Nitrocross pauses remainder of 2024/25 season

After simply two rounds, the 2024/25 Nitrocross season has been placed on maintain.

Firebird Motorsports Park in Phoenix was presupposed to host a spherical on 15/16 November earlier than Nitrocross visited Miami on 11/12 January 2025. The season would then finish at Las Vegas on 28 February to 1 March.

The 2024/25 schedule had undergone varied adjustments previous to the opener, with Miami changing Glen Helen because of the windy climate on the latter. Calgary Stampede additionally had a factors date deliberate in late January that was was an exhibition earlier than being dropped completely. 

“We need to prolong a heartfelt thanks on your unbelievable help and enthusiasm all through the season. You’ve been an integral a part of every little thing we’ve constructed and can proceed to construct at Nitrocross,” begins a sequence letter to followers.

“Sadly, we should announce that upcoming occasions in Phoenix, Miami, and Las Vegas, have been paused and won’t proceed as scheduled. Any additional information on the 2024/2025 season can be communicated on the applicable time.

“If in case you have bought tickets for any of those occasions, relaxation assured that you’ll obtain a full refund robotically by way of Tixr. We recognize your understanding and persistence as we work by this course of.

“We stay dedicated to exploring new alternatives for the way forward for Nitrocross and motorsports. Thanks for being with us on this journey, and we’ll see you once more quickly.”

The season started in September at Richmond Raceway, adopted by Utah Motorsports Campus in early October. Twice defending Group E champion Robin Larsson at the moment leads the category standings with a win at Richmond; different Group E race winners in 2024/25 embody Oliver Eriksson and Andreas Bakkerud.

An evidence for the sequence’ freeze was not formally given, although a report from RACER factors out that proprietor Thrill One Sports activities & Leisure had just lately undergone a administration reshuffling.

The Nitrocross Crew Principals Affiliation, a gaggle consisting of all 9 groups within the championship, launched an announcement quickly after saying they had been “upset by Thrill One’s latest determination to pause the Nitrocross sequence. This determination has important impacts on our groups, their employees, drivers, and the followers who’ve passionately supported Nitrocross.

“The NTPA, representing a united coalition of Group E and NEXT EVO workforce homeowners, is dedicated to discovering a decision that honours the investments made within the sequence. We stay open to discussions with Thrill One to make sure a sustainable and profitable future for all concerned.”