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Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup: plenty of drama as R3 bLU cRU European Championship enjoys first races The TT Circuit Assen played host to the first round of the 2023 Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Championship, and two exciting and dramatic races were put on by the 19 young riders contesting the event. Italy’s Emiliano Ercolani was the winner of Race 1, and Race 2’s victor was Brazil’s Gustavo Manso during the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship’s Pirelli Dutch Round. Sunny skies and pleasant temperatures greeted the R3 paddock on Saturday morning for the opening race and the riders prepared for battle at the technical Dutch track. Bad luck hit Colombia’s Jeronimo Gonzalez when he went down on the warm-up lap and was unable to start, and Brazil’s Gustavo Manso was also forced to miss the first race due to extended medical checks following a crash on Friday. The

Moto2™ European Championship and European Talent Cup Regulations' Update The FIM Europe announces an update of the regulations that will regulate the Moto2™ European Championship and European Talent Cup classes. Click here to download the Regulations Links www.fimjuniorgp.com www.fim-moto.com EMX in Finland

European races of the weekend 22-23/04/2023

European Team Speedway Championship: the lines up of the Super Final We got to know the lineups of all teams for the HN Nowak GmbH European Team Speedway Championship scheduled for April 22nd. At the end of last week, the defending champions from Poland secured their promotion to the Grand Final, and on Saturday they will be strengthened by the current world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik, as well as the Danes and the British. The rate is completed by the hosts - Germany. Start of the competition in Stralsund at 2.00 pm. Managers of individual teams have already announced the line-ups for the tournament, which will decide about this year's European Team Championship medals. The Germans will be fully represented by the riders of the Trans MF Landshut Devils team starting in the Polish 1st league. One change compared to last Sunday was made by the British, whose squad was expanded

EMX125 and EMX250 European Championship: Lata tops a full Italian podium in EMX250 and Reisulis dominate the EMX125 The second round of the EMX250 and EMX125 European Championship in Pietramurata, Italy, with some quality and skilful riding. The EMX250 saw a podium completed by three young Italian riders with KTM Beddini Racing Team’s Valerio Lata winning in front of Red Plate holder Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing Team’s Andrea Bonacorsi and VRT KTM Factory Juniors’ Ferruccio Zanchi. In EMX125 MJC Yamaha Official EMX125’s Janis Martin Reisulis completely dominated the round in Trentino ahead of Fantic Factory Team Maddii riders Maximilian Werner second and Elias Escandell third. EMX250 The first race of the EMX250 class on Saturday saw a quick start with Valerio Lata taking the lead in front of Andrea Bonacorsi. Although Lata got under pressure pretty early by the Championship leader Bonacorsi, he still held his ground and defended very

European Team Speedway Championship: Final A and Final B Lights on the European Team Speedway Championship with Final A in Poland and Final B in the Czech Republic. Pictures copyright: Jarek Pabijan Well-known as Poland's principal seaport and country's fourth-largest metropolitan area, the city of Gdansk has been the perfect location for the Final A of the European Team Speedway Championship. In front of 2.000 spectators the meeting was raced without delays, in a cloudy and cold weather. On home soil, team Poland ruled the competition from the beginning. The last heat decided the race, with team Swedish second and team French third. Pictures copyright: Jarek Pabijan Final A classification 1. Poland, 42 points 2. Sweden, 31 points 3. France, 24 points 4. Latvia, 23 points Originally scheduled on Saturday, the final B of the European Team Speedway Championship was postponed to Sunday due to bad weather conditions. The race

EMX 65 / EMX 85 European Championship: Central Europe zone round 2 together with the EMX Women' European Championship After round one in Belgium, the EMX 65 / EMX 85 European Championship - Central Europe zone moved to Slagelse, Denmark, for the second event of the season. As in Lommel, in the first 85cc race Dani Heitink (Husqvarna), Jarne Bervoets (KTM), and Dean Gregoire (KTM) fought for victory until the very last lap. Bad luck for the Belgian rider in Race 2: after a great fight for the lead until minute 19, Bervoets had technical problems and went back to 5th, missing the podium. First position for Gregoire ahead of Heitink and Dex Kooiker (Husqvarna). In the 65cc double victory for British Harry Dale (KTM), who in Race 1 won in a lights-to-flag ahead of Teunis Spijkeman (Gas Gas) and Luca Nierychlo. In Race 2 second position for Torre Van Mechgelen (KTM) and third

Enduro European Championship: Lorenzo Macoritto and Pietro Scardina win at season opener in Italy The 2023 Borilli Enduro European Championship kicked off in Fabriano, Italy, offering a stunning backdrop to the racing at round one. Providing typically Italian terrain, the special tests ensured challenging trails, with a 7 km long Enduro Test, a slippery Cross Test and a stony Extreme Test. Day 1 Italian rider Lorenzo Macoritto (Fantic) ruled the whole day getting the overall win with a 20-second gap on Matej Skuta (Beta), second, and the young Pietro Scardina (Fantic), third. Scardinia also won the Youth class, tying in second position the French Romain Dagna and in third compatriot Luca Colorio (Husqvarna). The Junior 1 winner was Riccardo Fabris (Husqvarna), while Skuta won the Junior 2. German flag waved on E1 podium: Andreas Beier (Beta) got the best class time ahead of Aleksander Bracik (Rieju) and Riccardo Celesti (Fantic).

Bajas European Championship: the first event gets under way in Spain Round one of the Bajas European Championship got under way together with the FIM Bajas World Cup, the Spanish National Championship and FIA European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas. Three days event through magnificent Badajoz, Alconchel, Santa Marta, Cheles and Zahinos cities, surrounded by Gwadiana river, natural border between Portugal and Spain. The schedule saw Friday’s Prologue of 5,90 km along Gwadiana River, Saturday two Selective Section (SS) of 133 km and 201 km, Sunday two Selective Section (SS) of 79 km and 76 km. Total length of the race: 495 km of SS and additional 487 km. Portuguese rider David Megre won ahead of Spanish Juan Jesús Sánchez and Freud González. Victory for Antoine Sanchez in the Quad category. Visit the Enduro & Rally - Bajas page Visit the official Bajas web site SEC: Speedway European Championship

European races of the weekend 15-16/04/2023