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EMX 125 and EMX 2T European Championship: Bonacorsi and Anderson take back-to-back wins for the round of Città di Faenza The second affair of three scheduled at the Monte Coralli circuit, Faenza, saw Fantic Racing's Andrea Bonacorsi and Brad Anderson of Verde Substance KTM once again rise to the occasion and take back-to-back victories in the EMX125 and EMX2t classes. In the opening EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing heat it was Scott Smulders of the No Fear Jumbo BT Racing Team who got a flying start though he didn’t hold on to the lead for long as Gerard Congost from the RFME GasGas MX Junior Team moved into first place. He was followed by Pietro Razzini and Andrea Rossi. Meanwhile round two of the series winner, Andrea Bonacorsi was down in eighth place on the opening lap and by the first official lap of the race Rossi had made some moves to

Northern Talent Cup: the season started in Germany The first round of the Northern Talent Cup -promoted by Dorna Sports- was held on 7th-8th September in Oschersleben, Germany, as a part of the IDM Championship. Due to the recent development of the Covid-19 the event was held behind closed doors. 24 young riders fought for the first place in the overall standing leading directly to the Red Bull Rookies Cup. The German Freddie Heinrich took the victory in the first race, while the Hungarian Soma Gorbe won the second one. Thanks to the third place in race 2, Heinrich is now first in the standing. Race 1 classification 1. Freddie Heinrich - GER 2. Jacopo Hosciuc HOSCIUC - ROU 3. Luciano Loren – BEL Race 2 classification 1. Soma Gorbe- HUN 2. Stephan Zuda - CZE 3. Freddie Heinrich – GER

Women's European SS 300 Cup: third win in a row for Spanish Neila Santos Third round for the Women's European SS 300 Cup at Imola Circuit, Italy, together with the Italian Road Racing Championship. The championship is still at closed doors due to Covid-19 restrictions. For the Spanish rider Beatriz Neila Santos it was another amazing weekend: ruler of the first and the second round, she won also at Imola with an outstanding pace, crossing the chequered flag with 10’’ ahead of the Italian Sabrina Della Manna and Aurelia Cruciani. Out at the first lap Roberta Ponziani, who is still third in the standing. Neila Santos is always first in the standing and Della Manna second. Next round is on 18th October at Vallelunga Circuit, Italy.

EMX 125 and EMX 2T European Championship: Bonacorsi and Anderson win in Faenza The dust has settled on at the Monte Coralli circuit in Faenza following some intense races in the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing and EMX2T Presented by FMF Racing Championships. Fantic Racing’s Andrea Bonacorsi had a perfect day going 1-1 in the EMX125 class, meanwhile Brad Anderson of Verde Substance KTM has grabbed an early lead in the EMX2T championship following a 2-1 result. In race one of the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing class, it was the KTM Kosak Racing rider Constantin Piller who grabbed the early lead in the race, followed by Guillem Farres and Gerard Congost of the RFME GasGas MX Junior Team, as well as Bonacorsi. Moments later championship leader Liam Everts of KTM Liamski crashed out of fourth place, though he did eventually re-join in ninth. As Piller continued to lead, Farres

European Races of the weekend 05-06/09/2020

CEV Repsol Moto2 European Championship and Hawkers European Talent Cup: round 3 and 4 at Jerez The championships returned to action in Jerez for a 2 race day after more than 6 weeks away from the track! In the Moto2™ European Championship, Yari Montella (Team Ciatti – Speed Up) once again showed that he was the class of the field, taking his 5th and 6th win. In the Hawkers European Talent Cup, David Alonso (Openbank Aspar Team) won the first HETC race, Marco Morelli (Talent Team Estrella Galicia 0,0) the second one, while Zonta Van Den Goorbergh (Team Superb) would take his maiden HETC victory, after falling short of the win due to track limits at Round 3. Round 3 - CEV Repsol Moto2 European Championship Yari Montella ruled the roost once again in the Moto2™ ECh as the Italian would pull clear and win by 4.3 seconds. He was challenged by Alessandro Zaccone (Promo Racing)

Supermoto S2 European Championship and S Open European Supermoto Cup: the season starts in Castelletto di Branduzzo, Italy After a long pause due to the international health situation, the first round of the Supermoto S2 European Championship and S Open European Supermoto Cup finally took place in Italy at the Motodromo of Castelletto di Branduzzo. Race 1 With a strong field of riders, the battle for the title in completely open. In the practices and time practices Diego Monticelli, from TM Factory Racing showed he as to man to beat this weekend. At the start it was Monticelli who took the holsehot and didn’t give the lead out of his hands anymore. With riders making mistakes behind him, the Italian rider took the victory in the first race of the championship with a lead of 4.1 seconds. Mickael Amodeo finished in second after his lost some places in the beginning

European U21 Team Speedway Championship: Poland gets the title! The city of Lodz, Poland, hosted the one-day event of the European U21 Team Speedway Championship. Despite the early morning rain, the conditions for racing were very good and the young riders presented great skills. The team Poland ruled from the beginning and only Danish riders were able to score 3:3 result in the last heat, which was the best one of the day. These points resulted in a tie between Denmark and Latvia in the classification. In the race-off Mads Hansen, who lost the start, kept chasing Olegs MIhailovs and passed him before the finish to win silver medals for Denmark. Final classification: 1. Poland 2. Denmark 3. Latvia

European 125cc Youth Track Racing Cup: Adam Bednář victorious in the Czech Republic Single event for the European 125cc Youth Track Racing Cup in Plezen, Czech Republic. The meeting was raced on a wet track due to the heavy rain of the night but thanks to the excellent work of the club there were no setbacks. Great performance for the Czech Adam Bednář, who ruled the event conquering the European title. Second position for the Polish Maksymilian Pawelczak and third for Vojtech Šachl: the Czech was the bes tone, but due to a mistake in the final heat he finished third. Final classification: 1. Adam Bednář, CZE 2. Maksymilian Pawelczak, POL 3. Vojtech Šachl, CZE

European Races of the weekend 29-30/08/2020