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EMX125 and EMX250 European Championship: Bonacorsi and Reisulis crowned in Great Britain The ultimate round of the EMX250 and EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing displayed a lot of great racing across the board at the riders’ favourite track of Matterley Basin for the round of Great Britain. In EMX250, it was Team VRT KTM Factory Juniors’ Marc-Antoine Rossi who closed the season from the best of manners with his second overall win of the season in front of his teammate Ferruccio Zanchi and Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing Team’s Karlis Reisulis who cliched his first podium of the season in third place. This last round witnessed the final decider in EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing that saw MJC Yamaha Official EMX125’s Janis Reisulis taking the European Title on the first race with a dominant win. The Latvian made it even better on his last outing in the category with a perfect win to clinch the last round of the

Northern Talent Cup: Sessler takes crown by five points in nail-biting finish Final round of the Northern Talent Cup at Hockenheim, Germany. Race 1 As the Northern Talent Cup approached its crescendo at the mighty Hockenheim, all eyes were on the leading cup trio of Lenoxx Phommara (Team Phommara), Rocco Sessler (MCA Racing) and Julius Frellsen (MCA Racing), the three separated by just 20 points, and each with a shot at title glory with a total of 50 points on the table. Starting from pole Lenoxx Phommara took the holeshot and swiftly made a break from the chasing pack, followed closely by Maxime Schmid (Team Schmid). On lap 2 the Swiss made a lunge up the inside of the leader, only to misjudge the maneuver and slide off track and into the gravel trap. This promoted Sessler into second and it wasn’t long before he was hot on his title

Bajas European Championship: Baja TT Sharish Gin got underway in Portugal Round two of the Bajas European Championship got underway from September 22nd to 24th in occasion of the Baja TT Sharish Gin, official round of the Portuguese National Championship and FIA European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas. Three days event in the amazing landscape of south Portugal, close to the border with Spain, through the towns of Reguengos de Monsaraz, Mourão and Redondo, on both sides of beautiful artificial Alqueva Lake and just a sight from Monsaraz Castle The schedule saw Friday’s Prologue of 7 km, Saturday one Selective Section (SS) of 182 km and 201 km, Sunday one Selective Section (SS) of 134 km. Total length of the race: 323 km of SS and additional 143 km of liasons on dry and hard routes. After the victory in the first round in Spain in April, Portuguese rider David Megre

Yamaha R7 European Superfinale: Valentin Folger becomes the 2023 winner The second ever R7 SuperFinale saw two thrilling races at Motorland Aragon, Spain, for the 27 riders participating from all over the globe. The first race of the day had plenty of tense battles throughout the field, but pole-sitter Eric Molina was quick to stamp his authority during his second year at the SuperFinale. The Spaniard pulled a gap early on that proved insurmountable for his rivals after he extended the lead to 6.5 seconds. However, the chasing pack squabbled amongst themselves for the remainder of the unpredictable race. Folger kept it smooth and consistent to push his way into podium contention, and this strategy paid off for the German when he took second place at the chequered flag. Italy’s Davide Conte was thrilled to take a strong third place finish. It was all to play for in Race 2,

Individual Speedway Euro Championship: Michelsen claims his third European title! The Final 4 in Pardubice, in the Czech Republic, finished after the fourth series. Kołodziej, who only dropped a single point, took the first place. Dominik Kubera came second with ten points. Leon Madsen took the final podium spot. Right behind the podium finishers was Mikkel Michelsen. The Dane clinched the title after his third race. Despite a fall in his first heat, he stayed on course. Michelsen is now the only rider in the history of Speedway Euro Championship to win the European championship three times. To the delight of local fans, Vaclav Milik performed well at the Pardubice track, finishing fifth with seven points. It was his best performance in TAURON SEC in a long time. Kai Huckenbeck also demonstrated his form once again, maintaining the level he showed in Bydgoszcz. The German secured sixth place on Czech

European races of the weekend 23-24/09/2023

S4 and SM Junior European Championship: first victory for Alex Gourdeon Rafael in the S4 and Alex Serra Ginestra in the SM Junior Pictures copyright: Gerwin van Rosmalen - Info SupermotoPics The Circuito de Alcarrás in Spain welcomed the fourth round of the S4 and SM Junior European Championship. Riders offered thrilling shows in their respective races: Gourdon Rafael took the victory in the S4 and home hero Alex Serra Ginestra triumphed in the SM Junior. S4 In Race1, as the red lights blinked off, pole man Francisco Gomez Requena (Husqvarna) took the lead of the race after pulling away at the first corner, chased by Alex Gourdon Rafael (Husqvarna) and Kevin Vandi (L30 Racing Tm Factory). Gomez Requena was affected by a technical problem in the first lap so was forced to leave the race and Gourdon Rafael and Kevin Vandi moved to the front. The Italian rider tried to

Enduro European Championship: crowned the 2023 champions! The Borilli Enduro European Championship’s season finale kicked off in Kielce-Piekoszov, Poland, with the crowning of the 2023 Champions. The FIM Europe President Michal Sikora attended the Season Finale by seeing and supporting all the riders all day long, both in the special test and during the prize ceremony. Day1 Endgame for the Overall: thanks to a fourth place David Abgrall became the new European Champion. Day 1 overall winner was the Czech Krystof Kouble: at the end of a perfect day he signed the best time ahead of Alex Walton and the 2022 European Champion, Erik Willems. In the hard-fought Youth class Pietro Scardina signed the best time after a long battle with the two title contenders Luca Colorio and Romain Dagna, respectively second and third. The Junior 1 European Champion Riccardo Fabris continued to demonstrate his skill by winning the seventh

Hill Climb and Vintage Hill Climb European Championship: final round in Italy The final round of the Hill Climb and Vintage Hill Climb European Championship took place in Italy. The track started in Saline and finished in the ancient and well-known city of Volterra, Tuscany. The qualification of the Superbike class saw a rerun of the situation in the previous race in Spoleto with a very close result between the French Jean Luc David and Italian rider Maurizio Bottalico, with a difference of 0,02 seconds in Botallico’s favor. Here below the winners (both Race1 and Race2): 250 GP - Salvatore Sallustro, ITA SuperSport 300 - Daniele Stolli, ITA SuperSport 600 - Maurizio Bottalico, ITA SuperBike - Maurizio Bottalico, ITA SuperMoto - Yuri Storniolo, ITA   Vintage Class 1 - Dario Cavanna, ITA Vintage Class 2 - Bert Heider, GER Class 3 - Bert Heider, GER Class 4 - Guido Testoni,

European races of the weekend 16-17/09/2023