A successful MRO 250 series will mean that the ACU and Stuart Higgs (BSB) will not be able to ignore them and could see, in future years, 250's moving into the BSB calender.

The major stumbling block will be PRIZE MONEY...'cos the strokers have such a limited engine mileage....but if the prize fund is sufficient to enable 20-25 riders to reasonably competitive, then growth is assured. Reading between the lines, I would guess that there is 'some' American money if "the Yanks are coming"

That is my only major concern, there is so little sponsorship and prize money in the 125 GP class, at BSB; it may be difficult for a championship that won't get major television coverage to generate the kind of money needed to sustain it.

There would also have to be a shift by Honda/Aprilia/KTM/Yamaha to increase production so that more new bikes are made available. At the moment almost all go to MotoGP and Japanese 250 championships and they are under threat. Certainly KTM and Aprilia as European manufacturers should be attracted if the series does 'click'.

....But this is a fantastic opportunity and I hope it thrives and re-generates a true racing class.


PS...I agree with you 'sticky' bring back the 'singles' too....mechanical inovation has always been the life-blood of racing, "not off the shelf" racing.