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Agreement Between Honda Motor Europe and FIM Europe

aboutuemThe FIM Europe is pleased to announce the agreement reached with Honda Motor which aim is to improve the 150 cc. Motocross European Championship open to young riders from 11 to 14 years, which will start in Lausitzring (Germany) July 28. The Honda Motor Europe, has decided to invest more in this Championship giving the young people the possibility to use 21 bikes for free.

The riders of those motorcycles will be selected through a special training camp organized by the FIM Europe with its technical staff in Lausitzring July 23 and 24, days previous the first round of the Championship. It is with this kind of initiatives that Honda Motor Europe wishes to overcome the present European difficult economic moment and preventing many young riders to compete at international level. It trusts a lot on the success of that Championship and the winner will be recognized the participation in the 2014 EMX2 European Championship with Gariboldi Team Honda.

The initiative favorably impressed Youthstream and the FIM Europe, whose President Vincenzo Mazzi said: “The Honda Motor Europe has shown great sensitibility to the younger generation, coming to ensure to some of them the best conditions to participate in a Championship fitting their sporting development. The FIM Europe will play its part providing its technical staff, as it has already been able to prove on the occasion of previous similar initiatives“.

(UEM Press Release 58/2013)