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Entry Lists: Britain

A look ahead.

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The ACU have put the finishing touches on the 2017 Maxxis British Championship and announced who will be competing in the various classes. A two-stroke entry list, which you may have missed, was released earlier this week, but now we have information on who will be competing in MX1 and MX2 also. There are not too many surprises here, although the list does act as confirmation that Josiah Natzke will be racing for Hitachi Construction Machinery KTM UK.

MX1

5

Graeme Irwin

6

Carlton Husband

7

Mitchell Lewis

10

James Rutter

11

Matt Burrows

12

George Grigg-Pettitt

14

Robert Davidson

16

John Meara

17

Damon Strydom

23

John-Joe Wright

25

Jamie Law

36

Matt Moffat

37

Gert Krestinov

44

Elliott Banks-Browne

45

Jake Nicholls

48

Reece Desoer

49

Luke Parker

57

Tony Craig

60

Brad Anderson

74

Patrick Major

75

Ben Butler

95

Dan Thornhill

100

Tommy Searle

119

Ryan Houghton

153

James Harrison

162

Stuart Edmonds

172

Robert Holyoake

190

Luke Benstead

227

Kristian Whatley

274

Kieran Banks

293

Ryan McLean

295

Ross Rutherford

301

Shaun Southgate

302

Brad Woodroffe

411

Declan Whittle

685

Steven Lenoir

691

Aidan Wigger

704

Ashley Wilde

711

Sonny Oliver

731

Jake Shipton

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It now appears to be official that Shaun Simpson won't race in Britain.

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MX2

2

Kevin Wouts

3

Josh Gilbert

6

Jay Wilson

10

Michael Ellis

14

Charlie Hamlet

15

Henry Williams

17

Luke Smith

19

Tom Neal

24

Liam Garland

28

John Robson

31

Robbie Dowson

33

Josiah Natzke

38

Gavin Stevenson

41

Alexander Brown

50

Martin Barr

60

Dylan Woodcock

63

Jordan Divall

66

Lewis Tombs

77

Jay Hague

98

Todd Kellett

111

Ben Putnam

119

Mel Pocock

122

Jake Sheridan

134

Liam Knight

148

Michael Eccles

151

Harri Kullas

171

Dexter Douglas

173

Luke Norris

180

Josh Spinks

184

James Carpenter

200

James Dunn

303

Jake Millward

331

Jordan Eccles

337

Glenn McCormick

360

Nathan Dixon

575

Taylor Hammal

631

Oliver Benton

661

Josh Coleman

708

Ryan Hammond

714

Brad Todd

751

Joe Jeffries

771

Jason Meara

919

Ben Watson

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Adam Sterry, the reigning champion in MX2, is also going to skip the domestic scene.

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Following on from the announcement from the Maxxis British Championship, the team behind the Michelin MX Nationals have made a list of their riders available also. It promises to be another stacked season! It has also been announced that the series will start at FatCat, before moving to Preston Docks for round two of six. The series will conclude at Foxhill in August.

MX1

5

Graeme Irwin

6

Carlton Husband

7

Mitchell Lewis

11

Matt Burrows

14

Rob Davidson

17

Luke Smith

21

Ryan Houghton

25

Jamie Law

37

Gert Krestinov

44

Elliott Banks-Browne

50

Martin Barr

51

Kevin Wouts

60

Brad Anderson

66

Lewis Tombs

74

Patrick Major

95

Dan Thornhill

153

James Harrison

274

Kieran Banks

685

Steven Lenoir

704

Ashley Wilde

731

Jake Shipton

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Martin Barr will be searching for more success in the Michelin MX Nationals.

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MX2

3

Josh Gilbert

10

Michael Ellis

15

Henry Williams

19

Tom Neal

24

Liam Garland

38

Gavin Stevenson

41

Alexander Brown

63

Jordan Divall

119

Mel Pocock

134

Liam Knight

171

Dexter Douglas

173

Luke Norris

180

Josh Spinks

184

James Carpenter

313

Jake Millward

331

Jordan Eccles

360

Nathan Dixon

575

Taylor Hammal

601

Dylan Woodcock

704

Brad Todd

751

Joe Jeffries

Words: Lewis Phillips | Lead Image: ConwayMX

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Bickers to supply UK market with Alpinestars

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This is great news for UK motocross dealers, who can now order Alpinestars Boots and Protection for the motocross and enduro community.

Full PR:
Bickers are pleased to announce a new partnership with Alpinestars, from 2024 Bickers will be a
newly appointed distributor of Alpinestars Off-Road range of MX, Enduro and Trials footwear and
protections.

Alpinestars has been redefining protection for motorcyclists ever since the company was established
in 1963. Commitment to innovation has led Alpinestars to become the world-leading manufacturer
of professional motorsport racing products, motorcycling airbag protection, high-performance
apparel, technical footwear, and helmets. Alpinestars understands that the best design and research
is achieved under extreme conditions. Their involvement in Formula 1, NASCAR, MotoGP, World
SBK, AMA Supercross and Motocross, MXGP, Dakar and more has led to the creation of the most
advanced technical equipment for the racing world’s top athletes.

Bickers and Alpinestars will be working together in the UK and Ireland (via Bickers Dornan) to create
an industry leading integrated sales program, reaching the Bickers dealer network; carrying stock in
2 strategic locations in the UK and Ireland to ensure next day delivery on all items.
Stock is in the UK and available now, to see the range visit alpinestars.com or bickers-online.co.uk.

Chris Hillard (Alpinestars Communications Manager)

Alpinestars are pleased to welcome Bickers as a distributor of our MX/Off-Road range in the UK and
Ireland. With their proven record in offering next day service to dealers; we see Bickers as a logical
partner to add to our already strong network of Dealers and Distributors in the region. With focus on
offering keystone hard goods from our range; namely Footwear and Protection. Central to our plan,
inside July/August 2024 Bickers will also become an Official Alpinestars repair and service center for
MX Goods, with the aim of increasing efficiency for our UK/Ireland based racers and customers
moving ahead, and we look forward to developing this partnership.

Derek McMartin (Bickers)
“Bickers are extremely excited to be able to service and sell Alpinestars Range of Off-Road Footwear
and Protection and cannot wait to start offering these great products to our dealers”
To see what Bickers offer, please go to bickers-online.co.uk
You can visit the Full Range at Alpinestars direct alpinestars.com.

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NPC 2024 IS ON! All eyes are on Oakhanger.

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Oakhanger will host the first round of the NPC series this weekend. Gulf Racing Fuels, which will support the series for the next three years, will be in attendance. The line looks impressive, while entry lists are still being worked on. Starting a series from scratch is always hard, but trying to do that in a recession and with industry budgets at an all-time low is even more challenging. The guys behind the NPC have been working around the clock to make this happen.

MX1 and MX2 classes will provide some exciting racing with this at the weekend. MX1 will see Tristan Purdon, Brad Todd, Jamie Carpenter, Carlton Husband, Tom Grimshaw, John Adamson, Dan Thornhill, Chalie Putnam, and Aaron Patstone lining up. MX2 will offer some great racing with Charlie Cole, Charlie Heyman, Ollie Colmer, Ben Mustoe, Glen McCormick, Callum Mitchell, Syd Putnam, Ben Franklin, Harvey Cashmore and Liam Bennet all looking to get some hours in the bank racing.

Justin Barclay and Alfie Smith have produced a stunning track for riders to compete on. As I’m typing this update, more British riders are signing up, and they will be confirmed every day leading up to what will be a historical event. I say historical because I believe this series will go from strength to strength and offer one of the best championships in the UK and, hopefully, Europe.

The Acerbis is cancelled this weekend, so places at the NPC are filling up fast. There are four groups, and wildcards are still available in each group.

Entries for the event can be accessed here: https://nora92.com/event/nora-pro-championship-round-1/#tribe-tickets

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Andrew Short confirmed for the 2024 VMXdN at Foxhill

No Short measures for Team USA

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The promoters for the annual VMXdN Foxhill have announced that former factory HRC, KTM Factory Racing and Monster Energy Yamaha rider Andrew Short will be racing at the legendary Wiltshire Grand Prix circuit over August bank holiday weekend (August 22nd-26th) as part of the American squad.


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Short has had a stellar sixteen-year pro career, during that time, he earned over 50 podium finishes and nine wins, he is also one of the nicest guys you could wish to meet. One of his personal highlights was being part of the American Team that won the 2010 Motocross of Nations held in his home state of Colorado. 

After he retired from professional motocross at the end of 2016, Short then worked as a team advisor and brand ambassador for Factory Honda HRC before making a big transition to compete in rally racing and take on the ultimate rally race – the Dakar.

After a steep learning curve, he was able to become competitive in rally and even took his first win at the 2019 Rallye du Maroc, a leadup to the 2020 Dakar. He raced for the Rockstar Husqvarna team as well as the Monster Energy Factory Yamaha rally teams.

After a nasty injury while riding at home, he is now back to full fitness and bang up for the challenge that is Foxhill, the greatest 2-stroke event in the world. Short will race a 2002 YZ 250 built and maintained by the crew at DocWob. Team USA won the inaugural event in 2022 and finished 3rd behind Team GB and Team Northern Ireland in 2023. 

The race is already creating a huge buzz with new and returning legends being announced weekly, it really is a whos’ who of the sport through the golden heydays of the 90’s and 00’s era.

Labelled by RacerX magazine as “the Woodstock of two strokes” the event simply goes from strength to strength.

With ticket sales up year on year, the promoters have been blown away at the response to the event and are urging spectators to purchase tickets asap. Could this be the first outdoor motocross event in the UK to be ticket only? Camping passes will be capped at last year’s numbers as simply putting it – it was full!

Ensure your place at the most anticipated event on the British MX calendar by booking early.

Saturday, Sunday, Weekend and Camping passes are available at https://vmxdnfoxhill2024.eventbrite.co.uk

Keep up to date with all the VMXdN Foxhill news

www.vmxdnfoxhill.com 

www.facebook.com/vmxdnfoxhills 

https://www.instagram.com/vmxdnfoxhill/

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