The 2026 Arenacross Tour is just around the corner, as we prepare to start the season in style with the first gate drop just over a week away at the BP Pulse LIVE Arena on Saturday, 31st of January!
Returning to the site where indoor dirt bike racing first hit the British Isles back in 1989, the arena within the massive NEC complex just outside Birmingham will soon be pulsing with the world-class night of entertainment that Arenacross gives to hardcore fans, casual followers, and even complete newcomers to the sport!
The riders are making their final preparations this weekend, testing and training across the nation and beyond, including the last two riders to be crowned as Arenacross Champion – Scottish legend Dean Wilson, returning for Team Armor Vision Powered by St Blazey, and the mega-popular Jack Brunell on his third Tour with Stark Future Racing! They will be challenged by Dirt Store Triumph Racing’s Dylan Woodcock, who has been competing in the USA, and hard-riding teammate Eddie Jay Wade, besides a wealth of talent and experience from all over the British Isles!
The fans who get there early will also get a bonus treat, as from 4pm on Saturday evening they will have full access, at no further charge, to the Fan Zone, where you can check out the bikes of the Pros and meet the riders themselves before they get ready to race! You can also meet the stars of the Dirt Store Triumph Racing team, including GP winners Tommy Searle & Ben Watson, and witness the arrival of iconic Italian brand Ducati into dirt bike racing as they show off their new Desmo450 MX in the same area – what a great way to start the party!
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Ticket Holders can also purchase a Pre-Show Track Walk Upgrade package for just £49.50 extra – giving you early access to the arena and a chance to get on the track itself with a guide to how it’s made, meeting the live show hosts Jeff Perrett and Matt Crowhurst and even some of the Pros with their bikes! If that’s not enough, how about your own private Freestyle MX show and a free programme?! It’s all there waiting for you.
Gold VIP Experience guests will get all of that as standard of course, as well as a VIP Entrance to the best seats in the house and Exclusive use of the HiFi lounge throughout the event.
The support class races, just like the Pro battles, will keep fans on the edge of their seats, or even up on their toes, as the new Pro-Am class combines Amateurs and rising stars into a real battle of the ages, plus there’s the joy of the AX Supermini, AX Mini, and AX E-Mini classes as the stars of the future enjoy the night of their lives in front of a packed arena!
There’s also the incredible Freestyle MX show from the AX FMX team, led by movie stunt man Dan Whitby, performing incredible high-flying tricks that boggle the mind, along with a full concert-level sound system and light show.
So let’s blow out the winter cobwebs and start the year, and the racing season, in the right way – join us in Birmingham for the first round of Arenacross 2026, Presented by Dirt Store! You’ll never regret witnessing the spectacle of AX!
