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  Another strong performance saw Emil Weckman take a fast-paced race two victory in round two of the Honda 150 European Championship at Matterley Basin (UK), and with it the red plate. Although Weckman missed out on the holeshot again, this time to Rasmus Moen, and was fifth at the start of the first lap it didn’t take long for the reigning champion to move up into second behind James Scott. The pair battled hard for the opening laps before Weckman managed to pass Scott and start to open up a lead.Towards the end of the race Scott joined Weckman in lapping in the 2:16’s on their CRF150Rs and started to pull back the gap to the #1 plated rider. Unfortunately with only two laps to go it was too much for the New Zealander to do, who was forced to settle for second.Hakon Fredriksen, who needed a good result

Today saw Emil Weckman take an emphatic win at the Matterley Basin track in the UK, which has moved him into the championship lead ahead of tomorrow’s second race. Although Weckman (FIN) was first to the finish line, it was James Scott (NZL) who took the holeshot and set the pace on the first lap. Unfortunately the New Zealander crashed at the end of the first lap gifting Emil the lead going into the second lap.Weckman was then able to open up a gap to the second placed Luis Outeiro and stay in front until the chequered flag. The Finn also took the honours of fastest lap aboard his #1 plated CRF150R. Luis Outeiro was also able to maintain his second place until the end of the moto.Yago Martinez, who was quick around the Winchester track last year, proved that he’s one to keep an eye on with an impressive

The EMX 65 and 85 South East Zone and the EMX Open Championship are held this weekend on a beautiful track in the Serbian city of Globare.  The weather was extremely hot today with over 30°C during qualifying races.   EMX 65 classMarius Popovici from Romania won the qualifying race followed by Hungarian Bence Pergel in second place. The championship leader Matija Sterpin was not able to maintain the same speed as the first two riders and he finished in third position. EMX 85 class Hungarian rider Adam Kovacs won the qualifying race in front of his compatriot Jakob Kristof. The championship leader Nikola Hranic from Croatia finished in third position. EMX OPEN classThe championship leader Martin Michek fought for the first position in qualifying with Petr Bartos. At the end it was Michek to win the qualifying race in front of Petr Bartos and of Croatian Matija Kelava.    

In the weekend from Saturday 18th to Sunday 19th June, the following European races will be held: 18-19 June - Honda European Junior Cup and Women's Cup at Misano/Italy (in the photo)18-19 June - FIM Europe Supersport Cup at Misano/Italy18-19 June - Supermono European Cup at Zolder/Belgium18-19 June - EMX 125, 150, 250 and 300 at Matterley Basin/UK18-19 June -EMX 65 and 85 South East and Open at Krusevac-Globare/Serbia 18-19 June -EMX 65 and 85 South West at Fernao Joanes/Portugal18-19 June -European 250 Youth Speedway Cup at Grindsted/Denmark    

The European Sidecar Championship was held at Loppersum, in The Netherlands, and it was a great event in front of a 2000 strong crowd. Action was packed in the afternoon with 12 elimination heats for A, B and C finals. Local pair Wilfred Detz and Henk Auwema from The Netherlands won after hard fought battle in the A final. French pair Guillaume Comblon and Chloé Agez finished in second position and Shaun Harvey and Daniel Hogg (UK) climbed on the third step of the podium.Unfortunately, local hero Dennis Noordman was injured in a crash during the practice and ended up with a fractured foot. Dutch hosts organised a quiet spectacular event, which pleased the local crowd, especially after local team beating all competitors. Full results on FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/215  

The track of Mladina in Croatia was the venue of the fourth round of the EMX 65 and 85 South East Zone of the 2016 European Motocross Championship. It also hosted the fifth round of the Open class European Championship, with more than 2000 spectators present despite the bad weather since Saturday night. The EMX65 race 1 saw Romanian rider Marius Popovici (KTM) get out in front and dominate in front of Hungarian Laszlo Tecsi (KTM). Noel Zanocz (KTM), also from Hungary, was third in this race. Even tough Marius Popovici started in front also in the second race, a crash with another rider slowed him down and he had to settle for second place, while Laszlo Tecsi rode to victory. Bence Pergel (KTM) from Hungary managed to get his bike over the finish line in third place, with Noel Zanocz finishing in fourth place. The overall winner was Hungarian

  Remy Gardner (AUS-Kalex) in Moto2™, and Carmelo Morales (SPA-Yamaha) in Superbike (respectively in photo 1 and 2) notched up victories in their respective categories in the fourth round of the FIM CEV Repsol this weekend at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. In Moto2™, Ricky Cardús (SPA-Transfiormers) won an eventful Moto2™ European Championship race. Right from the lights Remy Gardner (AUS-Kalex), who was a wildcard rider in last weekend’s Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya, took the lead and pulled clear in the first lap. Dimas Ekky (INA-Kalex) and Alan Techer (FRA-NTS NH-6) were involved in a fall, while Ricky Cardús, Eric Granado (BRA-Kalex), Steven Odendaal (RSA-Kalex) and Tetsuta Nagashima (JPN-Kalex) formed the chasing group.Remy Gardner was forced out by a mechanical problem while he was clear leader and Ricky Cardús took over the front. Steven Odendaal also had to abandon the race with a puncture. Eric Granado finally ended up

Pleven (Bulgaria) hosted the second round of 2016 FIM Europe SuperMoto Championship for classes SM 85, S3 and Open. The event gathered about 2500 spectators and the weather was partially cloudy with temperatures around 25 degrees. In Race1 of Open class Bulgarian Yanko Tashev (TM) did the best start from the second position and took the lead, followed by Alexsander Georgiev (KTM, Bulgaria). For half of the race they were wheel to wheel, but in the middle part of of the race Georgiev made a mistake and crashed, losing more than 10 seconds. Tashev was therefore the winner, Georgiev (in the photo) second and Borislav Stoimenov (KTM, Bulgaria) third.Race2 started almost in the same way, with Tashev leading in the turn 1, but this time Georgiev managed to overtake him already in the second corner and then extended the lead lap by lap, winning the race. Tashev was second and

Busca (Italy) 12 June 2016 – In sunny warm conditions and in front of a big crowd  Diego Monticelli took his first win of the season in the S2 European Championship. In the S2 class the second man in the European championship Giovanni Bussei was absent in Busca, which gave Suzuki Grau rider Petr Vorlicek the chance to extend his lead in the championship. When the light dropped at the start of the first race it was Italian TM Factory Racing rider Diego Monticelli who took the holeshot for the first time this season followed by Gazza Racing rider Devon Vermeulen, Petr Vorlicek. These three riders managed to create a gap in the beginning of the race to Lorenzo Promutico who was riding in fourth place. Monticelli, Vermeulen and Vorlicek were fighting for every meter of asphalt leaving no room for mistakes for each of them. This battle continued till

Tetsuta Nagashima (JPN-Kalex) in Moto2™ and Carmelo Morales (SPA-Yamaha) in Superbike lead the starting grids of their respective categories in the fourth round of the FIM CEV Repsol this weekend at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, where last week’s Grand Prix Monster de Catalunya was held. In Moto2™, Tetsuta Nagashima (JPN-Kalex, in the photo) took his first pole this season after setting a time of 1'50.566 in a close qualifying session with Remy Gardner (AUS-Kalex) 0.181 behind and Steven Odendaal (RSA-Kalex ) just 0.022 behind the Australian. The AGR Team rider set the same time as Ricky Cardús (SPA-Transformers), riding a unique machine for team Promoto Sport, but Odendaal will start in front as he set a faster time than the Spanish rider in the first qualifying session.With Jacopo Cretaro (ITA-Yamaha) absent, recovering from injuries sustained in the pileup of the last race of the Moto2™ European Championship at MotorLand Aragon,