Bridgestone British Masters Cancels 2020 Season

The Bridgestone British Masters series has announced that it’s 2020 season has been cancelled. 

Owing to social distancing restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bridgestone British Masters wrote in a statement that “it is with regret that we announce that the 2020 Bridgestone British Masters has been cancelled”. 

The British Masters series was originally due to get underway back in March at Culham MX Park, but like all other racing series has seen its proposed races get postponed and cancelled. 

By this time in the year, were things normal, the Masters series would be just over halfway through its six-round calendar, and this, it says, is part of the reason for the cancellation of the 2020 season: “with the restrictions upon mass gatherings, social distancing, camping and complying with insurance regulations, it is not feasible to run a motocross championship in the current climate, especially when only half of the season remains,” the statement reads. 

Additionally, the statement makes note of “the financial implications this year has had on many”, and this is something that will no doubt be felt in racing paddocks throughout the world in the coming months. 

With an eye to the future, the series announced that current riders in its series will be offered registration for the 2021 season first, and that the 2020 Offroad Motorsport UK licence will also be valid for next season. 

Furthermore, the Bridgestone British Masters announced that towards the end of the year it is planned to host the “Bridgestone British Masters Battlecross”, where “the best riders will battle it out to be crowned Battlecross champions” over the course of a one-weekend event.

The full statement by Bridgestone British Masters can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/bridgestonebritishmastersmx/posts/2803462513260712