ASRA, North America’s leader in sportsman level racing, announces the 2024 FIM Mini Cup series. a five-round championship, with three of the five rounds running in conjunction with ASRA Championship rounds.
The FIM Mini Cup will give a platform to ASRA’s youngest racers, aged 5 to 17. This series features Stock 50, Stock 110 and Stock 125 classes that will utilize motorcycles such as Yamaha’s TTR, Honda’s CRF, Kawasaki’s KLX, and Suzuki’s DRZ. Those three classes will be in addition to the existing Mini Cup Ohvale 160 and Ohvale 190 classes and the addition of a Supermoto class (up to 450cc).
The FIM Mini Cup series kicks off Memorial Day Weekend at Summit Point Motorsports Park, May 25-26, and will conclude at VIRginia International Raceway September 7-8.
“We are very excited about hosting this series for the FIM, Pirelli and Ohvale. Our aim is to get more young racers and fans involved in our sport. From registration ease, additional classes, and a common sense approach, we hope to build this series nationwide in the future while working with other groups to build the USA talent,” – Alex Spellman, Partner, ASRA.
With the Ohvale 160 and 190 classes qualifying for the FIM MiniGP World Series Final in Valencia, Spain, this will be a showcase of up and coming talent.
2024 FIM MINI CUP USA SERIES
FIM Mini Cup USA Series presented by ASRA in partnership with Pirelli tires and Ohvale:
Summit Point Motorsports Park May 25-26
VIRginia International Raceway June 22-23
Carolina Motorsports Park July 20-21
Pittsburgh International Race Complex August 17-18
VIRginia International Raceway September 7-8
Entries to open this week.
Classes to include:
Stock 50
Stock 110
Stock 125
OHVALE 160
OHVALE 190
With the addition of a supermoto class
All Ohvale classes are qualifiers to the FIM MINIGP World Series
The June VIR and July CMP rounds points will act as qualifiers for the 2024 Mission Minicup by Motul National Final at Road America August 9-11.
More, from a press release issued by Ohvale USA:
2024 FIM Mini Cup USA Championship
Ohvale USA is very excited to announce plans and dates for the 2024 F.I.M. Mini Cup USA
Championship, the only mini championship within the USA offering the unique opportunity for Ohvale 160 and 190 class racers to qualify for the FIM MiniGP World Series final. The top 2 championship finishers from each respective Ohvale class will earn the chance to race against the world’s best competing from multiple countries during the 2024 MotoGP finale in Valencia, Spain.
This year’s Championship will be run in collaboration with ASRA and proud sponsor Pirelli Tires. The FIM Mini Cup USA Championship kicks off Memorial Day weekend at Summit Point Motorsports Park on May 25-26 and will conclude at Virginia International Raceway September 7-8.
To top it all off Ohvale USA will be hosting a MiniCUP launch party at COTA MotoGP in Austin, TX on April 11th. Guests will include Celebrities, High Profile Professional Racers, MiniCup participants & the world’s media all “suited & booted” for a fun riding event open to all participants. Please visit OhvaleUSA.com for more information.
John “Hopper” Hopkins: “I want to start off by sincerely apologizing for the late notice of this year’s Championship. Although we’ve only just taken control of OhvaleUSA, we wanted to ensure our country’s young racers had a platform to showcase their talent and of course the amazing incentive FIM MiniCup has to offer. Big thanks to ASRA and Alex Spellman, Oscar Solis from Pirelli tires and FIM’s Bill Cumbow for all the help & last minute hosting of this year’s Championship. This is only the start of a very exciting & bright new future for our sport.”
Alex Spellman (ASRA): “We are very excited about hosting this series for the FIM, Pirelli and Ohvale. Our aim is to get more young racers and fans involved in our sport, from registration ease, additional classes, and a common sense approach. We hope to build this series nationwide in the future.”
2024 Schedule:
Summit Point: May 25-26
Virginia International Raceway: June 22-23
Carolina Motorsports Park: July 20-21
Pittsburgh International Race Complex: August 17-18
Virginia International Raceway: September 7-8
