Dave Thorpe EVO series

The Dave Thorpe Evo series was started at the beginning of 2010 by Dave King who was also one of the founders of the Vets MXdN at Farleigh Castle. The first series ran over five rounds with riders’ of all abilities and age’s riding motocross bikes from the eighties.	Three classes of machines competed against each other but would score separately, these being 125cc, 250cc and 500cc. When ‘Kinger’ needed to dedicate more time to the VMXdN he was looking for someone to run the series in the future so we took the opportunity to build on what was a fantastic idea. The format of the series from it’s pilot year is still in place with bikes being Pre’ 90 model, this being the period in which Dave Thorpe won his three 500cc world championships (1985, 1986 and 1989) the eighties certainly was a golden period for British Motocross). With the support and backing of Dave Thorpe himself and a donation of a trophy we had the foundations in which we could take the series forward.	For 2011 `Putoline Oils` came on board to offer sponsorship of the series which grew to six rounds with three new venues and three from the 2010 series. After a late start to getting the series organised we finally kicked off round one at Owlesbury on April 3rd with a full line up. The series gained momentum and interest throughout the year so things are looking good for the future of the series.