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The Fiat Professional MXGP of Lombardia hosted fantastic racing but the Ottobiano round of the EMX250 championship provided perhaps the most intriguing races with its ultra competitive field. Taking the Overall victory via two strong races was ASTES4-TESAR Yamaha’s Roan Van De Moosdijk. Spread across two days of racing the class was filled with talent. Saturday’s early timed sessions and Last Chance Race provided us with a 40 man gate for the championship points paying races. With several Italians in the mix the fans onsite were just as interested and vocal for the pair of EMX races. Saturday’s Race 1 gave us the first taste of who could handle the sand and heat of Ottobiano but today’s Race 2 was ultimately the deciding factor. Race 1 was perfect for Team DIGA-Procross’ Dylan Walsh who took the Holeshot and led every single lap without hesitation. Behind Walsh was Honda Redmoto Assomotor’s

The track was well prepared for the Sunday’s races which were held in a very warm, cloudy day. In EMX 85cc in race1 Liam Everts from Belgium won ahead of Camden Mc Lellan from Germany, and Kay De Wolf from The Netherlands. In Race2 German Constantin Piller won ahead Håkon Østerhagen from Norway and Radek Vetrovsky from Czech Republic. In the overall the winner was Piller ahead of Vetrovsky and Østerhagen. In the 65cc class Marek Vitezslav from Czech Republic was the fastest rider folloved by German Aaron Kowatsch and Dutch Bradley Mesters. In race2 the podium was the same, which defined also the same overall standings for the first three positions. Full results on FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/569  

In the races on Sunday, the riders still found very good track conditions, with excellent grip and no dust. In the 85cc class, the young Latvian Edvards Bidzans took home the maximum score on his Yamaha with 2 wins. The podium finished with Karlis Alberts Reisulis from Latvia with two 2nd places and Mikk Martin Lohmus from Estionia with two 4th places in 3rd place. In class 65 Semen Rybakow from Russia dominated with two wins, ahead of Janis Martins Reisulis from Latvia who finished second in both races. The last place on the podium was achieved by the young Polish driver Mikolaj Stasiak with a 4th and a 5th place. Full results on FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/568  

The fifth round of EMX Quad was held at Kivioli, Estonia, with 15 riders from 9 Countries. The winner of the qualifying race was Christopher Tvaraen from NMF. With fine weather and perfect track conditions, racing was phenomenal as well. At the start the holeshot belonged to Christopher Tvaraen who was still on the front at the finish line. Second position for Kevin Saar ahead of Martin Adamson both from Estonia. Christopher Tvaraen won second race too, this time ahead of Harry Walker from ACU and home rider Martin Adamson. In the overall Christopher Tvaraen won ahead of Harry Walker and Martin Adamson. The final round will be at Stelpe, in Latvia, on 28-29 July, Full results on FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/565  

The third of six rounds of Road Race Hill Climb European Championship was held at Julbach, in Austria, in a sunny, warm day, on a perfectly prepared track, ahead of around 8000 spectators. On Sunday there were no crashes but a fair fight. In 250GP the fastest was Guido Testoni (ITA) on his Honda. In SSP very hard fight between Daniele Stolli (ITA) and Uwe Rademacher (SUI). They have the same points after this event but they both overtake Rafael Neuner after his crash in FP. Christian Wiesinger-Mayr (AUT) of Superbike class won an event with the new track record in 1:05,766 s. and average speed 140,7 km/h. Second was Wolfgang Gammer ahead of Andreas Gangl, all from Austria. In SuperMoto the winner was Josef Frauenschuh, ahead of Phillip Neumuller and Florian Winkler, all from Austria In 250GP Guido Testoni increases his advantage; we have a new leader in Supersport

In sunny, hot weather in the Croatian city of Jastrebarsko, on the track of Mladina, the EMX 65/85 SE Zone and EMX OPEN went on stage. EMX 85 In the qualifying race the Hungarian riders Laszlo Mark and Tecsi Pergel Bence finished ahead of local rider Patrik Ujcic. In Race 1 Hungarian riders Laszlo Mark Tecsi and Bence Pergel finished in the first two positions ahead of Hungarian Viktor Varro. In Race2 Laszlo Mark Tecsi did the holeshot again and lead the race followed by Bence Pergel, who took the lead when Tecsi crashed. Second position for Viktor Varo ahead of home rider Luka Kunic. The overall winner is Bence Pergel, ahead of Viktor Varro and Luka Kunic. EMX 65 In the qualifying race Romanian rider Zoltan Ordog lead from start to finish. Behind him Dino Loncar finished second ahead of Simun Ivandic, both from Croatia. In Race 1 Zoltan

The fourth round of the European EMX 65cc and EMX 85cc North West is being held this weekend at Sverepec, in Slovakia. The organizer made a great job to have the track in order for this event, and all the riders enjoyed a perfect track for free practice and qualifying practice today. Qualifying race in EMX 85cc saw Liam Everts from Belgium take the holeshot and gain the pole position. Second place for Constantin Piller from Germany ahead of Radek Vetrovsky from Czech Republic. In the EMX 65cc class Vitezslav Marek from Czech Republic was the first rider at the finish line and got pole position for Sunday’s race ahead of Aaron Kowatsch and Bradley Mesters. Full results on FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/569  

In the weekend from Saturday 16th to Sunday 17th June, the follow­ing European races will be held: 16-17 June - Street Freestyle European Cup at Budapest/Hungary 16-17 June - Road Race Hill Climb European Championship at Julbach/Austria 16-17 June - EMX 250 at Ottobiano/Italy 16-17 June- EMX Quad European Championship at Kivioli/Estonia 16-17 June - EMX 65 and 85 SE Zone and Open at Mladina/Croatia 16-17 June - EMX 65 and 85 NE Zone at Stelpe/Latvia 16-17 June - EMX 65 and 85 NW Zone at Sverepec/Slovakia  

The Final of the European 250 cc Youth Speedway Cup was held at the Fladbro Speedway Center, at Randers, in Denmark. It was a very interesting meeting, where 17 riders were fighting for the 250cc Speedway European Youth Cup. The winner with maximum of 5 straight wins was the Danish talent Marcus Birkemose closely followed by the rest of the field. Second position for Phillip Hellström-Bängs, from Sweden, ahead of Esben Hjerrild from Denmark. Perfect track conditions enabled the very good and fair racing even though very heavy rain forced the organiser to postpone the meeting from Sunday. Full results on FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/563

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Andreas Perez Manresa, following an incident during Round 4 of the FIM CEV Repsol Moto3™ World Championship at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Perez was a standout performer in the 2017 European Talent Cup, taking two wins and a number of further podiums during the season to end the year in fourth. For 2018, he had moved up to the Moto3™ Junior World Championship, competing with the Reale Avintia Academy team. The Spaniard was involved in an incident during Round 4 of the FIM CEV Repsol Moto3™ Junior World Championship and later succumbed to his injuries. The incident happened in the second race of the day for the Moto3™ category, with the red flag shown immediately. The rider received medical attention at the side of the track before then being transferred to the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant