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On the very nice MotoCross Arena in Erslev-Morso (Denmark) inside small hills, where spectators can see nearly total track. The 100. Birthday of DMU has been celebrated with nearly all MX classes national, from 50cc Kids up to MX1 and Side Cars. The European Quads Series final race came on top of it. Saturday suffered under very strong rain, so after free practice the practice and Qualifying sessions had been cancelled! The Sunday morning qualifying practice saw 25 quads fighting for the best positions behind the starting grid. Best time did Edgars Mengelis, Lavia, with 2:16,876 min, but he had been punished 5 places back because of stopping on the track. So Olli Koskela got 1st position, Second best was Mike van Grinsven, and third got Casper H. Holm, Denmark. In Heat 1, holeshot went to Nr. 92, Olli Koskela. And this smart Finnish rider did a perfect heat, didn’t

The final round with two races of the Road Racing Hill Climb European Championship was held this weekend at the Passo Zambla near Bergamo (Italy). On Saturday morning, the weather conditions was cloudy and later rain, afternoon sunny and the first official practice was dry. Sunday after the official practice beginning to rain, so the first race was wet and the second race was dry. The new RR Hill Climb European Champions 2014 Class 250 GP Bian Pierre Yves (FRA) Yamaha 200 Class 600 Curinga Francesco (ITA) Honda 188 Class 1200 Bonetti Stefano (ITA) Yamaha 227 Class Supermoto Bochatay Fabien (SUI) KTM 192 Class Sidecar Dichamp Olivier / Peugeot Vicent (FRA) LRC Suzuki 250    Download here FIM Europe Press Release 145/2014    

Yesterday the Individual Speedway U21 EC Final was supposed to be held in Rybnik (Poland). Due to heavy rain which started 20 minutes before the scheduled time for the first heat and continued the meeting was cancelled. New date of the Individual Speedway U21 EC Final will be announced by the Track Racing Commission of the FIM EUROPE.    Download here FIM Europe Press Release 144/2014    

The sixth event of the FIM Europe Supermoto European Championship Class SM2 has been disputed on the track of Tabasalu (Estonia). The circuit and its facilities are excellent, a partly sunny day has welcomed all the participants. In the first heat the Finnish rider Toni KLEM (KTM), started form the first place after getting the pole position in the day of Saturday, was able to achieve the hole shot and to lead the race from the start to the chequered flag. In second position finished the Czech rider Milan SITNIANSKY ( TM) after a big duel solved in his favour four laps before the end with the Italian rider Fabrizio BARTOLINI (Honda) who finished third. The red plate holder Asseri KINGELIN (Aprilia) closed the heat in fifth position. The second heat showed the same scenario of the first for the Finnish rider Toni KLEM (KTM) who leaded the race form

The third round of the Supermono European Cup was held last weekend in the German track of Oschersleben. Both races were won by Dutch rider Jerry Van de Bunt on Rotax 450. In the first race Van de Bunt was followed by Dutch Mike Velthuijzen (TZM 250GP) and British Perry Goldstein (KTM). In the second race second position went to Austrian Lukas Wimmer (Kramer) and third to British Perry Goldstein (KTM). The provisional rankings see leadership of Lukas Wimmer with 90 points in front of Perry Goldstein with 77 points. The last round of the FIM Europe Supermono Cup will take place from 10. to 12 October on the GP Circuit of Assen (The Netherlands)    Download here FIM Europe Press Release 142/2014      

Two German’s clinched the two titles still to be assigned in the last round held in Bilstain, Belgium of the FIM Europe Championship: Franz Kadlec (Beta) in the Europe class and Sascha Neumann (Gas Gas) in the Junior class. Both had hard time in defeating their main rivals. Kadlec won this last round beating by only two points his first challenger, Belgian Maxime Warenghien (Sherco), strong as never competing on home soil. Without any doubt, these two riders were the protagonists of this 23rd edition of the European championship. In both the loops, on the 15 sections, the German one was able to score one mark less: 30 against 31 in the first lap and 29 against 30 in the second part. The competition was quite hard for the muddy rocks typical of this place. In third place Nowegian Hakon Pedersen (Ossa). For Naumann it was sufficient to climb the

It has been an awesome weekend in Czech Republic as the 2014 Motocross of European Nations was held at the old school circuit of Pacov. Earlier on Saturday an opening ceremony was held trackside where each nation was introduced. Following the team presentations, the selection of nations for qualifying heat order was drawn at random by Chairman of FIM Europe Motocross Commission Eddie Herd. After qualifying yesterday, the Italians lined up on pole today in both Motocross of European Nations and Women’s Motocross of European Nations divisions. While they embraced the early buffer it’s a commonly known fact that nothing in motocross is set in stone, especially when rain and weather becomes a factor. Despite the early morning lashing of rain which lathered the hilly hard packed circuit of Pacov, the Italians brought their ‘A’ games and were rewarded accordingly. In the EMX125/250 division Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser was out

On the famous venue of Bilstain, Belgium ,British Dan Peace (Gas Gas) and German Ina Wilde (Gas Gas) became European Champion in the Youth and Women class respectively. In a very changeable weather, with showers and sun shining in alternate appearance, the fourth and last round of the championship for women and Youths has been held. If the final crown for Peace was almost certain, having gathered 3 victories in the previous rounds and managing a decent lead on runner-up, Italian Luca Petrella (Ossa), not so taken for granted the title for Ina, who on the eve shared the top position with her country-mate Theresa Baulm. Indeed in the Youth class, the winner was the challenger, Petrella , the only one able to squeeze a victory from the great power showed by Peace. The Italian’s led from the first lap to the end, scoring 19 marks each lap. On the

Blazoned venue chosen to close the 23rd edition of the European Trial series: the theater of the 80’s and part of the 90’s Belgian world rounds: the Bilstain domain. A large private terrain in North-East of Belgium fully dedicated to off-road motorcycling sport: Trial and Enduro. In this coming week-end it will host all the best riders engaged in the various European championship or cup trophies. Starting on Saturday here are on the stage, the Women's and the Youth's, to continue on Sunday where we are expecting the Over40, the Juniors and the Europe class. On the competition loop, 12 sections to be repeated twice on Saturday competition. Three section more on Sunday’s. Still four titles have to be assigned, because the Over 40 Cup was already clinched by Finn Jussi Haapanen (Gas Gas) , winner of three events and so crowned European champion in Tanvald, in the event before.

  On the 20th August, an important meeting between the FIM President, Mr. Vito Ippolito, and the FIM Europe President, Dr. Wolfgang Srb, has taken place at the FIM Offices in Mies. Also the FIM Europe General Secretary, Mr. Alessandro Sambuco, was present at this meeting. The first official meeting between the two Presidents, after the FIME elections held in Cracow, has seen a substantial understanding and a strong will to have a full and transparent cooperation between the two organisations, so as declared by President Srb at the end of the meeting.   “The meeting with the FIM President went very well", said President Srb. "We discussed at length issues of common interest, sporting as well as administrative. Both sides expressed their will for a close cooperation in the future and regular meetings of the Presidents as well as frequent meetings of the FIM CEO and the FIM Europe