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Mack Bouwense (in the photo)  shined in the soft sand of home-round Assen to take the race one victory, while defending champion Emil Weckman failed to score a point in the penultimate race of the season. Bouwense (NED), a wildcard rider for this event, was strong out of the start gates aboard his CRF150R taking the holeshot ahead of Weckman (FIN). The young Finn quickly regained the lead with Bouwense lapping slightly quicker over the first couple of laps. However, the defending champion soon started to pull away and earn himself a comfortable lead. A small incident for Bouwense dropped him to fourth, but the home-rider was soon able to make his way back into second to try and close down the flying Finn. With only a few laps to go, an incident for Weckman saw him unable to finish the race, handing the race lead to Bouwense. A consistent,

The new issue of FIM Europe MAG is online and can be downloaded here. In this issue, all the updates about the FIM Europe activities and in particular about the Congress which was held in Kavala (Greece) and the Road Safety Conference, which traditionally takes places during the Congress.Furthermore, a focus on the Vintage Commission.     

In the weekend from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th August, the following European races will be held: 26-28 August - Supermono European Cup at Oschersleben/Germany27-28 August - CEV Repsol Moto2 and Superbike at Algarve/Portugal  27-28 August - EMX 150 4 Stroke at Assen/The Netherlands 28-August - European U21 Team Speedway Championship Final at Stralsund/Germany  

The new issue of FIM Europe MAG is online and can be downloaded here. In this issue, all the updates about the FIM Europe activities and in particular about the Congress which was held in Kavala (Greece) and the Road Safety Conference, which traditionally takes places during the Congress. Furthermore, a focus on the Vintage Commission.

In the weekend from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th August, the following European races will be held: 26-28 August - Supermono European Cup at Oschersleben/Germany 27-28 August - CEV Repsol Moto2 and Superbike at Algarve/Portugal 27-28 August - EMX 150 4 Stroke at Assen/The Netherlands 28-August - European U21 Team Speedway Championship Final at Stralsund/Germany

FIM, FIM Europe and Dorna have decided to reorganise the structure of the European Road Racing Championship starting in 2017. The European Superbike Championship will be substituted by the European SuperStock 1000 class run at WorldSBK. The FIM SuperStock 1000 cup, run at the WorldSBK rounds in Europe, perfectly covers the area and type of racing seen in the FIM CEV Repsol European Superbike Championship and therefore there is no need to continue with the celebration of the European Superbike Championship at the FIM CEV Repsol. The Moto2 European Championship will remain as part of the FIM CEV Repsol Championship. FIM, FIM Europe and Dorna would like to thank all participants, teams and manufacturers for the commitment demonstrated in recent years to the FIM CEV Repsol European Superbike Championship.

FIM, FIM Europe and Dorna have decided to reorganise the structure of the European Road Racing Championship starting in 2017. The European Superbike Championship will be substituted by the European SuperStock 1000 class run at WorldSBK. The FIM SuperStock 1000 cup, run at the WorldSBK rounds in Europe, perfectly covers the area and type of racing seen in the FIM CEV Repsol European Superbike Championship and therefore there is no need to continue with the celebration of the European Superbike Championship at the FIM CEV Repsol.The Moto2 European Championship will remain as part of the FIM CEV Repsol Championship.FIM, FIM Europe and Dorna would like to thank all participants, teams and manufacturers for the commitment demonstrated in recent years to the FIM CEV Repsol European Superbike Championship.

The Lithuanian Motorcycle Sport Federation (LMSF) announces that the round of the European S3 and Open Supermoto  Championship scheduled on 3-4 September at Elektrenai (Lithuania) has been cancelled. The next and final round of the series will remain on 29-30 October, at Pleven (Bulgaria), with the S3, the Open and the SM85 classes at the start.

The Lithuanian Motorcycle Sport Federation (LMSF) announces that the round of the European S3 and Open Supermoto  Championship scheduled on 3-4 September at Elektrenai (Lithuania) has been cancelled. The next and final round of the series will remain on 29-30 October, at Pleven (Bulgaria), with the S3, the Open and the SM85 classes at the start.    

This year's running of the Nitrolympx from the famous Hockenheim Circuit in Germany was very affected by the weather. Heavy rain on Saturday meant that the planned third and fourth qualifying sessions had to be abandoned and occasional showers on Sunday resulted in a delayed start to eliminations. Despite the weather forecast, the spectators came out in their thousands to see some fantastic racing. In Top Fuel Bike, Ian King (UK) headed the qualifying list of 7 riders at the end of Friday. His strong six-second performances took him to the final. Here he met Rene van de Berg (NED, photo1), who had been setting personal best times all weekend. Unfortunately, King had a mechanical issue before the run and van de Berg took the victory. It was a similar story in Super Twin Bike, as Samu Kemppainen (FIN photo2) finished at the top of the qualifying list, again of