The 2025 Arenacross World Tour bursts into life this Saturday the 4th of January at the BP Pulse Arena, Birmingham, and it’s all set to be the best in the 11-year history of Arenacross, to kick off the new year with some genuine excitement. Words: AX World Tour
Not only is it the first round of the new ACU British Arenacross championship, it’s also the first qualifying round for the inaugural World Tour and the start of the road to Abu Dhabi, where the World Tour Finals will be held at the awesome Etihad Arena on Yas Island.
Genuine anticipation has been building. Can Jack Brunell and his Stark Future Racing team retain their titles? Will Dean Wilson, returning to race a full British series since he left Glasgow for Canada as a kid, show all his U.S Supercross experience and claim his first ever British championship and World Tour crown? Or will Conrad Mewse be the man to beat and be third time lucky chasing a British title that has so far eluded him? How will Tommy Searle fair debuting the new Triumph in a national championship? Will it be a Frenchman winning another title in either Cedric Soubeyras, Adrien Escoffier, Yannis Irsuti or Thomas Ramette? Or will Jorge Zaragoza claim the first Spanish victory? Maybe there will be a surprise championship or event winner from a strong British contingent with the likes of Elliott Banks-Browne, Ash Greedy, Joe Clayton, Eddie Wade, Matt and Chris Bayliss, Taylor Hammel, Steven Clarke, Martin Barr, Tom Grimshaw or the very first AX champion, stepping up to the plate to taste the victory champagne?
Of course, Arenacross is far more than just pro racing. Expect to see some brilliant racing in the Amateur, Futures, Supermini and Mini classes with riders from as young as seven years of age gunning for glory. Especially the Futures and Supermini classes as the top six in each class will also be heading off to Abu Dhabi for the World Tour Finals. And let’s not forget the FMX athletes, who without, it simply wouldn’t be the Arenacross Tour that people in the U.K have come to expect. The ‘Fuel Girls’ will also be bringing the heat and lighting the touch paper to spark the 2025 Arenacross World Tour into life as the first major off road motorcycling championship in Europe gets underway.
If you haven’t got your tickets yet, it’s not too late. Head to www.axworldtour.com to purchase varying ticket packages from regular seats to VIP and track walks and get set for a night of high energy entertainment that will hopefully set the tone for a brilliant year of racing.
2025 Arenacross Tour Schedule
Round 1 – 4 January, BP Pulse Arena, Birmingham, England
Round 2 – 18 January, OVO Arena, London, England
Round 3 – 31 January, SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Round 4 – 1 February, SEE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Round 5 – 8 February, P&J Live Arena, Aberdeen, Scotland
*Round 6 – 22 February, AO Arena, Manchester, England (British Championship Tour Finals)
*Round 7 – April – TBA (Middle East/ International)
*Round 8 – 26 April, Etihad Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi (World Tour Championship Finals)
For more information on Arenacross, check out https://www.axworldtour.com
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