Honda Canada will introduce a new national racing series featuring the CBR250R for 2012.

The news is no surprise as Honda has been running a CBR125R Challenge racing series as a support class for the Canadian Superbike Championship since 2008. With the CBR250R on the market for nearly a year (and reportedly doing quite well at that), a racing series featuring the quarter-liter sportbike was almost inevitable.

According to CMGOnline,the new single-spec CBR250R series will replace the CBR125R Challenge as a national series with the CBR125R Challenge continuing on a regional level as a feeder series. The Honda CBR250R series will be open to racers ages 15 to 25, with an allowance for 13- or 14-year-olds who have completed at least three CBR125R Challenge races.

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TXC Cross Country Models

The TXC310 (pictured above) is the newest member of Husqvarna‘s cross country model line, joining the TXC250 and TXC510. Developed specifically for the U.S. market, the TXC line is based on Husqvarna’s TE platform.

The 2012 Husqvarna TXC310′s engine is based on the TXC250 fuel-injected four-stroke engine power plant but enlarged to 302cc. The TXC310 replaces the TXC449 as Husqvarna’s intermediate cross country model.

Both the 250 and 310 also get  new Leo Vince exhausts with revised ignition timing and updated fuel injection system.

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