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Enduro European Championship: the off-road is back to thrill On Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 April the Enduro European Championship started its season in Castel di Tora, Italy. A total of 132 riders competed: a considerable number in view of the various international anti Covid-19 regulations and since some riders had to stay at home involuntarily. A “world” round, as some riders took part as training for the Enduro World Championship. Day 1 The Italian Thomas Oldrati and his French teammate Theophile Espinasse won the first and second place with Honda RedMoto World Enduro Team. It could have gotten the first three places, but the Finnish Roni Kytönen finished fourth after a crash. As the three guests do not get points for the European Championship, the best rider in the European Championship was the Italian Diego Nicoletti (Husqvarna), third overall. Only six seconds behind Enrico Rinaldi finished second, while the reigning

Enduro European Championship: the season kicks off in Italy The European Enduro Championship is ready to start the season! After last year postpones and cancellations due to the Coronavirus outbreak, this weekend the off road world will be hosted by Motoclub Valturano in Castel di Tora, Italy. The competition, in the full respect of the Italian government regulation, will be a two-days race with a route of 60 km: a 7,5 km enduro test, a 4,5 km cross test and a challenging 1,5 km extreme test. It will be a very exciting season, because after the year of involuntary break in the European Championship, there are hardly any reigning European champions from 2019, but there are also some promising talents from the various countries. Live timing on both days at: http://enduro.ficr.it/cie.htm More information on the official website: http://european-enduro.com/ 2021 Calendar 17th-18th April                Castel di Tora / Italy (www.italianoenduro.com) 7th-8th August               

2021 Northern Talent Cup: regulations and calendar updated The FIM Europe would like to share the official technical regulations that will regulate the 2021 Northern Talent Cup. The FIM Europe takes the occasion to share the updated calendar too. Click here for the regulations and here for the updated calendar. For all the results, videos, photos and information regarding the championship:  www.northerntalentcup.com

European Races of the weekend 17-18/04/2021

Snowcross European Championship: Swedish Gustav Sahlsten secures 2021 European title Photo credits: Marko Panula After the cancellation of last year event due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2021 FIM Europe Snowcross Championship took place this weekend in Rovaniemi, Finland. The two races were dominated by Swedish rider Gustav Sahlsten, who was unbeatable in final 1 and final 2 races, leading every lap of both heats. In the first race, while Sahlsten took the early lead, he was followed by Sami Huttunen and Emil Mikaelsen, while Gustav Salomonsson was making quick moves through the field to get himself into second by lap three. Pontus Lundström was able to follow Salomonsson to get into third and that’s how the race concluded. In the second heat, Sahlsten led the way from the beginning once again, with Salomonsson and Topi Posti, a young talent from Rovaniemi, right behind. After keeping close to Salomonsson for the entire race, on the final lap of the

Drag Racing season 2021 The FIM Europe would like to give you an update about the latest news about 2021 Drag Racing season. Due to the national restrictions and uncertainty related to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 Drag Racing season will be different compared to the previous years. Two races have been scheduled: the first in Hockenheim and the final in Santa Pod. These events are depending on the decisions of the German and British governments and the possibility for big groups of spectators to attend the races. If the competitions will take place, it will be without the EC status. Besides this, the FIM Europe is negotiating with Trakbak promoter came at the end of its contract period. A meeting for potential organisers of Drag Racing series (2022 and following years) will be organised during the 2021 summer time. All useful information will be published in due time.

European Races of the weekend 10-11/04/2021

FIM Europe Mini Bike Road Racing Championship 2021 After a tough 2020 due to the Coronavirus outbreak, FIM Europe is looking forward to the new season with optimism presenting two events for the European Championship Mini Bike Road Racing. FIM Europe is glad to welcome two new national federations to host the events for 2021. The Slovakian Motorcycle Federation will be responsible for the opening round at Slovakia Ring, scheduled on 5th-6th June. Second and final round to take place on 31st July and 1st August by the DMSB, the German Federation, that will organize the event at Cheb Kartarena in the Czech Republic. Time schedule will remain the same with free practice on Friday, official practice on Saturday and two races on Sunday. More information will follow shortly when the supplementary rules will be announced.

Motocross European Championships: calendar updates FIM Europe would like to inform of the updates to the provisional 2021 calendar of the Motocross Championships. Due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, the decision has been made to delay the start of the upcoming season and the first round will kick off in Great Britain in late June. The same race format as last year will be used during the upcoming season meaning that EMX will race on Saturday. The decision to run a one-day format was made due to the tight racing schedule in order to allow more recovery time for the riders and the team staff. In addition, the FIM-Europe Motocross of European Nations and Women's Motocross of European Nations scheduled on the 18th-19th of September in Riola Sardo, Italy, will now be as TBA, with more details to be announced at a later date. Moreover, the EMX65/85 Finals will now take

Goodbye friends Today, February 23rd 2021, is a very sad day for the FIM Europe family and the whole Motorsport world. Fausto Gresini has lost his battle with Covid-19: he was two-time World Champion in the 125cc class and a key figure in the paddock as founder of the Gresini Team.   We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Fiammetta La Guidara too. She has been FIM Europe Press Officer from 2014 to 2018, working with great passion and professionalism for the promotion and communication of European events and competitions. The whole FIM Europe wants to express its condolences to their families. Goodbye Fausto, goodbye Fiammetta. With fond memories always.