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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.

An important agreement was reached between UEM and Booking.com, the leading worldwide online hotel booking agency. Thanks to this collaboration, several pages of the UEM website will display online hotel booking forms, providing thus the opportunity to book directly an hotel in the desired location with booking.com. All people involved in UEM activities are warmly invited to use this tool, whenever it is possible.

Please check here the March 2012 issue of the UEM Newsletter: click here (subscribe to the mailing list to get the newsletter directly on your email)

The Ice Racing European Championship was held in Assen with a very good formula of a Semi Final on Saturday and the Final races on Sunday. The first 8 riders of the Semi Final were placed for the Final on Sunday. Vasili Kosov (MFR), Antti Akko (SML) and Franky Zorn (OeAMTC) took place on the podium. For the last Final place a run-off was necessary between Per Anders Lindström (SVEMO) and Martin Leitner (OeAMTC), with Lindström managing to place. This was also the case for the first reverse rider. Fredrik Olsson(SVEMO) was the fastest. Besides the 8 qualified riders from the Semi Final the other 8 riders have been placed by their respective FMN's. 16 riders started on Sunday with very exciting heats, the spectators could see breathtaking heats with the best riders. No re-start were necessary, so it was a very save event under good ice circumstances and beautiful

The UEM Executive Board met in an emergency session to take the required measures after the decision by the FIM Board of Directors of the 17th of February to assign to the Czech Association of Motorcycle Sport (CAMS) the organization of the World Championship Moto GP, Superbike and Speedway events scheduled this year in the Czech Republic. The UEM Executive Board, noting that FIM acknowledged de facto CAMS as the federation operating in the Czech Republic, decided as a consequence: The assignation to the CAMS of the necessary authority to organize the Road Racing European Championship event, class Superstock 600cc. as well as the UEM Junior Cup, both foreseen inside the program of the Superbike World Championship event in Brno. The acknowledgement that the CAMS is authorized from the Czech Minister of Sports, Josef Dobeš, to issue sporting licences and to organize National events inside the Czech Republic. The request