In a surprising announcement the ACU (England’s version of the AMA) has released information about a new championship series for 2010. The British 2 Stroke Championships.

The race series will consist of 5 events. There will be Qualifying on Saturdays, with two races held on Saturday’s and three races held on Sunday’s.

This editorial was originally published on http://superhunky.com/ and was written by Matt Cuddy and Rick Sieman. It is re-printed here with permission.

SHOCKING!

With the prices for the new Maico M.M.X. line up being released in the next week Maico International is pleased to release news of their long term development strategy.

Be prepared for the sound of two-stroke motocross bikes on April 11, 2010. Glen Helen along with FMF and MTA are sponsoring the 2 Stroke World Championships. With classes for every age group and racing ability, there will be plenty of fun to go around.

This is an article from Dirt Rider that was first published in 2007. It’s such a great story that it is “re-printed” here for your reading enjoyment.

Winning the crowd’s heart with a 250cc two-stroke.
By Ryan Orr – Photos by Jesse Ziegler and Jimmy Lewis

Maxima Oils will be teaming up with the Electraction / TM UK Enduro team for the 2010 season. The American company with over 40 years of history and technological achievements behind them will support the team with the necessary equipment to keep the TM machinery in perfect mechanical condition.

With names such as Ricky Carmichael, Ryan Villopoto, Grant langston and Pro-Circuit Racing on Maxima’s results list over the years, the pedigree of their lubricants has been proven at the highest levels in our sport, as well as in many other motorsport disciplines form powerboating to top fuel drag racing, and with a vast range of 2 stroke and 4 stroke oils, filter oils, chain lubricants and maintainence sprays the Electraction / TM UK Enduro Team will be lubricated to Max !.

I just bought my first 2-stroke bike a few months ago.  Its a 2005 KTM 250 EXC.  I’ve always preferred 4-strokes because they lack the “hit” and I always thought they had more low-end.  I was ready to buy a 450 4-stroke but started looking into 2-strokes.  The more I researched, the more I learned that 2-strokes can be as good, if not better than 4-strokes in the woods.

The 250 has been great.  Its much lighter than a 450, and to my surprise runs well at extremely low rpm.  The stall resistance is amazing and the engine lugs as well as any 4-stroke I’ve ridden.  It seems that a 4-stroke will flame out before the 2-stroke.  I thought I’d miss the engine braking of a 4-stroke, but I’ve never even thought about it on my 250.  I think it makes me a better rider.

Following the release of the new M.M.X. Maico earlier this week we can also confirm that the Enduro bikes will be receiving the same treatment and will take on a new name, M.M.X.E. Much curiosity has been raised by the M.M.X. tag allocated to the new bikes by Maico International’s Lesley White but the explanation is quite simple, M.M.X. is Roman Numerals for 2010.

There are thousands of racers all over the globe that love and compete in motocross. The  French Racer Cedric Soubeyras is one of the newest up and coming racers to hit the scene. Obviously he came to the attention of Two Stroke Motocross when he began competing in the European rounds of Supercross on a KTM 250 SX two-stroke, where he became an instant hero to legions of new fans.

We contacted Cedric to ask him some questions and get to know him a bit better. Plus we wanted to find out what his plans are for the future.

The plan was exclusively revealed by mx-pure.com last month and, now out of hospital after an operation before Xmas, Burkhardt Sarholz confirmed today that it will happen.

“We haven’t finalized all of the details of how to finance it, but we will go ahead. Cedric is keen to do it, and so am I. There is no specific support for the two-stroke from the KTM factory, but I get a budget from them and can decide myself how to use it.”