The 2026 Arenacross Tour is ready to hit the NEC this weekend, and we have the full list of riders set to blast around the BP Pulse Live Arena on Saturday night!
Starting the Pro Riders, and it’s a cracking line-up for 2026 with a wealth of speed and experience sure to put on a fantastic show with Hot Qualifying Laps, THREE Main Event races per night as well as the ever-popular all-action Head-to-Heads!
Popular Scot Dean Wilson will be back to defend his title from 2025, but he’s sure to be challenged by former Champ Jack Brunell on the Stark, as well as Dirt Store Triumph Racing’s Dylan Woodcock. Watch out also for the determined riding of Eddie Jay Wade, the Bayliss brothers, John Adamson and Phoenix Tools Fantic’s AX rookie Carlton Husband!
AX Pro:
#1 Dean Wilson Honda
#2 John Adamson Fantic
#6 Carlton Husband Fantic
#7 Eddie Jay Wade Triumph
#10 Jason Meara KTM
#11 Ben Clayton Triumph
#17 Mathew Bayliss Husqvarna
#23 Chris Bayliss Husqvarna
#50 Martin Barr Stark
#65 James Mackrel Yamaha
#155 Jack Brunell Stark
#260 Dylan Woodcock Triumph
#407 Adam Chatfield Honda
#511 Steven Clarke Stark
#957 Jake Preston KTM
AX Pro Am:
It will be a full track of enthusiastic riders hitting the track in the Pro-Am class, as they are now joined by several teenage riders from the former Futures class, lending another level of chaos to these already highly entertaining races! Watch for young rising stars like Lewis Spratt and Harry Lee, who always seem to find each other, while Scot Kyle McNicol could also be a factor. Established Experts like Josh Taylor and former Pro-Am Champ Josh Greedy will be defending the honour for the older guys, as will the evergreen two-stroke hero Neville Bradshaw. World class Speedway racer Dan Bewley will be another intriguing star to look out for. This one will be a firecracker!
#8 Callum McCaul Stark Varg
#10 James Rutter Honda CRF 250
#13 Thomas Humpleby Yamaha YZ 125
#15 Ross Clarke Yamaha YZF 450
#17 Harry Lee Triumph TF 250-X
#21 Lewis Spratt Yamaha YZF 250
#26 Louis Brookes Stark Varg
#33 Josh Greedy Honda CRF 450
#45 Dexter Wharton Stark Varg
#57 Kyle McNicol Stark Varg
#99 Daniel Bewley Stark Varg
#102 Archie Skuse Stark Varg
#156 Adam Wells Stark Varg
#166 Josh Taylor Yamaha YZF 450
#177 Oliver Williams Yamaha YZF 250
#215 Oliver Davis KTM SX 125
#241 Austin Beasty KTM SXF 250
#272 Neville Bradshaw Yamaha YZ 250
#318 Kian John KTM SX 125
#338 Ben White Honda CRF 450
#613 Christopher Jackson Yamaha YZF 450
#714 Mark Morris Kawasaki KX 250
#741 Andrew Boyd Kawasaki KX 450
#890 Thomas Carruthers Yamaha YZF 450
AX Supermini:
The arena will buzz to the sound of screaming 85cc two-strokes as the tearaway teens of the Superminis will amaze you with what they can do! Reigning Champ John Slade, will take some stopping after romping to the championship last year and becoming the first rider in Arenacross history to take the Supermini title riding a small wheel. This year he graduates from the even smaller bikes, which he still cleared most of the big jumps on, but Logan Coffey and Corey Heffernan will be among those doing all they can to not let him have it all his way. Cameron Berry and Mason Staddon will be battling it out for Small-Wheel honours and looking to embarrass some of their Big-Wheel opposition. There’s always a scrap from these super-kids!
Big-Wheel:
#7 Corey Heffernan KTM
#54 Mason Rimell GASGAS
#96 Frank Bishop Yamaha
#140 Lincoln Forte Husqvarna
#146 Carter Williams Yamaha
#229 Eddie Moore Husqvarna
#288 John Slade GASGAS
#289 Logan Coffey GASGAS
#615 Mason Brown KTM
Small-Wheel:
#2 Mason Staddon KTM
#17 Finlay Hoskisson KTM
#24 Kai Benjamin KTM
#100 Matthew Kelly-Edwards Kawasaki
#220 Cameron Berry Yamaha
AX Mini
The 65cc riders are the kids shaking things up as these kids will be loudly cheered as they serve up some great action! This year’s class looks highly competitive with previous electric-bike Champion Roy Townley moving up, while Finlee Pope and Welsh flyer Preston Killoran should also be in the mix. Stanley Peay and Rafe Harwood also know how to twist the throttle, and this could be one of the most wide-open races of the night!
#5 Finlee Pope GASGAS
#7 Preston Killoran KTM
#21 Ortus Simons Yamaha
#38 George Hutchings KTM
#80 Roy Townley Cobra
#95 Oscar Duckworth KTM
#99 Rafe Harwood Yamaha
#191 Erin Deazley KTM
#219 Stanley Peay KTM
#224 Maxx Korszewski GASGAS
#641 William Beckett Kawasaki
#661 Oscar Morris Yamaha
AX E-Mini
The youngest of them all go for glory in the electric E-Mini class, and although they may be as young as just 5 years old, a lot of these kids will have been blasting little balance bikes around since just after they could walk! Martin Barr is the son of the Pro rider of the same name, although Noah Barr is no relation! Cooper Swan is the son of former MX Nationals commentator Callum Swan, and took an indoor national win in the Netherlands earlier this month. Grayson Blake-Martin, Theo Hancock, and Harley Patel have also won their fair share of trophies already, so this could be a seriously good race as the crowd get behind the tearaway tykes!
#3 Maddox Knifton KTM
#5 Zach Elliott Husqvarna
#18 Oscar Wild GASGAS
#22 Oliver Fostun KTM
#50 Ollie Smillie Husqvarna
#50 Martin Barr GASGAS
#100 Noah Barr GASGAS
#111 Aliyas Westwick KTM
#118 Grayson Blake-Martin Husqvarna
#161 Zack McCorkell GASGAS
#222 Finley Shipton KTM
#313 Theo Hancock KTM
#527 Cooper Swan Sur-Ron
#721 Harley Patel KTM
As announced before, there is no livestream of this event, so the only way to catch these riders in action is to get to Birmingham on the 31st of January, or Belfast on the 13th and 14th of February! Join us for the all new 2026 Arenacross Tour, Presented by Dirt Store, and get your new season underway in style!
