May the fours be with you
By TMX Archives on 7th Jan 09
THE ACU has announced details, dates and venues of its Quad Motocross Championships for the 2009 season.First up is the ACU British MMX Quad Motocross Championship which will run over nine rounds with two championship races per round. With 34 riders on the start line, it is sure to produce impressive racing with plenty of action.
Five of the nine rounds will run alongside the ACU Open and Under 21 Solo Championships so quad fans can enjoy a full day's racing action.
The ACU British Youth Quad Motocross Championship is going from strength to strength as it now enters its second full season. Riders as young as six-years-old can take part with the upper limit set at 16-years of age.
There is a comprehensive range of classes to suit all levels of rider skills, starting with 50cc Production, 50cc Modified, 100cc Production, 100cc Modified, 100cc Geared, then moving up to 200cc Production, 200cc Modified, 250cc Production and 250cc Modified.
Up-and-coming Quad stars over 16-years-old can contest the ACU British MMX Quad Motocross Qualifying Championship. The top eight finishers at the end of the series with gain promotion to the next season's main QuadX series.
All five rounds count towards the Qualifying QuadX Championship and a rider's potential promotion.
To keep up to date with the latest news visit the MMX Championship website at www.mmx.org.uk
To register for any of the Championships or for further information please contact the ACU Motocross Department on 01788-566404 or visit www.acu.org.uk
Below are the dates, venues and organising clubs for each of the title series.
2009 ACU BRITISH MMX QUADX CHAMPS
Rd 1 - April 5 – Mildenhall, Suffolk (West Devon MCC)
Rd 2 - April 19 – Duns, Borders (Quad Racing Scotland)
Rd 3 - May 9 – Moneyglass, Toomebridge, NI (Quad Racing Ireland)
Rd 4 - May 24 – Asham Woods, Frome, Somerset (Frome & DUMC&LCC)
Rd 5 - June 21 – Wroxton, Banbury, Oxon (NORA MX)
Rd 6 - July 12 – Dean Moor, Cumbria (NETT/ Iveston & Satley)
Rd 7 - August 2 – Leuchars, Fife (Glenrothes MCC)
Rd 8 - August 16 – Blaxhall Pits, Suffolk (Woodbridge & DMCC)
Rd 9 - September 20 – Culham, Abingdon, Oxon (NORA MX)
2009 ACU BRITISH YOUTH QUADX CHAMPS
Rd 1 - April 19 – Duns, Borders (Quad Racing Scotland)
Rd 2 - June 21 – Wroxton, Banbury, Oxon (NORA MX)
Rd 3 - July 12 – Dean Moor, Cumbria (NETT/ Iveston & Satley)
Rd 4 - September 20 – Culham, Abingdon, Oxon (NORA MX)
2009 ACU BRITISH MMX QUADX QUALIFYING CHAMPS
Rd 1 - April 19 – Duns, Borders (Quad Racing Scotland)
Rd 2 - May 9 – Moneyglass, Toomebridge, NI (Quad Racing Ireland)
Rd 3 - June 21 – Wroxton, Banbury, Oxon (NORA MX)
Rd 4 - July 12 – Dean Moor, Cumbria (NETT/ Iveston & Satley)
Rd 5 - September 20 – Culham, Abingdon, Oxon (NORA MX)