United Kingdom’s ACU announces British 2 Stroke Championships for 2010
In a surprising announcement the ACU (England’s version of the AMA) has released information about a new championship series for 2010. The British 2 Stroke Championships.
The race series will consist of 5 events. There will be Qualifying on Saturdays, with two races held on Saturday’s and three races held on Sunday’s.
2010 British 2 Stroke Championships Schedule
March 27/28 – Glenrothes Club @ Leuchars, Fife
May 22/23 – Cambridge JSC @ Mepal, nr Ely Cambridge.l
June 19/20 – West Cumbria MCC @ Dean Moor nr Workington, Cumbria
July 31/ August 1 – East Cumbria MCC @ Brampton
September 11/12 – Hucklebridge Events @ Cusses Gorse, nr Winterbourne Gunner
The two National Championship classes will crown the new champions as, 125cc National Champion and 250cc National Champion. The two-strokes will no longer be classified under the MX 1 and MX 2 system.
The two-strokes are making huge strides in England.
Stay tuned for additional information as it becomes available.
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By ferrahount on February 6th, 2010 at 11:10 am
Wow, that’s incredible. It’s so good that two stroke motocross championships reach the national and pro level.
I’m so jealous. I’d like to move to England!
By 125mx.com on February 6th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
We certainly are blessed here in England, it was only 2005 when I founded the 125 Championship and people laughed about that mocking me, saying the 2st is dead, your wasteing your time ? Well a few years down the road and every federation has a 2st series. The ACU are the Governing body here in the UK and its a BIG step for them to announce this series, it’s just like the AMA to announce it I guess ?
At last, the growing 2st rider base here in the UK has an event nearly every week, we even have smaller promoters offering 2st only races.
Great times ahead !
By PistonPortReedRotary on February 6th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Hello Everyone,
This all sounds VERY good, except for the part about “The two-strokes will no longer be classified under the MX 1 and MX 2 system.” That statement calls for a little checking into.
IF this means that in addition to being able to enter 2 strokes in the normally applicable MX Class races that a rider chooses, there will now be a small series of races exclusive to 2 stroke motorcycles, then this will be a great thing no question about it.
IF, on the other hand, this series has appeared because 2 strokes will no longer be allowed to enter the normal MX 1, 2, and 3 classes according to displacement… Hmmmmmm…. Well, let’s just say if that’s the case then it sucks.
Jim
By KX500Pilot on February 6th, 2010 at 10:46 pm
Congratulations England! Real motocross bikes!!
By yzwestkx on February 6th, 2010 at 10:46 pm
I agree with PistonPortReedRotary – the ACU from past experience cannot be trusted they are only doing this series because the MCF have made steps to have a 2 stroke exclusive series but the key thing is the MCF have EQUAL displacement on their mixed 2 and 4 stroke races meaning its a fair series in the backdrop.
From the sounds of things (and I hope I’m wrong) the ACU have started a 2 stroke exclusive series but taken 2 strokes out of MX1 and MX2?!!! when they should have at the same time relaxed their current biased displacement rules to let them have equal displacement.
I will contact them and try to find out the truth on Monday
By Vincent Page on February 7th, 2010 at 7:57 am
I have to say I kind of agree with you here.I think the A.C.U. have suddenly woken up to the 2 stroke situation and are trying to make in roads at the last minute.
3 Years ago they went to great lengths to suggest that a certain other U.K. organisations insurance was far to cheap, and could not possibly be worth the paper it was written on.The A.C.U. then slowly watched clubs affiliating to “this other organisation” and about 15 months later very quickly announced a similar priced insurance in a bid to get their clubs affiliation back!, after claiming that you couldn’t get decent insurance at that price!
With the sucess of the M.C.F. Federation and now the New National two stroke series,I am not sure there is room for another National two stroke series especially as many clubs now offer closed to club two stroke championships themselves.
By Chris2T on February 7th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
It makes total sense that they would move to outlaw the 2 strokes in MX1 and MX2. What does the AMA and the ACU have in common? They are both controlled by the manufacturers. The manufacturers see that there’s a threat to sales of their handicapped cash cows and will act accordingly.
Chris
By 125mx.com on February 7th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
Hold on a bit, there not excluding 2st from any mx1 or 2 races, that will carry on as normal, this is a whole new series ‘just’ for 2st’s and will not ‘carry’ the mx1 or 2 badge, but 125 and 250 National titles again.
I must say, the ACU actauly started the series that is now the MCF 2st series, when I started the then ‘DEP’ series it was with help from the ACU, the MCF was not even formed then. A couple of years later when things were growing out of control I neded help running the series as I did everything myself, the MCF was formed and they inherited the series and I worked with them for a while.
I’m not biased to any federation, I’m just so happy that the UK now has plenty of oppotunities for its growing army of 2st racers to go have fun, and we as riders should enter as many as we can to prove that if a federation supplys a 2st race we will come and fill those gates. I can now sit back and enjoy watching some great 2st action
JOB DONE ?
By billywizz on February 7th, 2010 at 5:41 pm
Politics aside great news, the 2 stroke brigade is growing rapidly in the uk & the more options we have the better, i rode @ the last Pickering ACU club meeting in 09 & i calculated 60% of riders were 2 stroke mounted & out of the top 5 expert places 4 were on 2 bangers! this year we have great choice & tracks, bring it on!!
By yzwestkx on February 8th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
125MX – JOB DONE?
Partly and iits a good step forward – but the ACU still have to allow the MX1′s to be open class and the MX2 to allow both 250 2 strokes and 250 4 strokes so they are on an equal playing field as the MCF does in its pro races.
As far as I know there are no plans for them to do this
By 125mx.com on February 9th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
Yea I agree, in an ideal world that would happen in every country and every federation. I dont know of any other place that happens and I think the MCF have done it right for us 2st fans, but on the flip side I do know a few riders that have not entered the MCF because of that rule as their on 250f’s, so who’s right. Plain and simple, you just cant please everyone !
By Chris2T on February 9th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
The word is Parity. If the 250 2T’s have no chance against the 450′s, bring them up, or bring down the 4t’s. Likewise with the 250f’s:
150 2t’s vs 250 4t’s OR 125 2t’s vs 200 4T’s
250 2t’s vs 400 4t’s OR 300 2t’s vs 450 4t’s
What’s so very hard about that? Plus it adds a measure of excitement, so you don;t just have racer against racer and machine against machine, but also different lines of I.C.E thought competing
By Chris2T on February 9th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
to clarify my above comments, i’m willing to give the 4 strokes only a ridiculous displacement handicap rather than an absolutely absurd one, in the name of goodwill
By motoman465 on February 10th, 2010 at 7:15 am
Congratulations to all the British 2 stroke fans! This is great news for you guys/gals!!!
Chris 2T, I like your ideas about updating the displacement for two strokes, but still allowing an advantage for the fours. While I would still rather see even displacement rules I just don’t see the powers-to-be doing that. Perhaps your idea is something even the AMA can embrace. Dubious, but possible!
Thanks for spreading the good new, John!!! I think John deserves a big virutal round of applause, everybody!!!
By ferrahount on February 10th, 2010 at 8:57 am
As I said before, I’d like to live (or to move to) England.
Here I guess we need to thank and give a lot of credit to the guys that create and made the 125 2 stroke british championship were the revolution started in England (I don’t know your names so excuse me) and also to John, who made this great site wich allow this great comunity to join around their passion.
About those new championships I think they are good news, I’d like that the FIM support them and the local federations add them to their agenda.
Some may want that MX2 and MX1 change to displacement parity rules, but I think we shall see the good side of this, we had a national category (local sanctioning body supported) 2 stroke motocross championship. I remember some years ago when enduro championships were 125 2S, 250 2S, 250 4S, 400 4S and open (or 500) and I thought that was good.
Now we have to support this and try to do something to get our two strokes racing in their own, or with few advantage (better none) to the thumpers, championship.
I can see some good times coming.
By 125mx.com on February 10th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
Thank you very much ferrahount, its always nice to get some praise or even just recognition for believing in, and then starting the 125cc series over here, it took me nearly 2 years of hard work, but at the very first round at Matchams park, the smile on my face said it all. Since then the series just grew and grew, until it was a whole event dedicated to 2sts. Since then there’s been many more clubs and federation take a look and indeed, start their own series as we seem to have more and more riders turning up on a smoker.
And it’s with thanks to John for creating this website that any 2st news is global within hours, well done mate.