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The first round of Supermono European Cup was held at Brno, in Czech Republic. Thankfully after the promoter of the series quit last year ESA took the organisation of the series for 2018. It was their first ever event beside a club event at Brno Circuit. The organiser made its best job, with 18 entries and 16 riders on the grid. Hopefully the number of the riders will increase because the category is very exciting. Here were some present very special "home-made" bikes together with the Krämer Motorcycles based on KTM engine or the factory KTM bikes. The pole position was taken by Mr. Thomas Mair from Austria during the Qualifying Practice on Saturday. In race1 held on Saturday the winner was Jerry Van den Bunt (KMNV) ahead of Josef Frauenschuh (AMF) and of Jürgen Pirstner (AMF). On Sunday 2 more races were held. In the first one Jerry Van

In the first day of the second round of the European Enduro Championship in Bacau, Romania, the French rider Hugo Blanjoue won on his KTM: being 23 years old, he races in the Junior class where he leads the standings. Second place in the overall for Erik Appelqvist from Sweden (photo2) ahead of Czech Krystof Kouble: they all from the Junior class of the E2/E3. After his overall victory at the first round in his home country, Italian Alessandro Battig decided to compete in the other rounds of the European Championship too. Battig won his class, but in the overall classification the Kawasaki rider snatched the sixth place, which however consents him to maintain his lead in the championship. Two more class victories went to his Italian compatriots: in the two-stroke class up to 250 cc the winner was Maurizio Micheluz on Husqvarna and Tommaso Montanari on KTM was the

The city of Rivne, in Ukraine, hosted the first Semi-Final of U21 European Individual Championship. Over 6000 spectators were present during the meeting. The winner was Igor Kopec-Sobczynski from Poland ahead of Jan Kvech from Czech Republic and Wiktor Lampart from Poland. Next qualifiers were Patrik Wojdylo from Poland in 4th position and Oleg Michajlovs from Latvia. As a reserve, Nick Skorja from Slovenia. Full results on FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/541  

In the weekend from Saturday 19th to Sunday 20th May, the follow­ing European races will be held: 19-20 May - EMX 125 European Championship 2 Stroke at Teutschenthal/Germany 19-20 May - EMX65 and EMX 85 Championships SW at Brou/France 19-20 May - EMX65 and EMX 85 Championships NW at Vantaa/Finland 19 May - European U21 Individual Speedway Championship at Rivne/Ukraine 19-20 May - Enduro European Championship at Bacau/Romania 19-20 May - European Supermono Cup at Brno/Czech Republic

The 2018 MXGP of Latvia is well underway from Kegums and joining in the action of the World Championship was the two FIM Europe classes of EMX250 and EMX125 presented by FMF Racing. While the MXGP and MX2 classes are running their points paying races this afternoon the EMX riders started their championship racing Saturday and finished it up early today. Topping the overall standings was Honda Redmoto Assomotors Mathys Boisrame and KTM Junior Racings Rene Hofer! EMX 250 A reversed track layout provided exciting racing both Saturday and Sunday in both classes but in EMX250 Race 1 on Saturday Estonia’s Karel Kutsar took the lead early and held it for the first 12 laps before Honda Redmoto Assomotors Mathys Boisrame took the premier position away (photo 2). Boisrame who started in 3rd also passed KTM Silver Action’s Gianluca Facchetti for second on lap 3 before overtaking Kutsar. BUD Racing

The European Cross Country Cup was held at Lathi (Finland) in front of around 1000 spectators in nice, sunny weather. The track was around 15 kms long and very well prepared, no big holes, stones and other difficult, dangerous zones. After 9 laps and 3 hours of hard race there were no dramatic situations or accidents (7 laps for Women’s class). Created with Nokia Smart Cam The winners were Joakim Ljunggren from Sweden in the Senior Class, Antti Ahtila from Finland in the Junior Class, Marko Leponiemi from Finland in the Veteran Class and Marita Nyqvist from Finland in the Women’s Class. Full results on FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/535  

Matteo Ferrari (Barni Racing Team) took the first win of his short career in the European Superstock 1000 Championship, after a blistering run which saw him start from the third row, before methodically picking off every single one of his rivals, and resisting a late revival from Roberto Tamburini (Berclaz Racing Team SA). Running only his fifth STK1000 race, his third at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola, Ferrari passed Maximilian Scheib (Aprilia Racing Team) at the end of lap 9, and kept his distances from then on. It could have been close if the race had been any longer, however, with Tamburini mounting an incredible comeback from thirteenth in the second half of the race. Championship leader Markus Reiterberger (Alpha Racing-Van Zon-BMW) quickly made his way up to fifth in the first lap, but then struggled to find the same pace he had at Aragon and

The Semi-Final 1 of the Individual Grasstrack European Championship was held at Wittstock, in Germany, in front of around 1500 spectators. It was a spectacular meeting with lot of overtakes and in really nice, sunny weather. Considering that the meeting was taken over on short notice, the organisation was smooth and well prepared and the event had a duration of 2 h 12 min. The track was well prepared and all the riders had a good chance to qualify for the final round in Tayac (France) – which was possible only for the first 9 riders. In most of the races there was tight fight and the final positions were not defined until the chequered flag. The winner was Josef Franc from Czech Republic ahead of Mathieu Tressarrieu, and Dimitri Berge, both from France. Behind them, the 4th place went to Romano Hummel ahead of Max Dilger, 6th position for

Maximilian Scheib (Aprilia Racing Team) survived the rain and the Italian cavalry to grab the first pole position of his career in the European Superstock 1000 Championship.  Scheib defied the wet conditions to record the fastest lap of the day, under constant pressure from Alessandro Delbianco (Gulf Althea BMW Racing Team) and Luca Salvadori (BMW Berclaz Racing Team SA), second and third respectively. With the first raindrops falling throughout the WorldSSP Superpole, by the time the STK1000 riders were ready they faced a drenched track, much different from the perfect conditions on Friday. Teams struggled to find the correct set-up, with up to 14 seconds between the times set by the first and last riders. Most of those who did find their feet at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola were the local riders, with four Italian riders in the top 5 and six in the top 8.

The venue for the 2018 European Championship Mini Bike Road Racing has been decided - it is the Autodromo di Franciacorta in Castrezzato, East of Milan, in Northern Italy. The event will take place with a duration of three days from 3rd to 5th August 2018 and will cover Mini Moto with 5 classes, Mini GP with 1 class and Honda NSF100 as well as the Ohvale 110, 160 and 190, as announced in press release 319/2017. Details about entry forms, and supplementary rules will follow shortly. The Franciacorta venue is of very high standard. The complete area hosts a 2.591 m race track reserved for Mini GP – Ohvale – Honda NSF100 and a Mini Bike 850m racing circuit. The compound also has an indoor kart track for collateral events and an off-road track. Access to the track from the airport in Milano is easy with a travelling time