FIM Europe News

Cancellation of the Motocross of European Nations The FIM Europe, together with Infront Moto Racing, regret to inform that the Motocross of European Nations is officially cancelled. The event was supposed to take place on the 15th of October as effort will now be put towards next year to find the perfect venue to celebrate this great event. Links Visit our Motocross page  MXGP www.fim-europe.com

Individual Speedway Euro Championship: wild cards announced foto. JAREK PABIJANjarek.pabijan@wp.pltel. +48 601 83 62 58 The FIM Europe has selected five riders who will compete in this year's European Championship, as well as four reserves who will wait for their chances. Antonio Lindbaeck from Sweden fought for a spot in the SEC Challenge in Hungary and competed in additional races. In the end, he lost the competition to Andreas Lyager, but fans of this fierce rider can rest assured. The bronze medalist of SEC in the 2015 season will join the lineup of TAURON SEC 2023. In Częstochowa, Guestrow, Bydgoszcz, and Pardubice, we will also see Andzejs Lebedevs from Latvia. The 2017 European champion needs no special introduction. The Cellfast Wilki Krosno rider definitely has an appetite for winning a medal. He particularly likes the track in Guestrow, where he finished second in 2017. In Guestrow, German fans will warmly

European Handy Bridgestone Cup: round 2 in Italy Second round of the European Handy Bridgestone Cup. A thrilling race weekend at the Vallelunga Circuit in Italy in tough weather conditions on Saturday. Race 1 took place in pouring rain, with six riders who crashed fortunately without consequences. It was a race full of emotions thanks to the duel between Lorenzo Picasso and Alex Innocenti, fighting for victory. The challenge ended three corners to the end with Innocenti’s crash after leading three quarters of the race. Excellent performances in the wet for Max Sontacchi, who started seventh, and Cristiano Corrado Caruso, twelfth on the grid: they finished second and third overall. Race1 results 1000 cc 1. Picasso 2. Malagoli 3. Milanese 600 cc 1. Sontacchi 2. Lorenz 3. Gelabert Lesser Impaired 1000 cc 1. Arnoldi Dry race on Sunday, with many overtaking and the thrilling duel between Emiliano Malagoli, Ivo Arnoldi and Picasso

European races of the weekend 20-21/05/2023

Northern Talent Cup: Sessler and Phommara victorious in Sanchsenring The Northern Talent Cup was back in action last weekend for the second round of the season at Sachsenring, Germany. Race 1 Rocco Sessler (MCA Racing) stunned the field with a superb ride in Race 1, continuing his incredible progression as both rider and Championship challenger. Starting the last lap in fourth position he timed his bid for victory to perfection, overcoming Championship leader Lenoxx Phommara (Team Phommara), Italian wonderboy Matteo Masili (Fairium Next Generation Riders Team) and teammate Julius Frellsen (MCA Racing) to take what was a victory to savour, all done with pride on home soil. Proceedings began as expected, with serial fast-starter Matteo Masili blasting his way forward from second on the grid to claim the holeshot, ahead of polesitter Lenoxx Phommara. He didn't hold the lead for long though as rivals Lenoxx Phommara and Rocco Sessler punished the

European Motoball Champions Cup: back in action! Pictures copyright: Darius Zvinklys After 4 years without any international competitions the Motoball Club of Kretinga, in Lithuania, welcomed more than 7.000 visitors for the first round of the European Motoball Champions Cup. Fast games, technical finesse and hard, but fair fights, and a lot of goals: this is exactly what the Motoball Commission was expecting from this new format. Day 1 Troyes – Kuppenheim, 3 : 4 In the first match the French champion Suma Troyes met with the German champion Puma Kuppenheim. After a tight game the German team won with 3:4. Both teams were not able to arrive with the complete line up due to different reason, but it was Motoball on the highest level. There were passes, fast breaks, 7 goals and spectacular falls, without significant injuries. There was only a short moment of shock when Suma Troyes received

EMX 65 / EMX 85 and EMX Women' European Championship The EMX 65 / EMX 85 European Championship – North Europe zone and EMX Women' European Championship were back in action in Olecko, in north-eastern Poland, for their second and third round. In EMX65 ruled the Estonian riders. Overall win for Theo Lolts (GasGas) thanks to a double second position. 22 + 22 points were enough for him to grab the first step of the podium ahead of Gregor Lootus (KTM) and Robin Robert Mooses (Husqvarna), who both took a win and a third place. In EMX85 another amazing triumph for Estonian rider Travis Leok (Husqvarna), who took the first step of the overall podium with a majestic double win. Another second overall position for Lucas Leok (Husqvarna), who finished in P2 both in race 1 and race 2. Fight for the third place between the Polish Michal Psiuk (KTM) and Latvian rider Jekabs

SSP 300 Women's European Championship: double win for Santos The action got underway at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia, Spain, where the SSP 300 Women's European Championship raced round two together with ESBK. Race 1 On her home track Beatriz Neila Santos won taking advantage of Roberta Ponziani's crash. Natalia Rivera took the first podium finishing second ahead of Aurelia Cruciani. There were a lot of different nationalities behind the top three, with the Chilean Isis Carreño fourth, the Mexican Astrid Madrigal fifth and the Austrian Lena Kemmer sixth. Race 2 Once more Beatriz Neila Santos had no rivals on home soil: the reigning champion won also Race 2. Starting from the pole position, the Spanish rider set the pace immediately, gaining an advantage from the first lap and managing it until the chequered flag. Behind her, Roberta Ponziani crashed and gave way to a group of four riders fighting

Enduro European Championship: Matej Skuta claimed double overall victory in Portuguese round The second round of the Enduro European Championship was hosted in Santa Marta de Penaguiao, Portugal. Day1 Matej Skuta topped in all the three special tests: after the missing victory in Fabriano, the Czechoslovak rider managed to end the day with the best time ever. Second step of the podium for the French rider Diego Haution, who managed to maintain a good pace in all the special tests. David Abgrall, former European Champion, managed to finish third overall despite a small crash in the second lap. The Youth class was won by French rider Romain Dagna ahead of Luca Colorio and Davide Mei, who took the podium for the first time. Third victory in a row for Riccardo Fabris in Junior 1, while the Polish rider Dawid Babicz was second and Nicola Paolucci third. In Junior 2 Matej

Individual Speedway Euro Championship: Berge wins SEC challenge In Nagyhalasz, Hungary, we finally met the next five participants of the SEC - Individual Speedway Euro Championship. Dimitri Berge, Kacper Woryna, Jan Kvech, Grzegorz Zengota and Andreas Lyager advanced to the series and will fight for the title of Individual European Champion. The Frenchman sealed his promotion already in the fourth series, when he reached the finish line first for the fourth consecutive time and got 12 points. He recorded his first defeat only in race 19, in which he was third. Promotion to the TAURON SEC series was won by two representatives of Poland - Kacper Woryna and Grzegorz Zengota. Both scored 10 points each, and their promotion means that we will see at least five Poles in the fight for the title of Individual European Champion. In addition to Woryna and Zengota, Janusz Kolodziej, Patryk Dudek and Dominik Kubera