European races of the weekend 09-10/09/2023
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EMX250 European Championship: Bonacorsi dominates in Turkiye to clinch the title The penultimate round of the EMX250 in Afyon, Turkiye witnessed greatness in the making with many battles and good racing happening over the weekend. In the end, Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing Team’s Andrea Bonacorsi managed to clinch the overall and the EMX250 Championship Title with one round to spare and a 100% podiums which shows the dominance of the Italian this season. Bonacorsi cannot be caught up by Husqvarna BT Racing Team’s Kay Karssemakers in the last round in Great Britain and can enjoy to be a double European Champion following his title in EMX125. The round of Turkiye then saw Andrea Bonacorsi win the overall with an impressive second race win in front of Fantic Racing MX’s Cas Valk in second who is confirming week after week his talent and Kay Karssemakers, third, who has been consistently riding for the top spot throughout the season. In Race 1, it
S3 Junior European Championship: Brando Campocasso is the new champion! Two weeks after the second and third rounds of the FIM Europe S3 Junior Supermoto European Championship in Romania, the fourth and the fifth rounds of the series was raced Pleven, Bulgaria. Expectations were high and not dashed too as perfect conditions were reunited to offer an amazing and special show in this last date with the crown of the new champion. Ruler in the last two races, Brando Campocasso from France grabbed the S3 Junior European title, taking the gold medal with just two points ahead of his biggest rival from Bulgaria, Jivko Ivanov. Both riders finalized an interesting season and event in Pleven. Despite Ivanov was on home soil, a mistake in the first race on Saturday costed him these two points gap to the French rider. Even if the Bulgarian rider took three wins, that was not
SSP 300 Women's European Championship: Santos wins a thrilling head-to-head with Rivera The Autodromo del Mugello welcomed the Women's European Championship for the penultimate round of the 2023 season. This Italian Circuit in the middle of Tuscans hills saw action, battles and adrenaline: the perfect ingredients for an incredible round until the chequered flag. Beatriz Neila Santos (511 Racing Team) beat Natalia Rivera (Trasimeno) winning by just 43 thousandths. Third position for Roberta Ponziani (Roc'n'DeA), who completed the podium. Fourth position for Sara Cabrini (Gradara Corse), while Aurelia Cruciani (Roc'n'DeA) finished fifth ahead of Austrian Lena Kemmer (Bertlkr Racing). Now the series take a break before the season finale, which will take place in Imola from 6th to 8th October. Race results 1. Santos Beatriz Neila 21’42”235, 2. Rivera Natalia +0.043; 3. Ponziani Roberta +6.147; 4. Cabrini Sara +6.221; 5. Cruciani Aurelia +23.842; 6. Kemmer Lena +33.555; 7. Howden Jessica (Trasimeno) +33.576; 8.
European Pairs Speedway Championship: Semi Final 2 Following the Semi Final 1 set in mid-July in Finland, the season of the European Pairs Speedway Championship continued last weekend with the Semi Final 2 in Hungary. The town of Nagyhalász, situated in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Country, hosted for the second time this year a Track Racing competition as in May was the venue of the ECC round of the SEC. Amazing day for the Italian team, that did at the end of a spectacular race made it through winning the Semi Final with 23 points. After a slow opening heat, Italian duo Paco Castagna and Nicolas Covatti won 4 straight heats and secured the victory in their second last heat. Although Italy secured the victory early, the fight for the last two qualifying spots remained opened. Four teams fought till the end to secure the second and
European Under19 Pairs Speedway Championship: Poland storms the title Single-race events for the European Under19 Pairs Speedway Championship in Pardubice, in the Czech Republic. Located about 90 kilometres east of Prague, the city lies on the Elbe River: it was the perfect venue for the series, as the city is really well known for its sport events. This season also hosted the second round of the European Team Speedway Championship in mid-April. The strong heat and high temperatures put a strain on riders, but did not prevent the smooth running of the race, raced on a dry and good conditioned track. At the end of 28 thrilling and very battled heats team Poland claimed the victor thanks to the good job of Damian Ratajczak, Jakub Krawczyk, Oskar Paluch. The fight for the second position remained open till heats 27, with the challenge between the Swedish and Danish. At the end
European 250cc Pairs Speedway Championship: Poland grabs the title at home fight Team Poland put in a commanding performance to rule with Kacper Mania, Maksymilian Pawelczak, Emil Maroszek as the battle for supremacy in the 2023 European 250cc Pairs Speedway Championship ended at Bydgoszcz in Poland, last Thursday. It was an exciting round for home heroes in a perfect race organized by Moto Club Bydgoszcz. All expectations were not disappointed and the challenge for the title between team Poland and Denmark was a thrilling show. Arrived at this Final event with just two points difference, the Danish had to deal with a bad day while Poland did it through. Home riders grabbed the title also winning the race with 12 points ahead of Comi team (10 points, Pavel Sitek from Poland and Zoltan Lovas from Hungary) and Great Britain (8 points). Thanks to a good season the Danish team could get
European 250cc Pairs Speedway Championship: Poland walks away the winner Dramatic battles set place in occasion of the third round of the European 250cc Pairs Speedway Championship in the city of Prague, in the Czech Republic. Once more Championship’s leaders Denmark and Poland ruled the race, competing together in the final heat. At the end of a thrilling fight, home team won with the result 4:2. Thanks to this success team Poland leads the standings by two points: the last race promises a big fight for the title. Third place for Great Britain ahead of Sweden, that in the final round will fight for the bronze medal. Top three 1. Poland (Kacper Mania, Maksymilian Pawelczak, Emil Maroszek) 2. Denmark (Mikkel Andersen, Patrick Kruse, Villads Pedersen) 3. Great Britain (William Cairns, Cooper Rushen) Links Visit the Track Racing page Visit SEC official web site
Tout Terrain Rally Cup: Dinaric Rally The Dinaric Rally was the perfect setting for the third and next to last round of the Tout Terrain Rally Cup. A unique experience that took participants through some of the most challenging terrain of Croatia, with a focus on navigation, endurance, and the thrill of the race. Open to motorcycles, quads and SSVs featured a variety of stages and time trials. With its combination of high-speed racing, technical challenges, and breathtaking scenery, Dinaric Rally was the perfect destination for seasoned rally riders but also for motorsport enthusiasts and adventure seekers alike. The event was raced from 20th to 26th of August with special stages through endless fields, razor-sharp rocks, hills, mountains, rivers, ancient bridges, and more. Six days of racing particularly warm with the start at 7am and routes of 110 to 415 km per day. Austrian rider Tobias Ebster (Husqvarna) ruled the
