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SEC: Madsen wins Final 2 in Poland Staged at the Grudziądz Arena in Poland, a regular stop on the SEC - Individual Speedway Championship calendar, Final 2 of the series was won by Leon Madsen. Kacper Woryna and Piotr Pawlicki completed the podium. The first series favored riders starting from the fourth gate, which had a 100% winning rate. Timo Lahti, Piotr Pawlicki, Mikkel Michelsen, and Andzejs Lebedevs each celebrated their heat victories. Defending champion Mikkel Michelsen was the only undefeated rider after two series. Max Fricke delivered an impressive performance in the sixth race. Anders Thomsen, Piotr Pawlicki, and Kacper Woryna remained at the forefront, each scoring five points. Janusz Kołodziej started the third series in the best possible way, securing his first race win in this year’s cycle. The eleventh race saw a thrilling battle for the win, ultimately claimed by Piotr Pawlicki, who defeated Anders Thomsen in a

European 125 Youth Track Racing Cup: Franciszek Szczyrba is the new champion Twenty-four riders from eleven countries aged 12-15 fought in twenty-five heats for the title of the European 125 Youth Track Racing Cup in Žarnovica, Slovakia. Thanks to the perfect job of the organizers, the race took place on a very well-prepared track despite the hot weather of the past few days. Twelve-year-old Polish Franciszek Szczyrba won the race without losing a point after five winning runs. Latvian Andzejs Smulkevics finished second, scoring 18 points in the race. The fight for the title was fierce as three riders had just three points less than the winner: Polish riders Dawid Oscenda and Mieszko Mudlo, and German Levi Bohme. He defeated both Polish in the run of heat for the bronze medal. Top three Franciszek Szczyrba, POL, 20 points Andzejs Smulkevics, LAT, 18 points Levi Böhme, GER, 17+4 points Links Visit

European 250cc Youth Speedway Championship: Maksymillian Pawelczak claims 2024 title It was a tense weekend of twists, turns and action as competitors in the 2024 European 250cc Youth Speedway Championship set the action for the SemiFinal1, SemiFinal2 and the Final of the series at Perenyi Pal Salakmotor Stadion, Debrecen, in Hungary. SF1 The meeting was run on a well-prepared and nicely watered track during a very hot and sunny day thanks to the excellent work by the track staff. The regular heats were completed within two hours, with the track holding up well. British rider William Cairns claimed victory and qualified for the Finals with a flawless performance collecting 15 points. P2 for Villads Pedersen from Denmark, while third on the podium was local hero Zoltan Lovas. The show saw an extra heat between Filip Beczkowski and Carlos Gennerich for the last place to enter the Finals, with the Polish

European Under 19 Individual Speedway Championship: Semi Final 1 The Semi Final 1 of the European Under 19 Individual Speedway Championship took place in Plezen, in the Czech Republic. On a very well-prepared track, riders competed for the promotion to the Final, which will take place on the 3rd of October in Germany. Young riders gave a demonstration of great skills, showing some interesting actions. At the end, an additional heat was necessary to declare the winner: Danish rider Vilads Nagel was faster than the Polish Wiktor Przyjemski. Third position for the Ukrainian Nazar Parnitskyi. Matouš Kamenĺk, Bartosz Bańbor, Luke Killeen, Mikkel Andersen and Paweł Trześniewski were promoted to the final too. Top three Villands Nagel, DEN, 13 + 3 points Wiktor Przyjemski, POL, 13 + 2 points Nazar Parnitskyi, UKR, 12 points Links Track Racing Visit SEC official web site

European 250cc Pairs Speedway Championship: Polish team ruled Final 1 on home ground The European 250cc Pairs Speedway Championship kicked off yesterday in Gdańsk, Poland. In Final 1 Polish team put on an outstanding show on home ground, recording an almost perfect performance as riders out-paced a ferociously fast field to claim the top step of the podium. The first event of the series was a special eco-meeting. 8 National teams and 19 riders representing Poland, Great Britain, Estonia, Germany, Czechia, Denmark, Sweden, Slovenia, were invited to a special meeting: "A moment for nature”. Following the “Green Education Programme” riders were reminded to use the environmental mats under their bikes and care about the environment. With a potentially career-changing prize on the line, the racing was intense from the first block of Heats that saw the Polish riders fight against a high-competitive British team. that finished second with 30 points.

European Under19 Pairs Speedway Championship: Polish team makes it double Single-race event for the European Under19 Pairs Speedway Championship in Pila, Poland. The race, scheduled on Saturday, was postponed of one day because of the heavy rain and a big crash in the first heat. In a nice and thrilling atmosphere, on Sunday’s race the Polish team confirmed its supremacy, winning the 2024 European title after the success of last year. Winner in 2023, favourited Polish trio took the win ahead of Sweden, at the end of a race with a lot of overtaking and fights. Great show and battle for the 3rd position, with the fight between Denmark, Great Britain and Czech Republic.   Standings – Top three Poland (Paweł Trześniewski, Bartosz Bańbor, Wiktor Przyjemski), 25 points Sweden (Rasmus Karlsson, Anton Jansson, Sammy Van-Dyck), 22 points Denmark (William Drejer, Villads Nagel, Bastian Pedersen), 19 points Links Visit the Track

European Individual Grass Track Championship: cancellation of Semi Final 2 The 2nd Semi Final of the European Individual Grass Track Championship was scheduled to be held last weekend at Loppersum, in the Netherlands. Following the successful staging of practise during Saturday morning, the heavy rain did not allow to follow the schedule and the Jury was forced to cancel the event. The Grass Track Working Group (a subcommittee of the FIME Track Racing Commission) is currently working with two potential organisers to identify a suitable restaging date in order that the top 9 riders can qualify through to the European Final which will be held at Tayac, France, on the 6th July. A further update will be issued once arrangements have been finalised. Links Visit the Track Racing page Visit SEC official web site

SEC: Lebedevs wins Final 1 Final 1 of the Speedway Euro Championship 2024 series took place in Debrecen, Hungary, and saw Andzejs Lebedevs claim the victory in a single round for the first time in his career. But it was Jacob Thorssell to have a phenomenal start: the Swede, substituting the injured Dimitri Berge, unexpectedly won the inaugural heat. Andzejs Lebedevs finished second, overtaking Mikkel Michelsen on the first lap. Kacper Woryna confidently won the second heat, thanks to a great start from the fourth gate. Timo Lahti began the second series with a victory. Thorssell was second, increasing his tally to five points. Surprisingly, Leon Madsen finished fourth for the second consecutive time. Mikkel Michelsen also struggled, the three-time Individual European Champion had only two points after two series. Maciej Janowski had to wait until his third race to secure his first victory in this year's cycle. The winner

European Individual Grass Track Championship: Semi Final 1 The Semi Final 1 of the European Individual Grass Track Championship was held under challenging conditions in Bielefeld, Germany. Despite the track being rough due to heavy rains in the weeks leading up to the event, the dedicated efforts of the track staff and club ensured the successful completion of all heats. Multiple track gradings throughout the meeting significantly improved the track, resulting in fast and exciting racing conditions. German rider Lukas Fienhage set an outstanding performance, claiming his first victory on the Bielefeld grass track. With maximum points and incredible speed, Fienhage showcased his talent in a thrilling final battle against last year’s winner, Chris Harris. Fienhage clinched the win with an impressive speed of 111 km/h, marking an exciting end to the day. Third position for Danish rider Jakub Bukhave. Now eyes on the Semi Final 2 next weekend in

TAURON Speedway Euro Championship 2024 Wild Cards announced Picture copyright: Jarek Pabijan The FIM Europe and One Sport are glad to announce the riders who have received the permanent “wild cards” to compete in the TAURON Speedway Euro Championship 2024. The first of them is Timo Lahti. The Finn with a Swedish passport was close to earning a promotion to the main series through the SEC Challenge, but in the extra race, after a solid battle, he had to acknowledge the superiority of Jevgenijs Kostigovs. It is worth mentioning that in 2020, Lahti stood on the podium of the TAURON SEC rounds held in Gniezno and Toruń (final). Anders Thomsen returns to the line-up of the Individual European Championship. For the past three seasons, the Dane has been a regular participant in the FIM Speedway Grand Prix series, in which, in 2022, he claimed victory during the round in Gorzów