2010

In three weeks time the 64th edition of the Red Bull FIM Motocross of Nations will take place in Denver, USA, on the September 26 weekend. Many riding legends are directly linked to such event, but there is one who stands out over the rest, Jeff Ward. Native Scottish but living most of his life in the US, Ward is the American having won the most Chamberlain Trophies courtesy of seven wins with Tea...

Mr. Giuseppe Luongo, President of Youthstream and Dr. Wolfgang Srb, FIM/CMS President, hosted an important meeting with MX3 organizers, team managers and team representatives on 2 September in a very friendly and open atmosphere in Geneva. They informed about the relaunch of the FIM MX3 World Championship as of 2011.The major changes will be:* MX3 teams and riders will no longer have to pay the se...

Twenty nine year old Iris Kramer, who was the 2007 FIM Women's Trial World Champion, has made her mark on this year's female series despite having retired from the top level of the sport at the end of last season. Kramer was invited by the FIM Trial Commission to work alongside them as an advisor to the championship, after the German ex FIM Women's Trial World Champion had enjoyed a decade of bein...

10 favourites for a podiumWe can already feel the pressure among the favourites a few days from the start of the 74th Bol d’Or, as not less than ten teams can claim a spot on the final podium. Three of them are in the current top 5 world standings: 2009 Qtel FIM Endurance World championship winner Yamaha Austria Racing Team, the 2010 Le Mans winner Team Kawasaki GSR and 8 Hours of Albacete winner ...

British rider Scott Redding escaped serious injury in the horrific Moto2 crash in Misano on Sunday that claimed the life of emerging Japanese star Shoya Tomizawa.Tomizawa lost control of his Suter MMX machine on lap 12 of the race and was struck first by Alex de Angelis and then by Marc VDS Racing rider Redding.Both had no chance to take evasive action with Tomizawa losing control at close to 230 ...

The twenty-seventh edition of the FIM Trial des Nations marks an important moment for this wonderful competition, with the event set to return to Myslenice, Poland which was the first host of this inter countries team Trial back in 1984. The French were victorious on that historic day back in the mid eighties with a certain Thierry Michaud and his brother Fred being accompanied by Philippe Berlati...

Following the tragic death of the Japanese Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa yesterday during the GP of San Marino, the FIM immediately conveyed its most sincere condolences and profound sympathy to his family, friends and team members.Vito Ippolito, FIM President declared: “We are extremely saddened by the death of Shoya Tomizawa, a charming and talented rider with a promising future, which reminds us t...

Denmark, under the calm guidance of one of the best team managers in the business, Jan Staechmann, ultimately proved convincing winners of the 2010 FIM Under 21 Speedway Team Championship. In an incident packed meeting, they took control in  Heat 2 when star man Rene Bach won the first of what was to be a five ride perfect score. The lead was never to be surrendered with strong support from P...

Twenty eight year old Adam Raga – Gas Gas rounded out the 2010 SPEA FIM Trial World Championship by winning the final GP of the season in the Czech Republic to become Vice World Champion for the fourth year in a row. Adam’s latest win was only his second of the campaign, with the Gas Gas teamster having struggled to find any kind of consistency during 2010. Raga spoke after the Trial about his day...

Marvin Musquin finished second overall in the Benelux Grand Prix but was crowned the 2010 FIM MX2 World Champion already after the first heat thanks partly to Roczen's misfortune, pulling out of the opening moto. The Grand Prix victory went on hands of his compatriot Gautier Paulin. In MX1 Antonio Cairoli struggled a little bit on the Dutch track but managed to clinch the overall victory and conti...