In a very nice accommodation, the Antunovic Hotel at Zagreb (Croatia), the Alpe Adria Motorcycle Union organised the yearly General Assembly.
Actually last August there was already a meeting, because of the change in the presidency: the president is from that moment Attila Nagy from the Hungarian Motorcycling Federation.
Besides the General Assembly, the Commission meetings and a meeting of the Management Board took place in a very well-organized, efficient single day.
The accommodation for the meetings was organised by AAMU promoter Lutec racing.
The meeting started with a moment of silence to remember Gerhard Ittner, former chairman of the Road Race Commission, who passed away last week.
After a year without important developments there was a need to take the necessary decisions – two points in the Statutes were approved by the General Assembly.
After this short meeting the commission meetings started – Road Race is the most important discipline in the AAMU. The partners joined this meeting, Lutec and the tyre suppliers. Some new rules and some technical rules were adopted. The Commission shows a good calendar for 2018, with high expectations for the Supersport 300 Cup as one of the FIM Europe classes.
The Enduro commission discussed whether continuing as single commission or splitting up in Enduro and Extreme Enduro but in the end there was not a definitive proposal for the Management Board.
Alpe Adria Motorcycle Union President Attila Nagy had a good feeling: “The direction of the meeting today was good, the affiliated Federations are more in line and agree with the developments”, he stated. “The support of the Management Board and the General Assembly is good, the partners are satisfied with the Road Race rules and the increase of riders and events. A lot of work has to be done, but the feeling is positive”.
1st Deputy president of FIM Europe was present too and visited all meetings. “The meetings were held in a relaxed atmosphere with good results”, stated Martin de Graaff. “It was a step forward for the AAMU and it shows again the importance of our Regional Associations – the AAMU was founded in 1981 and is necessary for Regional activities, for motorsport on this level and is an example of how FIM Europe supports the Regional activities as one of the six Regional Federations in Europe”.
