WSX Track Map: Cardiff – British GP
By Team TMX on 3rd Oct 22
Forty of the world's best Supercross athletes are set to do battle inside the decorated Principality Stadium, where the journey to World Supercross Championship glory will commence.
Tomac, Roczen, Reed, and more are set to line up behind the gates and take Supercross to the world, with history to be made in Cardiff.
The track map for the 2022 FIM World Supercross Championship season-opener has been revealed, with a GoPro fly-through showing the technical nature of the track facing the teams and riders this weekend.
The vision of revered track designers Dream Traxx, the layout builds on conventional Supercross models but innovates and enhances to bring high-quality, competitive racing for the fans, while also ensuring there is an emphasis on rider safety. The goal: enable riders to go faster, harder, and safer than they have been before.
The reveal of this weekends track layout comes as the stage is set for the first-ever World Supercross Grand Prix, which will see Cardiffs Principality Stadium descended on by 40 of the worlds best Supercross riders this Saturday, ready to go bar-to-bar in the fight for victory.
The 2022 FIM World Supercross Championship also breaks from tradition with a new event format that organisers say is "designed to maximise action, excitement, and entertainment".
The addition of a Superpole session for the WSX (450cc) class will see 10 riders - the top five finishers from the two heat races - set off one at a time in a time-trial format, with lap times determining gate picks for the main events.
For both the WSX and SX2 (250cc) classes, the main events are also overhauled. For the WSX class, the typical 20-minute races have been replaced with two eight-minute races and a 12-minute race, with just five minutes in between. The result is an increase in the overall level of intensity and unpredictability, and more emphasis on the importance of a good start. The SX2 class will get two six-minute and one 10-minute race.
Adam Bailey, managing director of motorsport for SX Global, the Australian firm spearheading the new World Supercross Championship, said: After all the hype, all the build up, race week is finally here and we couldnt be more excited to get going and finally take the sport of supercross to global audiences as part of a world championship. The track design from the guys at Dream Traxx looks incredible and Im sure its going to deliver a night of close, intense, and competitive action. Were all set with the biggest teams and the best riders ready to put on an amazing racing spectacle for the UK fans, while live music, stunt shows, and fireworks will make it an unforgettable night out. We cant wait to get started."
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