FIM UEM 125 2t European Championship News
As reported earlier this year, the FIM will be running a 125cc two stroke championship at 8 of the 15 World Championship rounds of the MX GP. The calendar of events was released today and is posted below.
With any luck these races will be broadcast on the Internet. Can’t wait to hear the sound of 40 125cc two-strokes blasting into the first turn. Just the thought sends shivers down my spine. This may be the year to visit Europe to see some real motocross racing!
Will this Italian beauty be one of the machines competing in the series?
But what about the bikes? As most are aware, the majority of the Big 4 no longer import 125cc Motocross bikes into the USA. This could cause an issue. Or maybe not!
2010 KTM 125 SX
First there are European brands that will be represented. Husqvarna, KTM and TM Racing among those that currently build 125 motocross machines. TM Racing is committed to fielding a team and is working on new developments, which will in all likelihood first appear on their factory machines.
But don’t count the Big 4 out just yet. These giants do not want to be left out in the cold, so look for bikes from the Big 4 in the staging area beginning on April 11th on the Fermo venue in Italy.
Germain Vincenot has joined the TEAM CLS to participate to the European Championship 125cc, racing a Pro Circuit KX125 and will be racing with riding number 100.
From sources deep inside Europe, news has leaked that the mighty Honda factory will be building CR125 racers to compete in this race series. There are also rumblings that Suzuki is putting together a team to compete as well.
Does this strike anyone as strange? Haven’t people been stating that the two-stroke is dead and gone and it’s never coming back? From all this news it sounds like they may have the wrong information.
2010 TM Racing 125MX
The other thing is, the same manufacturers that are pushing hard to ensure that their “technologically advanced” double displacement machines do not have to compete head-to-head against two-strokes, are now all scrambling to get machines ready for this new series. Am I the only one that sees what’s happening?
The course of action is clear. If you want to see two-stroke racing at the pro level, we need to have a pro series for two-strokes to compete in. Then those same manufacturers will build two strokes, because they don’t want another manufacturer to “best” them. Competition at it’s best.
Lets ask the promoters to add a 125cc class to some of the Nationals. As long as it doesn’t clash with all the other stuff they are adding to the day. Besides by adding a 125 class the factories don’t have to worry about anyone beating their beloved four-strokes.
“Build it and they will come.”
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By motoman465 on October 29th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Man, I wish I could afford to go to Europe to see a race or two. Too bad, I am not in the military anymore, could get cheap airfare on MAC. Does this mean that it is potentially possible that someone from Europe could decide to race a 125 two stroke at the Motocross of Nations?
By 125mx.com on October 29th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Des Nations should go back to 3 classes and 3 bikes, why the hell is there 2 450f’s
Still back on track, Europe does seem to be seeing a 2st come back, and there’s a buzz in the air, this is a BIG step in the right direction. There is a god and he runs premix !
I’m stoked with this 125 deal and will be there twirling the spanners for a couple of riders, YeeeHaaaa
By motoman465 on October 30th, 2009 at 2:49 am
Nice website, 125mx. This is absolutely a step in the right direction. I have said for years that Europe is way more progressive than the US. Any chance the success of the 125 two stroke series will give birth to a 250 series?
By 125mx.com on October 30th, 2009 at 8:13 am
Thanks motoman, I have worked so hard on keeping the 2st alive here in the UK. We have a thriving 2st scene here in the UK right now and theres plenty of guys going 250, lets just hope they get the same priority in a year or two and we can have 2st and 4st GP’s ? When I developed the 125 class here it was not long before the 250cc guys wanted in, thats when we ran events entirly made up of 2sts’, since then we have been pumped in the growth of 2st machines and riders Nationwide, with the iceing on the cake being that as of 2010 we will now have 3 seperate 2st series running by 3 different federations as they all scramble to get a peice of the action.
By JohnNicholas on October 30th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Opps! I realized that I didn’t say what the “Italian Beauty” is above! It is an Ancillotti GA 125.
You can read more about it here,
http://twostrokemotocross.com/2009/07/2010-ancillotti-ga-125/
By sfairbro on October 30th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
This would be a fantastic idea for the MX Nationals. Perhaps they could do something like this for the kids that are between 16 & 18 years of age to prepare them for the big time.
By irace2tmotos on November 3rd, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Ya,
125MX.com is the best!
125s are truly the formula one of the field! Max RPMs make for a great show! Screaming 125s rounding the berms pinned to the stops makes my knees weak!
Nice work! I view often.
irace2tmotos
Simple is faster