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FIM Europe Congress 2024 Day 1 First day of activities in Fiumicino for the FIM Europe family with the Sporting and Beyond Sporting Councils. The 28th edition of the FIM Europe Congress officially kicked off today in Fiumicino, Italy, with the first meetings of a weekend full of activities. For the third time, Italy is hosting this esteemed gathering with the precious support of the FMI, the Italian Federation, that today welcomed representatives and members of the National Federations part of the FIM Europe. As scheduled, the Sporting and Beyond Sporting Councils met to take stock of the current season and the upcoming events. Mr Manuel Marinheiro, Chairman of the Sporting Council, had the occasion to discuss with his Chairmen, that tomorrow will reunite their commissions for the usual mid-season meetings. The reports of the activities of all disciplines were analysed in the presence of the FIM Europe President, Mr

European races of the weekend 06-07/07/2024  

S4 and SM Junior European Championship: Surra is the new S4 champion, while Benvenuti consolidates the leadership in the Junior The second round of the S4 European Championship and the first one of the SM Junior European Championship took place at the Busca Kart Planet, Italy. Alberto Surra (KTM) is the new Champion of the S4: the young Italian rider almost had a perfect weekend with the pole position and two victories out of three motos, second place went to Spanish Alex Rafael Gourdon (Husqvarna) and third position to another Italian rider, Mattia Rato (TM). In the Junior Andrea Benvenuti ruled the day and strengthened his leadership in the championship thanks to two confident victories. S4 Race 1 A few minutes before the start, race directors called out a wet race and all the riders mounted rain tyres. As the red lights blinked off Alberto Surra (KTM) did not make

EMX65 / EMX85 European Championship and EMX Women' European Championship: Central Europe and North Europe Zone raced its Semi Final, while Lucy Barker and Elsa Andersson-Lof take the EMX Women’ titles Three weeks after the first Semi Final in Romania, the second Semi Final of the EMX65 / EMX85 European Championship was hosted and organized by Lithuanian Federation at Aleksandrija Motocross Track in Siuliai. The city, about 2 hours from the capital Riga, welcomed riders of the Central Europe and North Europe Zone, in fight for the prestigious Loket Final that will be held in July. The track hosted also the fifth round of the EMX Women' European Championship. In perfect weather conditions, riders from 16 European countries showcased their skills in a thrilling competition. On the first day, training and qualifying races narrowed down the field to 40 riders in the EMX85 class and 40 in the EMX65 class, selected

Hard Enduro Cup: Jozsa Norbert Levente is the 2024 champion Pictures copyright: Marius Dincă (Romanian Motorcycling Federation) Thrilling weekend for the Hard Enduro Cup with the third and last round of the season. After round 1 in Spain and round 2 in Portugal, the series moved to Romania, where the competition was fierce as the best European riders fought it out for the 2024 Hard Enduro title. The town of Zărnești, that at the beginning of the month welcomed the best riders of the EMX65 / EMX85 European Championship - South West and South East Zone, was the best set for the challenge. The National Park of Piatra Craiului was the perfect landscape for a race on a dry-hard ground and in perfect summer weather conditions. On home soil Romanian rider Jozsa Norbert Levente ruled the race topping the podium. At the end of three days of hard-fought action, he also got

European Under 19 Individual Speedway Championship: Semi Final 1 The Semi Final 1 of the European Under 19 Individual Speedway Championship took place in Plezen, in the Czech Republic. On a very well-prepared track, riders competed for the promotion to the Final, which will take place on the 3rd of October in Germany. Young riders gave a demonstration of great skills, showing some interesting actions. At the end, an additional heat was necessary to declare the winner: Danish rider Vilads Nagel was faster than the Polish Wiktor Przyjemski. Third position for the Ukrainian Nazar Parnitskyi. Matouš Kamenĺk, Bartosz Bańbor, Luke Killeen, Mikkel Andersen and Paweł Trześniewski were promoted to the final too. Top three Villands Nagel, DEN, 13 + 3 points Wiktor Przyjemski, POL, 13 + 2 points Nazar Parnitskyi, UKR, 12 points Links Track Racing Visit SEC official web site

Road to FIM Europe Congress Fiumicino ready to host the 2024 edition From Thursday 4th to Saturday 6th July the entire FIM Europe family will be reunited to celebrate the 28th edition of the FIM Europe Congress. This time will be the city of Fiumicino, headquarter of the FIM Europe General Secretariat, to host the esteemed gathering with the support of the FMI, the Italian Motorcycle Federation. One year from the last event in Zaragoza, it will be an important moment for all the officials to meet and discuss about the current year and next season. The Congress will take place inside the Hilton Rome Airport and the program will start on Thursday with the Sporting and Beyond Sporting Council. On Friday the Management Council and the Sporting and Beyond Sporting Commissions and Panels will meet in the morning and in the afternoon. Afterwards there will be the 2024 FIM

European races of the weekend 29-30/06/2024

European 250cc Pairs Speedway Championship: Polish team ruled Final 1 on home ground The European 250cc Pairs Speedway Championship kicked off yesterday in Gdańsk, Poland. In Final 1 Polish team put on an outstanding show on home ground, recording an almost perfect performance as riders out-paced a ferociously fast field to claim the top step of the podium. The first event of the series was a special eco-meeting. 8 National teams and 19 riders representing Poland, Great Britain, Estonia, Germany, Czechia, Denmark, Sweden, Slovenia, were invited to a special meeting: "A moment for nature”. Following the “Green Education Programme” riders were reminded to use the environmental mats under their bikes and care about the environment. With a potentially career-changing prize on the line, the racing was intense from the first block of Heats that saw the Polish riders fight against a high-competitive British team. that finished second with 30 points.

Northern Talent Cup: Van Crugten does the double The Northern Talent Cup headed to the Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic for the fourth Round of the season. Another exhilarating weekend of racing action from Northern Europe’s fastest young talents. Race 1 Jurrien Van Crugten (BB64 Academy) took his second victory of the season on Saturday in Race 1 at the Autodrom Most to propel himself to the top of the Cup standings, finishing an enthralling race ahead of back-to-his-best Tobias Kitzbichler (Racing Team Kitzbichler), and Belgian Ferre Fleerackers (Junior Black Knights).

Matteo Masili (SaMarigosa MM Racing Team) led proceedings from pole position and in fair conditions, the summer sun showering the track in its warm glow, but it was German racing machine Richard Irmscher (Racingteam Irmscher), fastest in all practice sessions, who quickly took over at the front of the race to set about building a gap to those behind.

Van Crugten had