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01/06/10 - 11:09
The history of Motocross begins in the early 20th century when the first events took place in Great Britain, specifically during the 20s when the first “scrambles” were held, different from the Trials...
26/05/10 - 16:28
Former 250cc and 350cc Road Racing World Champion Jim Redman visited the FIM headquarters today. Redman, who won four World Champion titles in the 350cc class from 1962 to 1965 and two World Champion ...
19/04/10 - 10:36
During the 50s, Soichiro Honda had brought his company to a good level in Japan, but as of 1954 he was convinced that his target should be to reach other markets, essentially Europe and the United Sta...
31/03/10 - 14:50
It is quite difficult to know with precision when and where someone had the idea of putting a motorcycle on ice. This was obviously held in countries where climatic conditions allowed this practice. T...
22/03/10 - 15:39
A new section is now opened on the FIM website which is dedicated to vintage stories linked with the FIM, the motorcycle sport and motorcycle in general.Our readers can already find a couple of articl...
22/03/10 - 10:03
Former 500cc Motocross rider, and well-known today as FIM Motocross Grand Prix Race Director, Dave Nicoll was a 20 year old Motocross rider in 1964 when he went to Erfurt as member of the British Vase...
19/03/10 - 09:14
Roger de Coster: five times FIM 500cc Motocross World Champion, the Belgian rider took part in the ISDT in 1964 in Erfurt. There he met the American riders for the first time:“These were my first Six ...
18/03/10 - 09:36
Mr Oriol Puig Bulto, President of the FIM International Technical Panel, was a experienced off-road rider during the sixties: he took part in nine International Six Days’ Trial events between 1962 and...
17/03/10 - 12:11
The 1964 International Six Days took place in Erfurt. Dave Ekins, brother of Bud Ekins and member of the US team, recalls:“The ISDT is truly an international event for those countries manufacturing su...
27/02/10 - 13:11
On the occasion of the 2010 FIM Conference Meetings in Geneva, some vintage motorcycles are exposed in the lobby of the Crowne Plaza Hotel where the meetings take place during this week-end (25-28 Feb...