Boraston Preview: 2021 AMCA British Championship
By Mike Wood on 7th May 21
New riders, new teams and a trio of two-day events the 2021 AMCA British Championship powered by Datatag and supported by Dunlop promises excitement on a whole new level!
Every entry list for the new series is stacked full of quality and a host of potential moto winners meaning picking the eventual champions appears to be an impossible proposition!
In MX1, the 2020 top three of six-times AMCA Champion Luke Burton, double AMCA Champion Josh Waterman and 2019 Weston Beach race winner Ashley Greedy all go again. But with the likes of James Dodd, Luke Hawkins, Tommy Alba, Luke Dean, James Mackrel, Corie Southwood, Jamie Skuse and George Sim-Mutch providing the challenge (amongst others), this is going to be one red-hot battle!
The MX2 contest looks set to produce a simply intriguing tussle for supremacy as some very experienced riders go up against a batch of talented young stars. In the experience corner there are Nev Bradshaw, Shane Carless and Ray Rowson but just look at the challenge they will be facing! The young guns will be led by the double AMCA MX2 Champion Jamie Wainwright, Henry Williams who was third in 2020, Josh Coleman, Lewis Dowdeswell and Corey Hockey. You can then also throw into the mix even younger stars such as Rossi Beard, Josh Peters, Dominic Lancett and James Hanscomb who are all about to embark on their debut AMCA Championship campaigns.
In 125cc 2T, theres going to be a new champion in 2021 as last years winner Shane Carless is competing in MX2. With two podiums in the 2020 series, Matt Ridgway should start as one of the favourites along with Clinton Barrs, Luke Newman, Jack Timms, Jonathan Roderick-Evans, Nathan Bach and Jordan Wright. Joining the 125cc class for this year are a whole host of riders moving up from the 2020 Youth group. This includes the winner Joel Fisher, Yarin Evans and Lewis Roden. Also competing in 2021 will be former star Tom Fish a very interesting addition to what is always a highly competitive class.
2020 AMCA Vets Champion James Lane, his brother Simon and third-placed Kevin Rogers are all after more glory this year but look set to face a far more difficult challenge this time around as Factory Phil Mercer joins the ranks. Always a top performer, Phil just missed out on the World Vets title back in 2011 and has already won various championship crowns in what has been a memorable racing career. Another star in the mix for 2021 is Gary Davies having recently successfully negotiated the qualifier at Brookthorpe. Hopefully, Garys work commitments will allow him to contest a majority of the rounds this year.
With just about all of the 2020 AMCA Youth 85cc top-10 moving on, theres going to be some new names leading the way this time around. This popular group has attracted a superb full gate of eager racers which includes Charlie Hucklebridge, son of the late, great Mark Hucklebridge.
So, Boraston in Shropshire hosts the opener this Sunday before round two on May 23 at Nympsfield welcomes back spectators for the first time in 2021. The full schedule is below...
2021 AMCA Championship Schedule
Boraston, Shropshire May 9
Nympsfield, Gloucestershire May 23
Warmingham Lane, Cheshire June 5/6
Norley, Cheshire June 20
Hawkstone Park, Shropshire July 4
Coleorton, Leicestershire July 18
Brookthorpe, Gloucestershire August 7/8
Long Lane, Shropshire August 22
Lower Drayton, Staffordshire September 4/5
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Comment: Flourishing AMCA Championship going from strength to strength
I have to admire the guys and girls at the AMCA as they’ve completely changed their ethos when it comes to their flagship series and unlike previous decades/centuries where it was very much a closed affair, it now seems to welcome everyone – and it’s flourishing as a result with the 2021 edition looking set to be the best one ever.
AMCA Championship calendar 2021
This is the AMCA Championship 2021 calendar with the 12-round series getting underway with Boraston on May 9. The 2021 AMCA British Championship schedule takes in nine venues with three double-headers. The AMCA 2021 championship season wraps up at Lower Drayton on September 4-5 with a double-header.
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