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A crowd of over 1000 spectators was present to witness a night of classic racing. There were high expectations of qualification for the final on French heroes Stephane and Mathieu Tresarrieu’s shoulders. However there were several riders who had other ideas, particularly Chris Harris from UK and Henry van der Steen from the Netherlands.After two rides each Chris Harris led the standings with two quality tapes-to-flag wins whilst the Tresarrieu brothers had 8 points Stephane and 9 points Mathieu. Dutchman Steen had also 8 points.Then the drama for Chris Harris began. During his second ride in heat 5 his engine had a severe oil leak. His pit crew then worked frantically, removing the sick engine and fitting a spare one.All appeared to be going as planned for him to be ready in time for his third ride but when they started the spare engine suddenly blew-up, leaving him without any

Photos @Youthstream The provisional calendar for the 2017 Motocross European Championship is announced complete with some awesome new venues such as Baldasserona in San Marino, and Uddevalla, which will make a welcomed return after being missed this year, while the EMX in France will return to Ernée, the venue that has a grip on the hearts of thousands of fans after hosting one of the best ever editions of the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, 2015. Check here below the complete 2017 provisional calendar.   Links:YouthstreamFIM FIM Europe  

The provisional calendar for the 2017 Motocross European Championship is announced complete with some awesome new venues such as Baldasserona in San Marino, and Uddevalla, which will make a welcomed return after being missed this year, while the EMX in France will return to Ernée, the venue that has a grip on the hearts of thousands of fans after hosting one of the best ever editions of the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, 2015.

 

Steven Odendaal (RSA-Kalex, in photo1) dominated Moto2™ while Maximilian Scheib (CHI-BMW, in photo2) and Carmelo Morales (SPA-Yamaha) each took a win in Superbike. Moto2™In Moto2™, Steven Odendaal (RSA-Kalex) made good on his pole position to achieve his fourth win of the season, followed by Tetsuta Nagashima (JPN-Kalex) and Alan Techer (FRA-NTS T Pro). Starting on the front row of the grid for the first time, Iker Lecuona (SPA-Kalex) eventually finished fifth behind Eric Granado (BRA-Kalex) with Augusto Fernández (SPA-Tech3), who set off third, falling early on while in second place behind the championship leader.In the podium ceremony, the South African AGR Team rider was awarded the Repsol free fuel cheque.With more than half the season completed, Steven Odendaal has consolidated his lead of the Moto2™ European Championship, with 136 points compared to Tetsuta Nagashima’s 88 points and Eric Granado’s 85. Rafid Topan Sucipto (INA-Honda) was the best rider in the

The EMX 65, 85 North East zone and EMX Open European Championship was held this weekend in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, in extremely hot weather conditions.On Saturday the 74 riders in 3 classes participated to the qualifications. In EMX 85 Estonian Meico Vettik snatched the pole position. He was followed by Russian Svyatoslav Pronenko and by Latvian Kristians Freimanis. In EMX 65 the championship leader Eduards Bidzans did the pole position. He was followed by Russian Kirill Vorobyev and by Latvian Aleksis Araids.In Open class the pole position was taken by Russian Semen Rogozin, who was followed by his compatriots Ivan Baranov and Alexandr Efimov.The race day was held on Sunday, the races were held on a well prepared track.EMX 85The first heat was won by the yesterday’s poleman, Estonian Meico Vettik. He was followed by the Latvian Kristians Freimanis and Russian Svyatoslav Pronenko.In the second heat Kristains Freimanis took the win.

Above, the Road Safety Conference, with FIM Europe Second Deputy President Silvio Manicardi speaking The second day of FIM Europe Congress was held today at Kavala (Greece). As scheduled, the Management Council was held, so as the Meetings of the Commissions and Panels. In the afternoon, the Road Safety Conference took place, which was very successful, with big attendance of delegates and media.The day ended with the traditional meeting of the Secretaries General, where various issues were discussed, like insurance and licences. FIM Europe Secretary General Alessandro Sambuco informed about the next tour of FIM Europe Club in the area of Stockholm, in Sweden.Tomorrow the Congress will live its third day and the program will start with the Sporting and Non-Sporting Council Meetings, followed by the Management Council. In the afternoon the General Assembly will take place and it will broadcast in live streaming in FIM Europe website.  FIM Europe President, Dr Wolfgang Srb, and Mr Vito Ippolito, FIM President

The 22nd FIM Europe Congress in Kavala (Greece) finished successfully today with the Meetings of the Sporting and Non-Sporting Councils, the Management Council as well as the General Assembly in the afternoon. There were 36 National Federations present and over 220 delegates. Important decisions were taken, among them the approval of the 2015 Balance-sheet, of the 2016 Budget. Comprehensive reports have been presented about the Sporting as well the Non-Sporting activities.The General Assembly approved the bid of the French Motorcycling Federation to organise the 2018 FIM Europe Congress in the city of Nantes.During the General Assembly there was the report of Mr Martin de Graaff, chairman of the Working Group on Minimum Age for International Motorsport. The highly anticipated scientific reports were presented by Prof. Fabio Pigozzi, Rector of University of Rome “Foro Italico” and President of the International Sports Medicine Federation and by Prof. Marjan Olfers, phd, Professor in

1) Motocross of European Nations / Women's Motocross of European NationsUnfortunately the Motocross of European Nations/Women's Motocross of European Nations scheduled for September/October will not be held this year. This is due to logistical reasons. It is certainly foreseen to have this event on the calendar for 2017. 2) European Supercross ChampionshipThe promoter, Off Road Pro-Racing, has announced that this will be a one-event Championship on Saturday 22nd October 2016, at Arnham, in the Netherlands. All other dates and venues are cancelled. 3) EMX 300From 2017 the EMX300 2 Stroke Championship will not be combined with the MXGP/MX2 events. Therefore applications are invited from Federations to organise rounds of this growing championship. The EMX 300 Championship can be combined with EMX 65/85 zone rounds or with EMX Quad events or even as stand-alone rounds combined with national championships. Applications should be sent to the FIM Europe Secretariat before the end

In the weekend from Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd July, the following European races will be held: 1-2 July - Vintage Endurance Cup - European Classic series Endurance, Spa/Belgium1-3 July - Vintage Road Racing European Championship, Anderstorp/Sweden2 July - European U21 Individual Speedway Championship at Varkaus/Finland2 July - Individual Grass Track European Championship at Tayac/France2-3 July - European Moto2 (in the photo) and Superbike at Albacete/Spain2-3 July - EMX 65 & EMX 85 NE and Open at St. Petersburg/Russia 3 July - Individual Grass Track European Championship at Mulmshorn/Germany