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The 1970s and early ’80s was an exciting time for motorcycle Grand Prix – probably the last time privateers had a genuine chance of mixing it with works bikes. GP Originals has presented the sights, sounds and smells of this Post Classic racing era since 2017.

GP Originals has been the go-to Series for post-classic racing motorcycles such as the ubiquitous Yamaha TZ250 and TZ350. This period also championed Rotax engines and a wealth of frame-makers including Maxton and Harris. These ‘Original’ racing motorcycles represent the first instances from which copies or reproductions could be made. Naturally, we always included the customer and replica machines which embraced the concept of our Series. The word ‘Original’ also means individual, free-spirited – we all like the sound of that.

2024 GP Originals race calendar

Post classic motorcycle racing at Snetterton 300 with GP Originals

Snetterton

4–5 May

GP Originals at Pembrey Circuit in South Wales

Pembrey

25–26 May

GP Originals at Brands Hatch Indy

Brands Hatch

22–23 Jun

GP Originals joins British Superbikes at Cadwell Park in 2020

Cadwell

3–4 Aug

Post classic motorcycle racing at Donington Park with GP Originals

Donington

31 Aug–1 Sep

GP Originals at Brands Hatch Indy

Brands Hatch

21–22 Sep

Two-stroke, post-classic racing

2024 has been a challenging year for racing across both short circuits and real road racing. After much consideration it has been decided that GP Originals has reached its peak and is now at the point where it would require considerable compromise to continue. We are in discussion with NG Road Racing with a view to forge a new space for your GP post-classic, two-stroke machines. NG is the UK’s established home of two-stroke racing and they understand our needs perfectly. Anyone genuinely interested in racing their 250 or 350 machine should contact us asap to communicate your interest.

Eligibility questions

GP Originals have been the only dedicated post classic 250 and 350 two-stroke GP series available since we began in 2017. Love them or loathe them, our rules kept the racing competitive and the bikes ‘in period’. We kept a keen ear on what our riders were looking for as we had a clear message that our kind of people wanted tighter period style machines. All our riders were racing on the same type of machine and the same style of treaded tyres, no wets, no warmers.

Please visit our collection of research articles to find out more about period and replica parts. Our research has been carried out on a factual basis only and it was the rider’s responsibility to source date-evident support for any non-standard designs.