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EMX 65 / EMX 85 European Championship: first round of the North Europe zone The first round of the EMX 65 / EMX 85 European Championship North Europe zone officially kicked off last weekend in the beautiful city of Pärnu. Situated in southwest Estonia, it is the fourth largest city in Estonia, 128 km south of the capital, Tallinn, and it sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Riga, which is a part of the Baltic Sea. The first seasonal race out of four saw almost 80 riders  fought in good weather conditions in a friendly atmosphere. The EMX85 class saw the undisputed superiority of home hero Travis Leok (Husqvarna), who ruled both heats followed by Lucas Leok (Husqvarna) and Michal Psiuk (KTM). In EMX65, Estonian rider Theo Kolts (GasGas) took a double win ahead of home rider Gregor Lootus (KTM), twice second. In Race 1 third position

Hill Climb European Championship and Vintage Hill Climb European Championship The Hill Climb European Championship and Vintage Hill Climb European Championship fire back into life last weekend with the first round of the season. In a sunny spring day at Landshaag, Austria, the series delivered fireworks as 59 riders chase strong start-of-season results and important steps to the championship titles. The organising Club, MSC Rottenegg, and staff from AMF professionally managed 31 riders of the Vintage Championship and 28 of the European Championship for a full day of fights. Hill Climb European Championship - Winners of the event Heat 1 / Heat 2 250 GP/Open – Guido Testoni, ITA SSP 300 – Daniele Stolli, ITA Supersport – Maurizio Bottalico, ITA Superbike – Andreas Gangl, AUT Supermoto Open – Carmine Matarazzo, ITA   Vintage Hill Climb European Championship - Winners of the event Heat 1 / Heat 2 Classic 350 –

Northern Talent Cup: Levin Phommara claims a double win at the Cathedral of Speed The TT Assen was the perfect venue for the first seasonal race of the Northern Talent Cup, racing the opening round with the Superbike World Championship. Race 1 Swiss rider Levin Phommara (Team Phommara) claimed the first victory of the season in style at the famous TT Circuit Assen, finishing ahead of home hero Jurrien Van Crugten (BB64 Academy) and his brother, Lennox Phommara (Team Phommara), whom he beat by a whopping 25.303s in what proved to be a fascinating first encounter of the 2023 Northern Talent Cup. Conditions were tricky as moments before the race start the rain began to fall, with veterans and front row starters Rocco Sessler (MCA Racing) and Julius Frellsen (MCA Racing) dropping down the running order as the race progressed. As the lights went out, it was Lenoxx Phommara who

Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup: plenty of drama as R3 bLU cRU European Championship enjoys first races The TT Circuit Assen played host to the first round of the 2023 Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Championship, and two exciting and dramatic races were put on by the 19 young riders contesting the event. Italy’s Emiliano Ercolani was the winner of Race 1, and Race 2’s victor was Brazil’s Gustavo Manso during the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship’s Pirelli Dutch Round. Sunny skies and pleasant temperatures greeted the R3 paddock on Saturday morning for the opening race and the riders prepared for battle at the technical Dutch track. Bad luck hit Colombia’s Jeronimo Gonzalez when he went down on the warm-up lap and was unable to start, and Brazil’s Gustavo Manso was also forced to miss the first race due to extended medical checks following a crash on Friday. The

Moto2™ European Championship and European Talent Cup Regulations' Update The FIM Europe announces an update of the regulations that will regulate the Moto2™ European Championship and European Talent Cup classes. Click here to download the Regulations Links www.fimjuniorgp.com www.fim-moto.com EMX in Finland

European races of the weekend 22-23/04/2023

European Team Speedway Championship: the lines up of the Super Final We got to know the lineups of all teams for the HN Nowak GmbH European Team Speedway Championship scheduled for April 22nd. At the end of last week, the defending champions from Poland secured their promotion to the Grand Final, and on Saturday they will be strengthened by the current world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik, as well as the Danes and the British. The rate is completed by the hosts - Germany. Start of the competition in Stralsund at 2.00 pm. Managers of individual teams have already announced the line-ups for the tournament, which will decide about this year's European Team Championship medals. The Germans will be fully represented by the riders of the Trans MF Landshut Devils team starting in the Polish 1st league. One change compared to last Sunday was made by the British, whose squad was expanded

EMX125 and EMX250 European Championship: Lata tops a full Italian podium in EMX250 and Reisulis dominate the EMX125 The second round of the EMX250 and EMX125 European Championship in Pietramurata, Italy, with some quality and skilful riding. The EMX250 saw a podium completed by three young Italian riders with KTM Beddini Racing Team’s Valerio Lata winning in front of Red Plate holder Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing Team’s Andrea Bonacorsi and VRT KTM Factory Juniors’ Ferruccio Zanchi. In EMX125 MJC Yamaha Official EMX125’s Janis Martin Reisulis completely dominated the round in Trentino ahead of Fantic Factory Team Maddii riders Maximilian Werner second and Elias Escandell third. EMX250 The first race of the EMX250 class on Saturday saw a quick start with Valerio Lata taking the lead in front of Andrea Bonacorsi. Although Lata got under pressure pretty early by the Championship leader Bonacorsi, he still held his ground and defended very

European Team Speedway Championship: Final A and Final B Lights on the European Team Speedway Championship with Final A in Poland and Final B in the Czech Republic. Pictures copyright: Jarek Pabijan Well-known as Poland's principal seaport and country's fourth-largest metropolitan area, the city of Gdansk has been the perfect location for the Final A of the European Team Speedway Championship. In front of 2.000 spectators the meeting was raced without delays, in a cloudy and cold weather. On home soil, team Poland ruled the competition from the beginning. The last heat decided the race, with team Swedish second and team French third. Pictures copyright: Jarek Pabijan Final A classification 1. Poland, 42 points 2. Sweden, 31 points 3. France, 24 points 4. Latvia, 23 points Originally scheduled on Saturday, the final B of the European Team Speedway Championship was postponed to Sunday due to bad weather conditions. The race

EMX 65 / EMX 85 European Championship: Central Europe zone round 2 together with the EMX Women' European Championship After round one in Belgium, the EMX 65 / EMX 85 European Championship - Central Europe zone moved to Slagelse, Denmark, for the second event of the season. As in Lommel, in the first 85cc race Dani Heitink (Husqvarna), Jarne Bervoets (KTM), and Dean Gregoire (KTM) fought for victory until the very last lap. Bad luck for the Belgian rider in Race 2: after a great fight for the lead until minute 19, Bervoets had technical problems and went back to 5th, missing the podium. First position for Gregoire ahead of Heitink and Dex Kooiker (Husqvarna). In the 65cc double victory for British Harry Dale (KTM), who in Race 1 won in a lights-to-flag ahead of Teunis Spijkeman (Gas Gas) and Luca Nierychlo. In Race 2 second position for Torre Van Mechgelen (KTM) and third