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FIM Latin America organised its first edition of the Copa Lationoamericana Feminina de Motocross in Guayaquil. As many as 17 women from Honduras, Panama, Puerto Rico and host country Equador showed up for this event that was run on the Circuito Abel Gilbert under very hot temperatures. The track was a mixture of sand with wet greasy spots which made it very tricky. But the riders managed well and...

Yamaha’s Chiara Fontanesi has finished runner-up in the 2011 FIM Women’s World Championship after sweeping both motos on her YZ250F at Lacapelle Marival last weekend for the penultimate round of the series.The Italian took a crucial victory over reigning number one Steffi Laier and was just nine points away from the German after the chequered flag fell on the final round of seven. Fontanesi had he...

The red plate holder through out the whole season Steffi Laier took the first holeshot of the day here in the sunny Lacapelle Marival. The factory KTM rider had a crowd of around 12,000, cheering her on for her fourth world title. Fifteen points in advance over her arch rival the Italian Chiara Fontanesi, you would have to wait until the second moto to see who will be crowned the 2011 FIM women´s ...

The FIM Women’s World Championship headed to the last round of series in Lacapelle Marival. With the outstanding crowd already joining us here on this humid Saturday. It was most certainly Steffanie Liaer who lead from start to finish in their last qualifying race of the championship. It’s the first time that the WMX class has competed on this fast track of Lacapelle Marival. Red Bull KTM Factor...

Lacapelle Marival will host the second time FIM MX3 World Championship and first time WMX World Championship. Is the last round to go this weekend . It’s the eighth event of the FIM MX3 World Championship and seventh event of the FIM WMX World Championship on Moto Club de Lacapelle Marival ”Circuite International Georges Filhol Terrain de Bel Air ” 1600 meters long track.MX3Regarding to the two Wo...

Stephanie Laier made it two out of two as she collected the surprising victory at the sixth round of the FIM Women’s World Championship in Slovenia. The German topped the podium from Chiara Fontanesi and the Sarholz KTM rider Larissa Papenmeier as the duo complete also the Championship’s top three behind the leader Laier. KTM Red Bull Teka Factory Team rider Steffi Laier holeshot the first race ...

Just like all of the previous rounds of the FIM Women’s World Championship it was also their first time here on the hot Orehova Vas circuit. KTM Red Bull Teka Factory Team rider Steffi Laier lead the way on day one. Showing she wants to keep the red plate until the end of the championship. Steffi Laier took the first holeshot of the weekend here in Orehova Vas; the German made a mistake which co...

KTM Red Bull Teka Factory Team rider Steffi Laier won the fifth round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship in Senkvice, Slovakia, after beating her main opposition on the last race of the day.Steffi Laier must have had a certain taste of ‘payback’ from the Vantaa round in Finland, two weeks ago, when overtaking Chiara Fontanesi after being second behind the Italian during all afternoon....

KTM Red Bull Teka Factory Team rider Steffi Laier got pole-position for tomorrow’s fifth round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship after winning today’s qualifying race in Senkvice, Slovakia. KTM Sarholz rider Larissa Papenmeier was in charge of the holeshot with Francesca Nocera right behind but soon Laier stole the lead away from fellow German after passing Nocera who went down ano...

The FIM MX3 and WMX Motocross World Championships are back East and this time in Senkvice, Slovakia as the warm weather keeps following both championship’s tour, now on their fifth rounds on the 25th June weekend.With the 2011 season coming to its half, all results are now starting to be seen in a more tactical way by the MX3 and WMX riders as they face the fast hard-pack Senkvice track this weeke...