Road Racing

This weekend the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo is hosting the fourth round of the FIM CEV Repsol. In Moto2™, Eric Granado (Promoracing, photo1) earned a double victory and in the European Talent Cup Álex Toledo (Cradle of Champions, photo2) got on the top step of the podium for the first time. In Moto2™, Eric Granado (Promoracing) took a double win at a circuit where he always performs well and where he won last season. The first race of the Moto2™ European Championship was stopped on the first lap after a fall involving Xavier Cardelús (Team Stylobike) and Marc Luna (Team Wimu CNS), while Héctor Garzó (Team Wimu CNS) was heading the race. Once the race - reduced to 12 laps - restarted, the Team Wimu CNS rider once again took the lead, followed by Ricky Cardús (Team Stylobike), Lukas Tulovic (Forward Junior Team), Eric Granado (Promoracing), Dimas

The track of Tayac, in France, hosted the final of the Sidecar European Championship, which caught the attention of around 1000 spectators. The meeting was held with the excellent work of the club staff that permitted a great Final. The weather was hot, in a sunny, partially cloudy day. All the heats were interesting and in the whole day there were two crashes with no serious injuries for the riders and their passengers. William  Matthijssen - Sandra Mollema from Netherlands are the European Sidecar Champions for second time in a row. The victory was not very easy for the Dutch team because during the Final A they had a close fight with the German Team of Markus Brandhofer and Tim Scheunemann, who finished in the second position. Third place for the German Team of Markus Venus and Markus Heiss. Full results on FIM Europew website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/398

This weekend the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo will be the scene of the fourth round of the FIM CEV Repsol, with pole positions being taken by  Eric Granado (Promoracing) in Moto2™ and Francisco Gómez (Team Larresport) in the European Talent Cup. In Moto2™, Eric Granado (Promoracing - Photo1) achieved his first pole of the season with a time of 1:36.108, repeating his strong performance at this circuit last season, where he also led off the Moto2™ European Championship race. Héctor Garzó (Team Wimu CNS) posted the best time in Q2 which puts him in second slot on Sunday, as he was in previous rounds in Albacete and Barcelona. Ricky Cardús (Team Stylobike) will close out the front row of the grid. On the second row, David Sanchís (Easyrace M2) - fastest rider in Q1 - starts ahead of Steven Odendaal (NTS Sportscode T.Pro) and Dimas Ekky (Astra

The circuit of Grobnik-Rijeka, in Croatia, hosted the European Stocksport 300. After a big crash at Slovakiaring, Peter Kačaba was the fastest in qualiyfing practice. Second position for Daniel Blin in front of Vojtech Schwartz and Andrej Schwartz. Daniel Blin (in the photo) won race1 in front of Vojtech Schwarz. Daniel was second in the opening laps of the race behind Peter Kačaba, but Peter crashed and the way to another win for Daniel was open. Third position for Lennart Ulbel in front of Bor Klemenc and Andrej Schwarz. In race2 Daniel Blin had the easiest way to the second win in this weekend. He snatched the victory in front of Vojtech Schwarz and Lennart Ulbel. Fourth position for Ondrej Schwarz ahead of Bor Klemenc. Peter Kačaba did not start because his motorcycle was damaged from yesterday’s crash. Full results on FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/391

The 125cc Youth Track Racing European Cup was held in the big stadium of Torun, in Poland. 24 riders took part to the event, which as run on a perfect track after a sunny day with rain shower at the end of the practice. The meeting was held with the excellent work of the club staff and it was a great event for the future talents. The heats were interesting and in the whole day there were 3 crashes with no physical injuries for the riders. Filip Sifalda from Czech Republic claimed his victory after he won the start of the A final. He was the rider who did dominate all the heats as he did win all his races. There was a close fight for place 2-4 and Daniel Klima, from Czech Republic, too, gained the second position in front of Bartosz Tyburski from Poland.

The track of Slovakiaring, in Slovakia, hosted the Day 2 of European Stocksport 300 championship. Daniel Blin won race2 in front of Renzo Ferreira: the winner of race1 was fighting for the win until the last corner but he finished second. Third position for Vojtech Schwartz ahead of Peter Kacaba was fourth. The race was interrupted because of the heavy crash of Tarik Van Der Merwe, without consequences for the rider.

The track of Macon, in France, hosted the U21 Speedway Individual Championship. It offered spectacular racing. The track was in very good conditions, and provided the riders a perfect stage, with around 2000 spectators, in a fine, sunny day. The riders really fought hard to reach the top 5 to qualify for the final. The winner of the event was Polish rider Dominik Kubera who dropped only 1 point in his second race to his rival who finished second in the overall, Robert Lambert for Great Britain. There was a run-off to solve the third position: 3 riders finished with 11 points. The surprise of the night Daniel Bewley, from Great Britain, won the run-off after a really hard fight with Rafal Karczmarz, from Poland, who finished fourth in the overall. The last rider in the run-off was Davis Kurmis, Latvia, who will be ready for the final on home

Renzo Ferreira from Brasil won race1 in European Stocksport 300 at Slovakiaring, in Slovakia. At the beginning of the race it was a pack of five riders and in lap 3 there was a contact between Daniel Blin and Peter Kacaba on the start/finish straight. Kacaba crashed and the race for him was over. Daniel Blin and Renzo Ferreira switched their positions during the race and the final fight was up the last lap when Ferreira overtook Blin, but Daniel Blin was the fastest at last corner and he crossed finish line in front of Ferreira. Immediately after the race direction decided to disqualify Daniel Blin for dangerous riding, so at the end Renzo Ferreira is the winner of the race in front of Vojtech Schwarz and Taric Van Der Merwe.

The circuit of Sachsenring, in Germany, hosted the third of five rounds of the International Classic Gran Prix. The event saw 27 participants who rode in front of around 25.000 spectators. For the organisers this event was “a last chance” to check all the things and staff before the MotoGP, which will be held here in two weeks. The weather changed various times: on Thursday it was about 30°C, but during the night there was a storm which destroyed some tents in paddock and overturned some bikes. On Friday it was cold and windy but ICGP riders were lucky – the rain arrived always after their track sessions. On Saturday the weather was still cold and cloudy. In second qualifying  tractice Werner Reuberger, the fastest in YC250, had a crash and he was not fit to start to the main race. In 350 cc race Mike Edwards (GB) was the

This weekend the circuit of Barcelona (Spain) hosted the European Moto2, Talent Cup and Kawasaki Z Cup. Ricky Cardús (Team Stylobike) won both Moto2™ races. Iker García (Reale Avintia Academy) won the European Talent Cup event and Joan Sardanyons took the honours in the European Kawasaki Z Cup. In Moto2™, Ricky Cardus (Team Stylobike, photo1) earned a double after winning both races of the day. In the first race, Héctor Garzó (Team Wimu CNS) made a good start but the Team Stylobike rider passed him in the early corners and as the laps went by kept on lengthening his lead. Behind him came Eric Granado (Promoracing) and Héctor Garzó (Team Wimu CNS), who began to pay the price of not being more careful with his tires in the first few laps. Granado left him behind to finish second, though he never looked like getting close to the race leader. Steven Odendaal