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Last round of the European S2 Supermoto Championship began with leader Petr VORLICEK moving up to the World S1 Championship, as he had already won the title of European Champion last round in Switzerland, having an advantage of 98 points over Devon VERMUELEN with only 75 points remaining. Devon VERMEULEN (KTM) respected his statute of Championship runner-up, winning in style the first race of the event in front of Frenchman Frederic GUERIN (Suzuki). Even though GUERIN tried to make some moves onto VERMUELEN, KTM rider managed to lead from start to finish. Third finished Italian Diego MONTICELLI (Honda). Fulminant start by Frederic GUERIN (Suzuki) in the second race, followed in the first laps by German Jan DEITENBACH (Suzuki), Italian Diego MONTICELLI (Honda) and Devon VERMUELEN (KTM). DEITENBACH did not manage to keep his position and got relegated to fourth place where he finished at the end of the race. Two

The third final of the Individual Speedway European Championship was held yesterday on the Slovenian track of Krsko. Winner of the round was Ukrainian Andriy Karpov followed by Latvian Andzejs Lebedevs. The leader of provisional rankings is Czech Ales Dryml with 40 points, in front of Karpov and Lebedevs both with 34 points. The last final is scheduled on the 30th of September in Mureck (Austria). (UEM Press Release 149/2012)

The final round of UEM Supermoto European Championship SM Junior, S3 and OPEN was organized for the first time in Kenan Sofuoglu Racing Circuit in Sakarya, Turkey. In class SM Junior, the Turkish rider Harun Cabuk (Honda) made a good battle for the top finish on the podium with the other Turkish rider Asrin Rodi Pak (KTM), leaving Bulgarian rider Hakan Halmi (KTM) third in both races. The final standings for the year in the top three of this class are as follows: Champion is Harun Cabuk with 191 points, vice champion is Hakan Halmi with 170 points and bronze went for the Asrin Pak with 153 points. In class S3, the leader in the championship Mehmet Celik from Turkey with KTM was not in top form during the weekend and finally saw the second place on the podium but managed to win the European title for 2012 in class

The sixth an last round of the Dragbike European Championship was held in Santa Pod (Great Britain). The numbers of entered riders in Top Fuel Bike is 7, Super Twin 9 and in Pro Stock Bike 9. Super Street Bike 21. A new European record in Super Street Bike by Dave Holland, UK. Both low ET and top speed 7,259/199,88mph. Nate Gagnon became the first Canadian who becomes the champion in UEM Super Twin. Ian King won his 6th UEM championship in Top Fuel Bike. (UEM Press Release 147/2012)

Italian Francesco Cabrini and Dutch Marco Reit, both riding Italian Beta, have joined Matteo Grattarola in becoming European champions in the sixth and last round, held at Zelhem, Holland, near German borders. Another sunny day, after the wonderful weather which delighted the Youth and Women, who competed the day before, and the same restricted area, easily reachable by the public, offered to the riders a Trial very modern and spectacular. The already champion Matteo Grattarola had a goal: to equal the record made by Joan Pons in 1992, at the first UEM Trials Championship: six wins in six rounds. And he succeeded, though it was not easy to defend himself by a determined Spanish Pere Borrellas, who was leader at half competition and smelled perfume of final podium in the championship, if only he would have been able to keep that position. But in second lap, Grattarola recovered very well,

The sunny circuit in Vransko (Slovenia) welcomed the third round of European Supermoto Championship classes SM Junior, S3 and OPEN with a newly built offroad section. In class SM Junior, the current leader in the championship Harun Cabuk (Honda) from Turkey had a hard battle with the new star from Austria, Kim Adlhart (KTM). Major part of this battle was the Bulgarian rider Hakan Halmi (KTM). Finally the podium was built by Halmi – third place with 42 points, Adlhart second with 45 points and Cabuk as winner with 47 points. After Vransko, Cabuk continues to lead the championship with 141 points, followed by Halmi with 130 points, third remains Pak with 109. In class S3, the Austrian rider Andreas Buschberger (KTM) had no difficulties in winning both heats, as well as the Turkish rider Mehmet Celik (KTM) to finish two times on the second place. However, the third place

The 8th round of the Superstock 600 European Championship series and the 9th round of the KTM European Junior Cup were held this weekend in Nuerburgring (Germany). In the Superstock 600 cc the Qualifying practice on Friday and Saturday was running under very good weather condition, sunny and not so hot. Fastest was the Dutch rider Michael Van der Mark with new track-record 2:02.677. The Belgian Rider G. Duwelz crashed in the sighing lap so the 3th place on the grid was free. The race saw the victory of Dutch rider Michael Van der Mark (Honda), followed by Italian Riccardo Russo (Yamaha) and Italian Franco Morbidelli (Yamaha). Thanks to this victory Van der Mark managed to overtake Russo and is now leading the provisional rankings with 169 points. Next round is scheduled on the 23rd of September in Portimao (Portugal). The 6th round of this season for the Road Racing

The last rounds of the 125cc 2 stroke and the 250cc Motocross European Championships were held today in Faenza (Italy). The 125cc 2 stroke class was held without the already proclaimed 2012 European Champion Tim Gajser. In the first heat was won by Italian Simone Furlotti (Suzuki), followed by Latvian Pauls Jonass (KTM) and South African with British licence Nicholas Adams (KTM). In the second heat victory of Norwegian Magne Klingsheim (KTM), followed by Jonass and Furlotti. In the EMX250 class British Mel Pocock confirmed his strength and managed easily to become the new 2012 European Champion arriving fourth in the first heat and winning the last one when he already got the title. In the first heat the victory went to French Jordan Lacan (Kawasaki), in front of French Benoit Paturel (Kawasaki) and Italian Samuele Bernardini (KTM). In the second heat victory by Championship leader British Mel Pocock in

After the first round held in Zuera (Spain) in July, the second round was held in the tight technical Kartarena circuit just outside Cheb in the Czech Republic. By the end of the two sessions local Czech riders Martin Gbelec and Filip Salac were at the top of the qualifiers, almost a second in front of German Philip Freitag who headed the rest of the pack. The hot weather and the grippy surface were once again causing heavy tyre wear for the harder riders like Patrik Pulkinen from Finland and fresh tyres were the order of the day for the races. When the first race started all eyes were on a very relaxed Gbelec, comfortably leading the series. Already with a win in the German championship to his credit and having posted the fastest time in practice it seemed he was unstoppable in his quest to win the Honda NSF

Spanish Jaime Busto (Beta) and British Becky Cook (Beta) are the 2012 champion in the Youth and Women classes of the UEM Trials Championship. This third and final round was held at Zelhem (Holland) in a very well fitted artificial area under the sun and temperatures quite unusual at this latitude in September. Despite the dry terrain always favourable to Southern Europe riders, it was not Busto who made his third win in a row. He finished second, heavily beaten by German Franz Xaver Kadlec (Gas Gas), who scored in two laps only 7 points: less than half what all the other riders did in just one lap! Quite astonished for the German rider’s ability shown today, all his rivals competed only for the runner-up position. Busto after a first lap “so and so”, recovered very well and overtook Italian Gabriele Giarba (Beta), who finished even third in the championship,