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The second ITP European Quadcross Championship was held in the Italian town of Gazzane di Preseglie, with 17 riders. The weathers condition early in the morning were bad and raining but after few hours it was sunny, with 20° C. Because of bad weather the 1st race was held on Saturday late afternoon. The track was well prepared.          Qualification             On Saturday qualification the first position went to the Latvian Edgars Meņģelis, 1,21 sec ahead of the Netherland rider Mike  Van Grinsuen, 0,716 sec in front of Italian rider Andrea Cesari jr.      Race 1             The holeshot went to Andrea Cesari jr, who dominated the first heat for the first 14 laps, but then Latvian Edgars Meņģelis overtook the leader and won with 11 seconds on Andrea Cesari Jr and with 32 seconds on Dutch Mike Van Grinsuen. Race 2      

The second SW Zone European Championship EMX 65/85 came to the Italian town Gazzane di Preseglie with 23 riders in EMX65 and 33 in EMX85. The weather condition early in the morning were bad and raining but after few hours it become sunny +20°C. Because of bad weather 1st races for EMX65/85 were held on Saturday evening.     EMX 85cc             Qualification race saw a podium with riders from three Countries: 1st position for French rider Brian Strubhart Moreau, 8,26 sec ahead of Austrian Marcel Strauffer and 10,74 sec in front of Italian Kevin Cristino.First EMX85 race already from start was dominated by French talent Brian Strubhart Moreau. Second and third position were really close during the all race, but in 12th lap Italian rider Kevin Cristino overtook French rider Thibault Benistant. After 14 laps Brian Strubhart Moreau crossed the finishing line 7,11sec before Kevin Cristino and  11,41

The first round in European Championship NE 65cc and 85cc, and the third round in EMX Open, were held this weekend in Orlyonok (Russia), with 59 riders in three classes on a very well prepared track. EMX 85ccThe pole position went to Timur Petrashin (RUS) in front of compatriot Svyatoslov Pronenko and Vitaliy Makhnu (BLR).The first race in EMX 85cc was won by Timur Petrashin, in front of Svyatoslav Pronenko and Vitaliy Maknou. In the second race Petrashin won again before Pronenko but this time Ivan Khuzhin (RUS) completed the podium.The standing after 2 races: 1) Timur Petrashin RUS 50 points; 2) Svyatoslav Pronenko RUS 44 points;  3) Ivan Khuzhin RUS 38 points.EMX 65 ccIn the Qualifying race Matvey Vopilov got the pole position before Kurban Khaytmetov and Alexey Orlov, all from Russia.The first race Matvey Vopilov is the first below the checkered flag, before Kurban Khaytmetov. Third place for

Today the city of Troyan in Bulgaria hosted the final races of the second round of EMX 65cc and 85cc South East Championships. It was a sunny day and the races were spectacular. EMX 85cc - 1st race  After qualifying second, Croatien Hranic took the holeshot. Yesterday’s winner and homerider Dimitrov finished in second position and Bulgarian Georgiev in third. Qualification was respected during the race. Hranic and Dimitrov made a good show: close racing during the 20 minutes plus 2 laps, swapping positions a few times. The final winnerz of the race was Hranic followed at 3” by Dimitrov and by Georgiev. EMX 85cc - 2nd race On a dry and fast track, 7.000 spectators were witnesses of the holeshot of homerider Dimitrov before Hranic and Georgiev. What seemed to be a start to finish winning race for Dimitrov stopped after 17’ when he made a small mistake. Croatien

On the 2nd of May the Bulgarian city of Troyan hosted the qualifying sessions of the 2nd round of the SE European MX65 and MX85 Championship. On this beautiful, perfect prepared track, fifteen 65cc and eighteen 85cc boys met for a fighting weekend. The qualifying heats of EMX65 showed in the first positions three riders from different nationalities: Moldavian Cuharciuc, Roumenian Popovici and Bulgarian Grozdanov. In EMX85 the Bulgarians Dimitrov and Georgiev were followed by the Croatien Hranic.The qualifying race in EMX85 started with slight rain. At the start Georgiev crashed, while he was second. Hranic and Dimitrov were fighting for two laps, changing position all the time. Dimitrov was leading the pack untill the end although Hranic was closing up at the end and finished only 2 seconds later. The unlucky Georgiev managed to finish in 3th position. In the actual standings these 3 riders are at the first

The start of the 2014 Motocross of European Nations, in Pacov (Czech Republic) FIM Europe is very pleased to announce the date and venue of the 2015 edition of the Motocross of European Nations, which will see young riders from all over Europe compete for their Nation. The 2015 edition will be held in Pietramurata, Italy, during the 10-11th October weekend. The riders taking part in the event will be divided in three different categories, 85cc, 125cc and 250cc, and besides racing for their Nation’s victory, they will also fight for an individual result. During the same race weekend, the women will compete in the third edition of the Women’s Motocross of European Nations.

The European Supermoto S2 Championship has been updated and for the event scheduled on 17th May the venue has been assigned: the event will be held in the circuit of Busca, in Italy. The updated calendar is the following:

Spectators and fans were promised thrilling and exciting racing at Swing- field (England) over the weekend and that’s exactly what they got. Despite an overcast and drizzly day, the spectators who braved the weather were treated to excellent racing at the FIM Europe Individual Grass Track 1st Semi Final event.The eighteen competitors quickly adapted to the slick conditions, which produced some very fast and furious racing.As the meeting progressed, the track conditions improved, and it became extremely difficult to forecast who would be the eventual winner.With nine qualifying places (+ one reserve) being available to progress onto the European Final at Staphorst (Netherlands) in July, it was Dutchman Theo Pijper who won the ‘A’ Final and climbed onto the number 1 step on the winners rostrum. 2nd place went to Germany’s previous multi European champion – Stephan Katt, with 3rd place going to England’s Paul Cooper.The 2nd Semi Final with

The third round of European Motocross NW Zone Championships was held this weekend in Senkvice, Slovakia. In the EMX65, in race 1 Constantin Piller from Germany won in front of Czech Radek Vetrovski and Dutch Kay Karssemakers. In race2, Constantin Piller managed to win again, this time in front of Karssemakers and of Czech Martin Venhoda. In the EMX85 class the winner of the first race was Mikkel Haarup from Denmark, with a large gap on Czech Petr Polak and English Christopher Mills. In race 2 Haruup won again, in front of Dutch Rick Elzinga and Czech Petr Polak.In the EMXOpen, Czech Martin Michek won race 1 beating his compratiots Marek Sukup and Petr Bartos. In race 2 Michek was the winner again, this time in front of Petr Bartos and Petr Michalec, all from Czech Republic.Full results on FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/site/index.php?eid=24

The second round of the European Championships EMX250 and EMX125 took place along side the MXGP of Europe on the rugged sand circuit of Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. The opening round of the European Championship EMX300 added more than thirty super rad 300cc two-strokes to the venue, which along with the ninety plus 125cc’s in EMX125 championship left that sweet smell of pre-mixed fuel in the air.The conditions in Valkenswaard were extremely demanding which worked in favor of Wilvo Forkrent KTM’s Adam Sterry who dominated the EMX250, while Finnish star on the rise, Diga Racing KTM’s Miro Sihvonen took his first ever EMX125 overall and Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Racing’s son of a former world champion, Yentel Martens dominated the EMX300.EMX 300When the gates dropped for race two it was the 2014 vice EMX300 champion Marco Maddi who got off to the early lead but was passed almost immediately by Yamaha’s Mike