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Now into the second half of the 2018 season the buzz for the 2019 MXGP season has begun. In addition to the recently announced MXGP of Hong Kong and the MXGP of China Youthstream proudly releases the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship Provisional Calendar. For the first round the European Championship will return to Great Britain’s Matterly Basin circuit, head straight to Valkenswaard for the MXGP of the Netherlands, then continue south to the MXGP of Trentino at Pietramurata. The teams will then prepare for the second fly away trip with back to back races in the massive Asian market at the MXGP of Hong Kong and the MXGP of China on Wednesday the 1st of May. Marking its 3rd successive year on the calendar is the MXGP of Russia at Orlyonok along the coast of the Black Sea. From Russia the championship will return to the West for the

During the 24th FIM Europe Congress, which was held in Nantes at the Atlantic Westotel, the General Assembly and the Road Safety Conference were broadcasted in live-streaming. The two full videos are now freely available on FIM Europe YouTube Channel at the following links: General Assembly - Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sYVVGp5Ey8 General Assembly - Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOOY1QT5Yq8 Road Safety Conference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcVibH6f7Ss Also the documents of the Road Safety Conference are online at the following link: http://www.fim-europe.com/road-safety-conference/#1472637232578-c5ae9073-22d1

«FIM-Europe and the KNMV regret to inform all riders entered for the final round of the EMX65/85 North West zone round which also is the final round of the European Women's MX championship this coming weekend in Markelo, is cancelled», states Eddie Herd, Chairman of FIM Europe Motocross and Snowcross Commission. «This is due to a "code red" being issued by the fire authorities on a large area around this part of The Netherlands because of the very dry and hot weather. The KNMV tried to find a replacement venue at short notice but the "code red" covers a large area. This means that the NW zone standings after Sverepec are now complete and invitations to compete in Loket will now be sent out by Youthstream to all top 10 riders from the 4 zones. This cancellation also applies to the European MX Women's championship riders and therefore the championship

In the surroundings of the beautiful town of Isola del Liri the fourth round of the European Hill Climb Championship took place in front of around 500 spectators. The event was in a very friendly "Italian" atmosphere, in the same context as the Italian Championship. In the European Championship 26 riders took their start. Free practices were held on Saturday, qualifying practice on Sunday morning. The races took place in two heats for all riders in very hot weather conditions. The winners in the European Championship classes are: Class 250 GP Guido Testoni (FMI), Class Supersport: Davide Lignite (FMI), Class Superbike: Stefano Bonetti (FMI, in the picture), Class Supermoto: Philippe Bongard (FMS). The next round will be from 6th to 7th July in Boecourt (Switzerland). Full results on FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/586  

The meeting was run on a very well prepared track. The weather was sunny and windy, therefore more frequent watering was needed. Thanks to the excellent work of the club staff the track was held in a good condition. Approximately 2500 spectators watched an exciting meeting in a beautiful stadium with very good facilities. It was very tight racing among teams of similar level. The meeting was held in front of around 2500 spectators and saw the participation of 7 teams. After the first seven heats the score was very tight, three teams had only two points of difference. Then Latvia started to gain a margin and won the meeting followed by Germany and Ukraine. At the meeting and the prize giving ceremony Deputy Minister of Sport and former Olympic Champion in swimming dr.Szabó Tunde was present. Full results on FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/582  

The meeting was run in front of around 500 spectators on a dry, hard track following dry, windy but sunny weather conditions. Thanks to the hard work of the club staff the dust was very well controlled throughout the meeting. The meeting was held with no major incidents or accidents. Only some minor crashes happened but without any serious injuries. During the first session of heats it was already clear that only the Russian team had a chance to challenge the Polish team for the win. But in the following sessions of heats Russia dropped to Poland point after point. In the end the Polish team claimed an undisputed victory with an almost perfect afternoon, collecting 54 points out of 60 during the 20 heats. The second place went to the Russian team scoring 41 points. Finland and Ukraine were only battling for 3rd and 4th place the whole meeting

In this issue, a report about the European Commission proposal for the amendment of the Motor Insurance Directive, with all the documents. Furthermore, an article about the FIM Europe at the MBA Motorsport Management Master in Germany, a report about the 2019 MXGP of Hong Kong announced in Ottobiano and the story of Eric Geboer’s life and career, besides some more interesting news about FIM Europe activity in the latest two months. It can be read for free at the following link: https://issuu.com/fimeurope/docs/fim_europe_mag_3-2018

The 24th edition of the FIM Europe Congress, held in Nantes (France), lived today an exceptional Day 4, which happens every four years, after the elections of the new Management Council. The members elected - or re-elected - yesterday are Dr Wolfgang Srb, Martin de Graaff, Jean-Marc Desnues, Juhani Halme, Martins Lazdovskis, Silvio Manicardi, Nicoleta Olariu, Michal Sikora and Jan Stovicek. The new FIM Europe Management Council, elected yesterday. From left, Nicoleta Olariu, Juhani Halme, Jean-Marc Desnues, Silvia Monatti, FIM Europe Staff, Michal Sikora, Martin de Graaff, FIM Europe President Dr Wolfgang Srb, Silvio Manicardi, Martins Lazdovskis and FIM Europe Secretary General Alessandro Sambuco. Today a lot of decisions have been taken: the appointment of the 1st Deputy President Martin de Graaff, the appointment of the 2nd Deputy President, Silvio Manicardi, the appointment of the Treasurer, Michal Sikora, the appointment of the Secretary General Alessandro Sambuco, the appointment of the Chairman of the Judicial Panel Rodolfo Romeo, and

The 24th FIM Europe Congress in Nantes (France) finished successfully today with the Meetings of the Sporting and Non-Sporting Councils, the Management Council as well as the General Assembly in the afternoon. There were 40 National Federations present and over 250 delegates. The speech of Dr Wolfgang Srb The FFM President Jacques Bolle welcomed the delegates to Nantes. The FIM President Vito Ippolito addressed the audience and referred especially to the future tasks of FIM and FIM Europe in the years to come.Important decisions were taken, among them the approval of the 2017 Balance-sheet and of the 2018 Budget. The Management Council The Non-Sporting Council The Sporting Council The welcome desk, with Silvia D’Amico and Andrea Diamantini, FIM Europe staff. Comprehensive reports have been presented about the Sporting as well the Non-Sporting activities. During the General Assembly there were the reports of Martin de Graaff, Michal Sikora, Silvio Manicardi and Laurent

Today at 13.30 the FIM Europe General Assembly will take place in Nantes (France), during the Day 3 of FIM Europe Congress. It will be broadcasted in live-streaming at the following link: http://ffmoto.attwm.fr/ In the picture, the Road Safety Conference, which was held yesterday.