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Women's European SS 300 Cup: Della Manna wins the round but Santos gets the title Fourth and final round for the Women's European SS 300 Cup at Vallelunga Circuit, Italy, together with the Italian Road Racing Championship. Amazing day for the Italian Sabrina Della Manna, who won the round at the end of a thrilling fight with Beatriz Neila Santos, winner of the title thanks to the second position. The Spanish ruled the three rounds with an outstanding pace and the second position at Vallelunga was enough to conquered the top of the standing. Third position for Roberta Ponziani.

EMX 125 and EMX 250 European Championship: Benistat and Farres victorious in the sand of Belgium The first burst of action in Lommel, Belgium, saw Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing’s Thibault Benistant make a return to the top of the box in the EMX250 class, as he looked for every advantage over his championship rival Mattia Guadagnini of Husqvarna Maddii Racing Junior. Meanwhile in the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing category, it was Guillem Farres of RFME GASGAS MX Junior Team, who took his very first overall victory of the season, with a fifth and a race win! The European Championship riders were the first to test out the changes made to the circuit here in Lommel, to kick off this weekend’s races. Today’s races, along with the next two rounds coming up, are vital for the EMX pilots as they give their final push for top championship positions, and in the case of Benistant and Guadagnini, fight it out

European Races of the weekend 17-18/10/2020

European U21 Individual Speedway Championship: Danish Marcus Birkemose takes the title! After the cancellation of the final round of the European U21 Individual Speedway Championship in Hungary due to the restrictions of the Coronavirus, the event was held today in Gdańsk, Poland. Young riders from all over Europe fought each other for the title: before the last series of heats 7 riders still had a chance for a medal. At the end Marcus Birkemose scored 2 points to win the title and Jakub Miśkowiak won his last heat to finish second, Alexander Woentin completed the podium. The final classification: 1. Marcus Birkemose, Denmark 2. Jakub Miśkowiak, Poland 3. Alexander Woentin, Sweden

Vintage Endurace Cup: just one shot in Misano Thanks to the great effort of the Vintage Commission, last weekend the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Italy, hosted the single round of the Vintage Endurace Cup. Just one event for the championship after the emergency situation due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The titles go to Classe Classic 1. Francesco Greggio, Michele Greggio, Paolo Fanton (ITA) Classe Formula 1. Ralf Eckert, Thomas Schuler, Bruno Azner (GER) Classe Maxi 1. Matthieu Sauve, Clement Chevrier (FRA) Classe Open 1. Greg Fastrè, Strphane Mertens (BEL)  

EMX 125 and EMX 250 European Championship: Guadagnini and Bonacorsi victorious for the round of Spain The European riders of the the EMX250 and EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing riders were the first to ride the brand-new circuit here in Spain, with Husqvarna Junior Racing Maddii’s Mattia Guadagnini taking a third consecutive overall victory in the EMX250 category, while in EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing, it was the championship leader Andrea Bonacorsi of Fantic Racing who made his return to the top of the box. As the gate dropped for the opening EMX250 race, it was Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing’s Gianluca Facchetti who led the rest of the field into the first corner, with Kay de Wolf of Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing in second and Guadagnini third. Series leader, Thibault Benistant of Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing didn’t have the best start to the race, as he was down in 7th on the opening lap. It didn’t take long for Guadagnini to go down the inside of de Wolf for

European Races of the weekend 10-11/10/2020

EMX 125 and EMX 250 European Championship: Italians rule in Mantova! Mattia Guadagnini of Husqvarna Junior Racing Maddi took his second consecutive overall victory in the EMX250 class, with a perfect double race win score on home soil. Meanwhile, fellow Italian, Valerio Lata from Marchetti Racing Team KTM, got his own taste of success, as a second and a race win was enough to put the young Italian on the top step of the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing podium. In the opening EMX250 race, it was Marcel Conijn who led the way, with Guadagnini second and Tom Guyon of Team VRT Nordpesca Holland in third. Guadagnini wasted no time to get around Conijn, as he passed him on the second lap of the race. It then didn’t take long for Guadagnini to get ahead and lead the race by 5.642 seconds. Meanwhile Hakon Fredriksen of Yamaha SM Action MC Migliori J1 Racing was looking to pass

Northern Talent Cup: the Hungarian Soma Gorbe is the new champion The last round of the Northern Talent Cup was held last weekend at Brno Circuit, in the Czech Republic. Thanks to a victory in race 1 and the third position in race 2, the Hungarian Soma Gorbe conquered the European title. Great challenge for the second position: for just one point the Belgian Luciano Lorenz got the drop on the German Freddie Heinrich, who crashed in the free practice and was declared unfit to race. Fourth overall position for the Czech Jakub Gurecky, winner of race 2. Race 1 1. Soma Gorbe, HUN 2. Jakob ROsenthaler, AUT 3. Stephan Zuda, CZE Race 2 1. Jakub Gurecky, CZE 2. Jacopo Hosciuc, ROU 3. Soma Gorbe, HUN Final standing 1. Soma Gorbe, HUN 2. Luciano Lorenz, BEL 3. Freddi Heinrich, GER

CEV Repsol Moto2 European Championship and Hawkers European Talent Cup: time for MotorLand Aragon After a month on the side lines the Moto2™ European Championship and Hawkers European Talent Cup riders hit the ground at MotorLand Aragon for another double race day weekend. The undefeated streak was finally stopped in the Moto2™ ECh race 1 as Alessandro Zaccone (Promoracing) getting the better of Yari Montella (Team Ciatti – Speed Up) after a thrilling four-way scrap. An eventful encounter saw mistakes aplenty with Niki Tuuli (Team Stylobike) enjoying a long spell at the front while Keminth Kubo (VR46 Master Camp Team) kept himself in the mix for the podium with his entertaining and aggressive style. In the end, Zaccone held on with the fastest lap on the last lap, with Montella second for the first time this season while Tuuli won a photo finish with Kubo for the final spot on the podium. A new face