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Albaida (Spain) 30 April 2016 – At the Circuito de la Vega the second Round of the S2 Championship is held this weekend. Under the supervision of the very good organisation in Albaida, the big crowd enjoyed the practices in unexpected sunny conditions. In S2 it was current championship leader Petr Vorlicek (in the photo) who was fastest. After the races in Jerez it was no surprise that Suzuki Grau rider Petr Vorlicek was the fastest rider in the first free practice of the S2 class in Albaida. The Czech rider created an advantage of almost 0.5 seconds on second rider Yamaha Inside Motorsport Kevin Fagre. Third in the first free practice was TM Sbd Giovanni Bussei. In free practice two it was again Petr Vorlicek who the fastest pace, but the advantage on second rider Giovanni Bussei was smaller and promises a strong battle in the time practice. Third

The new issue of FIM Europe MAG is online and can be downloaded here. In this issue, all the updates about FIM Europe activities: the news about Road Safety, the FIM Europe Working Group on the Age Limit for International Motorsports and the Management Council held in Fiumicino. Furthermore, the presence of FIM Europe in international events, such as MACEC meeting in Brest (Belarus), news about FIM Europe and Youthstream for MXGP, the meeting at the FIM Europe General Secretariat with the DMSB, the report of the first meeting between the FIM and the CONU Secretaries General, the agreement between FMU and BFMVS, the Honda 150 European Championship Training Camp in Albaida, Women in Motorcycling and the first infos about a new iniziative: travelling towards the total solar eclipse, in the USA.  

On Saturday night, 11 riders from 6 nations stormed the Bavarian capital for the sixth Night of the Jumps, which also counts as the 3rd round of the European FMX Championship for 2016.  But the night didn’t only belong to the two wheel daredevils, with the Austrian Gerhard Mayr bringing the first backflip in a 650kg buggy to Munich in front of 10,000 spectators.   For the local derby the two German Ackermann brothers went at it. Older brother Hannes was the fourth rider in the qualification round to start, showing his Egg Roll, Hart Attack Flip and 360 Nac-Nac. But it was his Volt in the Double-Up which would have been a safe bet to see him in the final, saw him crashing hard and ending his tournament dreams.  His younger brother Luc, wearing the jersey of the new Ice Hockey Champions team, the EHC Munchen team, which helped

The city of Valongo, in Northern Portugal, hosted the second round of the European Cup Enduro Extreme, on an extremely difficult path created by Extreme Club de Lagares, entered among the "classic" Extreme in Europe. At the start more than two dozen riders from Portugal, Spain and Norway.The race started on Saturday afternoon, with the prologue, won by Spaniard Xavi Leon Sun on Husqvarna.Sunday the second part of the race was held, and  the overall winner was again the Spaniard Xavi Leon Sole. The second place was conquered  by Dani Oliveras and the third place went to another Iberian rider ever, Sergi Leon Sole.The next round will be held in Romania, in Prahova Valley, on June 26.    

  From the left: Alessandro Sambuco, Gerry Brice, Gordon Crockard, Davy Dousselaere, Tim Gajser, Siri Minken, Dr. Wolfgang Srb, Fabrizio Bernardini, Marco Infusino at the Training Camp in Albaida For the fourth time consecutively, the FIM Europe is collaborating with Honda for the assessment and training of the young riders of the MX 150 European Championship. 26 young riders, from 11 to 14 years old, coming from 13 different Countries, attended this pre-season Training Camp, held in Albaida (SPA) on 23rd and 24th April.During the weekend the youngsters spent their time getting to know the Honda CRF150Rs, received expert guidance and met their 2016 rivals for the first time.Tim Gajser (Honda Gariboldi’s 2015 MX2 World Champion) joined the Training Camp addressed to these young riders, giving his contribute of experience to the riders and their parents.The riders received from the FIM Europe Staff a complete training package including a physical assessment

The track of Castelnau de Lévis (France) hosted the second round of ITP EMX Quad Championship. The race was held throughout the day on Saturday. The weather conditions were good until the beginning of race 1, then has been unleashed a strong storm. Despite all the water that fell during the course of the two races, the track remained in acceptable conditions, which allowed to finish the race schedule. The qualifying practice were dominated by the French rider Antoine Cheurlin on Yamaha.                      The heavy rain changed the prospective of the race and the winner, after the finish line of 1st race, was the Dutch Rider Mike Van Grinsve with WSP, followed by Adrian Mangieu from France with Yamaha. The Latvian Edgars Mengelis was 3rd (Yamaha). The second race was dominated by Adrian Mangieu (FRA), 2nd position for Edgars Mengelis LAT), 3rd for Mike Van Grinsve (NED).  The track conditions during this 2nd

The first round of the European Classic Series 2016 has taken place on the track of Le Castellet, in the framework of the Sunday Ride Classic. Four hours of race, of which a good part at night, with Team Force taking the final victory. The team was composed of two very experienced endurance riders: Grégory Fastré, second at the recent 24 Hours of Le Mans, and Richard Hubin, World Champion Endurance in 1983. The two riders from Verviers didn't get it for free. They signed for the pole position but had engine troubles as from the warm-up, which forced the team to change the engine. Two hours later, they were ready for the first start of the ECS 2016 season, but a nozzle problem decided otherwise and forced them to start from the pitlane for the warm-up round.  At 19.00, it's the Kawasaki n°59 from team Alf’s that takes the

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  The FIM Europe has published some changes in the technical rules. The section of the Moto2™ European Championship technical regulations that has been modified is number 11.4.A regularly updated version of the Moto2™ European Championship class regulations which contains the detailed text of the regulation changes may be viewed here.You can find all the results, videos, photos and information regarding the Championship on the official website: www.fimcevrepsol.com  

Motocross women riders from all over the world are cordially welcome to participate to the first ever European Motocross Women’s European Cup, which will be held on 21/22 May 2016 in Cieszyn (Poland). The event is open to women of a minimum age of 15 years old riding MX2 specification motorcycles (250cc 4-strokes or 125cc 2-strokes). The top four women in the FIM World Championship for 2015 and 2014 are excluded from entering. The event is open to any rider from any Continental Union, not just Europe. There is no entry fee for women riders.The Supplementary Regulations of the event can be downloaded from FIM Europe website at the following link: www.fim-europe.com/images/pdf/2016/SR/MX_SNOWCROSS/SR_EMX_65_85_WOMENS_CUP_CIESZYN.pdf