The Big Van World / Wulfsport Vets Motocross des Nations returns to Farleigh Castle this weekend for the 12th running of the event after Covid-19 forced the event to be postponed by 12 months.
This year will be the first time that Big Van World have been associated with the event as title sponsor, while long term sponsorship from Wulfsport will continue with the Cumbrian based company remaining as a major second tier partner.
In the Evo team event Reigning champion’s Belgium will once again be sending the same team as 2019, which features ex World Champion, Steve Ramon, Ken De Dycker, Sven Breugelmans and Filip Van Dijck. As always, the USA have sent a very strong team consisting of Mike Brown, Doug Dubach, Sean Hamblin and Keith Johnson, with the four riders contest both the Evo and the Twinshock team event.
After a last-minute change to injury, the British Challenge will come from Billy MacKenzie, Kurt Nicholl, Mervyn Anstie and Phil Lewis.
In the Twinshock category British fans will have a strong team of Brad O’Leary, Barry Turnball, Dave Willet and Simon Lane to cheer on around the sixteen-hundred-meter course as they go up against the USA team, along with teams from Denmark, Northern Ireland and Scotland with three out of the four riders needing to score points in every race.
The Team events will be backed up with supporting races with plenty of foreign entries challenging for individual honours against Britain's best from the seventies, eighties and nineties.
The action starts at 9am on both days and Farleigh Castle is on the Somerset Wiltshire border with the postcode BA2 7RR.
Admission price details can be found on the official website www.vetsmxdn.co.uk
The Race Schedule for this year is as follows
FRIDAY
6.00 pm Managers Meeting
SATURDAY
8.50am British EVO Challenge Qualifying 10 mins
EVO Over 50 – GROUP A Qualifying 10 mins
EVO Over 50 – GROUP B Qualifying 10 mins
Vets MxdN Twinshock Qualifing 10 mins
EVO Open Qualifying 10 mins
Twinshock Over 40 Qualifying 10 mins
All 125 Qualifying 10 mins
Vets MxdN EVO Qualifying 10 mins
EVO 250 Qualifying 10 mins
Super EVO Qualifying 10 mins
Qualifying Race Vets MxdN T/S 4 Laps
1st BLOCK 1 OF RACING
British EVO Challenge 5 Laps
EVO Over 50 – GROUP A 5 Laps
EVO Over 50 – GROUP B 5 Laps
Vets MxdN Twinshock RACE 1 5 Laps
EVO Open 5 Laps
Twinshock Over 40 5 Laps
All 125 5 Laps
Vets MxdN EVO Qualifying Race 4 Laps
EVO 250 5 Laps
Super EVO 5 Laps
BLOCK 2
British EVO Challenge 5 Laps
EVO Over 50 - GROUP A 5 Laps Top 30 from both to qualify Sunday
EVO Over 50 – GROUP B 5 Laps Top 30 from both to qualify Sunday
Vets MxdN Twinshock RACE 2 5 Laps
EVO Open 5 Laps
Twinshock Over 40 5 Laps
All 125 5 Laps
Vets MxdN EVO RACE 1 6 Laps
EVO 250 5 Laps
Super EVO 5 Laps
SUNDAY
Any races held over from Saturday
BLOCK 3 OF RACING
British EVO Challenge 5 Laps
EVO Over 50 MAIN RACE 1 5 Laps
Vets MxdN Twinshock RACE 3 5 Laps
EVO OPEN 5 Laps
Twinshock Over 40 5 Laps
All 125 5 Laps
Vets MXdN EVO RACE 2 6 Laps
EVO 250 5 Laps
EVO Over 50 Support 4 Laps
Super EVO 5 Laps
LUNCH – PARADE OF LEGENDS
BLOCK 4
British EVO Challenge 5 Laps
Evo Over 50 Main Race 2 5 Laps
Vets MXdN Twinshock RACE 4 5 Laps
EVO OPEN 5 Laps
Twinshock Over 40 5 Laps
All 125 5 Laps
Vets MXdN EVO RACE 3 6 Laps
EVO 250 5 Laps
EVO OVER 50 SUPPORT 4 Laps
Super EVO 5 Laps
Vets MXdN EVO – RACE 4 6 Laps