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UK Women’s British championship

An Official ACU British Women’s Motocross Championship will run in 2021. This new and exciting Championship will hold the Official title of a British Champion at the end of the season. Organisers RHL Activities are introducing a WMX Adult Class and WMX 85cc Classes within the calendar for 2021. The Championships

Fast AF: Riding a two-stroke Kawasaki KX500 in an Aluminium Frame

Taking a decades-old KX500 two-stroke motor and making it work inside an modern aluminium chassis from a KXF isn't just as simple as bolting it in and hoping for the best. In the first of our Fast AF project videos, Dave Willet gets to grips with an imported bike with

Van Doninck joins Vlaanderen in Yamaha MXGP squad

Belgian Brent van Doninck exits the British championship to contest the 2021 MXGP World Championship alongside Calvin Vlaanderen at Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha. Van Doninck, who raced for the ASA Husky team in the Pro Nationals in the UK this year, previously raced the MX2 GPs for Kemea Yamaha, DIGA-Process

Bernardini switches to enduro

Samuele Bernadini will quit MXGPs to race the world endro series next year for the Honda RedMoto Lunigiana team. The Italian said: ′′ I'm really happy with my choice to switch to the enduro and do it with Gianni Belloni's team with Honda RedMoto Lunigiana. It wasn't an easy decision but

Walker’s factory KTM deal ends

KTM confirms the departure of Jonny Walker from the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team by mutual agreement. Due to re-structuring within the team, linked to changes that have been made to the enduro program over the past few seasons, KTM has been unable to retain Jonny’s services for 2021. Jonny

ACU rules on return to bikesport

Organised grassroots sport is allowed to resume from 2nd December across all levels, providing social distancing remains in place, although there will be some restrictions on highest-risk activity in tier three areas. Spectators at non-elite sports will be able to attend events in line with Covid-secure guidance for each tier. Additionally,

Carpenter nails down Yamaha deal

British Racing

Carpenter with Crescent boss Paul Denning Jamie Carpenter has swapped from Husqvarna to ride a Yamaha with backing from mega-dealers Crescent in 2021. "Super excited to announce that I will be riding for Crescent Yamaha for the 2021 season. Massive thanks to Paul at Crescent and Adam at Yamaha for the opportunity.

New REVO Kawasaki team signs Walsh and Dunn

REVO returns to the motocross paddock in 2021 with a two-rider REVO Seven Kawasaki team taking aim at major domestic MX1 silverware along with selected MXGP and EMX rounds. After taking a year out of competition, Team Principal Mark Yates has joined forces with Kawasaki UK and the Seven clothing brand

Bates talks about end of the MCF

The MCF Federation has closed its doors after a tough 2020. Owner and founder Matt Bates has issued the following statement. It is with a heavy heart that we bring the news that as from 31st December 2020, the MCF will close its doors to off road events in the UK.

De Carli back in MX2 GPs with Guadagnini

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing will field three racers in the MX2 category of the 2021 FIM Motocross World Championship after signing highly-rated Italian Mattia Guadagnini to ride the title-winning KTM 250 SX-F next season. Guadagnini is the 2020 EMX250 European Championship runner-up after owning nine motos in his first season