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2020 FIM Motocross European Championship Provisional Calendar Now that the 2019 MXGP Season is running into the second half, FIM Europe and Youthstream are proud to release the 2020 FIM Motocross European Championships Provisional Calendar for classes EMX125, EMX250, EMX2T and EMX Open. From 2020 the EMX Open Championship will be combined with MXGP/MX2 events within Europe. There will be 6 events counting towards the championship standings in the EMX Open Championship, all at MXGP/MX2 events similar to and in the same format as the EMX125, EMX250 and EMX2T championships. From 2020 and onwards the EMX Open championship will be open to riders from 16 years old up to 50 years old on motorcycles from 175cc up to 450cc, for both 2strokes and 4strokes. “I’m extremely happy with this initiative from Youthstream”, - stated the Motocross Commission chairman, Mr. Eddie Herd, – “I believe that this is a major step forward

Dragbike Europen Championship: the race in Finland First event for the Dragbike on Kauhava track, Finland. The entry fields in three of the four classes was very good with a nice mix of international teams and national. The winners of the different classes showed this mix perfectly: TFB was won by Filippos Papafilippou from Greece, STB was won by Harri Piensalmi from Finland, PSB was won by Fredrik Fredlund from Aland and SSB by Vesa Ruhanen from Finland.

Vintage Endurance Cup - Bikers Classic: the third round in Belgium Photo credit: DG Sport The 3rd round of the FIM Europe 4h Endurance Classic Cup in Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, was raced on 06th-07th July. The event was held at the Bikers Classic weekend, one of the biggest gatherings of classic racing motorcycles in Europe, with more than 800 riders. 63 teams (151 rider) qualified for the race and a new class joined the race: Evo class with bikes from ‘83 to ’91, joined the competition together with the Cup’s 4 usual classes: Classic, Maxi, Classic, Formula, Open. Even if on the race day some rain felt down on Spa Circuit, the dry track allowed the riders to improve their lap times with a hard-fought battle for the victory in each class. The winners of this round are: PoweRacing-JapautoClub in Maxi Classic; Team A.M. in Classic; RST Edge in Open; Bikeparts

European U21 Individual Speedway Championship Qualifying Round 1 - Poland Polish Gdansk track hosted the European U21 Speedway Qualifying Round 1 with riders from 8 different countries. The meeting was run on a wet track following some rain in the first part of the day.  Top five final classification: Roman Lakhbaum, Russia Jakub Miśkowiak, Poland Daniel Bewley, Great Britain Mateusz Cierniak, Poland Michał Curzytek, Poland   Qualifying Round 2 - Hungary The Qualifying Round 2 was raced in Nagyhalasz, Hungary, in front of 2 thousand spectators with good weather conditions. The fight for the qualifications to the final was so tigh with several crashes. After 4 series, 8 riders had a chance to get a promotion. The best was Jan Kvech (14 points), second position for Petr Chlupac (12 points) and third for Artjom Trofimows (11 points). Favourite Nick Skorja had an unlucky race with a crash in heat 17.

Road Race Hill Climb European Championship: fourth round The fourth round of the Road Race Hill Climb European Championship was raced this weekend in Boécourt-La Caquerelle, Switzerland. Because of the bad weather the event must be stopped for 2 hours on Saturday, while on Sunday the schedule had no delay. The winners: 250GP class, Guido Testoni, Italy Supersport class, Mauro Poncini, Switzerland Superbike class, Jean Luc David, France Supermoto class, Alexander Ponzellini, Italy

Zagreb 2019 In the fourth day of the Congress the new Management Council met officially after the appointment of the new FIM Europe President Martin de Graaff The new FIM Europe Management Council - From left to right: Manuel Marinheiro, Martins Lazdovskis, Silvio Manicardi, Martin de Graaff, Alessandro Sambuco, Michal Sikora, Nicoleta Melania Olariu, Juhani Halme, Jean-Marc Desnues. Fourth and last day for the FIM Europe Congress in Zagreb, Croatia, at the Sheraton Hotel at the end of a weekend full of meetings. After yesterday’s elections of the new President and Vice-President, this morning the new Management Council met for the first time. A lot of decisions have been taken: as Mr. Martin De Graaff is officially the new FIM Europe President, Mr. Michal Sikora has been appointed the 1st Deputy President and Mr. Juhani Halme the new Treasurer. “The work of the Management Council is, just the day after

Zagreb 2019 The election of Martin de Graaff as President at the General Assembly In the third FIM Europe Congress day New elected FIM Europe President Martin de Graaff Third official day for the FIM Europe Congress in Zagreb, Croatia, with the election of Mr. Martin de Graaff as new President for the next four years. After yesterday’s Sporting and Non-Sporting Commission and Panels, this morning each Council met again to take the stock of the topics covered. The Management Council met too in view of the General Assembly, which took place in the afternoon from 2 pm to 8 pm and was broadcasted in youtube live streaming at the presence of the FIM President Mr. Jorge Viegas and the representatives of 39 National Federations. In the agenda the reports of the FIM Europe Acting President Mr. Martin De Graaff, the Treasurer Michal Sikora and all the auditors. After presentation

Live streaming of the General Assembly FIM Europe is glad to announce that today’s General Assembly will be live at the following link from 2pm to 8pm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9rvaYBXSYw

Zagreb 2019 Second meeting day for the FIM Europe Congress From left to right: Mr. Tomislav Madzar (Special Adviser to the President for Health and Sports), Mr. Igor Boskovic (Chairman of the Vintage Commission), Mr. Jorge Viegas (FIM President), Mrs. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (President of Croatia), Mr. Martin De Graaff (FIM Europe Acting President), Mr. Stjepan Persin (HMS President), Mr. Ivan Lafter (HMS Secretary General). Second official day for the FIM Europe Congress at the Sheraton Hotel in Zagreb, Croatia. Lots of meetings, among which the special one at the Presidential Residence with the President of Croatia, Mrs. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, who received a complimentary plate from the FIM Europe Acting President Mr. Martin De Graaff as a sign of gratitude for the hospitality in Croatia. At this special meeting also the FIM President Mr. Jorge Viegas, the Chairman of the Vintage Commission Mr. Igor Boskovic, the HMS President Mr. Stjepan Persin

Live streaming of Zagreb 2019 FIM Europe is glad to announce that today’s Road Safety and Mobility conference at the presence of the 2nd Deputy President Mr Silvio Manicardi will be live at the following link from 4pm to 6pm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXR3BSOFpwc