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European 250cc Pairs Speedway Championship: Polish team ruled Final 1 on home ground The European 250cc Pairs Speedway Championship kicked off yesterday in Gdańsk, Poland. In Final 1 Polish team put on an outstanding show on home ground, recording an almost perfect performance as riders out-paced a ferociously fast field to claim the top step of the podium. The first event of the series was a special eco-meeting. 8 National teams and 19 riders representing Poland, Great Britain, Estonia, Germany, Czechia, Denmark, Sweden, Slovenia, were invited to a special meeting: "A moment for nature”. Following the “Green Education Programme” riders were reminded to use the environmental mats under their bikes and care about the environment. With a potentially career-changing prize on the line, the racing was intense from the first block of Heats that saw the Polish riders fight against a high-competitive British team. that finished second with 30 points.

European Under19 Pairs Speedway Championship: Polish team makes it double Single-race event for the European Under19 Pairs Speedway Championship in Pila, Poland. The race, scheduled on Saturday, was postponed of one day because of the heavy rain and a big crash in the first heat. In a nice and thrilling atmosphere, on Sunday’s race the Polish team confirmed its supremacy, winning the 2024 European title after the success of last year. Winner in 2023, favourited Polish trio took the win ahead of Sweden, at the end of a race with a lot of overtaking and fights. Great show and battle for the 3rd position, with the fight between Denmark, Great Britain and Czech Republic.   Standings – Top three Poland (Paweł Trześniewski, Bartosz Bańbor, Wiktor Przyjemski), 25 points Sweden (Rasmus Karlsson, Anton Jansson, Sammy Van-Dyck), 22 points Denmark (William Drejer, Villads Nagel, Bastian Pedersen), 19 points Links Visit the Track

European Individual Grass Track Championship: cancellation of Semi Final 2 The 2nd Semi Final of the European Individual Grass Track Championship was scheduled to be held last weekend at Loppersum, in the Netherlands. Following the successful staging of practise during Saturday morning, the heavy rain did not allow to follow the schedule and the Jury was forced to cancel the event. The Grass Track Working Group (a subcommittee of the FIME Track Racing Commission) is currently working with two potential organisers to identify a suitable restaging date in order that the top 9 riders can qualify through to the European Final which will be held at Tayac, France, on the 6th July. A further update will be issued once arrangements have been finalised. Links Visit the Track Racing page Visit SEC official web site

SEC: Lebedevs wins Final 1 Final 1 of the Speedway Euro Championship 2024 series took place in Debrecen, Hungary, and saw Andzejs Lebedevs claim the victory in a single round for the first time in his career. But it was Jacob Thorssell to have a phenomenal start: the Swede, substituting the injured Dimitri Berge, unexpectedly won the inaugural heat. Andzejs Lebedevs finished second, overtaking Mikkel Michelsen on the first lap. Kacper Woryna confidently won the second heat, thanks to a great start from the fourth gate. Timo Lahti began the second series with a victory. Thorssell was second, increasing his tally to five points. Surprisingly, Leon Madsen finished fourth for the second consecutive time. Mikkel Michelsen also struggled, the three-time Individual European Champion had only two points after two series. Maciej Janowski had to wait until his third race to secure his first victory in this year's cycle. The winner

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

TAURON Speedway Euro Championship 2024 Wild Cards announced Picture copyright: Jarek Pabijan The FIM Europe and One Sport are glad to announce the riders who have received the permanent “wild cards” to compete in the TAURON Speedway Euro Championship 2024. The first of them is Timo Lahti. The Finn with a Swedish passport was close to earning a promotion to the main series through the SEC Challenge, but in the extra race, after a solid battle, he had to acknowledge the superiority of Jevgenijs Kostigovs. It is worth mentioning that in 2020, Lahti stood on the podium of the TAURON SEC rounds held in Gniezno and Toruń (final). Anders Thomsen returns to the line-up of the Individual European Championship. For the past three seasons, the Dane has been a regular participant in the FIM Speedway Grand Prix series, in which, in 2022, he claimed victory during the round in Gorzów

Individual Speedway Championship: Janowski won in the SEC Challenge After 4 Qualifying rounds, the Individual Speedway Championship raced the ECC in Daugavpils, Latvia. The level of racing had been high, this was already visible in the training sessions with close racing between the riders, ready to fight and qualify for the final series. In the first heats, the crucial factor was the start from the gate. Dimitri Berge showed a very good reaction in the first heat of the day, confidently securing a win. In the third heat, spectators witnessed an interesting battle between Thorssell and Cierniak throughout the distance, with the Swede ultimately emerging victorious. In his second start, Anders Thomsen fired up. The acclaimed Dane showcased a phenomenal attack on Timo Lahti and celebrated a victory. Also notable was Piotr Pawlicki's performance in his second race. In heat 7, the Pole defeated the previously unbeaten Janowski and Thorssell.

Individual Speedway Championship: QR3 and QR4 The 2024 season of the SEC, the Individual Speedway Championship, gets into the heart with another double challenge. After last week QR1 in Hungary and QR2 in Austria, this time was the turn of QR3 and QR4, the final two qualifying rounds for the SEC Challenge. The third qualifying round was held in Stralsund, Germany. Polish riders Maciej Janowski and Przemyslaw Pawlicki, and Danish rider and Rasmus Jensen set the pace from the beginning, securing their promotion to the SEC Challenge. Each scored 14 points in five starts, necessitating an extra race to determine the final order. In this race, “Magic” Janowski emerged victorious, with Pawlicki finishing second and Jensen third. But it was the French Dimitri Berge who secured the last qualifying spot for the Final in Latvia. QR3 top four Maciej Janowski, POL, 14+3 points Przemyslaw Pawlicki, POL, 14+2 Rasmus Jensen, DEN,

Individual Speedway Championship: QR1 and QR2 The holiday long weekend for the Labour Day didn’t stop the European world of motorcycling competitions. The season of the SEC, the Individual Speedway Championship, started today with a double challenge: the QR1 in Debrecen, Hungary, and the QR2 in Mureck, Austria. The first of the four qualifying rounds was held in Debrecen. On the track for the QR1, where the first round of TAURON SEC 2024 is set to take place on June 8, the one who shown the brightest was Anders Thomsen. The Dane finished with a maximum of 15 points. Second place, behind for just one-point, Swedish rider Jacob Thorssell. The minor point differences in the final classification meant that the last two places that were eligible for promotion to the SEC Challenge were decided by an extra race. In the end, Kacper Woryna finished third, while Jevgenijs Kostigovs took fourth

European U23 Team Speedway Championship: QR1 The QR1 of the European Under23 Team Speedway Championship took place in Pardubice, in the Czech Republic. The race has been postponed of one day due to the heavy rain that cancelled the schedule of Saturday. In a windy and cold Sunday, teams from the Czech Republic, Great Britain, France and Germany fought to qualify for the Final. In the end, the tournament was won by home-team: Daniel Klĺma, Jan Jenicek, Jan Macek, Bubba Bednář Adam and Jan Kvéch led the Czech squad to the victory, ruling from the first race and increasing the advantage until the end of the competition. Second position for team Great Britain, while team France finished third. With 15 points Bubba Bednář Adam (Czech Republic) was the best rider of the day. All is set for the Final of the European U23 Team Speedway Championship, scheduled on August 25th