The European SuperMoto Championship SM Junior, S3 and OPEN went this weekend to Vransko, Slovenia, for the fourth consecutive year on the circuit Vrana.
The third event of the series for the SM Junior class was marked by the big battle between the Bulgarian Hakan Halmi (KTM) and Austrian Maximilian Kofler (KTM). In the first race Maximilian won against Hakan with a difference of just 0,5 sec, leaving Ivelin Manev (KTM, Bulgaria) on the third place. The second race for the juniors was won by Halmi, following a mistake of Kofler in the offroad section, Manev being second. Finally the podium in the SM Junior class was composed by Hakan Halmi as the winner, Maximilian Kofler on the second place and Ivelin Manev third. In the Kids trophy 65cc, this time the winner was Dimitar Petrov from Bulgaria, followed by Andreas Kofler (Austria), both with KTMs, third finished Georgi Totev from Bulgaria with Kawasaki.
In the S3 class, victory this time went to Austrian Andreas Buschberger (KTM) with two wins in both heats, Bulgarian Borislav Stoimenov (KTM) saw the chequered flag two times on the second place, Vlad Neaga from Romania(Suzuki) obtained enough points to step on the third place for the event.
The two heats of the OPEN class were won this time by Slovenian rider Uros Nastran (Honda), ahead of Bulgarian Angel Karanyotov also with Honda, third remained Alexander Georgiev (KTM, Bulgaria). However Karanyotov is still leading the championship with 18 points a head of Georgiev, third in the standings is Sorin Traistrau from Romania.
The final event of the championship will be on the 21st of July in Pleven, Bulgaria, which will be the last race on the circuit before the FIM SuperMoto of Nations 2013 event on the 6 of October.
