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EMX125 and EMX250 European Championship: Bonacorsi heroic winner in while Reisulis continues his domination What a third round for the EMX250 and EMX125 European Championships in Agueda, Portugal, were both classes put on the show. We are now starting to see clear favourites performing rounds after rounds. In EMX250, the Red Plate and favourite Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing Team’s Andrea Bonacorsi won in a formidable manner after dealing with problems on his bike in race 2. It was in front of BT Racing Team’s Kay Karssemakers and VRT KTM Factory Juniors’ Ferruccio Zanchi. In EMX125 presented by FMF Racing, MJC Yamaha Official EMX125’s Janis Martin Reisulis got his second win of the season in front of 737 Performers GASGAS’s Mathis Valin and Fantic Factory Team Maddii’s Maximilian Werner.   EMX250 Race 1 saw an eventful first lap where it was Ferruccio Zanchi who came out of the first turn leading the pack right in front of Championship leader Andrea Bonacorsi. A tight battle ensued as Bonacorsi took the lead early

Women’s European Championship: the season kicked off in Italy With the first round out of six, the Women’s European Championship kicked off at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Italy. Race 1 Starting from the pole position, Roberta Ponziani ruled by trying to gain a margin over her pursuers.  Beatriz Neila Santos finished five tenths behind: the reigning champion tried to win, but had to settle with the second place, ahead of Sara Cabrini, third. Rookie Natalia Rivera was only 57 thousandths off the podium, but made her debut with an excellent fourth place ahead of Aurelia Cruciani, fifth at the chequered flag. Good performance for the Israeli Ran Yochay, sixth ahead of Patrycja Sowa, seventh, Martina Guarino, eighth, and Mia Rusthen, ninth. Beatrice Barbera rounded out the top 10. Race 2 Perfect weekend for Roberta Ponziani, who also in Race 2 had an impressive pace and won ahead of

S4 and SM Junior European Championship: Kevin Vandi and Andrea Benvenuti ruled the opening round The S4 and SM Junior European Championship season kicked off last weekend in Busca, Italy. S4 Race 1 With a tremendous start, Alex Jimenez Ruiz (L30 Racing TM Factory) took control of the S4 Race 1 soon after the start, chased by Francisco Requena Gomez (Husqvarna) and Kevin Vandi (L30 Racing TM Factory). The second lap saw a dramatic turn of events when Ruiz slipped, and Vandi took advantage of the situation to overtake Gomez and move up to first place. The rider of the L30 Racing Team set an unbeatable race pace and opened a solid gap over rivals, eventually winning the race. Behind the race leader, Gomez and Lorenzo Papalini (L30 Racing TM Factory) were the protagonists of a hard-fought battle. Papalini crashed while trying to overtake his rival, so that the Spanish

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Individual Speedway Euro Championship: QR1 The 2023 Individual Speedway Euro Championship season got underway in Terenzano, Italy, with the QR1. After one hour delay due to bad weather conditions, 17 riders from 11 European nations started the meeting with several close racing heats. Polish rider Grzegorz Zengota won the meeting with 15 points ahead of Jan Kvech, from Czech Republic, for just one point at the end of heat 16. Kvech was one of the most entertaining riders of the event with a couple of masterclass passes during heats 16 and 17. In the latter he finished ahead of local hero Nicolas Covatti at the finish line, after four thrilling laps. Third position for German ace Martin Smolinski with a solid meeting which included a couple of wins and second places. Fourth and last place available to progress to the SEC challenge went to Danish rider Mads Hansen, who recorded three

European Team Speedway Championship: team Poland claims the title Pictures copyright: Jarek Pabijan Sensational team Poland won the European Team Speedway Championship, claiming victory at the Grand Final at Stralsund in northern Germany. The meeting was run on a well-prepared track in good weather conditions, even if a slight wind made the track hard to prepare. In front of a huge crew of 3.000 spectators the Polish team started well and didn’t drop the victory till the end. With 49 points it claimed the gold medal ahead of the Danish team, who got 35 points. Third position for Great Britain with 22 points. In a hard-fought atmosphere World Champion Bartosz Zmarzlik and Szymon Wozniak scored 13 points for the Polish Team together with Dominik Kubera (12 points) and Jaroslaw Hampel (11 points). Individual European Champion, Mikkel Michelsen, took 12 points for team Denmark, showing some nice overtaking. For the British

EMX 65 / EMX 85 European Championship: second round of the South East zone MX65 - БФМ - ЕШ/РШ Мотокрос Гран При Севлиево, Неделя - 23.04.2023© Copyright: LAP.bg / imageslap@gmail.com / +359884563806 After round one in Greece, the EMX 65 / EMX 85 European Championship - South East zone moved to Sevlievo, Bulgaria, for the second event of the season. Despite two weeks of pouring rain in the region, the venue was well prepared and the GP Circuit of Gorna Rositza, famous for its epic uphill, was not an issue for the European riders. Prize Giving Ceremony - БФМ - ЕШ/РШ Мотокрос Гран При Севлиево, Неделя - 23.04.2023© Copyright: LAP.bg / imageslap@gmail.com / +359884563806 In the absence of the zone leaders, the EMX85 class saw Bulgarian rider Georgi Ginov (KTM) did a perfect performance starting from Saturday up to the last three laps of Race 2 on Sunday. Unfortunately for him, a flat tyre

EMX 65 / EMX 85 European Championship: first round of the North Europe zone The first round of the EMX 65 / EMX 85 European Championship North Europe zone officially kicked off last weekend in the beautiful city of Pärnu. Situated in southwest Estonia, it is the fourth largest city in Estonia, 128 km south of the capital, Tallinn, and it sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Riga, which is a part of the Baltic Sea. The first seasonal race out of four saw almost 80 riders  fought in good weather conditions in a friendly atmosphere. The EMX85 class saw the undisputed superiority of home hero Travis Leok (Husqvarna), who ruled both heats followed by Lucas Leok (Husqvarna) and Michal Psiuk (KTM). In EMX65, Estonian rider Theo Kolts (GasGas) took a double win ahead of home rider Gregor Lootus (KTM), twice second. In Race 1 third position

Hill Climb European Championship and Vintage Hill Climb European Championship The Hill Climb European Championship and Vintage Hill Climb European Championship fire back into life last weekend with the first round of the season. In a sunny spring day at Landshaag, Austria, the series delivered fireworks as 59 riders chase strong start-of-season results and important steps to the championship titles. The organising Club, MSC Rottenegg, and staff from AMF professionally managed 31 riders of the Vintage Championship and 28 of the European Championship for a full day of fights. Hill Climb European Championship - Winners of the event Heat 1 / Heat 2 250 GP/Open – Guido Testoni, ITA SSP 300 – Daniele Stolli, ITA Supersport – Maurizio Bottalico, ITA Superbike – Andreas Gangl, AUT Supermoto Open – Carmine Matarazzo, ITA   Vintage Hill Climb European Championship - Winners of the event Heat 1 / Heat 2 Classic 350 –

Northern Talent Cup: Levin Phommara claims a double win at the Cathedral of Speed The TT Assen was the perfect venue for the first seasonal race of the Northern Talent Cup, racing the opening round with the Superbike World Championship. Race 1 Swiss rider Levin Phommara (Team Phommara) claimed the first victory of the season in style at the famous TT Circuit Assen, finishing ahead of home hero Jurrien Van Crugten (BB64 Academy) and his brother, Lennox Phommara (Team Phommara), whom he beat by a whopping 25.303s in what proved to be a fascinating first encounter of the 2023 Northern Talent Cup. Conditions were tricky as moments before the race start the rain began to fall, with veterans and front row starters Rocco Sessler (MCA Racing) and Julius Frellsen (MCA Racing) dropping down the running order as the race progressed. As the lights went out, it was Lenoxx Phommara who