2011

Argentina, Chile and Peru. Those are the countries that will see the pass of the Dakar caravan through their landscapes and deserts in the edition that will start next Sunday, January 1st, 2012. In the motorcycles category, a name stands out above all the others, Marc Coma. The Repsol rider, three times winner of the Dakar, travels to South America with a clear aim: to achieve in Lima his second c...

Nicky Hayden’s winter vacation was marred on Tuesday, December 27, when he broke his left scapula and fractured two ribs while training near his home in Owensboro, Kentucky. Hayden was training at a private indoor flat track facility, riding a motorcycle for the first time since breaking his scaphoid at the Valencia Grand Prix on November 6. He underwent an X-ray and CAT scan on the same day he ...

Europe’s leading company in the field of motorcycle lubricants and lubrication, Motul has recently reached agreement with the Yamaha Classic Racing team to become its official lubricant partner. The new technical partnership reinforces the long association that has existed between the international lubricants company and the Japanese Yamaha factory and provides for Motul valued continuity betwee...

The edition “ENDURANCE 2011” will be published in January 2012. This book contains 160 pages showing images (photos by David Reygondeau) and telling stories (texts by Valerie Moreno), including all races, the great moments and the complete racing results of the 2012 Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship and Cup. You will also meet the teams who took part in this sporting season. Published in ...

It is no secret that Red Bull Teka KTM Factory Racing’s Max Nagl of Germany put on a heroic display in the second half of the 2011 MX1 World Championship season, riding through the pain of a serious back injury. Max underwent corrective surgery in Belgium at the end of the season after opting to delay the surgical intervention until all the races were over. Due to some additional complications ...

On the sidelines of the FIM World Championship Final in Sofia / Bulgaria the final details of the partnership between the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer, that is famous for its sports watches and chronographs, and the organizers of the FIM Freestyle MX World Championship SportPlus has been negotiated. The partnership offers TAG Heuer numerous on-site and online presence as part of the NIGHT of...

The Federazione Motociclistica Italiana (FMI) celebrated its 100th Anniversary last Friday in Rome. The FMI is one of the largest National Federations, which has been working very hard for the development of the motorcycling sport and also non-sporting motorcycle activities in general. Among the many participants, were present FIM President Vito Ippolito and the FIM Chief Executive Officer Guy Ma...

The months and weeks of preparation for some of the bravest off-road riders in the world will shortly come to a head when the 34th Dakar Rally sets off from Buenos Aires for the 9000km two week race, regularly dubbed as one of the toughest in the world. Yamaha will count on a fine representation of 40 riders from the 188 entrants of the motorcycle class and over half of the 32-strong Quad category...

Sofia, 17th December 2011: On Saturday night, professional freestyle motocross arrived big time in Bulgaria. The world’s leading exponents of FMX gathered for the last NIGHT of the JUMPs of the 2011 season at the ARMEEC Arena in Sofia (Bulgaria), where the destination of the FIM Freestyle MX World Championship title would be decided.  Twelve riders from seven countries laid on an incredibl...

The 2011 FIM Environmental Award was presented during the FIM Gala Ceremony held on 4 December in Estoril, Portugal. After having reviewed the 5 candidatures, the Jury composed of: o Mr Andrzej Witkowski, FIM Award and Recognition Committee Representative o Mrs Kattia Hernandez, FIM International Environment Commission (CIE) Director o Ms Jill Savery, Olympic Gold medallist and environmental co...