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MONACO (Principality of Monaco) XX February 2019 - Youthstream is happy to announce that the 2019 FIM Europe Snowcross Championship will take place the 5-6th of April alongside the SNX World Championship at the Bodentravet trotting track in Sweden’s northern town of Boden.     Last year the best Snowcross riders in Europe competed in Finland where Pär Vikman dominated the class with perfect race results to take the title. Jonas Laakkonen and Robert Lunden took 3rd and 2nd last year but will likely head to Sweden this April for their chance to take the title of European Champion from Vikman! Stay tuned to MXGP’s Social Media and WorldSnowcross.com for further upcoming information including entry lists and more!

JIR and FIM Europe are launching the new 2019 Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup. This new single-brand continental cup will be run with the new Yamaha YZF-R3 machine equipped with a race kit. Aim of the series, on seven events taking place in important circuits, is to find motorcycle racing’s future world champions. At entry level, the challenge will be for riders from 13 to 19 years-old called the bLU cRU category, while the Open Class will give the access to older riders. The bikes will be shared among the riders of the two groups. Formula will be all inclusive: bike, tyres, fuel and assistance and details about the events can be found at the following link: www.jircup.com Riders, fans, but also non-riders will be involved at the same time with the chance to ride the Yamaha R-series directly on the track, while the youngest fans will take their first

The FIM and FIM Europe have published the technical rules that will regulate the 2019 FIM CEV Repsol classes. The technical regulations for the FIM Moto3™ Junior World Championship, Moto2™ European Championship (including Superstock 600), and European Talent Cup are available here.   For the purposes of convenience/utility, articles amended as from 1.1.2019 are in bold type. You can find all the results, videos, photos and information regarding the championship on the official website: www.fimcevrepsol.com    

Last weekend, the Croatian Federation HMS organised the yearly Prize Giving Ceremony in Jastrebarsko. A total of 250 invited people joined the Ceremony with many trophies, plates, cups and awards. HMS can be proud of the presence and nice words of many important sponsors, partners and representatives of all kind of authorities. The participants at the Prize Giving Ceremony (Jastrebasko, Croatia) - photo by Matija Grgas    After the opening words of the HMS President, Mr. Stjepan Persin and of the invited authorities, the Ceremony started. Not only the sports disciplines, but also the touristic Meritum holders filled the podium.                                The participants at the Prize Giving Ceremony (Jastrebasko, Croatia) - photo by Matija Grgas  It is remarkable that representatives of the clubs played an important role in this Ceremony and that their champions received points

On Saturday 19th January, the FIM Europe Non-Sporting Council was held in Rome/Fiumicino (Italy), following  the Non-Sporting Commission Meetings: the Environment Commission chaired by Mr. Adamo Leonzio,  the Touring Commission  chaired by Mr. Nils Freivalds, the Public Affairs Commission chaired by Mr. Dimitris Margaritis and the Marketing, Promotion & Industry Commission chaired by Mr. Blagoja Petrovski. The work has progressed smoothly and the results were shared and discussed together with the 2nd Deputy President,  Mr. Silvio Manicardi. Mr. Manicardi quote: “Some of the points discussed during the Commission meetings have a high interest for the  good and smooth progress of our activities. I hope that all our world will follow closely the changes that are occurring, in order to be ready to tackle new possible challenges”. Also the FIM Europe acting President, Mr. Martin de Graaff, was present at all meetings and reported: “In all Commissions, future items fast changing

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In this issue, the news about FIM Europe activity in the latest two months: a report of the FIM Europe Management Council in Italy and the second Meeting of the Sporting Commissions in Fiumicino. Furthermore, an article about the 25th jubilee of the Slovakian Federation and about the Alpe Adria Motorcycle Union General Assembly. Last but not least, the analysis of Mr Martin de Graaff, FIM Europe Acting President, about the European Sporting Activities in 2018. The new issue of FIM Europe MAG can be read for free at the following web address: https://issuu.com/fimeurope/docs/fim_europe_mag_6_-2018  

At the end of 2018 we have asked for analysis of the European Championships and Cups to Martin de Graaff, FIM Europe Acting President and Chairman of the Sporting Council (in the photo aside). Here are his reflections. As Autumn kicked in across Europe, the Sporting Commissions joined their final meetings thereby asserting their commitment to advance the engagements in the various disciplines. This addition marked a great year for the FIM Europe Sporting Commissions with 3 new chairmen joining our family cooperating to promote the sports and the exchange valuable knowledge: Road Racing, Drag Racing and Trial. The Management Council received the usual list of proposals for the various motorsport disciplines and in the meeting in December everything was discussed and almost approved. The calendar with in total 242 events for European Championships or Cups will become interesting for the Federations, promoters and organisers due to the news in

With the 2019 MXGP Season on the horizon Youthstream announces a revised calendar for the FIM Motocross World Championship which involves also EMX 2T, EMX 125 and EMX250. The calendar which will start on March the 2nd and the 3rd at the beautiful Patagonia-Argentina Circuit of Neuquen. Firstly, the MXGP of Switzerland anticipated for August has been cancelled and is instead working to return to the calendar in the 2020 season. Following the removal of Switzerland, the MXGP of Italy in Imola will now be held on the 17th and 18th of August instead of the 21st and 22nd of September. Meanwhile the MXGP of Hong Kong will move from the 20th and 21st of April to the now available 21st and 22nd of September as per the local organization request. The new timing will bring racing back to Imola after an impressive inaugural event in 2018 and will also

The FIM CEV Repsol Committee has decided to introduce the following changes and updates to the regulations: • Practising during the week of the FIM CEV Repsol is allowed, but only if it is immediately after a MotoGP™ Grand Prix on the same circuit. Note: this is only applicable to the final event of the season • The maximum number of days of free practice allowed will count from January 1st of the season. • It is mandatory to use a back and chest protector. • The maximum number of riders admitted will be 44 in practice and qualifying and 38 in the race, in all circuits on the FIM CEV Repsol calendar. • It is forbidden to install rear fenders in the European Talent Cup. The updated version of the FIM CEV Repsol Regulations which contains the detailed text of the regulation changes will be available in the coming