"Motocross at MCC Holland in The Netherlands"
Let me tell you something about our club.
We are a local motocross club in Gouda, a town in the west of The Netherlands near Rotterdam.
We organize club races and practise days / evenings.
Practise hours are on saturday from 13:00u. to 16:00u. and on wednesday from 16:30u to 19:30u during the summertime only.
The track is about 1200 meters long and is on a sandy ground.
We have a building with catering premises and toilets. All the work is done by volunteers.
Class: | Description: | Bike specs: |
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50cc (Mini) | 5 to ( and incl.) 9 years of age, | max. 50cc automatic, Size of wheel rims Front max. 12inch. Rear max. 10" |
65cc Smaller wheels | 6 to 11 years of age | max. 65cc rear w: 12" front w: 14" |
65cc large wheels | 7 to 12 years of age | max. 65cc rear w: 14" front w: 17" |
85cc smaller wheels | 10 to 13 years of age, | max.85cc rear w: 14" front w: 17" |
85cc large wheels | 11 to 15 years, | max 85cc rear w: 16" front w: 19" |
MX Ladies | Women class | From 85cc Large wh. and higher. |
MX125 | 13 yrs and older | 2- stroke max. 125cc |
MX250 | 15 yrs and older | 2- or 4-stroke max. 250cc |
MX500 | 15 and older | max 500cc |
Superclass: | anyone with a national or better license, or promoted to superclass by the club | 125cc and up, or electric |
Veterans: | 40 yrs of age or older and no national or better license for the last 3 years. | 125cc and up, or electric |
One practise and two heats per class on a day. Classes may be combined in a heat when number of participants is low.
Duration of heats:
Mini/65cc are racing 12min plus one lap.
85,125jun, 250/500jun and vets are 15 minutes plus one lap.
Superclass is 20 minutes plus one lap.
Racing Day time schedule:
* signing on at about 08.30u. - 10.30h
* Practise: about. 11.00h.
* Start Racing 12.00h
* Presentation of Awards at about 17.00h.
Event calendar for Zuid-Holland
Route:
Coming from Rotterdam (or Hook of Holland - North Sea Ferries) follow the A20 in the direction of Utrecht. Take exit 18 (in Dutch: afrit 18), Moordrecht/Gouda-west. Turn right and follow the N456 and N207. Just before the 'waterworks' (lock - 'Juliana Sluizen' at the route-map) turn left and follow the road parallel to the canal for about 1 km. Then you will come to a very narrow road and there you will find the circuit.
In general:
The official national motorcycle alliance in The Netherlands is KNMV and you can e-mail them at sport@knmv.nl
Of course there are more tracks in the west of the Netherlands. You can take a look at the mx-race calendar for the province of "Zuid-Holland" at this page. This page is in Dutch, but with a little imagination you can find the dates there.