The all-new Arenacross World Tour (AXWT) will kick off the 2025 season on 4 January at the newly-named BP Pulse Live (formerly the Birmingham Arena). All further championship races will qualify the fastest 20 riders for the richest race in Arenacross: the Abu Dhabi Arenacross World Tour Finals.
From next year there will be two Arenacross championships – the British and the World Tour. The British championship will be contested at events within the British Isles, while the World Tour will include all races outside the UK.
Over the last decade the Arenacross series has attracted more than half a million fans to watch the racing, with freestyle motocross displays, lasers, pyrotechnics and music all adding to the experience.
Now, the organisers say it’s time for the sport to spread its wings outside of the UK, heading to the state-of-the-art Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. This venue will be familiar to Formula One fans, and will host the final round of the tour on 26 April, with the biggest prize purse in Arenacross’s history.
“I’m proud to announce that our decade of hard work is being rewarded with international expansion,” commented Arenacross CEO, Matt Bates. “Our plans mean that we want our season of Arenacross to stretch into a longer period by 2027, so while not every weekend will have an event in 2025, these open dates will become busier as we grow the championship and take Arenacross to more international venues over the next three years. I also believe that, like the US market, it’s important that our British indoor and outdoor motocross championships connect in some way, and I look forward to discussing this with the ACU.”
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