The 2014 European Stock 600 Series season was a
motorcycle racing
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series that started over 2–4 May 2014 in
Navarra,
Spain and ended over 4–6 July at the
Automotodróm Slovakia Ring,
Slovakia. European Stock 600, abbreviated as ACC 600, was a part of
Acceleration 2014
Acceleration 2014 was a multi-day festival combining top class car and bike racing with live music and other entertainment. The festival was organised by the International Sport Racing Association (ISRA), based in the Netherlands, and was held si ...
, a series of festivals combining top class car and bike racing with music and entertainment. Next to ACC 600, there was the
Formula Acceleration 1, based on the former
A1 Grand Prix, the
MW-V6 Pickup Series
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, which used modified
BRL V6
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cars, the
Legend SuperCup
The 2014 Legend SuperCup season was a legends car racing series that started over 25–27 April in Portimão, Portugal and ended over 17–19 October at the TT Circuit Assen, Netherlands. Legend SuperCup (LSC) was a part of Acceleration 2014, ...
, based on
legends car racing, and the
European Stock 1000 Series
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, which featured slightly faster bikes and slightly older riders than the ACC 1000. As for the music, on Friday evenings,
David Hasselhoff hosted "Celebrate the 80's and the 90's with The Hoff", a dance party featuring
2 Unlimited
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,
Haddaway,
Kim Wilde
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, and others. Saturday evenings saw performances of international
DJs.
Two different riders won the races that were held towards the championship. At Navarra, Paco Morales Aibar won ahead of Jesus Ordás Aguado and Pedro Pérez Soto. While at the Slovakia Ring, only three riders competed in the class; here, Roman Kudlik won ahead of Pavol Grman and Jozef Bielik.
Calendar
The 2014 calendar consisted of two races. Originally, seven were planned. However, Acceleration in Zolder, Acceleration at Paul Ricard, and Acceleration at Grobnik were cancelled on 27 June 2014 and Acceleration at Hungaroring was cancelled on 20 August 2014.
Finally, during
Acceleration in Assen, the European Stock 600 Series was replaced by the national Open Wegrace Cup series, whose riders were not eligible to score points for the Acceleration championship.
Technical specifications
*Engine:
4-cylinder (401–600 cc) 4-stroke
3-cylinder (401–675 cc) 4-stroke
2-cylinder (401–750 cc) 4-stroke
*Minimum weight: 165 kg
*Tyres:
Michelin
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Championship standings
;Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top 15 classified riders. Riders did not have to finish to be eligible for points, but had to complete 75% of the race. At the end of the season, the ACC 600 Riders' title was awarded to the rider with the highest number of points.
;Points allocation
Riders' championship
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://acceleration14.com/european-stock-600
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