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  The fourth round of the European Supermono Championship was held this weekend at Oschersleben, in Germany, in front of around 20.000 people, in a sunny, sometimes cloudy, day, with a temperature of around 30°C.      Incredible fast in qualifying, Jerry van de Bunt (NED) on a Happeck Rotax 449, topped the session with the time of 1.34.711, more than 1.1 second faster than Lukas Wimmer from Austria, second in qualifying. Race 1 was interrupted at the 12th lap because of Jordy Walters’crash. The winner was Josef Frauenschuh from Austria in front of his compatriot Lukas Wimmer and of Arie Vos from The Netherlands.The poleman van de Bunt had problems in keeping the pace of the leader and at the finish line he was 6th. In Race 2 Jerry van de Bunt had a difficult start but in a middle of the race he was already first and he

The 2016 season of the Honda 150 European Championship saw the title decided in the last race, where Emil Weckman became the first rider to win the European 150 title in consecutive years. The talented Finn left himself with all the work to do on his #1 CRF150R in the final race after a DNF in Saturday’s race one, where his championship lead was cut from 32 points to 10. Norway’s Hakon Fredriksen, who held the red plate briefly at the start of the season, was looking strong but was unable to catch Weckman. Fredriksen was also under pressure from yesterday’s moto winner Mack Bouwense, a wildcard rider for this round, and Leopold Ambjornson, who had moved into third place in the championship standings following the first race on the man-made sand track. At the chequered flag Fredriksen took second ahead of Bouwense in third, while the top five was

With 50 points from his two wins in Portugal, Steven Odendaal (RSA-Kalex, in photo1) is the new Moto2 European Championship champion, overtaking Edgar Pons with just two races remaining in the championship. Carmelo Morales (SPA-Yamaha, in photo2) also won both races in Superbike. Steven Odendaal consolidated his hold on the championship title in the first Moto2 European Championship race, winning in a thrilling climax when he took Tetsuta Nagashima (JPN-Kalex) on the last corner. Earlier, the South African AGR Team rider started well to lead the race followed by the Japanese poleman, while Alan Techer (FRA-NTS T Pro) held third under pressure from Augusto Fernández (SPA-Tech3) and Iker Lecuona (SPA- Kalex). The Valencian Race Experience rider and his friend and Targobank CNS Motorsport rival fought it out with Alan Techer for the last slot on the podium. Augusto Fernández passed the Frenchman several times, but in the end Techer took

The fourth round of the European Supermono Championship was held this weekend at Oschersleben, in Germany, in front of around 20.000 people, in a sunny, sometimes cloudy, day, with a temperature of around 30°C. Incredible fast in qualifying, Jerry van de Bunt (NED) on a Happeck Rotax 449, topped the session with the time of 1.34.711, more than 1.1 second faster than Lukas Wimmer from Austria, second in qualifying. Race 1 was interrupted at the 12th lap because of Jordy Walters’crash. The winner was Josef Frauenschuh from Austria in front of his compatriot Lukas Wimmer and of Arie Vos from The Netherlands.The poleman van de Bunt had problems in keeping the pace of the leader and at the finish line he was 6th. In Race 2 Jerry van de Bunt had a difficult start but in a middle of the race he was already first and he managed to win

Tetsuta Nagashima (JPN-Kalex) in Moto2 and Carmelo Morales (SPA-Yamaha) in Superbike were the fastest riders in qualifying sessions and will head the starting grids of their respective categories in this weekend’s  sixth round of the FIM CEV Repsol at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve. In Moto2, Tetsuta Nagashima (JPN-Kalex, in photo1) improved on Steven Odendaal’s (RSA-Kalex) best lap in the first qualifying session to win his second pole position in a time of 1'45.602. The Japanese Ajo Motorsport Academy rider is doing his utmost to bring more excitement to the Moto2 European Championship category.If Steven Odendaal, who finished the qualifying session 0.262 behind the pole, wins both races in Portugal he will be proclaimed champion with only two races remaining. However, the AGR Team rider, who will ride as wild card in the Movistar Grand Prix of Aragón at MotorLand Aragón, said yesterday that he has set aside the idea

Mack Bouwense (in the photo)  shined in the soft sand of home-round Assen to take the race one victory, while defending champion Emil Weckman failed to score a point in the penultimate race of the season. Bouwense (NED), a wildcard rider for this event, was strong out of the start gates aboard his CRF150R taking the holeshot ahead of Weckman (FIN). The young Finn quickly regained the lead with Bouwense lapping slightly quicker over the first couple of laps. However, the defending champion soon started to pull away and earn himself a comfortable lead.A small incident for Bouwense dropped him to fourth, but the home-rider was soon able to make his way back into second to try and close down the flying Finn. With only a few laps to go, an incident for Weckman saw him unable to finish the race, handing the race lead to Bouwense. A consistent, strong

Tetsuta Nagashima (JPN-Kalex) in Moto2 and Carmelo Morales (SPA-Yamaha) in Superbike were the fastest riders in qualifying sessions and will head the starting grids of their respective categories in this weekend’s  sixth round of the FIM CEV Repsol at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve. In Moto2, Tetsuta Nagashima (JPN-Kalex, in photo1) improved on Steven Odendaal’s (RSA-Kalex) best lap in the first qualifying session to win his second pole position in a time of 1'45.602. The Japanese Ajo Motorsport Academy rider is doing his utmost to bring more excitement to the Moto2 European Championship category. If Steven Odendaal, who finished the qualifying session 0.262 behind the pole, wins both races in Portugal he will be proclaimed champion with only two races remaining. However, the AGR Team rider, who will ride as wild card in the Movistar Grand Prix of Aragón at MotorLand Aragón, said yesterday that he has set aside the

Mack Bouwense (in the photo)  shined in the soft sand of home-round Assen to take the race one victory, while defending champion Emil Weckman failed to score a point in the penultimate race of the season. Bouwense (NED), a wildcard rider for this event, was strong out of the start gates aboard his CRF150R taking the holeshot ahead of Weckman (FIN). The young Finn quickly regained the lead with Bouwense lapping slightly quicker over the first couple of laps. However, the defending champion soon started to pull away and earn himself a comfortable lead. A small incident for Bouwense dropped him to fourth, but the home-rider was soon able to make his way back into second to try and close down the flying Finn. With only a few laps to go, an incident for Weckman saw him unable to finish the race, handing the race lead to Bouwense. A consistent,

The new issue of FIM Europe MAG is online and can be downloaded here. In this issue, all the updates about the FIM Europe activities and in particular about the Congress which was held in Kavala (Greece) and the Road Safety Conference, which traditionally takes places during the Congress.Furthermore, a focus on the Vintage Commission.     

In the weekend from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th August, the following European races will be held: 26-28 August - Supermono European Cup at Oschersleben/Germany27-28 August - CEV Repsol Moto2 and Superbike at Algarve/Portugal  27-28 August - EMX 150 4 Stroke at Assen/The Netherlands 28-August - European U21 Team Speedway Championship Final at Stralsund/Germany