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EMX 250 and EMX 2T European Championship: Alberto Forato and Brad Anderson winners and points leaders The Matterley Basin circuit was host to much more than just the MXGP and MX2 World Championship racing this weekend as the FIM Europe Motocross Championship joined in the action. Team Maddii Racing Husqvarna’s Alberto Forato and Verde Substance KTM’s Brad Anderson came in force to start their respective championship seasons as both winners and points leaders. The well know class of EMX250 is a breeding ground for potential MX2 and later MXGP stars as proven by many former graduates but this weekend at the grassy and green hills of Matterley Basin an all new category joined in alongside. The all new EMX2T presented by FMF Racing sang for the first time this year and ever over the past 2 days. EMX250 Race 1 on Saturday started off with Raf Meuwissen in the lead with Jimmy Clochet, Ruben Fernandez, Pierre Goupillon and Kevin Horgmo all

The first round of the Tout Terrain Rally Cup was held in Spain The first round of the Bajas European Championship was held in Serta, Portugal, in combination with the FIM World Cup and the National Championship for bikes, quads, SSVs and cars, with a total number 140 riders. After Friday’s Supertest (10 km), the competition was a “two-days” race. Saturday’s race was 230 km long and the winner was Tiago Santos from Portugal, who lead almost the whole day. Good race for Jakub Piatek (Poland): at the first check point he had 17 second of advantage but at the end he finished second. Third place for Vitor Lopes and fourth for Rita Vieira, both from Portugal. Rita won the woman class too. On Sunday the race was 110 km long and the results were the same of day1, with a great fight for the win between Tiago Santos and

The FIM Europe Management council meeting in Fiumicino The FIM Europe Management Council meeting took place on Wednesday 20th March in Fiumicino (Rome), after the Internal Audit held on the previous day at the General Secretariat. The Acting President Mr Martin de Graaff dealt with the Management Council several sporting and beyond sport issues, the organisation of the coming Congress in Zagreb and presented the 2018 balance sheet and the 2019 budget to be approved by the next General Assembly.   From left to right: Rodolfo Romeo, Tapio Nevala, Laurent Delbroek, Jean-Marc Desnues, Silvia Monatti, Juhani Halme, Martin de Graaff, Alessandro Sambuco, Michal Sikora, Nicoleta Melania Olariu, Martins Lazdovskis, Silvio Manicardi.   Mr Martin de Graaff, Acting President “The day before the Management Council the two Deputy Presidents and the Secretary General discussed with the Press Officer the style of the press releases and newsletters. We should use the press

European Races of the weekend 23-24/03/2019 1. EMX 250 European Championship / EMX 2T European Championship, 23rd-24th March, Matterley Basin - Great Britain 2. Bajas European Championship, 23rd-24th March, Baja do Pinhal - Portugal  

The FIM Europe presents the Endurance Classic Cup 2019 The FIM Europe is pleased to announce the new season of the Europe Endurance Classic Cup. The calendars: - 11-12 May, Sunday Ride Classic, France - 7-8 June, Speedweek, Germany - 6-7 July, Bikers Classics, Belgium - 11-12 October, Vintage Championship, Italy More than 60 teams representing 10 nationalities (Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New-Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom) have confirmed their registration to date. In 2020 two more rounds will be added to the calendar, bringing the championship to six races.

The first round of the Tout Terrain Rally Cup was held in Spain Great success for the second edition of the Hispania Rally, first test of the TT Rally Cup, held from 5th to 9th March. The competition was more than 1200 km long, from north to south of the community of Valencia, passing through some of the most emblematic places for our sport, from the mountains to the sea, with a unique paddock to facilitate the assistance work situated at Ricardo Tormo Circuit, near Valencia. A total number of 110 riders fought in six different classes and for the overall classifications. Amazing performance of the Spanish riders, who ruled the overall podium with Joan Pedrero Garcia, first, Tosha Shareina Marzal, second, and Alejandro Andreu Batlles, third. The results: M1 class – 1. Carlo Augusto Canini (IT); 2. Edoardo Cavicchi (IT); 3. Alessandro Cavicchi (IT) M2 class - 1. Carlos Feltrer

The FIM Europe presents the 3rd Moto-Tour Assistant Training Course at Roma Motodays 2019 Four days of passion for two wheels. On the occasion of Motodays 2019, held in Rome from Thursday 7th to Sunday 10th March, FIM Europe took the opportunity to present the 3rd edition of the FIM Europe Moto-Tour Assistant Training Course, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 12th to 15th September 2019, in the HONDA Safe Riding Academy for road training, and the SS/100 off road KTM training camp. The purpose of this initiative is to organize a training session for a pre-selected group of Tour-Assistants (TAs), which will be allowed to attend a professional training course for Moto-Tour Assistants supplied by FIM Europe. The course will be composed of a theoretical part and of a longer practical part and will allow to receive a diploma, certifying that they are entitled to provide Moto-Tour Assistant Services. More info: office@fim-europe.com Special mention also needs

2019 FIM CV Repsol regulation The FIM and FIM Europe have published the rules that will regulate the 2019 FIM CEV Repsol. The regulations for the FIM Moto3™ Junior World Championship, Moto2™ European Championship and European Talent Cup are available here. For the purposes of simplicity and convenience/utility, these regulations include both specific sporting and technical rules for the above mentioned classes. Please, bear in mind that as from the last version the following articles have been modified in the Technical Rules appendix: STK600: 4.6.5 f); 4.6.8.1 f); 4.6.8.2 c) d) g); 4.6.8.12 a) ii); 4.6.10.6 h); 4.6.14.2 ETC: 5.6.4 f); 5.6.7.1 e); 5.6.9.5 g); 5.6.12.2 You can find all the results, videos, photos and information regarding the championship on the official website: www.fimcevrepsol.com

European Talent Cup: Series 2 The FIM CEV Repsol would like to announce that this season the European Talent Cup category will premiere the new Series 2 race series – the ETC S2. During the last three seasons, up to 50 riders have taken part in each edition of the European Talent Cup, with the current season being the most numerous to date: more than sixty riders representing 18 nationalities have confirmed their permanent registration to date. This level of participation has obliged the FIM CEV Repsol not only to call two practice groups in each of the events scheduled in the coming 2019 calendar (as happened previously on many occasions), but to offer an innovative option: riders who fail to classify during official practice will be able to take part on race Sunday in the new Series 2 race series of the European Talent Cup. In doing this the

FIM CEV Repsol Junior World Championship - Entry List The countdown is almost over. Here below the FIM CEV Repsol Junior World Championship - Entry List - 2019 permanent riders category Moto3, Moto2 and ETC. 2019_03_04_Permanent_Moto3_riders_FIMCEVRepsol 2019_03_04_Permanent_Moto2_riders_FIMCEVRepsol 2019_03_04_Permanent_ETC_riders_FIMCEVRepsol The calendars:   Fore more details: www.fimcevrepsol.com