Tommy Searle to race full UK Arenacross tour
By Team TMX on 22nd Oct 16
Current British MX1 Champion and Kawasaki KX450F rider, Tommy Searle has today announced that he will be competing in the full series of Arenacross for the first time.
After an amazing outdoor campaign this year, and bringing the MX1 British title back to Kawasaki for the first time since 2007, we are incredibly excited at the prospect of Tommy competing against Europe's best Arenacross riders.
There is no denying that it's going to be a steep learning curve for Tommy, but he is confident that he can dive straight in at the deep end, at round 1 in Manchester on January 7th;
"I've seen some of the Arenacross racing before and enjoyed watching it. Then, a few weeks ago, I took part in the SMX Cup in Germany and found I really liked it so, when the opportunity to contest the whole of next year's Arenacross with Kawasaki came up, I was pretty excited and thought it would be great fun. I don't know much about the other competitors, and there's no-one in particular that I'm worried about, but they'll be fast, especially the French as they tend to be indoor specialists. They are at the top of their game, and I now have to prepare myself to beat them.
"I do know it's not going to be easy to win, as there's the reigning and all previous Arenacross champs to consider, but I am entering the series with what I feel is the bike for the job, my KX450F, and the aim of winning, and I can guarantee that I'll be giving it my best shot.
"I'm really looking forward to the whole arena atmosphere and it sounds like the AX team has good plans for the future. It's something I want to be a part of.”
Equally as excited as Tommy about his introduction to the indoor series is Kawasaki UK's Senior Racing and Marketing Co-ordinator Ross Burridge adding;
"We have had a fantastic 2016 season with Tommy in the outdoor British Championship, and are incredibly excited that he has chosen to compete in the Arenacross series. It is one of the most exciting forms of off-road racing and gets our brand in front of large audiences, week in, week out. We believe that Tommy has the skill set and raw speed to challenge for race wins, and ultimately the title, so we personally cannot wait until 7th January!”
Searle will be available to meet and greet fans, and talk about his racing endeavours, on the Arenacross stand on Saturday the 29th of October 2016 at the International Dirt Bike Show, Stoneleigh Park, Coventry.
