Vets MXdN

👉’CLARIFICATION’👈 The event that is being run on the weekend 12/13th September 2020 at Farleigh Castle is not the same organisers or the Vets MXdN. Thank you and I hope that will clarify the confusion! Image showing the Belgium Team taking the honours Steve Ramon Filip Van Dijck Sven Breugelmans front row Danny Scheers Ken De Dycker 🇧🇪

2020 Event Postponed

We have been monitoring the current situation on a daily basis and taking advice from various sources as to the possibility of the 2020 Vets MXdN taking place on the weekend of the 12th & 13th September.
Having considered all of the data and information available, the reluctant decision has been taken to postpone the event until 2021. The provisional date will be the 11th & 12th September 2021.

The main reasons are based around social distancing which includes the safety of all riders, officials and spectators, with so many people on site for the duration of the weekend.
Secondly, it would be impossible for the social part of the event, the evening bar and disco, to take place and this does form an important part of the event for so many people.
Thirdly, with the UK Government having made fourteen days quarantine compulsory for most of our foreign friends at the moment, it would not be a true International event if so many are unable to attend.

The organisers originally set the criteria that the whole of the UK moved into level two of the Government Guidelines for the situation which states – Covid 19 is present in the UK, but the number of cases and transmission is low. We are currently still at level four which is a long way off this being met.

You will be aware that with so many riders requesting an entry into the event creates a large logistical problem. Therefore, it has been decided that all entries (and reserves) who have been successful, will be held over for the revised date and therefore entry fees will not be refunded. However, if any rider does not wish to take up this option, they should contact the Event Manager ([email protected]) before 30th June when a refund (as stated in the Supplementary Regulations) will be made, but of course, the place will be given to another waiting rider in due course.

We trust that you understand the circumstances of the postponement as our first priority is the safety of all concerned.

Update on 2020 Event

Following a speech by the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson this evening it is still unclear as to how or when the United Kingdom will allow motor sport to begin again.
Currently, the organising team are staying positive for the 2020 event and a final decision will be made by July 1st.
A Club spokesman said, "There will be many problems to overcome as the event has grown in recent years and if social distancing is still in place in September it will be very difficult. We also have concerns on how the new fourteen day quarantine rules will be applied for all of our foreign friends who have entered".
Details will be published here first and all riders will receive a personal e-mail by 1st July.

ENTRIES ARE FULL 7th FEBRUARY

To keep everyone informed the team have been processing the entry applications and we can confirm that all classes are full.
There are still a few days for some riders to take up a Reserve option to which they have been notified.
Please - no further applications for an entry as we do not want to disappoint.
New country teams have already entered this year, so again there is little point in Sonia receiving any further applications for Team places.
A further update will be posted on Tuesday 11th February.

Farleigh Castle MXdN 2020 entries have been gaining momentum and classes are filling up fast....don’t delay!!! Please check website for updated information www.vetsmxdn.co.uk

Ex world number two, Mike Healey is the first rider to be signed up for the legends parade for 2020.
The hard riding American has been hunted down by Dave King and he has agreed to attend in September and will demonstrate a factory 1991 250cc KTM on the Sunday legends lap.
It was in 1991 that Healey was just three points adrift of an actual world title when he was pipped by Trampas Parker, 241 - 238.
Details of further signings will be announced in due course.
Our picture shows Dave King with Healey taken recently.

Foreign riders registration back on line

We apologise for the inconvenience caused but we can confirm that the On Line Entry System is now live again for our foreign friends.
For British riders the registrations will be as follows-
For BRITISH RIDERS only. The on line ENTRY SYSTEM will open on the 1st February and close when full.
The Twinshock Over 40, the EVO 250 , the EVO Over 50, and the All 125cc Classes will open at 10am.
The Evo Open, Super Evo and British Evo Challenge classes will open at 6pm on the 1st February and close when full. Full details www.vetsmxdn.co.uk

FOREIGN REGISTRATIONS SUSPENDED

WE APOLOGISE BUT AT 19h45 ON MONDAY WE ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM WITH THE ON LINE ENTRY SYSTEM AND IT HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED.
We will advise when it is re opened here.

Entry System 2020 - full explanation
The regulations are now published on the left hand side of this page. Every detail regarding the event is listed on these pages. Please take time to read them now ahead of the entries opening. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD AN ENTRY FORM THIS YEAR. Please discard that option.
For FOREIGN RIDERS ONLY. The on line REGISTRATION SYSTEM will open on the 26th January and close on the 31st January, in which time you can officially register your desire to enter the event for the INDIVIDUAL races - not the two Team Competitions. The cost of this registration process will be £50 which will be deducted from the full entry fee which will become payable when you receive further instructions before March 31st. Please do not register if you do not wish to enter.
For BRITISH RIDERS only. The on line ENTRY SYSTEM will open on the 1st February and close when full.
The Twinshock Over 40, the EVO 250 , the EVO Over 50, and the All 125cc Classes will open at 10am.
The Evo Open, Super Evo and British Evo Challenge classes will open at 6pm on the 1st February and close when full.
The full entry fee for each class will be payable at the point of entry and an acknowledgment automatically sent by e-mail.
When each class is full, it will automatically switch to Reserve positions and the entry fee reduced to £149.50. Please do NOT enter if you do not wish to take a Reserve position. If you declare that you hold a 2020 ACU licence at the point of entry please ensure that it is current. There will be an opportunity to purchase a One Event Licence at the point of entry for £15.
The above fees are the total payable for all British Riders to gain entry into the races. An opportunity to upgrade Paddock Parking for all accepted UK riders will be available on line from April 1st onwards on a first come, first served basis.
For any questions please e-mail the Entry Secretary [email protected]

Nicoll confirmed for 2020
One of the favourites wherever he competes, Kurt Nicoll has confirmed that he will be participating in the 2020 event.
Drafted into the British Team a few years ago by Dave King, "King Kurt" always puts 100% into all his races and the Vets MXdN is no exception.
A spokesman for the organising Club commented, "We are delighted that Kurt has once again confirmed his intention so early on. It looks like he will once again form part of the British Team which he has represented so well in the past. Kurt will also be invited to take part in one of the individual classes so fans will be able to watch his super smooth action in nine races over the weekend."
Further details of entry criteria will be posted on this site after the 17th January.