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The ACU British Motocross Championship (abbreviated to MXGB and currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Dirt Store ACU British Motocross Championship) is the premier motocross series in the United Kingdom. The championship is recognised as being the official British championship in the sport of motocross by the ACU. After being run by a ...
The victory marked a turning point in motocross history as, it was the first win by a two-stroke powered motorcycle in the premier division of the Motocross World Championships. [ 7 ] By the mid-1960s, advances in two-stroke engine technology meant that the heavier, four-stroke machines were relegated to niche competitions. [ 5 ]
The 2022 ACU British Motocross Championship season (known for sponsorship reasons as the Revo MXGB fuelled by Gulf Race Fuels) was the 70th British Motocross Championship season. Tommy Searle started the season as the reigning champion in the MX1 class and would go on to successfully defend his title, his fourth overall.
Clews started building motocross bikes in his garage. Having no access to BSA works engines, Clews made his own extensive improvements to the standard BSA B50 500 cc engine, obtained by breaking up B50 MX bikes. His reputation grew as a builder of four-stroke motocross bikes that were capable of competing with the dominant two-stroke bikes.
He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 2005 to 2008 and competed in the AMA Motocross Championships in 2009 and 2010. [1] [2] He returned to the Motocross World Championships from 2011 to 2019. [1] Searle is a three-time MX2 World vice-champion & a four-time British Motocross Champion. [1]
The Motocross des Nations (in French) is an annual team motocross race, where riders representing their country meet at what is billed as the "Olympics of Motocross". The event has been staged since 1947, where the team of Bill Nicholson, Fred Rist and Bob Ray, representing Great Britain, took home the Chamberlain Trophy for the first time.
However, Bickers did compete in the British round of the 1962 250cc motocross World Championship held at Glastonbury, where he took the victory over the eventual World Champion, Torsten Hallman. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] At the 1962 Trophée des Nations event, Bickers won both heat races as the British team once again triumphed over the Swedish and Belgian ...
The 2024 ACU British Motocross Championship season (known for sponsorship reasons as the Dirt Store ACU British Motocross Championship) was the 72nd British Motocross Championship season. Conrad Mewse started the season as the reigning champion in the MX1 class after he picked up his fourth title in 2023 . [ 1 ]