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Next two British championship rounds axed

Following the recent COVID-19 outbreak that has halted sporting events across the world, the ACU British Motocross Championship have announced that rounds two and three of the 2020 MXGB campaign are not going to go ahead as planned. The statement says: "The decision to not head to the historic circuits

More MXGP date changes

The MXGP racing calendar has seen further changes due to the global outbreak of the coronavirus, which means certain events have been forced to be pushed back to a later date.  MXGP of France due to take place on the 9th/10th of May will now be moved to the end of June and

Stop riding motorcycles says Jean-Michel Bayle

Former world motocross, AMA supercross and motocross champ and MotoGP racer Jean-Michel Bayle is calling on all motorcyclists to stop riding in a bid to curtail the spread of Cornoavirus, and take any potential strain off hospitals. "I advise you not to ride and not train on a motorcycle," said the

ACU makes official Little Silver statement

Organised by RHL Activities, Little Silver was to be the first round of the 2020 ACU British Motocross Championship: the event was also to be the first of four combined rounds incorporating the British Youth Championship. Three weeks before the event a facility inspection with the organiser, landowner and ACU representative

Scottish ACU halts bike sport

All bike sport in Scotland run by the SACU has been halted in a bid to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. There has been no response from the ACU or other bike racing organisations yet. The SACU statement says: "The Board of Directors have made the very hard decision

Mud not flu halts British championship opener

It wasn’t the dreaded Coronavirus that forced the opening round of the British championship to be axed but the weather. A muddy paddock packed filled with youth riders’ trucks, safety fears over getting ambulances in and out and potential further damage to the land were the main reasons the event

Coronavirus halts KTM, Husky & Gas-Gas production

Production of new KTM, Husqvarna and Gas-Gas bikes will stop for two weeks due to disruptions to the supply chain of parts, mainly from Northern Italy, due to the Coronavirus. The owners of the factory in Mattighofen is the Pierer Group, which has announced a blanket 'company holiday' from March 30-April

British championship entries and timetable

It's the first round of the British championship at Little Silver on Sunday, and here's the latest timetable and rider entries. As it has some youth support races, the MX1 riders hit the track for practice at 8.45am and then are only out again for race one at noon. Technical Control:

Hughes brings coaching skills to MXGP

With a long career that saw him race and win at events like AMA Supercross and outdoors, GPs and the Motocross of Nations, Californian Ryan Hughes is now one of the top coaches in the business. He's jetted to Europe to work with GasGas factory rider and MXoN winner Glenn

ACU statement on Coronavirus

Meetings at ACU House have been axed, races are allowed to continue at the discretion of clubs, and a warning for anyone with cold or flu-like symptoms to stay away from events. That's the official word from the ACU right now, meaning Sunday's British motocross championship opener is still on.

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