New venue for MXdN

By TMX Archives on 16th Nov 05

Motocross

Oops! Looks like everyone jumped the gun a little - including event organisers Bike-it promotions - with the announcement that the '06 MXdN would be held at the historic grassland GP circuit of Farleigh Castle."It would have been great to Oops! Looks like everyone jumped the gun a little - including event organisers Bike-it promotions - with the announcement that the '06 MXdN would be held at the historic grassland GP circuit of Farleigh Castle."It would have been great to have held the event at Farleigh as originally announced," reckons co-organiser Steve Dixon. "But after witnessing over 40,000 spectators attending the Nations in France in September it's clear to see that the event has moved to a much higher level and Britain must continue to raise the bar."With the Farleigh Castle circuit still stuck in the '80s and the local road network barely able to cope with its daily load of tractors - let alone the masses of vehicles an event of this size brings - a brand-new venue on the Matterley Estate, near Winchester, has been chosen to replace the Wiltshire circuit that last hosted the MXdN in 1980.Matterley Estate has successfully hosted the Homelands music festival for the past several years and is easily accessible by road, rail and air. The venue already has a superb infrastructure in place which should help ensure the smooth running of both the des Nations and the British GP that's due to run on June 10/11.The only thing the venue is missing at the moment is a GP standard race-track but Johnny Douglas-Hamilton is set to invade the natural valley with his trusty machines to carve out a circuit that's jam-packed with modern and traditional features.Keep an eye on the event website - www.mxofnations.com - for up to date info on the event, travel and ticket details.world mx champs'06 calendarRnd 1Zolder (Belgium)April 2Rnd 2Bellpuig (Spain)April 16Rnd 3Agueda (Portugal)April 23Rnd 4Teutschenthal (Germany)May 7Rnd 5Sugo (Japan)May 21Rnd 6tba (Europe)June 4Rnd 7Matterley (GB)June 11Rnd 8tba (Italy)June 18Rnd 9Uddevalla (Sweden)July 2Rnd 10Sun City (South Africa)July 16Rnd 11Loket (Czech Republic)July 30Rnd 12Namur (Belgium)August 6Rnd 13Desertmartin (Ireland)August 27Rnd 14Lierop (Holland)September 3Rnd 15Ernee (France)September 17MXdNMatterley (GB)September 24

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