TOP-CLASS off-road motorcycle racing comes to Nympsfield in Gloucestershire this Sunday when the Dursley MXC stage round two of the 2016 AMCA British Motocross Championship.

There will be 36 riders on specially adapted bikes and dressed in multi-coloured protective clothing contesting the second round of the series over a marked circuit.

Sunday’s event is run in conjunction with the AMCA, who are the largest controlling organisation for off-road motorcycle sport in the UK.

This particular major national series provides racing over seven rounds, with riders split into two main classes – MX1 for bikes with an engine size greater than 250cc and MX2 for bikes with an engine size smaller than 249cc.

Included in the programme is also championship racing for both a two-stroke only and veterans group.

Competitors will be converging on Nympsfield from all over Great Britain.

Local riders who will be in the field include Adam Harris in MX1 and both Paul Neale and Curtis Mears in MX2.

The action should get under way by 11am and will go right through to around 5.30pm.

The circuit can be found on Tinkley Lane which links Nympsfield village to Forest Green.

Admission is £7 adults with both OAPs and children getting in for free.