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British Motocross Championship
The ACU British Motocross Championship (abbreviated to MXGB and currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Revo MXGB fuelled by Gulf Race Fuels) is the premier Motocross series United Kingdom. The championship is recognised as being the official British championship in the sport of Motocross by the ACU. It is currently under the stewardship of promoter RHL Activities. History There is uncertainty about the origins of motocross but it is likely that it began in 1914 when the Scott Trial was started by Alfred Angas Scott, owner and founder of The Scott Motorcycle Company. The Scott Trial was held on the Yorkshire moors in Northern England and after World War I test riders of new British motorcycles started racing against each other on off-road factory courses. The French came up with the term 'moto cross' to describe this off-road racing and the first recorded Motocross competition was on Camberley Heath in Surrey, England on 29 March 1924. Classes The British Motocross Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motocross
Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom. History Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competitions, such as the Auto-Cycle Clubs's first quarterly trial in 1909 and the Scottish Six Days Trial that began in 1912. When organisers dispensed with delicate balancing and strict scoring of trials in favour of a race to become the fastest rider to the finish, the activity became known as "hare scrambles", said to have originated in the phrase, "a rare old scramble" describing one such early race. Though known as scrambles racing (or just scrambles) in the United Kingdom, the sport grew in popularity and the competitions became known internationally as "motocross racing", by combining the French word for motorcycle, ''motocyclette'', or ''moto'' for short, into a portmanteau with "cross country". The first known scramble race took place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Lenoir
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Shaun Simpson (motorcyclist)
Shaun Simpson (born 13 March 1988) is a Scottish professional motocross racer. He has competed in the Motocross World Championships since 2004. Simpson has won two British motocross championships (2008 and 2014), a Belgian Championship (2011) and has represented Great Britain four times at the prestigious Motocross des Nations. Motocross career Simpson was born in Gauldry, Fife, Scotland and educated at Madras College secondary school. In 2010, Simpson competed for the KTM factory racing team managed by former world champion Stefan Everts in the F.I.M. MX2-GP World Championships. He finished in 8th place with three podium finishes. For 2011 he signed a contract to race for the Honda LS team and finished the season in fifteenth place. He raced in the 2013 season with Factory TM Ricci Racing using the number 24 jersey. Simpson announced his separation from TM Racing on 24 June 2013. He placed seventh in the 2014 MXGP world championship and, improved to a fourth-place finish in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 British Motocross Championship
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Adam Sterry
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2016 British Motocross Championship
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Ben Watson (motocross Racer)
Ben Watson (born 5 June 1997) is a British professional motocross rider. References External links Ben Watsonat MXGP web site Ben Watsonat Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Monster Energy Yamaha Factory is the Factory-backed, factory team of Yamaha Motor Company, Yamaha active in the MotoGP World Championship, the Motocross World Championship, the FIM Endurance World Championship, the Superbike World Championship an ... web site * Living people 1997 births British motocross riders {{motorcycle-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeme Irwin
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2017 British Motocross Championship
The 2017 British Motocross Championship is the 66th British Motocross Championship season. Tommy Searle will start the season as the defending Champion in the MX1 class having taken his first national title in 2016. In the MX2 class, Adam Sterry starts the season as defending champion, but he will not compete in the series in 2017. For 2017, a new national 2-stroke championship will be contested at four rounds of the championship. MX1 Calendar and Results An 8-round calendar for the 2017 season was announced on 28 October 2016. Participants List of confirmed riders. Riders Championship MX2 Calendar and Results An 8-round calendar for the 2017 season was announced on 28 October 2016. Participants List of confirmed riders. Riders Championship References {{reflist Motocross Championship British Motocross Championship The ACU British Motocross Championship (abbreviated to MXGB and currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Revo MXGB fuelled by Gulf Race Fuels) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evgeny Bobryshev
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2018 British Motocross Championship
The 2018 British Motocross Championship was the 67th British Motocross Championship season. The championship was due to start on 11 March at Lyng, but this opening event was cancelled due to bad weather. It was re-scheduled to act as the final round of the season on 14 October. Graeme Irwin started the season as defending Champion in the MX1 class, having taken his first national title in the 2017 Championship. In the MX2 class, Ben Watson started the season as defending champion, but he did not compete in the series in 2018. MX1 Calendar and Results The championship was contested over 8 rounds. Participants List of confirmed riders. Riders Championship {, , {, class="wikitable" style="font-size: 80%; text-align:center" , - valign="top" !valign="middle", Pos !valign="middle", Rider !valign="middle", Bike !colspan=2, CUL !colspan=2, CAN !colspan=2, BLA !colspan=2, DES !colspan=2, DUN !colspan=2, HAW !colspan=2, LYN !valign="middle", Points , - ! 1 , align=lef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
