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The Xtreme Test of the Grand Prix of Andorra which takes place next to Sant Julià wasn’t timed on Saturday because of rain during the night and of a rocky field and a precarious grip. But, timed on Sunday, this special test which was on the side of the mountain has completely revived the HUSQVARNA Xtreme Test Award!! In fact, Antoine MEO (F – HVA), the leader of the Award standing, lost precious...

The very first Andorran Grand Prix has just come to a close and the principality has witnessed the crowning of Antoine MEO (FRA - HVA) in Enduro 2. In fact, the Frenchman, having won yesterday, only had to maintain the pace today. This is exactly what he achieved on his 310 HVA. Only one year after having become world champion in E1 he is now World champion in E2. « I am really very satisfied,...

Juha Salminen (FIN - HVA) has unwittingly thrown open the Enduro 1 category. In fact, the HVA rider was unfortunate in being victim of a mechanical failure from the second lap with the breakdown of his 250 HVA’s gearbox. He will therefore not have a podium finish in this Grand Prix and on top of that, he sees his major opponent of the Championship, Eero REMES (FIN - KTM) catch up with him. Desp...

The curtain has finally fallen on this first ever MAXXIS Grand Prix of Romania, to the relief of the 68 participants who suffered the heat greatly in this 6th stage of the MAXXIS FIM Enduro World Championship. The Moto Club Sportiv Extreme Adventure and its president, Florin RADU have won their bet that this first Romanian Gran Prix would be one of the best of the season. According to all, th...

What an incredible day of racing ! Everything went well at the Moto Club Sportiv Extreme Adventure. Having given their all to be successful in their debut in the MAXXIS FIM Enduro World Championship, added to which was the bright sunshine and the heat in Romania, over 41 degrees today, this Grand Prix will undoubtedly be one of the best of the 2011 season. All was arranged to try to bring the R...

Only three weeks after the Grand Prix of Turkey and Greece, the MAXXIS FIM Enduro World Championship is back in Romania, in the charming city of Buzau.For the first time, the International Motorcycling Federation has entrusted the organization to the Moto Club Sportiv Extreme Adventure and Federatia Romana Motociclism. The Moto Club chaired by Florin RADU is not at its first organization of an End...

The second day of the MAXXIS Grand Prix of Greece that took place in the furnace that is Kalampaka (37°), turned into a bloodbath for many riders, all the while amplifying the lessons learnt during the first day. With just over 50 riders reaching the finishing line, that is to say 40% of withdrawals, this final day caused untold damage to many men and machines. The heat only added to the already r...

What a race ! For a first set-up, the MOLEK volunteers succeeded in their endeavours way above expected…. An exceptional setting, impeccable logistics, a beautiful route, with a variety of specials, as much technical as could be wished for and a large audience…. Everything goes smoothly in Kalampaka, at the foot of the Meteors.  The ninety participants of this fifth event of the MAXXIS FIM En...

Greece is a faithful country of the MAXXIS FIM Enduro World Championship and welcomes each year a Grand Prix for nearly 10 years. But, this year, the traditional city of Serres lets the organization of this event to KALAMPAKA located in the surrounding of Thessalie, in the Western North of Greece. KALAMPAKA is known because it is built in the foothills of these immense and strange gray rocks which...

Dramatic turns of events featured highly in this 2nd day of the GP SPORTOTO of TURKEY, once again taking place under a scorching sun and summer weather. And in the first instance, it is the KTM rider Johnny AUBERT (FRA) who suffers a disenchantment, a few kilometres away from the start …. « My bike stopped suddenly just before the first Cross Test. The pipe leading to the carburator unhooked ...