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EMX Quad European Championship: Turrini turns fortunes around in condensed Sunday schedule Full Sunday schedule for the EMX Quad European Championship for its third round of the season, raced in Kramolin, in the Czech Republic. Following a night of heavy rain off the back of previous wet weather during the week, the decision was made to abort all track activity for Saturday and run all the sessions on Sunday with a short qualifying and the championship races. Race 1 The threat of poor weather still loomed overhead, however, it held out for the first race of the weekend as 23 quadcross competitors took to the gate, with Turrini leading the charge from the front which would be a lead which he would not relinquish throughout the 25 minutes + 2 laps opening race. It was great to see Turrini turn his fortunes around after a dismal Heerde, and would put

EMX250 European Championship: Valin wins the German round The fifth round of the EMX250 European Championship in Teutschenthal was an eventful one in the deep ruts of the German track that challenged every rider to pull off incredible skills to come out on top. It was the EMX250 red plate, Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Mathis Valin who was the winner of the day after showing a lot of composure with solid racing throughout the weekend and good determination. Race 1 In Race 1, it was VRT Yamaha Racing’s Karlis Reisulis who managed the Holeshot just in front of Beddini GASGAS Factory Juniors’s Valerio Lata. The Italian then managed to get in front after a couple of corners. The new red plate Mathis Valin could have made a better start as he found himself 6th but charged quickly to get behind Valk in 4th at the end of the opening lap. The new addition to the Championship, American Gavin Towers from VRT Yamaha

TT Rally Cup: Hellas Rally Seven days of riding in central Greece from 25 May to 2 June. That was the Hellas Rally Raid 2024, valid as first round of the TT Rally Cup. A unique experience in the remote Greek territory, with mountains, forests, valleys and more, with everyday route between 100-300 kilometres. In the single bivouac in Itea Fokida the organizers provided tires, rider clothing and protections, medical first aid kit, mobile and GPS service and even more. After 7 days of racing Finnish rider Toni Mulec won the Overall classification ahead of the French rider Loic Minaudier and Italian Jacopo Cerutti. Final winners: M1 – Ejder Eristi (TUR) M2 – Mattia Riva (ITA) M3 – Toni Mulec (SLO) M4 – Andrea Rocchi (ITA) M5 – Francesco Puocci (ITA M6 – Jacopo Cerutti (ITA) Links FIM Europe TT Rally Cup Hellas Rally

European Individual Grass Track Championship: Semi Final 1 The Semi Final 1 of the European Individual Grass Track Championship was held under challenging conditions in Bielefeld, Germany. Despite the track being rough due to heavy rains in the weeks leading up to the event, the dedicated efforts of the track staff and club ensured the successful completion of all heats. Multiple track gradings throughout the meeting significantly improved the track, resulting in fast and exciting racing conditions. German rider Lukas Fienhage set an outstanding performance, claiming his first victory on the Bielefeld grass track. With maximum points and incredible speed, Fienhage showcased his talent in a thrilling final battle against last year’s winner, Chris Harris. Fienhage clinched the win with an impressive speed of 111 km/h, marking an exciting end to the day. Third position for Danish rider Jakub Bukhave. Now eyes on the Semi Final 2 next weekend in

World Environment Day 2024 World Environment Day 2024 is the biggest international day for the environment. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and held annually since 1973, it has grown to be the largest global platform for environmental outreach. It is celebrated by millions of people across the world. This year’s World Environment Day campaign focuses on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience under the slogan “Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration”. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the 2024 World Environment Day global celebrations. Join us for the 2024 #WorldEnvironmentDay celebrations because we are #GenerationRestoration. We cannot turn back time, but we can grow forests, revive water sources, and bring back soils. We are the generation that can make peace with land. The FIM Europe Environment Commission encourages celebration of the 2024 FIM's Sustainability Week which will take place from 1-9 June 2024. Join the

European races of the weekend 01-02/06/2024  

Dragbike European Championship: Santa Pod opens the 2024 season The first round of the Dragbike European Championship and Dragbike Junior Cup took place from May 24th to 27th at Santa Pod Raceway, in Great Britain. An eventful event with tough weather conditions, after a sunny qualifying first day. The heavy rain of Sunday and Monday did not allow to race regular sessions and in order to finish the race for most classes the organizer had to reduce the distance to a shorter 1/8 mile, where the top speeds are at a safer level to get to a stop. In SuperTwin TopFuel won Marcus Christiansen from Denmark and runner-up Chris van Nimmen from Belgium. In ProStockBike P1 for Jörg Lymant from Germany and runner-up Bertrand Maurice from France. Marcus Christiansen from Denmark won the SuperTwin class. Unfortunately, due to the heavy rain were not raced the TopFuelBike class final between Rikard

EMX65 / EMX85 and EMX Women' European Championship: the last rounds set the game for the Semi-Final challenges Triple action for the EMX65 / EMX85 European Championship with exciting races for the South East, South West and North Europe zone.   After the races in Bulgaria and Türkiye, the third and last round of the EMX65 / EMX85 European Championship South East zone took place in Bosnia Herzegovina, in the town of Kreševo, about 40 km from the capital Sarajevo. A weekend with heavy rain put the very young riders to the test with mud and cold weather. EMX85 Zone leader Sami Alexandru Dumitru (KTM) put into place another masterpiece with a double perfect win. The young Romanian rider outclassed the concurrence under the rain of the first heat, completing the weekend winning also Race 2 despite a crash during the first lap. Another great weekend also for Efe Okur (KTM): strong

Mini Enduro Cup: the season got underway in Italy The Mini Enduro Cup season kicked off in great style in Aviano, Italy, with two intense days of fighting. In mixed weather conditions the weekend started with a parade from the paddock to the main square of the town, escorted by the reigning European Champion Maurizio Micheluz. Nation by nation riders took to the stage, thus giving the official start to the event. The route: four laps each day with one Enduro Test of about six minutes and one Cross Test. Day 1 Italian rider Gioele Scibilia (Beta) won the Overall by just 10 seconds over French rider Emerick Vergote (Beta) at the end of a thrilling day. P3 for another Frenchman, Ewen Forestier-Chiron (GasGas). The three riders were also on the podium of the 125 Mini class. In the 50 Mini class victory for Davide Cabass (Fantic) ahead of Nicolò

European races of the weekend 25-26/05/2024