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The Bajas European Championship was held yesterday and today in Hajdúszoboszló (Hungary) with the Aqua-Palace Cup, the first round of the 20th anniversary season of the Hungarian Cross-Country Rally Championship. Aqua-Palace Cup is organised for the second time in Hajdúszoboszló, a famous spa town in the Eastern part of Hungary. The event is organised taking full advantage of the location mixing cross-country rally with... wellness! In practice this means that the rally is scheduled in a way to make it possible for the riders and drivers to try the wellness facilities in the evenings. This concept was a great success last year, so this year organisers decided to go on with it. The weekend was characterised with extreme conditions due to heavy rain falls, with tracks becoming more and more muddy and slippery. Among the bikes by the end of the first half of the day Hungarian Richárd Hodola took

The first round of the EMX Quad European Championship was held today on the sandy track of Oldebroek (The Netherlands). The first race was characterised by permanent rain, with best start for French rider Jeremy Warnia in front of current European Champion Romain Couprie and British rider Paul Holmes. Leader Warnia did a mistake after 20 min and it was Couprie who finished first in front of Warnia and local rider Mike van Grinsven and Paul Holmes. 5th place for German rider Stefan Schreiber. In race 2, best start again for French rider Jeremy Warnia in front of Romain Couprie. After a demonstration of MXQuads sport he win the second heat 37 seconds in front of Couprie. Podium also for Mike van Grinsven, who after a bad start, only 15th after 1 lap, managed to get the 3rd place. The next round of the EMX Quad EC is scheduled on

The first round of the Trial European Championship was disputed yesterday at Varallo Sesia, Italy. Twice vice-champion in the last 2 championship, Matteo Grattarola, Gas Gas topped the European class. French Steven Coquelin, Gas Gas gained in the Junior’s and ex-world champion Finnish Tommi Ahvala stood out in the Over 40’s. Curiousity: all of them were not leading at half competition, they recovered and won thanks to a superb performance in the second loop. Between the top riders after the first lap, Italian Matteo Poli , Ossa had delivered his card with only 13 mistakes, gaining the provvisional leadership. Two points behind was French Cedric Tempier, Sherco, while only third Grattarola, carrying 16 marks. Nevertheless 5 points taken in section 5 because his bike switch off, Grattarola scored the best results in the second lap: 12 points. Great performance by the Italian Daniele Maurino , Ossa, too: only 14 mistakes

The first round of the North West Europe EMX 65 and 85 cc Motocross European Championship was held today in the Danish track of Sonderborg. In the EMX 65 class the victory of the first race went to the Dutch rider Raf Meuwissen (KTM), followed by Danish Bastian Boegh Damm (KTM). In the second round the victory went to Swedish rider Filip Olsson (KTM) followed by Swedish Arwid Makinen (KTM). In the EMX 85 class, victory by Dutch Davy Pootjes (KTM) in the first heat with second position by Belgian Cyril Genot (KTM). In the second heat the winner was German Tilo Wittlermaumer (KTM), followed by Dutch Bas Vaessen (KTM). Leaders of the provisional rankings are Filip Olsson in the EMX 65 class and Tilo Wittlerbaumer in the EMX 85 class. Next round of the Nort West Europe EMX 65 and 85 cc EC is scheduled on the 13th of

Spanish Jaime Busto - Beta and pluri-champion Laia Sanz-Gas Gas are the first European riders to climb the highest step of podium at the first round of the 2012 Youth Cup and Women European Championship, held at Varallo Sesia, Piedmont, North-West of Italy. More than seventy the entries divided in the usual four classes. In the top class of the very young riders there were 4 pilots that made a very close battle for the win. At half competition German Franz Kadlec – Gas Gas, was leading, having lost just 14 marks on the 12 sections put in the loop. One point more for Iwan Roberts – Beta and still separated by 1 single mark, was the future winner Busto. Not distant in fourth position, Italian Gabriele Giarba, Beta, scoring 18. Heavily conditioned by the weather the second lap of this class. Indeed after a sunny morning a violent shower

The 2012 UEM Trial European Championship is starting this week-end with a two-days event in Varallo Sesia, North West of Italy. On Saturday it is scheduled the first of three rounds of the Youth Cup and Women Championship. On Sunday the usual four classes of the real European Championship that this year consists of 6 rounds. Nearly 150 riders have already sent their entry-forms. Riders coming from Austria, Norway, Finland, Czech Republic, Holland, Germany, France, England, Switzerland, Sweden and Spain, plus the hosting country, Italy. To see the full list, click here. Among them two ex world champion: Finnish Tommi Ahvala, who was crowned in 1992 riding Italian factory Aprilia and Spanish Marc Colomer, champion in 1996 mounting a Montesa. The former will ride in the Over 40 class, while the latter will be just minder of Pere Borrellas – Gas Gas, one of the most likely challengers of the

The first event for the UEM Superstock 600 European Championship was held on the 31st of March 2012 at the historic track in Imola (Italy). It was a very well organized event held together with the World Superbike Championship. At this opening round participated 38 riders from 15 countries. Riccardo Russo (Team Italia FMI Yamaha) won the event by a large margin of 2.534 seconds after 11 laps of front running action. The series regular was unchallenged at the end, with Nacho Calero Perez (Team Trasimeno Yamaha) second. During the race there was a big fight for the 3rd position, which was decided in the very last corner when Rider No. 70 Vitali crashed, allowing the Dutch rider Van der Mark to finish on the podium. (UEM Press Release 07/2012)

UEM will be the sanctioning body of this season of the TTXGP Euro Championship. The 2012 TTXGP Euro will consist of a total of 3 races across Sweden, Britain and the Netherlands. An exciting season is ahead with new racers and promises of technology improvements Round 1: Falkenberg (Sweden) May 19th - May 20th The 2012 TTXGP Euro Championship opening round will take place at the fastest race circuit in Scandinavian racing, Falkenberg is like a high-speed oval with two fast corners, and a slow corner with a chicane and should provide exciting racing for the TTXGP teams this May. 'A fantastic opportunity to show that motorsport isn't always about noise - it can be exciting and innovating without the problems normally associated with our sport" said Sven Göte Svensson at the Falkenberg Motortrack. Scandinavia is a big potential market for zero carbon technologies and we are excited to be

The UEM European Superstock 600 Championship will start this weekend in Imola (Italy) during the Superbike World Championship. Superstock 600 has a similar flavour to its bigger 1000cc brother, but this time it is open to under 22 year-olds on mid-sized machines (600cc for fours, 750cc for triples) with virtually no modifications allowed from their equivalent road bikes. The series, which has fast machines but with a similar performance and one-make tyres, has been designed to offer a low-cost entry formula for youngsters and it always guarantees spectacular racing. Last year the title went to Jed Metcher, 21 years of age from Australia, who like Giugliano, has now moved up a category into the Yamaha RivaMoto Supersport team. The first round will see a grid bursting at the seams, with 39 riders entered: Italians make up the lion’s share with 14, but there are also 12 wild-cards. Men to watch

The World Moto 3 Championship tests were completed yesterday in Jerez (Spain). The event witnessed the interesting performance of three riders that reached the first three position of the podium in the 2011 European Championship. Among a total of 31 riders, Renato Fenati (FMI ITALIA TEAM), Niccolò Antonelli (HONDA GRESINI TEAM) e Alex Rins (ESTRELLA GALICIA) reached respectively the 3rd, the 6th and the 9th position. Therefore, the European Championships confirm again their role of a breeding ground for young riders and the first step to obtain positive results in World Championship events.