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The circuit of Slovakia hosted the European Vintage Regularity Cup, which saw 74 riders in five different classes. The day started with a temperature of 4 degrees above zero for the practice, but in the afternoon the races were held with an Autumn sun that allowed the execution without any problems. The participants praised the excellent work of Peter Balaz, who once again created an event able to catch the interest of riders coming from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany and Hungary. Class A1 (Motorcycles up to year 1949, 125cc up to year 1975 and 50cc up to year 1988) was won by Frank Seidl in front of Lubomir Kamenar and Karel Kupra;   Class A2 (175cc, 250 cc up to year 1975) was won by Bernd Pollmann in front of Frank Seidl and Stefan Vacula;       Class B (350cc, 500cc up to year 1975) was won by Jan Cizek (in the

The traditional meeting of NMC (Nordic Motorsport Council, one of the six Regional Associations of FIM Europe) took place from 10-11 October in the Scandic Hotel Sydhavnen in Copenhagen. The venue of the meeting changes on a yearly basis; in 2015 the "Denmarks Motor Union - DMU" was the host, while next years meeting will take place in Finland. DMU President Jorgen Bitsch welcomed some 80 participants from the five member Federations Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and - as a guest - the representative from Estonia.Meetings were held in the following disciplines, discussing the 2015 season as well as the activities in the Nordic Championships in 2016: Classic Road Racing, Drag Racing, Enduro, Motocross, Snowcross, Road Racing/Minimoto, Track Racing/Speedway, Trial and Supermoto.Meetings of the Presidents and Secretary Generals completed the agenda.In the framework of the weekend an important meeting on the subject "Road Safety for Motorcyclists" took place,

PIETRAMURATA (Italy), 11 October 2015 – It was an epic end to the season for the Italian Federation as their young guns, Ivo Monticelli, Morgan Lesiardo, Emilio Scuteri and Gioele Palance wrapped up the 2015 Motocross of European Nations title. Meanwhile the female Italian team added to the hype of the Italian crowd as Kiara Fontanesi and Francesca Nocera dominated the Women’s Motocross of European Nations to make this weekend, at the picturesque circuit of Pietramurata in Italy, an all-Italian affair. 125cc & 250ccWhen the gates dropped it was the Frenchman Alexis Verhaeghe who took the holeshot but was passed almost immediately by Team Sweden’s Alvin Ostlund. Ostlund took charge of the race at least for the first five laps before he was passed by yesterday’s qualifying heat winner, racing for the home nation Italy, Ivo Monticelli. Monticelli came from miles back to take the lead and once he had

The European Supermono Cup was held at Assen, NL together with the BeNeCup under the name Battle of Nations. The event had many nations competing in the different classes and 21 riders participated. The weather was slightly cold but it was a good race weekend. Race 1 (Saturday): Lukas Wimmer, the championship leader, took the lead before Josef Frauenschuh and Jerry van de Bunt on third place. Jerry overtook Josef on lap 6 and Lukas had a comfortable ride to the win, before Jerry van de Bunt and Josef Frauenschuh. Ari Voss who started from third place on the grid crashed at the first lap. Race 2 (Sunday): in the morning it was cold, just below zero, but the race was at 13.10 and the temperature was slightly better, approx 10 degrees. Both Lukas Wimmer, Jerry van de Bunt and Josef Frauenschuh had a good fight at the start of

On the Moto Cross Track of Schwedt, in the North Eastern Part of Germany, called ‘Uckermark’ this year’s combined Moto Cross Team event for Side Cars (Open SCXoEN) and for Quads (QXoEN) was held. 14 Side Car Teams entered and 13 are present with 3 Sidecars in each national Team. For the first time a team from Australia participates in this Top Team event of World Sidecar Sport, together with the leading European Nations Netherlands, France, Belgium and the fast followers. 16 Quad Teams entered and 15 are present with as well 3 Quads in each national Team. This is the first time ever that more Quad Teams participate than Sidecar Teams. In a favorite role Netherland, Latvia, Great Britain and perhaps Germany A go to the starting grid.Side Car:Group A+B:   26 SC Teams left the starting grid. Top start from Vandaele/Dhont and Pozzi/Ceresa. For the first 12 minutes Vandaele

On the nice and well known Moto Cross Track of Schwedt, in the North Eastern Part of Germany, called ‘Uckermark’ at the River Oder, this year's combined Moto Cross Team event for Side Cars (Open SCXoEN) and for Quads (QXoEN) is being celebrated. 14 Side Car Teams entered and 13 are present with 3 Sidecars in each national Team. First time a team from Australia participates in this Top Team event of World Sidecar Sport, together with the leading European Nations Netherlands, France, Belgium and the fast followers.16 Quad Teams entered and 15 are present with as well 3 Quads in each national Team. This is the first time ever that more Quad Teams participate than Sidecar Teams! In a favorite role Netherland, Latvia, Great Britain and perhaps Germany A go to the starting grid.In the afternoon 3 Qualifying races for both classes have been run over a distance of

PIETRAMURATA (Italy), 10 October 2015 – After somewhat of a gloomy day yesterday, the weather gods were onside today, delivering decent temperatures and sunshine, which left the circuit of Pietramurata in prime condition for the Motocross of European Nations qualifying races where Team France went pole. It was a double whammy for the Italians today as their women’s team of Kiara Fontanesi and Francesca Nocera also dominated their qualifier to go pole in the Women’s Motocross of European Nations category.125cc & 250ccRight from the drop of the gate the Italians were quick to stamp their authority. The number 1 of Ivo Monticelli didn’t get off to the greatest of starts but didn’t waste anytime in dicing his way through the field. By lap five, the Italian had passed the likes of Team Poland’s Tomasz Wysocki and the flying Frenchman Alexis Verhaeghe and eventually stole the lead from the holeshotter and

The European Indoor Super Enduro is back with the race at Lodz, in Poland, the next December 5th. It will be the Atlas Arena in Lodz, under the direction of Lódzki Klub Motorowy, to host the FIM Europe Super Enduro Cup, a single race of indoor enduro open to riders from European Federations, who will compete in a race with the best world specialists. The event, in fact, is valid for the FIM World Championship Super Enduro, too. The track is indoor, easily accessible for spectators, built in a beautiful venue in Lodz for professionals riders of off road, and it will certainly be a wonderful stage for the European riders.FIM and FIM Europe together, then, with the World Cup race and with the European Cup for the riders who normally participate in the European Enduro Championship or to the various national championships.FIM Europe Cup will see 32 riders compete

With the ever-present threat of rain at the Circuito de Navarra, the races were held in completely different conditions from qualifying practice yesterday. But neither the cold nor the changing forecasts lessened the enthusiasm this weekend of nine thousand five hundred motorcycle racing fans, who saw Vierge and Pons in the Moto2 European Championship and Pietri and Morales in the Superbike European Championship score wins today.The first Moto2 European Championship race brought duels between teammates. The two Targobank Motorsport riders Alan Techer (FRA-Tech 3) and Xavi Vierge (SPA-Tech 3) took the lead a few corners from the off, riding close together. The pole position rider led to around the mid-point of the race, at which point Xavi Vierge (SPA-Tech 3) went on the attack to take the lead and hold it right to the chequered flag. The Frenchman, unable to stay with him, rode steadily to hold on to second

The final 13 lap race in the 2015 FIM Europe Superstock 600cc Championship was won in style by Augusto Fernandez (Pata Honda Junior Team). Axel Bassani (Berclaz Racing Team) took the lead on lap 2 and was never headed, until a heart stopping moment on lap 7 saw him relinquish a 1.5s lead to Augusto Fernandez, the Spanish rider claiming an emotional first victory in the series ahead of podium debutant who clung on for 2nd at the flag.In wet and slippery conditions following an earlier downpour, the race saw many of the leading protagonists fall out of contention including the riders fighting for 2nd in the overall standings.The final podium position went to Turkish rider Toprak Razgatliogliu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing), the 2015 champion riding a sensible race to claim another podium finish.The top 6 was completed by Luca Vitali (G.A.S Racing Team), Ilya Mikhalchik (DS Junior Team) and Hugo