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EMX125 European Championship and EMX250 European Championship: first Van Herp in EMX250, while it’s back to back win for Valin in EMX125 The Round of Latvia was really eventful in both categories and we saw a lot of intense battles throughout the weekend in Kegums. In EMX250, it was Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing Team’s Ivano Van Erp who won his first EMX250 round of his career with a solid performance in front of the always consistent BT Racing Team’s Kay Karssemakers and Red Plate holder Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing Team’s Andrea Bonacorsi. In EMX125 presented by FMF Racing, 737 Performers GASGAS’s Mathis Valin got a back-to-back win in front of Red plate holder MJC Yamaha Official EMX125’s Janis Martin and Fantic Factory Team Maddii’s Maximilian Werner. EMX250 In Race 1, the first race was won by Team VRT KTM Factory Juniors’ Marc-Antoine Rossi but the Frenchman lost 10 positions due to a penalty received for not respecting waved yellow flag. Rossi eventually finished 11th. In the end it

Individual Grass Track European Championship: SF1 in Germany DMSC Bielefeld have been hosting Grass Track events for 50 years and staging successful FIM and FIM Europe Championship events at the Leineweberring, a big 700 metre Grass Track Circuit, in Bielefeld, in the north of Germany. The first being in 1985, with the UEM Semi Final event. This year was no exception with fast, close and very competitive racing throughout the day, with this event being the first of two Semi Final. The starting line-up consisted of 18 riders from 7 nations (Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,  France,  Great Britain, Netherlands, and Germany), with the top 9 riders qualifying through to the European Final, which will take place at Werlte, Germany, on 22nd July. The meeting was held on a hot sunny day, but due to the recent wet weather in north Germany, there was a grippy patch on part of the

EEMX 65 / EMX 85 European Championship - Central Europe zone EMX Women' European Championship With the event in Vel'ké Uherce, Slovakia, the EMX 65 / EMX 85 European Championship - Central Europe zone raced its fourth and last round. In EMX65 another amazing success for the British Harry Dale (KTM), who took his seventh and eighth victory in a row. 200 full points made him the best rider of the Central Europe zone. In Slovakia he won ahead of German Luca Nierychlo (Husqvarna), second and third, and Brian Gzles (KTM), fifth and second. The fourth overall position in Vel'ké Uherce and 38 points make Kenzo Jaspers (GasGas) grab the second in the standings, while Nierychlo is third. In EMX85 the races and the zone leadership were very disputed. Dean Gregoire (KTM) won Race 1, while Dex Van Den Broek (KTM) ruled Race 2 after the third position in the first heat. Double second

Moto2 European Championship European Talent Cup, Stock European Championship The iconic Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto played host to Round 3 of the Moto2 European Championship, European Talent Cup and Stock European Championship. Carlos Tatay (Pertamina Mandalika SAG team) converted great speed into victory in the Moto2™ European Championship, while championship rivals Max Quiles (Aspar Junior Team) and Brian Uriarte (Team Estrella Galica 0,0) took the spoils in both European Talent Cup races. While in the Stock European Championship Eric Fernandez (FAU55 TEY Racing) pulled out a stunning last-lap pass for the win. Moto2 European Championship For the first time in 2023 Moto2™ European Championship, Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact Junior Team) wasn’t the favourite entering the race, that honour went to Carlos Tatay. Topping every session, the Moto2™ rookie started from a career first pole position, he lost out at the start to Yeray Ruiz (FAU55 TEY Racing) and the fast-starting Senna Agius but it

Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup: Ercolani and Mahendra make it happen in Italy with a victory each Thrilling weekend for the Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup. Italy’s Emiliano Ercolani took a spectacular victory in Race 1 on home race at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, while Aldi Satya Mahendra took a first ever win for Indonesia in the R3 bLU cRU European Championship in a thrilling Race 2. Race 1 saw Mahendra take the holeshot, leading the field of 21 riders into the first corners of the Italian circuit. Before the race could settle into a rhythm there was a dramatic crash between Mert Konuk, Christian Stringhetti and Apostolos Kamzelis. All three riders emerged uninjured but Konuk would have to serve a double long lap penalty in Race 2 for his part in the incident. After this the riders broke into two groups, but the action remained intense.

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Dragbike European Championship and Dragbike Junior Cup: the season started at Santa Pod Raceway It was a great day of racing at Santa Pod Raceway, where the Dragbike European Championship and Dragbike Junior Cup kicked off with the first round of the season. Over the weekend the event was attended by 30.000 spectators with spectacular runs, close racing and several surprises. The most contended classes were Top Fuel Bike and Super Street Bike, in which the competition was fierce with a far-above-par number of outstanding results that can be seen as absolute top-of-the-bill worldwide. Notably the qualifying sessions between Rikard Gustafsson from Sweden and Neil Midgley from England in TopFuel, between Marcus Christiansen from Denmark and Vesa Lipponen in Super Twin and between Daniël Donat Lencses and Alan Morrison from England in Super Street brought extreme and nail-biting competition. It's an understatement to call this event a historic experience. Two new

EMX 65 / EMX 85 and EMX Women' European Championship After exciting rounds all over Europe, this was another weekend full of events for the EMX European Championship. FIM European Motocross ChampionshipPhoto by Andrius Laucius / Lithuania (Šiauliai)28 May 2023© All rights reservedwww.era-media.net The EMX 65 / EMX 85 European Championship North Europe zone raced its fourth and last round together with the fourth round of the EMX Women' European Championship. The series moved to Siauliai, which is the fourth biggest city of Lithuania. In EMX65 another success for Gregor Lootus (KTM). With a double victory, the Estonian rider grab the first step of the podium ahead of countryman Enri Lustus (Husqvarna), third and fourth, and Latvian Patriks Cirulis (Husqvarna), seventh and second. After four rounds Lootus is the zone leader with 187 points, followed by Theo Kolts (GasGas), fourth in  Siauliai, and Lustus. FIM European Motocross ChampionshipPhoto by Andrius Laucius / Lithuania (Šiauliai)28

TT Rally European Cup: Hellas Rally Raid in Greece Seven days of riding on the remote areas of Central Greece mountains from 20 to 28 May. That was the Hellas Rally Raid 2023, valid as first round of the TT Rally European Cup. A unique experience in the remote Greek mountains, forests, valleys and more, with everyday route between 160-250 kilometres, 90% of them off-road. In the single bivouac the organizers provided tires, rider clothing and protections, medical first aid kit, mobile and GPS service and even more. After 7 days of racing Czech rider Milan Engel won the Overall classification ahead of the Austrian Tobias Ebster and Spanish Pol Tarres Roca. Engel ruled the M3 class too, while Tarres won the M6 class. Eduardo Iglesias Sanchez won the M1 class, Krzysztof Jarmuz the M4 class, Frederick Scheifler the M5 class. Links FIM Europe TT Rally Cup Hellas Rally

European STK 1000 Cup and European SSP 300 Cup The season of the European STK 1000 Cup and European SSP 300 Cup started with the first round of the calendar. The event took place together with the Alpe Adria International Motorcycle Championship at Slovakiaring, approximately 30 km away from Bratislava. SSP 300 Race1 saw the battle for the win between Polish Matteusz Molik and Hungarian Mate Szamado, who finished second ahead of Konuk Mert from Turkey. In Race2 Szamado managed to win with a gap of 18 seconds ahead of Daniel Turecek (Czech Republic) and Konuk, once more third. STK 1000 Both Race1 and Race2 were won by Austrian Martin Tritscher. Second position for Lennart Ulbel (Austria) and third for Sinisha Kochoski (North Macedonia). Links FIM Europe Road Racing page Alpe Adria International Motorcycle Championship