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The British Supercross Championship bursts back into action with a vengeance with three nights of racing over two consecutive weekends. It all gets going at Liverpool's Echo Arena on Friday January 23rd and Saturday the 24th, followed by the finale at The O2 Arena, London on Saturday January 31st. The series has attracted the best of British Supercross riders and an impressive line-up of international riders from the US, Canada, South Africa, France, Spain, Ireland and Scandinavia. The US will be represented by current British SX1 champ and former US outdoor champ Mike Brown and latest additions to the line-up US rider Zach Osborne and Teddy Maier who will be making their British Supercross debuts. Osborne impressed GP fans by winning his first GP in Ireland in 2008 and will be competing on a Dixon UTAG Yamaha. Kawasaki rider Teddy Maier from Iowa has made a name for himself in US Arena-cross and more recently the Canadian Arena-cross and Motocross Championships. Speaking of Canadians Dixon UTAG Yamaha will also be represented at both Liverpool and London by three Canadian riders, also British Supercross regulars with SX2 British Supercross Champ Colton Facciotti, who took the win in the SX1 class at Sheffield back in October. Joining him will be former Canadian Arena-cross champion and last year's winner at The O2 Arena, Kyle Beaton plus five times Canadian MX1 champion Jean Sebastian Roy better known as JSR. Other Canadians making the trip over the Atlantic will be last year's Liverpool SX2 winner Kris Foster, who will be joined by fellow Canadian Kawasaki team-mate Brock Hoyer on DK Offroad Kawasaki's. South African's Neville Bradshaw and Lloyd Vercuiel, Spain's Xavier Hernandez and Norwegian Rasmus Jorgensen will also add to the international line-up The best of the UK will also be raring to go. Ireland's PAR Honda rider Gordon Crockard, Relentless Suzuki's Martin Barr and former British Outdoor and Supercross Champ MVRD Suzuki rider Carl Nunn are amongst the favourites for the new British Open Supercross title as is head to head star Ashley Greedy. Greedy, the hugely popular head to head dash for cash star will keep the fans on the edge of their seats adding to the entertainment. New for Liverpool and London will be the first ever appearance of Quads in British Supercross, with a record numbers of rider entrees and very strong pre-ticket sales at both venues it all promises to be a great conclusion to the official ACU FIM backed British Supercross Championship. For more information please visit www.fwsx.com Tickets for Liverpool on January 23rd and 24th are available on 0844 800 4000 Tickets for London on January 31st are available through ticketmaster on 0871 984 0002  KTM
Wins Big at Sheffield Supercross
Red Bull KTM riders Mike Brown and Tommy Searle along with MDK/KTM Factory Junior Team rider Max Anstie each won their respective class at the opening round of the British Supercross Championship Series over the weekend. Defending SX-1 British Supercross Champion, Brown, decided to race both the SX-1 and SX-2 classes aboard his KTM 250 SX-F. Brown had a great run in the SX-2 class where he took the win followed by fellow Red Bull KTM Factory rider Tommy Searle. In the SX-1 main event Brown, had a slight disadvantage riding on the lower displacement bike but still fared well finishing 4th overall. Brown was not the only one pulling double-duty as Searle also competed in two classes over the weekend. Searle earned 2nd in the SX-2 class as described above, and also took an amazing victory in the British Open class over Carl Nunn. Searle passed Nunn in the last few remaining laps to take the lead and the win. This was Searle’s last race in England before leaving for the United States where he will compete for the 2009 season as a member of the MDK/KTM Factory Motocross Lites Team. Multi-time British 85cc Champion, Max Anstie, had a great ride at Sheffield in his first Youth Open British Supercross race aboard the KTM 250 SX-F. Anstie easily won his heat race to qualify into the main event where he took the lead by the second corner and never looked back. Anstie lapped up to second place before taking the win. “It felt really good to win here. I have not had much time on the bigger bikes, so to come here and win like this helps my build my confidence a lot,” remarked Anstie, who will remain in Europe for the coming weeks to prepare for the Bercy Supercross. Anstie will compete on his KTM 125 SX in that event in the 125cc Invitational race. SX-1 Overall Results 1. Colton Facciotti 2. Heath Voss 3. Jeff Alessi 4. Mike Brown - KTM 5. Tyler Bright SX-2 Overall Results 1. Mike Brown – KTM 2. Tommy Searle – KTM 3. Kyle Beaton 4. Tyler Bright 5. Carl Nunn British Open 1. Tommy Searle - KTM 2. Carl Nunn 3. Gordan Crockard 4. Martin Barr 5. Neville Bradshaw Youth Open 1. Max Anstie - KTM 2. Christian Taylor 3. Rowan Hill 4. Nathan Rooks 5. Ross Clarke 2008/2009 British Supercross Championship Schedule
Another year for British Supercross series is once again done and dusted! The 2007/2008 Future West ACU British Supercross Championships wrapped up this past weekend at the amazing O2 Arena in London. An enthusiastic crowd cheered on the best of British Supercross for last event of the season. The talk of the weekend was the amazing new O2 Arena and hot Supercross action. In the Pro Lights class, CAS Honda’s Mike Brown broke out to an early lead riding the Honda CR250f for the first time in Supercross this year, preparing for the start of the outdoor season this weekend at Hawkstone Park. Canadian Dixon Yamaha team-mates Colton Facciotti and Jean Sebastien Roy would enter the event separated by only three points. Brown jumped out to the early lead and never looked back with JSR and Facciotti in tow. Facciotti only need to finish behind JSR to claim his second British Supercross Championship title of his career. JSR would give it his all, ending the Lights on Brown’s back tyre. South Africa’s Neville Bradshaw rounded out the top three in the championship chase. The Pro Open final was set for another CAS Honda Brown win. Brown who looked comfortable on the 250f, would again get another great start leading the pack and started to pull out a sizeable lead before 19-year-old Kyle Beaton of Canada jumped in behind Brown and started to up the pace. At the half way point back markers started to become issue. Beaton seized the opportunity and made the pass on veteran Brown. Once passed Brown Beaton did not let up and claimed a sizeable victory over Brown for Yamaha UK and Dixon Racing. Brown would claim yet another British Supercross Championship title. Jean Sebastien Roy would take 5th in the pro open main and second overall in the championship whilst team-mate Facciotti would take third on the night and in the overall standings. Along with the pro racing titles were also decided in the Clubman and Youth classes. In the Auto’s it was young Tommy Schofield taking the championship over Jamie Clark and Alfie Mountford. In the 65’s Tom Neal claimed the Championships only three points ahead of Scooter Webster and Alfie Bowtell. In the small wheel it was James Dunn who took his first British Supercross championship ahead of Daniel Clark and Bradley Ward. Ross Clarke captured the Big Wheel 85 title ten points ahead of Luke Norris and Ben Reed. Norway’s Per Kristian Bakke claimed his first British Supercross title ahead of TM’s Lewis King and Ryan Potenger. The Clubman lights saw Carl Jones way out front of Harry Bertram and Vincent Cossard of France. In the Clubman open it was South African Mark Atkinson who climbed from dead last off the start to Championship winning position on the night ahead Clubman Lights Champ Carl Jones and Supercross Veteran Danny Blakely. All-in-all it has been a great year for the Future West ACU British Supercross Championship. Future West would like to thank all of the companies who were involved this year. Your help and support was much appreciated. Future West would also like to thank all the spectators who came out and supported the series your continued support of the series is great. Tickets for Sheffield 08 on October 25th are now on sale via the Sheffield Arena box office on 0114 256 5656 and Liverpool 09 on January 23rd and 24th are also now on sale through the Liverpool Echo Arena box office on 0844 800 0400. See you at Sheffield! Pro Lites Main Event 1st Mike Brown USA 2nd Jean Sebastian Roy CAN 3rd Colton Facciotti CAN 4th Neville Bradshaw RSA Pro Lites Championship Final Standings 1st Colton Facciotti CAN – DIXON YAMAHA 81pts 2nd Jean Sebastian Roy CAN – DIXON YAMAHA 80pts 3rd Neville Bradshaw SOUTH AFRICA – MXW HONDA 62pts 4th Ashley Greedy WALES – PAR HONDA 55pts 5th Kris Foster CAN – DK KTM 54pts Pro Open Main Event 1st Kyle Beaton CAN 2nd Mike Brown USA 3rd Colton Facciotti CAN 4th Carl Nunn UK 5th Jean Sebastian Roy CAN Pro Open Final Standings 1st Mike Brown USA – CAS HONDA 94pts 2nd Jean Sebastian Roy CAN – DIXON YAMAHA 75pts 3rd Colton Facciotti CAN – DIXON YAMAHA 58pts 4th Ashley Greedy WALES - PAR HONDA 53pts 5th Neville Bradshaw SOUTH AFRICA – MXW HONDA 48pts LIVERPOOL SUPERCROSS A HUGE SUCCESS www.fwsx.com Future West are extremely happy with the inaugural Liverpool British Supercross Event. Crowds flocked into the brand new Liverpool Echo Arena on Friday and Saturday night, 25th and 26th January. Friday’s crowd as expected was half full with a near sell-out on their hands for Saturday’s racing action. Despite some media reports prior to the event, it was extremely popular and very successful and proved a big hit with all those involved. The fans were supportive and eager to bring the house down supporting all the riders. Friday night saw the very first British Supercross Championship Head to Head competition, which had the crowd on their feet. Several top British riders were in attendance including US rider and CAS Honda superstar Mike Brown, who rode to convincing wins on Friday and Saturday night in the Pro Open finals. Former British Champion and now ‘Suso’ Suzuki rider Carly Nunn made his Motovision debut and looked great. Canadian Colton Facciotti, who rode to the win in the Pro Lights on Saturday night as well as King of Canadian Motocross, Jean Sebastien Toy both made impact in their races taking podium places. Rising British Supercross star, PAR Homes Honda rider Ashley Greedy made himself known on Friday night by collecting the cash in the dramatic Head-to-Head. South African MXW Rider Neville Bradshaw also rode exceptional well after his return from injury, gaining three of the main podiums over the two nights. Not only did the pro's put on a show for the fans the youth and clubman classes also produced some top notch racing. All in all it was a fantastic first trip to Liverpool. The Supercross also gained spectators from a different sport, with 13 times TT Winner John McGuinness, Ten Kate World Supersport rider Jonathan Rea and HM Plant British Supersport rider Steve Brogan all coming to see how it was done. On to London, and the O2 Arena for the final round of the 2007/2008 Future West ACU British Supercross Championship. Tickets for the O2 Arena event can be purchased on 0871 984 0002. For more info on the Future West ACU British Supercross Championships please visit us at www.fwsx.com Another review can be seen at the following link on the BBC website: - CLICK HERE Supercross Time at the O2 Saturday 23rd Feb, 7pm www.fwsx.com On Saturday the 23rd February 2008 the amazing London O2 Arena will once again be breaking new ground in more ways than one. When the high flying sport of Supercross bursts into life as man and machine challenge an unforgiving dirt race track consisting of huge jumps and moguls known in the motocross world as whoops. Throw into that dancing girls, theatre lighting and plush seating, which will all add to the spectacle of what is set to be an incredible night in the completely weatherproof world-class venue. Before the fun can start, over two thousand tons of earth will be hauled into the arena and rapidly sculptured into an amazing race track. An armada of lorries, bulldozers and earth moving equipment will be frantically at work the day before the event to create not only a race track but also a work of art. This event will be the first ever Supercross at the O2, and the first in London for many years! It is appropriate that the O2 is sitting on the international date line as a star-studded line-up of top Supercross and Motocross riders are set to fight it out amongst each other to be crowed the ACU Future West British Supercross Champion. The O2 Arena is rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the best entertainment venues in the world, and one of the easiest to access. Only 15 minutes by tube from central London and National Rail links, a short drive from the M25 and M11. The venue has its own bus and tube station, regular Thames clipper boat service and is right next door to the London City Airport. The O2 also has acres of parking that can be pre booked, and event ticket sales are available through ticket master. Do not forget that this leads on from the second and third rounds of the Supercross Championship, which are to be held at the Liverpool Echo Arena on the 25th and 26th January. For more information see www.fwsx.com A press launch is due to take place at the O2 Arena on the 23rd January, this is open to ALL press, manufacturers and motorcycle dealers, please contact myself or Tony Cording on cording@shaw.ca, further details on this launch to follow shortly. Flyer for the event available on request. Photos attached by www.sxpics.co.uk SUPERCROSS ACTION LIVE IN LIVERPOOL! 25th & 26th January 2008 www.fwsx.com It has taken the best part of two years to build the latest stunning new addition to Liverpool's King and Albert dock developments, including the brand new state of the art Liverpool Echo Arena and Convention Centre. Over that time thousands of tons of dirt have been removed from the site to be replaced with a world class steel and glass structure second to none. Fitting for what is turning out to be one of the hottest tourist destinations north of London. It seems a little hard to believe that one of the first events at the arena on the 25th and 26th of January will involve filling the Liverpool Echo Arena back up with dirt, but that is what will be required to stage the most exciting form of indoor motorsport on the planet - Supercross. As would be expected for a world class venue's debut some of the world’s best Supercross champions will be in attendance and competing including former US motocross champion Mike Brown who will be representing Honda and the US at this first time ever Liverpool event. Canada's very best riders will also be on hand including Yamaha mounted, six-time Canadian Motocross champ Jean Sebastian Roy (JSR), who will be joined by his young team-mate and fellow Canuck, Colton Facciotti. Facciotti is no stranger to British Supercross, claiming his first British Supercoss title back in 2005 at the unprecedented tender age of 16. Spanish Supercross star Xavier Hernandez will also compete at the event representing Spain and KTM. The UK will be represented well at Liverpool with former British Supercross and Motocross champ Carl Nunn making his Motovison Suzuki debut as well as another former British Supercross champ, Lewis Gregory of Relentless Suzuki. Many other riders from around the world including Canada, South Africa, France and Belgium will be looking to defend their national pride in what is steadily turning into an international race of champions not just rounds two and three of the British Supercross Championships. Round one of the series kicked off at Sheffield Arena on the 3rd of November with the final round set to take place at London's newest venue The O2 Arena on the 23rd of February where British Supercross Champions will be crowned. Tickets are now on sale for both Liverpool and London events. Dancing girls, staging lighting and high octane racing action are just a few sight and sounds of the British Supercross Championship. Doors open at 6 pm and racing starts at 7pm on both nights. Tickets for the Liverpool event on Friday the 25th of January and Saturday the 26th of January can be purchased through the Liverpool Echo Arena box office on 0844 8000 400 and tickets for The O2 event in London can be purchased on 0871 984 0002. Pic credit www.sxpics.co.uk The O2 Arena - London Future West ACU British Supercross Championship Round 4 ON SALE NOW! Future West are pleased to announce that tickets for the long awaited final round of the Future West ACU British Supercross Championship at London's premier venue, The O2 Arena tickets are on sale now! Tickets can now be purchased for the event on Saturday, February 23, 2008 online through The O2 Arena website http://www.theo2.co.uk/web/guest/booking/event?id=115 or by phone on 0871 984 0002. A star studded line-up of international riders will be in the capital city for this one night only, heart pounding, adrenaline pumping, non stop evening of motocross madness. This will mark the final round of the series after stops at Sheffield Arena on November 3rd and Liverpool Echo Arena and January 25th and 26th. Mark this date on your 2008 calendar, definitely not to be missed. For more info please visit www.fwsx.com TRAINS, BOATS, PLANES and buses DIRECTIONS TO THE O2 ARENA! The O2 Arena - So Easy To Get To… By tube The Jubilee Line to North Greenwich for The O2 (Zone 2). Canary Wharf in 5 minutes London Bridge or Stratford in 10 minutes Waterloo in 15 minutes Bond Street in 20 minutes The Jubilee line is the only Underground route that connects with all others - so not only can London residents reach us with no hassle, National Rail passengers from all over the UK can too. By bus North Greenwich for The O2 is a major travel interchange with 7 bus routes and a frequency of up to almost a bus a minute. By car The M25 (London orbital), the A2/A20 (from the South East) and the M11 (from the North) all offer good access and The O2 is clearly signposted. We have 2,000 parking spaces which can be pre-booked on event nights and we offer services including special VIP drop off points. Find out more about car parking By National Rail Charlton station is just a 20 minute walk away, or a short ride on either a 486, 472 or 161 bus from North Greenwich station. All these buses start their route from North Greenwich so there is no confusion as to which way to go! Southeastern runs services to Charlton train station. Turn left out of the station and catch 486, 422 or N472 buses to North Greenwich, taking you approximately 10 mins to reach the front door of The O2. Find out more about Southeastern Railway. By air London City Airport is just 15 minutes from The O2 offering easy access from all over the UK and Europe (35 destinations). Heathrow, Gatwick and Stanstead are only 50 minutes by train. Private aircraft are best flying in and out of London City Airport or Biggin Hill. For transport enquiries, please contact: easytogetto@theo2.co.uk NUNN JOINS SUPERCROSS RACE OF CHAMPIONS AT LIVERPOOL 25th & 26th January 2008 Former British Supercross and Motocross Champion Carl Nunn will make his return to British Supercross competition at Liverpool's brand new Echo Arena on January 25th and 26th for rounds two and three of the Future West ACU British Supercross Championship. Nunn who was unable to get his new Motovision ride ready in time for Sheffield is now ready to put his mark on the series and his Suzuki on top of the podium. Nunn will be joining an international line up of former and current champs including current British MX2 Champion and former US champ, American Mike Brown. Canadian Yamaha factory star, five-time Canadian outdoor champion and multi-time winner of the Canadian Supercross championship, Jean Sebastian Roy (JSR) will make his return to the UK at Liverpool following on from his successful first round at Sheffield to resume his quest for a British Supercross title. Roy's 19 year old team-mate and fellow Canadian Colton Facciotti is no stranger to British Supercross after taking the 05 title at the tender age of 16. Facciotti also took second place in the 07 Canadian MX1 outdoor championship and is current points leader in the Canadian Arena-cross championship after four of the eight rounds. Former Spanish Supercross champion Xavier Hernandez will be back for rounds two and three of the series after competing at Sheffield back in November. Former British Supercross champ Lewis Gregory aboard his Relentless Suzuki will be back in action at Liverpool as well as Yorkshire's Supercross star and Enduro champ Ryan Voase. Voase, who sat out round one at Sheffield due to injury will be making his return to British Supercross action. More star riders are still to come, stay tuned to TMX and fwsx.com for more riders as they confirm. Tickets for Liverpool are available through the Liverpool Echo Arena box office on 0844 8000 400 or at the following link http://www.accliverpool.com/whatson/supercross.asp If you have not already heard the final round of the Future West ACU British Supercross Championship originally scheduled for Wembley Arena on March 1st has been moved to the incredible O2 Arena in London on February 23rd. The new O2 Arena is built on the site of the former Millennium dome. Tickets are set to go on sale this Friday through the O2 Arena box office on 0871 984 0002. For more info on the official ACU British Supercross Championship please visit Future West's website www.fwsx.com British Supercross Date & Venue Change New Details – O2 Arena – February 23rd Future West Promotions have moved the final round of the ACU British Supercross Championship to the brand new state of the art O2 Arena nestled inside the huge Millennium Dome in London. Originally planned for Wembley Arena on March 1st the event now moves to the O2 Arena on February 23, 2008. The move from the scheduled Wembley Arena comes after a clash with the annual Hawkstone International event after the organisers of the International were forced to change their date. "It has been a lot of work to move the date and venue but the O2 facility is second to none. I was amazed when I visited the O2 for the first time. The arena is first class with features we have never seen in an arena. The O2 Arena has more seats which is a good thing as the last event we held in London back in '99 at Earls Court was packed to the rafters with 10,000 plus spectators." says Future West's John Hellam. The O2 will have approximately the same amount of seats as Earls Court. Outside the arena you will still be under the huge dome which has been transformed into an entertainment area. Entertainment Avenue, inside the dome features numerous restaurants and bars plus a multi-plex cinema with 11 screens as well as an exhibition hall which is hosting the Tutankhamun Pharoah exhibition. Everything is inside out of the weather under the huge dome. The O2 has its own subway and bus station plus access to central London by boat with acres of parking and easily accessible from the M25. If that is not enough the whole complex sits right next door to the David Beckham Football Academy. Tickets for the final round of the Future West ACU British Supercross Championship will be available in the next few weeks, please stay tuned to www.fwsx.com for more details. Rounds 2 and 3 of the series are set for the brand new Liverpool Echo Arena on the 25th and 26th of January. Tickets for Liverpool are available through the Liverpool Echo Arena box office on 0844 8000 400. Stunning Supercross Series for the UK Future West Promotions and the ACU have teamed up to present a four round Supercross Series across the UK over the winter months. The three venues, four round series will kick off on Saturday 3rd November at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield. Round two and three will take place at the newly built Arena at ACC Liverpool, part of the stunning King’s Waterfront Complex which opens for business in January 2008. The FWSX event will be one of the first events to take place at the Arena on the 25th and 26th January. The final round of the SX series will take place at the freshly renovated Wembley Arena in London. Future West’s John Hellam had this to say. “This year will be the start of long term period of stability for Supercross in Britain. We have entered into an exclusive long term agreement with the ACU, we are now experiencing great cooperation between our two organisations.” “Last year’s Sheffield event was ACU sanctioned where we worked closely with both Roy Humphrey and Dave Williams. The event ran extremely smooth and developed a good working relationship for the future. This year we feel that we have three of the best venues in the country with ample space between each date to avoid over-saturation." Hellam added. The series is officially backed by the ACU and will be inscribed on the FIM International calendar and will crown ACU British Supercross Champions in all classes. With long-term stability in place for the British Supercross Championships Future West are very enthusiastic. “Expect to see the best available Supercross riders from all over the world racing alongside the UK’s very best up and coming riders. Our long term commitment to our youth and amateur riders will continue as they are key to a successful future.” Comments Hellam. Last year saw record entries for Sheffield with over 300 riders. Sheffield tickets are now available through the Hallam FM Arena box office on 0114 256 5656. For any companies interested in commercial opportunities please log on to www.fwsx.com and send us an email. 2007/2008 Future West ACU British Supercross Championship Round 1 - Hallam FM Arena - Sheffield - Saturday the 3rd of November 2007 Round 2 - ACC Liverpool - Liverpool - Friday the 25th of January 2008 Round 3 - ACC Liverpool - Liverpool - Saturday the 26th of January 2008 Round 4 - Wembley Arena - London - Saturday the 1st of March 2008
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