The FIM is delighted to announce that the 2026 FIM Flat Track World Championship will benefit from the participation of another manufacturer following the news that the historic Royal Enfield marque will field a team in the extended ten-round series for the very first time this season.
Royal Enfield’s hopes will rest on the shoulders of Dirt Craft race school founder Gary Birtwistle who will debut its Sherpa FT Mk2 model in the series and the fortunes of the manufacturer, that can trace its origins back one-hundred-and-twenty-five years, are in good hands. A two-time national champion in this highly-specialised and spectacular discipline, the experienced thirty-six-year-old British racer – who has competed throughout Europe and the USA – will debut the soon-to-be-launched machine at the opening round this coming Saturday (9 May) in Roden in the Netherlands.
As a mark of the series’ increasing popularity, this year’s championship has been extended from six to ten rounds and for the first time in its history will travel outside of Europe when it signs off with two dates in Argentina over the weekend of 24-25 October with the full schedule taking racers to eight countries and two continents over an intense five-and-a-half-month time period.
Armando Castagna, Director of the FIM Track Racing Commission, said: “These are very exciting times for the FIM Flat Track World Championship with growing interest coming from manufacturers, riders and fans as word spreads about what a fast, spectacular and spectator-friendly series this is. The involvement of such a long-established and highly-regarded manufacturer as Royal Enfield comes at a very opportune time and is yet further confirmation of the attraction of Flat Track racing. I am looking forward to seeing how the newly extended season unfolds and wish all riders and teams the very best of luck.”
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