Den Berk, will be joined by CAS Honda rider and current British MX1 Championship leader, Evgeny Bobryshev, to deliver a talk to youngsters in the UK Xtreme Academy at Doncaster Motoparc, Finingley on the 18th July.
With the Grand Prix events coming thick and fast in recent weeks, our top riders can now take a well earned rest ahead of the next round of our championship at Foxhill on July 25th. Whilst Britain's FIM recognised domestic championship had its "summer break" after the midway point at Lyng in the middle of June, before resuming six weeks later, the GP regulars still had a lot of work to do, with three GP's, in Germany, Latvia and Sweden in as many weeks.
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