APICO 2-STROKE FESTIVAL CONSOLIDATES SUPPORT WITH VICARAGE MARQUEES

Admin 16th August 2024
Vicarage Marquees supports Apico 2-Stroke Festival

As the Apico 2-Stroke Festival featuring the Red Bull Pro Stroke National gears up for the eighth edition of its annual event at Sellindge, Kent, this weekend, the promoter Dave Willet gives thanks to long-standing partners.

Essex-based partners, namely Vicarage Marquees and Harris Hire Hockley, have been with the event since the start. Recognising that the Festival is going from strength-to-strength, with exciting new plans, they quickly threw their corporate hats into the Festival arena and, once again, have joined forces with Willet.

Said Willet; “The 2-Stroke Festival has been fortunate enough to have some amazing partners who have supported us throughout the years. Vicarage Marquees and Harris Hire Hockley have been with us since the beginning, and we are thrilled that they are committing to supporting the Festival again this year.

“Not only do Johnny and Emma Nichols provide us with top-quality marquees, but they are also hands-on in supporting and promoting the Festival. Their passion for 2-strokes is evident in everything they do, and we are grateful for their continued support.”

To find out more about Vicarage Marquees, head over to www.vicaragemarquees.co.uk and to check out Harris Hire visit www.harrishireessex.com

Event Preview – APICO 2-STROKE FESTVAL GEARS UP FOR BIG WEEKEND OF RACE ACTION

Admin 15th August 2024

The hugely-popular Apico 2-Stroke Festival, featuring the Red Bull Pro-Stroke National, the final of the Fastest 40, and four ACU British Championships, returns to Sellindge in Kent this weekend with a two-day celebration of all things motocross on Saturday and Sunday the 17th and 18th of August.

In a major boost for British motocross, the team behind the Red Bull Pro Stroke National has joined forces with the promoters of the Fastest 40 in a collaboration that will see the series’ Pro and Amateur classes merge into one weekend of epic racing, where titles will be clinched. Conrad Mewse is the Fastest 40 Pro MX1 Champion – can Tommy Searle take the MX2 crown? Find out at Sellindge!

The 2024 edition of the Red Bull Pro Stroke National will see more Pro riders on the start line than ever before. They’re competing for substantial prize money, and all competitors will be at the top of their game as they fight for big money, points and prizes.

British 125cc Showdown

The official ACU Apico 2-Stroke Festival British 125cc 2-Stroke Championship has been running under the umbrella of the annual Kent-based Apico 2-Stroke Festival since the event’s inception back in 2017. Earlier this year, the Festival team collaborated with the Fastest 40 to increase the reach of the series.  Five rounds of the championship have taken place alongside the Fastest 40 Championship, while the finals will be a Saturday/Sunday double header at the Apico 2-Stroke Festival. Heading into the Festival, Josh Vail leads the combined championship on 238 points ahead of Jamie Keith on 216 and Matt Bayliss on 172.

Points mean Prizes for Festival Youngsters

The Festival will see young competitors in the 65cc, 85cc and 125cc classes competing for glory on the same professionally sculpted and challenging track as the Pro riders race.

For the 2024 2-Stroke Festival, title partner Apico Factory Racing is offering a substantial £2500 Rider Support package across the 65cc, 85cc and both 125cc groups. Four individual riders will be selected and rewarded with a visit to the Apico Factory Racing HQ shortly after the Festival.  In addition, Apico vouchers will be gifted throughout the classes to try and support as many young riders as possible to give everyone a chance to win something.

Roll up for Red Bull Clubman MX1 & MX2

Clubmen of all shapes, sizes and skills have entered this exciting class at the Kent-based event. It’s a class that typifies the all-encompassing nature of the Festival. With extensive appeal across novice, vets and expert groups, the grass roots element of the Red Bull Clubman MX1 and MX2 races has always attracted riders of mixed abilities. It gives club/track day riders the chance to experience the professional style of racing at the Festival, and to soak up the atmosphere with friends, families and likeminded riders. Many of whom may never have actually raced but have used venues such as Sellindge as a practice track.

Noughties Time

The sound, the smell, the vibe … the Red Bull Noughties offers an intoxicating cocktail that mixes old-school 2-stroke racing with modern-day technology, and fun. A key element of the weekend is the classic Red Bull Noughties class, which runs on both Saturday and Sunday. It’s a unique class of hard-working riders and machines delivering the sound of 2-stroke motocross machines from the glory years of 2000-2008 for riders aged 25-years and over.

Have a go for Novice riders

In addition to the flat-out racing on the main track, the second track at Sellindge MX will be turned over for a spot of something different, with races for wanna-be Pros from the age of just three years on balance bikes, and bar-bashing pit bike racing for adult riders. There’ll also be an interactive village set up, offering tryout sessions for novice riders of all ages and enabling them to get a taste of the joys of motocross.

Apico 2-Stroke Festival/Red Bull Pro Stroke National classes

Saturday/ Sunday:

Youth 65cc (7-11 yrs)

Youth SW 85cc (9-12yrs)

Youth BW 85cc (11-14yrs)

Youth 125 & 250cc

ACU British 125 two-stroke

ACU British Open two-stroke

ACU British Evo two-stroke

ACU British Super Evo two-stroke

Red Bull Pro Stroke National Clubman MX1

Red Bull Pro Stroke National Clubman MX2

Red Bull Noughties (age 25 + machine year (2000/2008)

Over 40s Open 2- stroke

Fastest 40 – Amateur

Sunday only:

Red Bull Pro Stroke National MX1/MX2 & Fastest 40 – Pro

Book in online

Weekend entry fees are just £125.00 (£100 for one-day Red Bull Pro Stroke). Online entries can be booked right up to 7.30pm on Friday the 16th.

Spectator passes are available at £16.75 per person for the weekend. Children aged 12 and under gain free admission. Camping is also available for £22.25, a spectator pass will be required to access the track. Advance money-saving tickets are available HERE!

APICO 2-STROKE FESTIVAL REWARDS YOUTH RIDERS WITH £2500 SUPPORT PACKAGE

Admin 15th August 2024
Apico 2-Stroke Festival offers big rewards to Youth classes

Gearing up for an action-packed weekend of racing, the ever-evolving Apico 2-Stroke Festival, featuring the Red Bull Pro-Stroke National, and the Fastest 40, returns to Sellindge in Kent this summer with a two-day celebration of motocross on the 17th and 18th of August.

The Festival will see young competitors in the 65cc and 85cc – big and small-wheel, scored separately – and 125cc classes competing for glory on the same professionally sculpted and challenging Kent track as the Pro riders race.

For the 2024 2-Stroke Festival, title partner Apico Factory Racing is offering a substantial £2500 Rider Support package across the 65cc, 85cc and both 125cc groups. Four individual riders will be selected and rewarded with a visit to the Apico Factory Racing HQ shortly after the Festival. 

The recipients will not necessarily be those who win on track though. The riders will be observed and marked for their race craft, their on and off-track demeanor and general presentation. Both Apico, and the Festival promoter, hopes it will make a real difference in their on-going motocross journey.

In addition, Apico vouchers will be gifted throughout the classes to try and support as many young riders as possible to give everyone a chance to win something.

Commenting on the expansion of the youth programme, Apico 2-Stroke Festival promoter Dave Willet said; “We’re excited to again support the youth classes and give them the opportunity to race on the same track as some of their racing heroes like Tommy Searle, Joel Rizzi and Conrad Mewse. It isn’t an opportunity they get at every event.

“As the classes are suitable for all levels of rider, we feel it’s important to spread the prizes across the groups so that every rider who enters the Festival will be in with a chance of picking up an Apico voucher. For four very lucky riders, there is also the prospect of winning a £2500 Apico Factory Racing support package – this is enormous and will set them up for the following season and beyond. We’re very grateful to Apico for its generosity.”

The Apico 2-Stroke Festival youth classes are:

Youth 65cc (7-11 yrs)

Youth SW 85cc (9-12yrs)

Youth BW 85cc (11-14yrs)

A weekend race entry costs just £125.00. This includes overnight camping and admission for those travelling with riders.

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ACU APICO 2-STROKE FESTIVAL BRITISH 125CC 2-STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP

Admin 7th August 2024
Apico 2-Stroke Festival 125cc class

The official ACU Apico 2-Stroke Festival British 125cc 2-Stroke Championship was extended earlier this year when the Festival collaborated with the Fastest 40 to increase the series to 8 rounds. Six rounds are with the Fastest 40 Championship, while rounds 6 and 7 will be a double header at the Apico 2-Stroke Festival, Sellindge later this month. After 5 rounds, Josh Vail leads the combined championship on 238 points ahead of Jamie Keith on 216 and Matt Bayliss on 172.

Entries for Sellindge are still open – book HERE.