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Whatley and Soubeyras join 2017 Arenacross

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Popular Brit Kristian Whatley and fast Frenchman Cedric Soubeyras are two of the latest names to confirm they’ll ride in the UK Arenacross series. Former British champ Whatley will spearhead MVR-D’s 2017 racing activities aboard Husqvarna machinery. The 2013 British motocross champion finished fifth in the 2014 Arenacross series and

Watson wins in Skegness!

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After winning in both 2012 and 2013, Red Bull KTM star Nathan Watson returned to Skegness on Sunday to make it a hat-trick of wins in the big Magna Vitae and ELDC AMCA Beach race bash. And the Nottinghamshire based rider certainly did it in style, finishing three laps clear

Lewis joins new ASA Scaffolding Honda team

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By Dick Law. Mitchell Lewis will ride in the new ASA Scaffolding British Championship Honda team in 2017. The team will be in the MX1 class and have already acquired additional sponsorship from Paul Irwin’s RFX, Fox clothing and helmets from Stuart at Offroad Southeast, CGI Sports, RC Motorhomes, United Grab

Yamaha launches new EMX250 squad

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The DP19 Yamaha Official EMX250 Team and fellow Italian squad SDM Corse MX Team will join forces to form ASTES4-TESAR Yamaha in the 2017 European Championship. Fabio Tognella will be overseeing the new 'wing' as Marketing Manager with Daniele Marchese as Team Manager and former MX1 (MXGP) World Champion David Philippaerts

Shipton talks about new Yamaha ride

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Jake Shipton has talked about his new ride with the new Geartec-backed Crescent Yamaha team run by Rob Hooper for his 2017 MX1 in the MX1 Maxxis ACU British Championship and MX Nationals Series. Successfully developing his MX career over recent years both in the UK and internationally, having competed and

Crowds up at Dirt Bike Show

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The International Dirt Bike Show saw a 4.2 per cent rise in overall attendance for the annual off-road fest held at Stoneleigh Park last weekend. Head of the event Nick Mowbray said; “What a superb few days. To see the enthusiasm from the punters and efforts put in by all of our

Mackenzie signs Kawasaki – as team manager!

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When the Arenacross Tour gets underway at Manchester next year on Saturday January  2017, the Kawasaki team will be under the direct control of Kawasaki UK with a fully-prepped Team Green set-up. Steered by the company’s racing and marketing guru Ross Burridge, with popular Scotsman Bryan MacKenzie as team-manager, the

Van Beveren takes Loony sand title!

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Yamaha’s Adrian Van Beveren took the win in the pro class at the Loon Plage beach motocross, right next to the Dunkirk ferry terminal in France at the weekend. He was followed home by fellow Yamaha rider and beach race specialist Axel Van De Sande. Former MXGP world champion Steve Ramon,

Melero takes world FMX title

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Forty World Championship points were awarded over the two nights of competition and all of them went to the reigning World Champion, Maikel Melero in the series' penultimate round in China to take the crown. It's his third FIM Freestyle Motocross World Championship title in a row. Melero only needed to put together

Melero extends FMX world title lead

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For the third year in a row, Shenzhen in China hosted NIGHT of the JUMPs with two rounds in 2016. The big weekend of FMX action began with the 9th round of the FIM Freestyle MX World Championships in the city’s football stadium, the Shenzhen Sports Centre. The focus of everyone’s

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