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UK racing restarts this weekend

Motocross racing in the UK starts again this weekend, but there is still no date for the British championship to start again. The ACU have issued a statement which says: The long-awaited return to ACU competition returns this coming weekend. Following the press release issued on 27th May (The Wheels are

Lewis leaves Kawasaki

After six fantastic seasons spent with Team Green riding KX machinery, Lewis Hall has made the difficult decision to move on to pastures new. Starting his Kawasaki career on the KX85, Lewis immediately displayed huge potential by winning multiple races and Championships. 2017 arguably marked his most successful season, in the form

British Masters series axed

The 2020 British Masters series has been cancelled due to Covid-19, but once full restrictions are lifted, a one-off event called the Bridgestone British Masters Battlecross and be one weekend where the best riders will battle it out to be crowned the Battlecross champions. Prizes will be up-for-grabs will include

RHL backs global ‘return to sport’ campaign

Weston beach race and British championship organisers RHL Activities are now Official Supporters of #Sport4Recovery which is a global campaign to safely re-open organised sports.New global initiative unites the sporting community to encourage policymakers to safely re-open sporting events and fan participation Today #Sport4Recovery, a global campaign to encourage policymakers to safely

Moto 2 GP racer Jake Dixon on his Yamaha YZ250

He might be more used to going near to 200mph on Superbikes and now on his 600cc Petronas Sprinta SRT GP machine, but Jake Dixon loves to ride his new 2-stroke Yamaha YZ250 motocrosser. It might not have the 140bhp Triumph engine of his 300kph Kalex, but the YZ is

Cusses hosts August Rock it til Sundown

The annual ‘Rock it til Sundown’ Midweek Summer MX Classic is still set to run this year. The event will be held on Wednesday 5th August at their new chosen venue of Cusses Gorses MX, near Salisbury. Lewis Tombs at last year's event For their third year of running the event the

Vets Nations axed until 2021

Ken De Dycker in his Geboers tribute kit was a star of the 2019 event The world's biggest festival of old-school motocross, the annual Vets Nations at Farleigh Castle, has become the latest casualty of the Covid-19 crisis as it's been axed for 2020. It'll be run on September 11-12 2021.

NEC bike show axed for 2020

The annual, national motorcycle show at the NEC has been canned due to Covid-19 worries this year. Although predominantly a show for road bikes, there is a large off-road presence there. Show organisers for Motorcycle Live regretfully announced today that following an extensive and detailed consultation period, it has been

Golding Barn closes as a full time track

The famous Golding Barn circuit is to be semi-retired into a circuit that hosts a few practice and ride experience days but not be a public practice track any more. The West Sussex venue has been a race and practice track for almost 50 years, and has been a practice

Crockard on his big job at Honda

After a racing career that spanned over 20 years (and is still going if you count the Veteran Motocross des Nations at Farleigh Castle, UK each year), Crockard has swapped his jersey for a collared shirt and is seen on the in-field of a race track rather than behind the