With less than 25 days to go until the 2024 British Arenacross Championship, presented by Fix Auto, fires back into life at the AO Arena in Manchester, racetrack designers Justin Barclay and Alfie Smith have put forward their plans to transform each venue into the best indoor Motocross track possible!
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A Sneak Peak of Manchester…
The AO Arena is looking great ahead of our return to the venue for the first time since 2018! We popped by for a visit earlier this week to prepare for the big day on 6 January 2024.
It won’t be long until this pristine arena is transformed into an amazing theatre of speed, check out some of the facts below to find out what goes into the build process!
- The types of dirt we use varies from a recycled crushed aggregate to a sandy clay mix, meaning each round will be slightly different to the next
- The amount of dirt used for each track varies between 2,250 to 3,100 tons
- Our earth moving machinery and plant supplier is Thomas Plant Hire
- It takes just 12 hours to deliver the dirt and 12 more to build the track
- It takes only 12 hours to remove the dirt on the Sunday after each event
- Underneath each track is 1,200 sheets of plywood
- There are only two track builders – Alfie Smith and Justin Barclay.
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