Road Racing

The track of Nagyhalasz, in Hungary, hosted the SF2 of the European U21 Individual Speedway Championship. In a sunny, hot day, 16 riders took part to the event in front of around 1.800 spectators. Five top riders qualified to the Final which will be held at Daugavpils (Latvia) on 26th August. The winner was Bartosz Smektała from Poland, in front of Michael Härtel from Germany and Nick Skorja from Slovenia. Full results on FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/371

It'll be the fifth time, when Speedway Euro Championship series will make us know the name of the best European rider. Nicki Pedersen will be defending this title. We've met  the names of the riders, who got the permanent wild cards for this year's series. In the Speedway Euro Championship 2017 we will see five riders, who secured their spots (TOP 5) and this list includes Nicki Pedersen, Vaclav Milik, Krzysztof Kasprzak, Grigorij Laguta and Leon Madsen. On May 20 in Gorican, the SEC Challenge was held, out of where seven riders got promotion to the finals. The Croatian tournament was won by Przemysław Pawlicki. Kenneth Bjerre, Nicolai Klindt, Mateusz Szczepaniak, Martin Smolinski, Kacper Gomólski and Adrian Miedziński (who made it through the race- off heat) got promoted as well. The next three spots in this year's SEC were taken by the wild cards' holder. Line up was joined by

During the first weekend of June the  500cc Sidecar European Semi Final was held at Merley Farm near Wimborne, Dorset, in the United Kingdom. Saturday’s practice was cancelled due to the force majeure (the doctor was called off to an emergency), so Sunday was a very busy day with practice, 10 EU SF heats and 18 support races.  As well as the 500cc sidecars, the 1000cc sidecars and grasstrack solos provided the entertainment to a crowd of about 1200 spectators. In the  European 500cc semi final 13 teams took part from 6 Countries with the local English riders making up nearly half of the field with 6 teams racing under the Union Jack. The battle for the 6 qualifying places was immense. The perfectly prepared, wide and safe track allowed for some spectacular action. The (one and only) all female crew (Natasha Bartlett & Ciara Southgate) gave their male counterparts

The Open Endurance European Championship at Magny Cours, in France, started on Friday with the qualifying practice. In the starting grid the Team Yamaha Viltais Experience gained the 1st place and the second European team, JMA Racing was in 4th position. Sixt place in the overall and 3rd in the European ranking for thy Sky Motos Vitesse. Eight teams were present for the European championship. The race started with 35 Teams and riders from 4 different FMNs on a very good level. On raceday, on Saturday, short before the start at 7 p.m. it begun to rain. For safety reasons the start was behind the safety car. The race was held under wet conditions over all the 6 hours and for 3 times it was in Safety car regime. There were several crashes but without consequences for the riders. In Race1 Yamaha Viltais Experience won in front of Sky Motos

The Semi-Final 2 of the European Grass Track Championship was held last weejend at Saint Macaire, in France, in front of around 1.000 spectators. The meeting was run on a wet track after a storm in the morning but luckly the weather changed: in the afternoon it was sun and cloudy and the heats were interesting and without crashes. Among the 18 riders plus 2 reserves, the first three riders were Andrew Appleton, who won, and Edward Kennet and Paul Hurry, all of them from Great Britain.Andrew Appleton was impressive, since he won the meeting with the maximum score (20+5). Fourth position for the expert French rider Mathieu Tresarrieu, who was protagonist of some spectacular overtakings. The next round will be the final, on 12th August at Hertigen, in Germany. Full results on FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/364

Last weekend the paddock was red all over at the TT circuit at Assen, where the annual Ducati Club races were held for the 38th time. The Supermono class was present again after three years. They had a great weekend thanks also to the beautiful weather. On Saturday, there were two qualifications and it became apparent that you could count on at least two groups during the races. The fast-experienced group including the Austrians Josef Frauenschuh and Lukas Wimmer, and Mike Velthuijzen and Joris de Man from the Netherlands. On the other hand, there was a group of riders including six rookies on a Krämer EVO2, where also a battle was expected. Unfortunately Jerry van de Bunt, the 2016 champion, was absent due to his job in the WSBK team of Stefan Bradl. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA In race 1 Lukas Wimmer started well and was leading from the start to

It was a great day for Kawasaki Puccetti Racing’s Toprak Razgatlioglu as he took victory in the Superstock 1000 European Championship race at the PATA UK Round on Sunday, crossing the line ahead of fellow podium finishers Florian Marino (Pata Yamaha Official STK1000 Team) and Maximillian Scheib (Aprilia Nuova M2 Racing). There was drama as pole man Michael Rinaldi (Ducati Aruba.it Racing - Junior Team) crashed out at turn 12 early in the race, having come under pressure from Razgatlioglu - and the Turk took full advantage. He pushed on for a 1.8s victory over nearest challenger Marino, with Scheib a further 2.4s back in third. The result moves Razgatlioglu nine points ahead of Rinaldi in the standings after four races, with plenty more racing to come in 2017. Completing the STK1000 top five at the Donington Park Circuit were Italian duo Roberto Tamburini (PATA Yamaha Official STK 1000 Team)

The town of Liberec in the North of the Czech Republic hosted the Semi-Final 1 of the European Pairs Speedway Championship, which was held in front of around 1.500 spectators. The meeting was run with sunny, warm weather. Six teams with 14 riders took part to the event. Thanks to work of the local organizers, the track was ready for a perfect competition and the spectators could see a very good race. The riders from Great Britain won this dramatic race. They triumphed in the final heat ahead of the winner of qualifying race: the French team. The third place was scored by Danish team after a series of run-off heats. These teams qualified to the Final meeting European Pairs Speedway Championship that will take place in Lonigo, in Italy, on September 30th. Photos @Jan Kobzan Full results on FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/352

At the Donington Park Circuit on Saturday afternoon Michael Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing - Junior Team - photo 1) took pole in the Superstock 1000 European Championship with a 1’29.587 lap, putting him ahead of Roberto Tamburini (PATA Yamaha Official STK 1000 Team - photo 2) and Florian Marino (Pata Yamaha Official STK1000 Team - photo 3) on the front row. Championship leader Rinaldi will look for his third win of the season and his fourth podium of 2017 in the fourth race of the championship on Sunday, having secured his third pole of the campaign by +0.267s from his compatriot Tamburini in the STK1000 QP session. Behind the pair of leading Italians at the head of the grid, Frenchman Marino will start from third place. In turn sitting to the rear of Marino on the second row will be Toprak Razgatlioglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing), Federico Sandi (Berclaz Racing Team) and

Polish Przemysław Pawlicki won the SEC Challenge in Gorican, Croatiam in front of 3.500 spectators. Danish Kenneth Bjerre was second and his compatriot Nikolai Klindt, who won play-off heat, was third. The promotion to SEC 2017 gained seven riders from the top of the GC - apart from mentioned three: Mateusz Szczepaniak, Martin Smolinski, Kacper Gomólski and Adrian Miedziński. Big emotions started already in the first heat and it was just a sign of what was to come yet. Kenneth Bjerre and Kim Nilsson were fighting all the way until the last meters of the lap. The fight was won by the Swede, who blocked the Dane trying to attack from the outside. On the other hand, the most unlucky rider was Andriej Karpow, who broke the tape in his first start and was disqualified from the third gear, losing important points needed for advancing to the Speedway Euro Championship.