2009

Dear friends, colleagues and supporters, Thank you for all your support in 2008. Have a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year.From everyone at Riders for Health.Thousands more in Africa receive health care in 2008, thanks to RidersThe past 12 months were incredibly busy for Riders for Health and saw us increase the number of people that we are reaching with reliable health care. As well as con...

The 27th edition of the FIM Motocamp was hosted from 27 to 29 August by the Peña Motorista Tamarite, a very active motorcycle club of some 220 members in the small town of Tamarite in Huesca, Spain. The event was staged in Alcañiz, Aragon, at the Motorland complex formerly known as “La Ciudad del Motor”. The region is sandy with many outcrops of rock and scrubland completely devoid of habitation o...

In our July issue we left the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix at the mid way stage as it took its traditional summer break after the Cardiff event at the Millennium Stadium but we returned to action in Prague’s Marketa Stadium at the beginning of August where defending champion Nicki Pedersen maintained his consistency and increased his lead to 15 points over his nearest rival Jason Crump. It was a furth...

First years: dominance of the British teamMotocross, known as “scramble” when it was “invented” in the 20s, developed quickly in the 30s. After the war, the FIM elevated this sport at international level by giving birth to the Motocross des Nations, a classic event which has been run annually ever since, with 500cc motorcycles.The inaugural event was held near The Hague, in the Netherlands, on 20 ...