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Enduro European Championship: Finnish Rony Kytonen rules home round The Enduro European Championship was back in action with the third round in the charming city of Sipoo, in Finland, located about 30 km from the capital Helsinki, which hosted the series in 2022. The event was organized by the renowned Sipoon Moottorikerho Motorcycle Club, which celebrated its 70th anniversary. Over 100 riders, including leading names from the world scene such as Eero Remes, Roni Kytonen and Marko Tarkkala, challenged each other in a very high-level competitive context. The race route foresaw three special tests: the Cross Test designed in the paddock area at the Sipoo Motocross Track, the Enduro -a technical route in the typical Finnish forest-, and the Extreme Test, on a hard and rocky terrain with natural obstacles. Day 1 Finnish rider Rony Kytonen was back to the European Championship after five years and set the fastest time.

EMX125 European Championship: Doensen dominates on home soil in the Netherlands The ninth round of the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing took stage at the Motorsportpark Gelderland Midden in the Netherlands, where the rough and challenging circuit in Arnhem set the scene for a thrilling contest. Known for its unforgiving and technical sand surface, the track demanded constant concentration and precision from every rider. The event unfolded under intense conditions, pushing competitors to their limits as they navigated the technical terrain and faced off against some of the stiffest competition of the season. With high stakes and a relentless course, the stage was set for another intense round in the 2024 EMX125 series. And at this game it was home rider Racestore KTM Factory Rookies’ Gyan Doensen who simply dominated the weekend, showing his sand-racing skill and bridging the gap to 5 points with the leader of the championship, Fantic

European races of the weekend 17-18/08/2024  

EMX125 and EMX250 European Championship: Van Erp and Bellei win their first round in Sweden The MXGP of Sweden at Uddevalla unfolded on a historically renowned yet newly renovated track, making it a very technical and competitive rounds for riders. The EMX250 European Championship and EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing were able to cut their teeth on the layout, and showed great racing over the two days. Consistency was key this weekend as riders racing without mistakes were to be rewarded, And this game it was VRT Yamaha Racing’s Ivano Van Erp in EMX 250 who stepped on the top box of the podium for the first time this season thanks to a solid 2-2 while in EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing, Francesco Bellei from Dreams Racing manage to get his first ever overall with a 2-3. EMX250 In Race of the 8th round of the EMX250 European Championship, VRT

European 85cc Youth Speedway Racing Cup: Elias Jamil is the new champion! The single round of the European 85cc Youth Speedway Racing Cup was raced in Slangerup, Denmark, in perfect weather conditions. As in previous years, once more Denmark ruled the Cup at the end of a thrilling challenge with many overtaking. Sixth in 2023, this time Elias Jamil grabbed the title after a great fight against German rider Niklas Bager. The Danish claimed his first victory after a safe and controlled action. P3 for another German rider, Tyler Haupt. Links FIM Europe Track Racing Visit SEC official web site

Mini Enduro Cup: German round crowns the 2024 champions Thrilling final round of the Mini Enduro Cup in the town of Meltewitz, Germany, with the participation of almost 100 young riders. After the exciting races held in Italy and France, in this last seasonal event young champions battled until the very last against time laps and three special tests (Extreme Test, Cross Test and Enduro Test) very-well prepared by SHC Meltewitz Moto Club. Day 1 The young Charlene Boudon is the first champion of the 2024 edition. With one race day still to go, the French takes the title of the Women 125 category thanks to an outstanding win by just 10 seconds ahead of Polish rider Maja Kozlowska and German Lea Meier. Sara Duplak wins the Women Junior ahead of Michelle Sinigaglia and Sofia Chermaz. P4 for the leader Anika Dal Pezzo. The Overall is ruled by Henry Strauss,

SSP 300 Women's European Championship: Sowa makes the double at Grobnik A month after the round in the Czech Republic, the SSP 300 Women's European Championship got back on track for another exciting race weekend. The fourth round of the season took place at Automotodrom Grobnik, Croatia, in a weekend full of action and challenges. Race 1 In very high temperatures, Patrycja Sowa had a great start from P3 taking the lead, but Natalia Resel Rivera and pole-women Josephine Bruno wasted no time in fighting back. After six laps of fight and overtaking, a technical problem forced Bruno to retire. The Spanish-Polish battle continued, but it was Sowa who won ahead of Rivera. Third position for Arianna Barale at the end of an intense fight with Denise Dal Zotto and Beatrice Barbera. Race 2 Once more, Sowa made a lightning start moving to the front and taking the lead. Again

Supersport 300, Supersport 600 and Superstock 1000 Cup: Grobnik hosted the fourth round Weekend full of action at Automotodrom Grobnik, which also hosted the fourth round of the Supersport 300, Supersport 600 and Superstock 1000 Cup in extremely hot weather conditions. Supersport 300 and Supersport 600 Cup Czech rider Daniel Turecek ruled both races of the Supersport 300. In Race 1 he won ahead of the Turkish Mert Konuk and Hungarian Lukacs, while in Race 2 Patricia Sowa took P3 at the end of an amazing weekend in the SSP 300 Women's European Championship. Serbian rider Strahinja Kovacevic won the Supersport 600. Superstock 1000 Cup Raced together with the Alpe Adria International Motorcycle Championship, it saw the double success of Slovenian rider Marko Jerman. In Race 1 he won ahead of the Austrian Max Melzer and the young Hungarian rider Szamado Mate, who at the beginning of the season jumped

European Handy Bridgestone Cup: the show goes on in Rjeka The Automotodrom Grobnik welcomed the second round of the European Handy Bridgestone Cup. Race 1 Strong domination of the Czech rider Martin Horky (Yamaha R1) followed by Emiliano Malagoli (BMW S1000RR) and Lorenzo Picasso, who raced this round with the second bike of Malagoli. A great gesture of fair play. In fact, during the practice, Picasso had a bad crash with significant damage to the bike. The 600 class saw the win of Austrian Lorenz Jacob (Yamaha R6 - Austria) ahead of Italian rider Remo Marinato (Yamaha R6). In the Lesser Impaired category Massimo Bacci won the 1000 class and Antonio Montoya the 600 class. Race 2 A very hot Sunday saw the double win of Horky at the end of a lonely race. Second position for Lorenzo Picasso ahead of Emiliano Malagoli. At the end of this race, the

Dragbike European Championship: third round in Sweden Two months after the last round, the Dragbike European Championship was back to the action at Tierp Arena, Sweden, for the third round of this 2024 season. It was a successful event with good numbers of entrants, equally divided by Scandinavians and Europeans. Once more, the weekend had competitive racing and a very close fight. The runs in the finals have been decided with only 0’’047 seconds difference in TopFuelBike and only 0’’002 seconds in both ProStock and SuperStreetBike. The Swedish Rikard Gustafsson, who won the last round in June, this time had to settle for the second position as Jan-Sturla Hegre from Norway won the TopFuelBike. Marcus Christiansen continued his domination in the SuperTwinBike. The Danish rider won again in the Swedish arena ahead of home hero Per Bengtsson and ran a personal best time of 6’’1109, only 0’’005 away from breaking