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Vintage Hill Climb European Championship The third and last round of the Vintage Hill Climb European Championship took place in the picturesque town of Lückendorf near Zittau, in Saxony, Germany. The race was excellent organised by MC Robur from Zittau with nice sunny but mild weather: Luckendorfer Bergrennen was first organised in 1923 and have continuously raced since than with only a break during the 2nd World War and Covid-19. This year the event celebrated its 99th anniversary. The track was 3552 m long with races both on Saturday and Sunday. The winners on Saturday • Class 1: Tony Weigelt, Yamaha RD 250 • Class 5: Bert Heider, Yamaha FZR 400 • Class 6: Stefan Dobler, Triumph 140 • Class 7: Wolfgang Deutschmann, BMW • Class 8a sidecar: Albert Kröpfl / Johannes Penatzer, BMW Renngespann • Class 8b sidecar: Armin Pfaltz / Dirk Lütke, Haller Suzuki GS 1000 • Class

Vintage Road Racing European Championship: round 2 at Donington Park The Vintage Road Racing European Championship has stopped at Donington Park, Great Britain, for the second round of the season. A few drops of rain did not slow up the riders during qualifying on first day and in particular the Blumaq AJR Classic Team riders Sergio Fuertes and Javier Triguero soon settled into the fast-flowing track and qualified on the front row on their first visit to the circuit. Fuertes retired in the first race whilst leading, but made up for the disappointment by winning the second race by over ten seconds from his team-mate. With two solid second places Triguero took forty points and close within one point of second place man in the Championship, Neil Watson. The UK riders ruled the Class 2 (200cc) filling five of the top six places. Tanja Hentschel stopped a UK clean sweep

Hill Climb European Championship and Vintage Hill Climb European Championship Second round of the Vintage Hill Climb European Championship and fifth for the HIll Climb European Championship in the beautiful Italian landscape of Forca di Cerro-Spoleto. A perfect race day with good weather conditions and a strong heat, with hard-fought challenges between the riders. Here below the winners of the Vintage race: Class 125 2T Alpassi Carlo, ITA Class 250 2T - Pazzaglia Thomas, ITA Class 750 4T - Alonzi Williams, ITA Class 500 4T - Mezzone Daniel, ITA The winners of the Hill Climb race: The winners of the Hill Climb race: Supermoto - Maurizio Bottalico, ITA Superbike - Jean Luc David, FRA Supersport - Maurizio Bottalico, ITA 250 GP - Guido Testoni, ITA Visit our Vintage page Visit Infront Moto Racing

Hill Climb European Championship: third round In perfect weather condition with summer temperatures, the city of Julbach, Austria, welcomed the Hill Climb European Championship. In the first heat, French rider Jean Luc David with his Honda CBR1000RR (Superbike class) was very close to a new track record (1:05.489) In the second run, the difference between the winner and the second (Andreas Gangl) was only 0.01 seconds, again in favor of the French. Among the men, Alice Sabatini was the only one woman in the SuperMoto class. She finished third in the first heat and fourth in the event Italian rider Giudo Testoni. In the SSP600 Mauro Poncini improved in the second heat, but that was not enough to catch up with the well-disposed Maurizio Bottalico.   Together with the Hill Climb European Championship races, also the Vintage Championship was in action with its riders. Here below the winners: Class 4

Vintage Enduro European Championship: the season started in France The 2022 season of the Vintage Enduro European Championship kicked off last weekend in Mayet de Montagne, France. More than 350 riders from France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany arrived in the wonderful forest-landscape to give life to an amazing “retro” challenge. A perfect test trail was prepared by the experienced Team Saint Yorre Motos in the mountains around Mayet 100 km with 3 fine selected Enduro Tests per day, about 5 hours riding. Day1 winners Expert >74cc – Federico Fregnan, FRA Expert 126cc> - Xavier Castey Soler, FRA Expert 75cc>125cc – Massimo Pescia, ITA Classic >74cc – Adriano Micozzi, FRA Classic 126cc>250cc – Johannes Steinel, GER Classic 251cc> - Jens Oestreich, GER Classic 75cc>125cc – Ole Fleischer, FRA Open >80cc – Daniel Delomenede, FRA Open 126cc>250cc – Ricard Martinez, FRA Open 251cc> - Peter Zink, GER Open 81cc>125cc –

Vintage Road Racing European Championship The 2022 season of the Vintage Road Racing European Championship got off to an excellent start at Ring Djursland, near the old harbour town of Ebeltoft, Denmark. Despite the cold and windy but sunny conditions more than 5.000 spectators had found their way to the track. Riders representing 6 different nations fought in seven different classes. Race 1 winner Class 2: Tanja Hentschel, Germany Class 5: Björn Gunnarsson, Sweden Class 6: Hasse Gustafsson, Sweden Class 7A: Magnus Mossberg, Sweden Class 7B: Peter Jørgensen, Denmark Class 7C: August Kroon, Denmark Class 8B: Kjell Strömberg, Denmark Race 2 winner Class 2: Tanja Hentschel, Germany Class 5: Björn Gunnarsson, Sweden Class 6: Michael Kildetoft, Denmark Class 7A: Magnus Mossberg, Sweden Class 7B: Peter Jørgensen, Denmark Class 7C: August Kroon, Denmark Class 8B: Kjell Strömberg, Denmark Visit the Vintage page

Vintage Commission 2022 Calendars The FIM Europe, together with the Vintage Commission, is delighted to share the 2022 calendars. Visit our Vintage page

Enduro Vintage European Championship: final in Spain Last weekend the Enduro Vintage European Championship came to the end of its season after the first round in Italy, the second one France and the third in Germany. The city of Sant Mateu, Spain, hosted the last race of the year. A two-days race with the top organisation of the Club de Motociclismo Off Road Sant Mateu. Riders from all Europe competed until the last special test for the European title. Final standing Expert 75 up to 125cc - Luca Santucci, ITA Expert 75 over 125cc - Xavier Castey Soler, SPA Classic 80 up to 125cc - Ole Fleisher, GER Classic 80 up to 250cc - Erhard Jens Oestreich, ITA Classic 80 over 250cc - Joannes Steinel, GER Open 89 up to 80cc - Giorgio Volpi, ITA Open 89 up to 125cc - Daniel Delomenede, FRA Open 89 up to 250cc -

Vintage Endurance European Championship: last round in Misano Season finale for the Vintage Endurance European Championship at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in the atmosphere of the Misano Classic Weekend. About 400 riders took part to this event, in compliance with the anti Covid-19 regulations. The last race of the Vintage Endurance European Championship was raced together with Italian Endurance Championship: 29 teams with 29 bikes plus 17 T bikes of which 28 was qualified for the race. After 4 hours of race 21 bikes crossed the finish line. Race Results: Scratch 1. Team Force 2. Powerracing – Japauto 3. Phase One Endurance Classic 1. Team MOTO SHOP 35/IT2M (FRA) 2. Team DEDE' MOTO TEAM (FRA) 3. Team AML RACING (FRA) Maxi Classic 1. Team POWERRACING – JAPAUTO (FRA) 2. Team ROAD RUNNER (NED) 3. Team PARRAVANO CORSE (ITA) Formula 1. Team RMB CLLASIC (FRA) 2. Team BOLIPACK RACING TEAM

Vintage Endurance Cup: round 2 at Spa The second round of the FIM Europe Vintage Endurance Cup was held last weekend at Spa Circuit, in Belgium. Results: Classic 1. Team AM 2. German Guzzi Classic Team 3. AC R 2 Open 1. Dholda Racing 2. Team Bike 3. Team Semtex Maxi Classic 1. PoweRacing - Japauto 2. Road Runner 3. Dynothec Formula 1. Bolipack Racing Team 2. ATD-Projekt-34 3. Team Vulcanet Visit our Vintage page