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Bajas European Championship: Baja TT Sharish Gin The last seasonal event of the Bajas European Championship took place together with the Baja TT Sharish Gin, raced in Reguengos des Monsarez and Maurao, Portugal, in the last weekend of September. The race took place in the Alentejo region, well-known for wine and olives: 3 days of action with a prologue test of 9,25 km on Friday, two sections of 65 km and 150 km on Saturday and again the section of 150 km on Sunday. After 500 km on hard gravel roads and terrain around Monsarez Castle and Alqueva lake, the Portuguese riders ruled the race, making the challenge for the standings even more thrilling. Event winners MOTO – Rui Costa, POR QUAD – Luis Pimenta, POR SSV - Andre Rodrigues / Ricardo Porto Nunes, POR Moto podium Quad podium SSV podium 2022 champions MOTO – Jose Flores Garcia, SPA QUAD

Bajas European Championship: Baja do Oeste After opening round in Badajoz, Spain, the Bajas European Championship moved to Portugal for the second seasonal round. The Baja do Oeste de Portugal took place in the beautiful location of Torres Vedras. The event was held on three days, from May 6th to 8th on a technical route. After the Prologue of 6 km on Friday, on Saturday riders faced two Selective Sections (SS) of 144,75 km and 81,69 km, while on Sunday one Selective Section (SS) of 160,77 km, completing almost 630 km. Race winners: MOTO – Micael Simao, POR QUAD – Nuno Correia, POR SSV - Andre Rodrigues / Ricardo Porto Nunes, POR Visit the Enduro & Rally - Bajas page Visit the official Bajas web site SEC: Speedway European Championship

Bajas European Championship: first round in Spain The Bajas European Championship’s season took off on the first weekend on May with the Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura. An exciting weekend of races in Badajoz, that is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana. Bajas European Championship Quad classification 1. Luis Pimenta, SPA 2. Nuno Correia, SPA 3. Nelly Caisova, CZE Moto Classification 1. Jose Flores Garcia, SPA Visit the Enduro & Rally - Bajas page Visit the official Bajas web site SEC: Speedway European Championship

Bajas European Championship Provisional Calendar 2022 The FIM Europe, together with the Enduro & Rally Commission, is delighted to share the 2022 provisional calendar for the Bajas European Championships. Visit our Bajas page

Bajas European Championship: Baja TT Oeste Third and final challenge for the the Bajas European Championship with the Baja TT Oeste in Portugal. The race took place in the area of Torres Vedras, located on the west coast of Portugal, 40 km far from Lisbon. Race classifications: MOTO 1. Mário Patrão, POR 2. Tiago Santos, POR 3. José Alvoeiro, POR QUAD 1. Luis Pimenta, POR 2. Nelly Caisova, CZE SSV 1. Alexandre Pinto, PO Visit our Bajas page

Bajas European Championship: Baja TT Capital dos Vinhos de Portugal Second challenge of the season for the the Bajas European Championship with the well-known Baja TT Capital dos Vinhos de Portugal. The race took place in the centre of Portugal, along the Spanish border, in an area of ​​long plains and great wine production next to the largest water mirror on the Iberian Peninsula, the Alqueva Lake. The race started with a Specialtest prologue 5,5 km long and continued on Saturday and Sunday with a route of 144 km per day. The winners: Moto – Mario Patrao, POR Quad – Luis Pimenta, POR SSV – Alexandre Pinto, POR Visit our Bajas page

Bajas European Championship: Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura First round for the Bajas European Championship together with the fifth edition of the Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura on 11-12-13 June in Badajoz, Spain. The Portuguese Mario Patrão (Husqvarna), winner of Friday's Supertest and leader at the end of the second day, finished fourth on the last day winning the race. Second place for Tiago Alexandre Santos with yamaha and third for Luis Pimenta (Suzuki). Visit our Bajas page

Bajas European Championship: Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura The fourth edition of the Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura welcomed the last round of the Bajas European Championship. Thanks to the efforts of the Enduro & Rally Commission, the promoter and the organizers the championship could have two round even if the Coronavirus outbreak. The race was held in Badajoz on 21st and 22nd November in good weather conditions. Moto classification Day1/Day2 1. Jose Garcia 2. Tiago Santos European standings: 1. Jose Garcia; 2. Tiago Santos; 3. Adam Tomiczek. Quad classification Day1/Day2 1. Olga Rouckova European standings: 1. Olga Rouckova; 2. Luis Engeitado; 3. Toni Vingut. SSV classification Day1/Day2 1. Joao Dias 2. Luis Cidade 3. Pedro Santinho Mendes European standings: 1. Joao Dias; 2. Luis Cidade; 3. Pedro Santinho Mendes. Women classification Day1/Day2 1. Olga Rouckova European standings: 1. Olga Rouckova; 2. Nelly Caisova; 3. Katerina Siruckova.

Bajas European Championship: Tomiczek, Engeitado and Dias win the Baja TT do Pinhal Vila Velha de Rodão, in Portugal, hosted the opening round of the Bajas European Championship. Baja TT do Pinhal was characterized by 300 km of very technical special tests on a very well-marked route, with an exemplary organization by Escuderia Castelo Branco. In the bikes category the winner was the young Polish Adam Tomiczek of the Orlen Team (Husqvarna). The Portuguese Micael Simão (KTM) finished second ahead of the European champion Tiago Santos (Yamaha). Jorge Brandão (KTM) and veteran Pedro Bianchi Prata (Honda) completed the top 5. In the Quads class the Portuguese Luís Engeitado won ahead the Spanish Toni Vingut and the Czech girl Olga Rouková, all with Yamaha. In the SSV class, with a strong presence of Portuguese drivers, the podium saw João Dias and Alexandre Pinto, both from Benimoto Racing, and the CanAm official

New date for the Bajas European Championship The first seasonal race of the Bajas European Championship, originally scheduled last weekend in Serta, Portugal, and cancelled due to the Covid-19 restrictions, will be officially recovered and raced this weekend (19th-20th September). This in accordance with the Portuguese Federation and local authorities, giving the opportunity to all the foreign riders to race the Baja do Pinal.