With the 2016 Motocross season heading towards the closing stages, the ACU Motocross Committee have been carefully planning for the future with the election of a new Chairman for the 2017 season and beyond.
Committee member Steve McCauley will take over the reins as the ACU Motocross Committee Chairman from January 1st 2017 and replace current Chairman, Brian Higgins who will be standing down following nine successful years in the role.
Steve McCauley, based in Ashington, Northumberland first joined the Committee four years ago in November 2012 and has been a key figure within the North East Centre and Motocross scene for many years and currently in his 22nd year as North East Centre Secretary.
Speaking about his forthcoming appointment as ACU Motocross Chairman, Steve commented
“It’s a great honour that my colleagues whom I serve alongside on the committee feel that I am the right person to take over when Brian retires in December 2016. After all I am still a fairly ‘new kid on the block’ in terms of time and experience when compared to others whom have served on the committee for countless years”
Steve also mentioned that
“although I will not actively take over the role officially until January 2017, it was agreed by the rest of the Committee to make the decision early to help ease the transition, which will involve the outgoing chairman and myself working closely together to pave the way for the change.”
As the ACU Motocross Committee move forward into this new era, Steve McCauley said,
“we will be looking to continue our work to improving and securing the future of ‘grassroots’ Motocross in this country and also making Motocross within the ACU more publicly proactive and continue to improve the public image of the sport.”
Steve continued by saying
“With the surge of social media over the last decade we are constantly under scrutiny and open to comment and criticism at everything and anything we do. As a Governing Body we do so much work behind the scenes and fight so many good causes within our sport. I believe we should embrace the media and tell people out there about these facets that we do so well. We have become much more proactive, but it's my intention to move this up to yet another level."
Outgoing Chairman Brian Higgins commented
“I am sure that Steve is the right man for the job. Since his arrival on the MX Committee Steve has grasped what we need to be doing. He has gained a vast amount of knowledge over the past two years and I am sure that we can make the transition very smooth to ensure that our Clubs and Promoters receive full backing for their events. The National and International scene tends to take care of itself but I know Steve has a pure grass roots background which will be good for the leader of the committee.”