European Races of the weekend 07-08/11/2020
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EMX Open and EMX 2T European Championship: Anderson wraps up his third EMX2T title a round early in Pietramurata Two solid results during yesterday’s EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing heats saw Brad Anderson of Verde Substance KTM claim his third European title, a round early, as he also placed second overall on the day, with two consistent second place finishes. While Anderson sealed the deal in terms of the championship, it was actually Nicholas Lapucci who made a memorable debut in the EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing category with the Fantic Racing team, as he was victorious in both of the races which helped him claim his first European podium on home soil here in Italy. Lapucci was unmatched in both races, as he won the heats with a 14.628 and 7.142 second gap over the 2020 champion. Meanwhile Husqvarana Junior Racing Maddii’s Federico Tuani finished third on the box today, with a 3rd and a
CEV Repsol Moto2 European Championship and Hawkers European Talent Cup: last round at Valencia The 2020 FIM CEV Repsol season’s penultimate and last day of racing saw breath-taking action and phenomenal twists and turns as the Championship battle lit up the spectacle at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia. With the title on the line, the Moto2 European Championship battle in race 1 was electric from the start. Montella grabbed an early advantage over Nikki Tuuli (Team Stylobike) and Alessandro Zaccone, who burst through early on. He was soon under pressure from Zaccone and in the closing stages, Zaccone hit the front and the Kalex rider broke clear from Montella’s Speed Up and the two finished in that order ahead of debutant Dominque Aegerter (Liqui Moly Intact SIC Junior Team) – Montella taking the title. Despite a long lap penalty, Andorra’s Xavi Cardelus (Team Stylobike) caught and passed Nikki Tuuli on the final
EMX Open European Championship: Clochet makes the perfect wildcard appearance in Italy to win the round in Trentino The EMX Open Championship made its much-awaited return in Italy for the round of Trentino, which is the fourth instalment of this year’s series. The action saw a brand-new winner in the category, as Frenchman, Jimmy Clochet took two strong race wins, on his wildcard appearance, to claim his first ever European podium as he placed first overall. Joining him on the podium was Italian rider, Davide De Bortoli who had two solid second place finishes, ahead of Toms Macuks who made his third podium appearance of the year for third overall, following two fourths’ in the races. The opening race saw Dan Thornhill of Cab Screens Deos Group Honda take the holeshot, though Clochet wasted no time to get around the early leader, to move into the top spot. The Frenchman then checked out of the race, as he pulled a comfortable lead
EMX 125 European Championship: Bonacorsi secures the EMX 125 Presented By FMF Racing title in Belgium! Fantic Racing’s Andrea Bonacorsi secured the crown in the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing class at the final round of the series in Lommel, as he became this year’s European Champion! The Italian entered in the races with a 38-point advantage over David Braceras of RFME GasGas MX Junior Team and only needed to finish the races with a solid result in order to seal the deal. Bonacorsi finished the opening race of the day third, which was enough for him to claim the title in race one. The Fantic Racing rider then had a much tougher second race after getting caught out in a first turn crash, which meant he had to start from way back and 11th was the best he could do. Unfortunately, he missed out on the podium, though the main focus was that he took home that
EMX 125 and EMX 250 European Championship: Benistat claims the title in the EMX 250 class! The European Championship have concluded another race day in Lommel, Belgium, this time for the round of Limburg. It was a special day for Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing’s Thibault Benistant who clinched the EMX250 title in style with a race win in the second heat, and an overall victory. This gave the Frenchman the best opportunity to celebrate his gold plate on the top of the box as he claimed his sixth-round win of the season. Meanwhile in the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing category, Andrea Bonacorsi of Fantic Racing edged closer to his maiden EMX title, as a race win helped him maintain a healthy 38-point advantage on David Braceras of RFM GasGas MX Junior Team, who celebrated his first overall podium victory with a 1-2 result, keeping the championship chase alive. This
Vintage Hill Climb European Championship: single round in Italy Single event for the Vintage Hill Climb European Championship in Italy, with the race in Isola del Liri-Poggio Vallefredda, at the end of a tough season rescheduled due to the Coronavirus emergency. Race 1 classification Classic 125 1. Giovanni Lombardi 2. Mario Dolfi 125 GP 1. Pierluigi Mutti 2. Guido Testoni 3. Lucio Laureti Classic 250 1. Roberto Della Latta 250 GP 1. Gino Tedeschi Classic superbike 1. Domenico Paniccia 2. Giovanni Caschera 3. Massimo Palleschi Classic open 1. Stefano Bonetti Sidecar 8a 1. Gundinger/Gundinger Sidecar 8b 1. Pflaz/Luttke 2. Neubauer/Stobich Sidecar 8c Befera/Di Berti Race 2 classification Classic 125 1. Mario Dolfi 2. Giovanni Lombardi 125 GP 1. Pierluigi Mutti 2. Guido Testoni 3. Lucio Laureti Classic 250 1. Roberto Della Latta 250 GP 1. Gino Tedeschi
European Pairs Speedway Championship: Poland wins the title Terenzano, Italy, hosted on Saturday 17th October the final round of the European Pairs Speedway Championship. It was an exciting event with a lot of close racing and several passes, especially in the first half of the meeting, despite the tricky conditions due the rain of the previous days. Pre-meeting favourite team Poland met the expectation with their two top rider Jamrog Jakub and Victor Trofimov, who were always in control for the top spot of the podium. Second place for the Latvians thanks to a brilliant display of former European Champion Andzejs Lebedevs. He was one of the most entertaining riders of the meeting and scored 17 points not all from the start. He was well supported by fellow countrymen Olegs Mihailovs, who scored a creditable 5 points in his three outings. Third position for the French team, which battled all
