Road Racing

Mini Road Racing European Championship After two years of lock down due to the Covid-19 pandemic the Mini Road Racing European Championship was back in action hosted by the “Cathedral of Speed”, the TT Assen in The Netherlands for a three-day event. The event was organized together with a big national event on the main venue which attracts a very large crowd of spectators. The weather defied the heat wave dominating other parts of Europe and with sunshine and around 22 degrees set the perfect conditions for three days of racing and friendship for the young riders. 6 nations were represented and the Mini Moto classes were all present. The Mini Bike classes of Ohvale and Honda NSF were absent due to a conflict of dates with other events. The newly signed agreement with PMT, the tyre company, meant that PMT was present at the event supplying tyres for the

Women's European SS 300 Cup: round 7 at Misano World Circuit The fabulous Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Italy, hosted the 7th round of the successful Women's European SS 300 Cup. Despite rain on Thursday night, which spoiled some of the qualification for the fastest of the Italian Road Racing Championship, the Women’s Cup could run both qualification and race under perfect conditions. Pole position was taken by Sara Sanchez in the time 1’52.517, with Roberta Ponziani taking second and Josephine Bruno rounding up the first row. Sara Sanchez ran home a safe victory in 18’55.024. Ponziani came second with only 43 thousand of a second separating her from number three Josephine Bruno. This result still leaves the championship wide open since Neila came in fourth bringing her to a total so far of 154 points. Sanchez scored both 25 points for the victory and 1 point each for the fastest qualifying lap and

Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Eropean Cup: Manso and Bergamini share Most spoils, Valentim closes on Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup title Brazil’s Gustavo Manso took a maiden Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup victory in the opening race at Most, with Italy’s Devis Bergamini winning Race 2 to keep his slim title hopes alive. Standings leader Enzo Valentim moved one step closer to the title, taking a pair of podium finishes to move 41 points clear of nearest rival Bergamini with one round to go. Having taken his third consecutive pole position on Friday, Andrea Pizzoli immediately found himself losing places, as those behind slipstreamed through on the run into Turn 1. Valentim assumed the lead early on, before Bergamini fired through. The Italian had to serve a ride through penalty for dangerous riding at the end of the Donington race, dropping him to the back of the field. Meanwhile, Pizzoli,

Northern Talent Cup: Moor and Farkas unbeatable at Most The Northern Talent Cup saddled up at Most together with the WorldSBK. Race 1 Rossi Moor (Fairium Next Generation Riders) bounced back from his Assen crash with a last-lap victory at the Autodrom Most after a thrilling opening race in the Northern Talent Cup, with Moor utilising the slipstream to claim victory in the Czech Republic and extend his title lead ahead of Kevin Farkas (Agria Racing Team), with the gap now at 36 points, although Farkas was able to limit the damage with second place. Valentino Herrlich (Busch Und Wagner Racing Team) joined Moor and Farkas on the rostrum in third place.
The race was shortened to nine laps following a red flag following a Turn 7 crash for Matteo Masili (Fairium Next Generation Riders Team). At the subsequent restart, Moor fought his way up from sixth place to move into

PMT Tyres and FIM Europe partner up for the next 3 years The FIM Europe is delight to announce the partnership with PMT Tyres for the next 3 seasons up to 2024. The agreement ensures to the Italian tyres company a playing and leading role in the Mini Road Racing European Championship, in different classes with tyres of 6,5-10-12 inches. The whole product line also includes 17 inches. This season the Mini Road Racing European Championship will be held at the historical TT Assen, in the Netherlands, on 5-6-7 August. Headquartered in Aprilia, near Latina, the Italian Company was founded in 1990 from the passion of driving radio-controlled model cars and today is recognized as a leader in the design and production of competition tyres, thanks to the successes achieved in every category. It all began in the 1980s when Alessandro Pauselli, followed by his father Umbro, began to try

Moto2 European Championship and European Talent Cup: second half of the season sparks to life in Portimao The Autodromo Internacional do Algarve produced exhilarating action, as the Portuguese circuit hosted the 5th round of the Moto2™ European Championship and Hawkers European Talent Cup. Moto2 The first race of the day for the Moto2™ European Championship saw Lukas Tulovic (Liqui Moly Intact GP Junior Team) take an early lead to the race, but after a series of gear selection mistakes the German was forced to carve his way back through the pack to take second. Trying to capitalise on Tulovic’s mistakes, the rookie sensation Senna Agius (Promoracing) put the hammer down at the front, until he eventually crashed out of the race at Turn 5. It was Alex Escrig (Yamaha Philippines Stylobike Racing Team) who eventually took the win, fending off Tulovic to take back-to-back wins with Xavier Cardelus (Promoracing) rounding out the podium. It was

Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Eropean Cup: Bergamini does the Donington double in fourth round At the fourth round of the Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Eropean Cup at the Donington Park circuit, Italy’s Devis Bergamini starred, winning both races to reignite his championship chances, as he now sits second in the standings. Championship leader Enzo Valentim finished twice on the podium, alongside pole-sitter Andrea Pizzoli in Race 1 and fellow Brazilian Kevin Fontainha in Race 2, seeing him head into the second half of the season with a 26-point lead. From second on the grid, Bergamini charged out front at the start of Saturday morning’s opening race, with Pizzoli slotting in behind. However, with eight riders having to take long lap penalties, the order was quickly mixed up and it was Australia’s Archie McDonald who hit the front. Having served his penalty early on, Valentim was already back to the lead by the

Supersport 300 Cup: round 3 in Slovakia Third round for the Supersport 300 Cup at Slovakiaring, Slovakia, with the perfect organisation of the Organizer, CMO, together with technical delegates and the track staff. On Saturday was raced qualifying and Race1, while on Sunday Race2. Double win for the Polish rider Dawid Nowak, thanks to an impressive pace in both the heat. Behind him the Czech Daniel Tureček in Race1 and Patrycja Sowa in Race2. Double third position for the Italian Guido Borselli. Race results Race1 1. Dawid Nowak, POL 2. Daniel Tureček, CZE 3. Guido Berselli, ITA Race2 1. Dawid Nowak, POL 2. Patrycja Sowa, POL 3. Guido Berselli, ITA Visit our Road Racing page

Update on FIM JuniorGP™ World Championship Technical Regulations The FIM Europe and FIM has informed about an update of the Technical Rules. Both articles are completely new, and they will be added to the complete version of the Rules 2022 shortly. So far please kindly be informed that: EFFECTIVE from Misano JuniorGP™ Round Handlebar Grips – JuniorGP™, Moto2™ ECh, and Hawkers ETC Classes It has recently been noticed that some JuniorGP™ teams have been fitting extended handlebar grips. The purpose is to allow their riders to slide their hand further towards the forks to try to improve the aerodynamic effect of the rider’s body along the straights. This practice is considered extremely dangerous due to the fact the rider has less control of the motorcycle when in this position. Accordingly, with immediate effect, the maximum permitted overall length of the handlebar grip in JuniorGP™, Moto2™ ECh and Hawkers ETC is

Moto2 European Championship & European Talent Cup: fourth round at Jerez de la Frontera Incredible day of racing at the iconic Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto. The Spanish venue welcomed riders and teams for round 4 of Moto2 European Championship & European Talent Cup, halfway point of the season. Moto2 European Championship The sole Moto2™ ECh encounter was also an intriguing one that wasn’t settled until the very closing stages; a four-rider fight with Alex Escrig grabbing the holeshot from Xavi Cardelus (Promoracing), his teammate Senna Agius and Lukas Tulovic (Liqui Moly Intact GP Junior Team) soon took place, and it wa decided by who managed tyres the best. After mistakes, Tulovic was back in fourth but soon fought back to second ahead of Agius and Cardelus, but nobody could catch Escrig, who became the 32nd different winner in the Moto2™ ECh, clinching a first win. There was late drama as