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On 14th July the European Parlia-ment transport committee votedon a report (and amendments)that will revise the 2011 WhitePaper on Transport. This statement was adopted:“Motorcycles play a significantrole in sustainable mobility,especially in urban areas wherethey contribute to tackling con-gestion and parking problems”.They certainly do in Rome where700,000 are in regular use, andin Barcelona which has the se-cond largest parc of powered twowheelers after Rome. In northEuropean cities too there is in-creasing use of motorcycles. So what does the European Par-liament propose? A White paper

is a framework that sets theagenda. Parliament wants actionto improve roads. Not just the hi-ghways, but urban and ruralroads where ninety percent offatal collisions occur. Other proposals include impro-ved driver training for professio-nal drivers, and promotion ofpost licence training for all roadusers. – FIM Europe welcomesthis as many of our federationspromote additional training forriders. It is good that at last thistype of work is getting recogni-tion. Dangerous offenders who committraffic offences when under theinfluence of drugs or alcohol, orwho are involved in aggressivebehaviour, should be subject to

medical and psychological testsbefore being allowed back on theroad. These and other measures in thereport of Dutch MEP Wim van deCamp (who led the discussions)will now be put to a full Parlia-ment session in Strasbourg. – Mrvan de Camp knows what he istalking about as he is also a mo-torcyclist!"I am very happy that the impor-tance of motorcycles is recogni-zed in this paper”, stated DrWolfgang Srb, FIM Europe Presi-dent. "FIM Europe will continuethe efforts in Brussels, where le-gislation is made. We simplyneed to have a strong role in thisprocess”.

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FIM Europe meets FEMA and ACEM in Brussels

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On 23rd and 24th of Octo-ber FIM, FIM-Europe andFEMA met again to fina-lize the different Com-mon Papers that will bethe base for all futurelobby activities in the 47different European Coun-tries where there are theNational Federations andobviously in Brussels.PTW (Powered TwoWheelers) are one of thesolutions to improve ci-

ties circulation but re-quire also attention fromthe authorities to createa favorable environmentalso from a safety pointof view.

In the afternoon of Octo-ber 24th the group atten-ded the annual ACEMConference with the par-ticipation of Parliament,Commission and Industryrepresentatives.

Mr Silvio Manicardi, FIMEurope 2nd Deputy Presi-dent, commented: “Con-gratulations to ACEM forthe usual interesting an-nual conference. FIM-Eu-rope is fully supportingthe efforts made by theCommission, industry,organizations to pro-mote future mobility so-lutions that will takecare of the human he-alth”.


From the left, Jesper Christensen, Director FIM/CAP, Morten Hansen, General Secretary NMCU,Silvio Manicardi, FIM-Europe 2nd Deputy President, Anna Zee, FEMA President, Dolf Willigers,FEMA Secretary General

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From the left, Nathanaël Gagnaire Secretary General of FFMC, FEMA member or-ganisation in France, Veronique Feypell de La Beaumelle, Administrator from theInternational Transport Forum at the OECD, José Viegas, Secretary-General of theITF, Jean-Pierre Moreau, Chairman of the FIM Europe Public Affairs panel and alsoa member of the FIM CAP

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FIM Europe – and our par-tner FEMA – welcome thenew report on motorcyclesafety from OECD-ITF (Or-ganisation for EconomicCooperation and Develop-ment – International Tran-sport Forum).

Now there is official reco-gnition that alongside the62 million cars producedevery year there are also50 million new motorcy-cles, scooters and mopeds.These riders also need tobe taken care of in tran-sport and road safety poli-cies.

The process began in 2008with the OECD-ITF confe-rence co-organised withFEMA in Lillehammer, Nor-way. FIM was also presentalongside experts and ri-ders representatives fromaround the world. There itwas agreed this reportshould be prepared and ithas taken until 2014 to getit finalised.

The report’s principal re-commendations set theframe for governments towork in, both in the deve-loped Countries and in mid-dle and low incomenations. The ITF member-

ship includes major motor-cycling Countries India andChina as well as those inthe OECD nations.

Riders will also expect thatthis document is respectedin policy decisions taken onmotorcycling by the Euro-pean Union. Many of the is-sues that concern ridingare today taken at EU level.Political leaders and offi-cials in Brussels are invitedto take note!

Based on the finding of thisreport FEMA and FIM Eu-rope have issued the jointdeclaration.

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Joint position statementFEMA and FIM Europe

Background to this statement

OECD (the Organisation forEconomic Cooperation andDevelopment) is an inter-go-vernmental organisation,with its headquarters inParis, France. OECD reportscarry great prestige as theyare known for their high qua-lity. They have a major in-fluence on policy making bygovernments and other orga-nisations, for example theEuropean Union.

ITF (the International Tran-sport Forum) at the OECD isan inter-governmental orga-nisation with 54 membercountries. It acts as a strate-gic think tank with the objec-tive of helping shape thetransport policy agenda on aglobal level. The ITF organi-ses an annual summit of mini-sters along with leadingrepresentatives from indu-stry, civil society and acade-mia.

In 2008 OECD-ITF hosted aconference on motorcyclingand safety in the Norwegiantown of Lillehammer. Thisevent was co organised byFEMA. FIM was in attendance

also, as were repre-sentatives from motor-cycling organisationsacross the world.

Following the event inNorway, OECD-ITF de-cided to use the 19statements that cameout of the conferenceas basis for a compre-hensive report on mo-torcycle safety. Aworking group with ex-perts representing 18OECD and ITF coun-tries was established.

In 2014 the processcame to a conclusionand in July FEMA andFIM Europe were invi-ted to comment on thefinal draft. Both orga-nisations found thecomprehensive 200pages expert draft re-

port important and likely toheavily influence the globalmotorcycle safety work in theyears to come.

In the draft report FEMA andFIM Europe have identifiedseven major areas of greatimportance that are in accor-dance with the positions ofthe riders’ organisations inEurope and elsewhere. Thefollowing recommendationsand statements are extractstaken verbatim from theOECD-ITF draft report on thesafety of powered two-whee-lers and constitutes a com-mon platform for cooperationbetween FEMA and FIM Eu-rope.

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1. MOBILITY

PTWs are becoming an im-portant component of thetransport system and there-fore need to be properly in-tegrated into mobility plans.

The powered two-wheelerpopulation (which includesmotorcycles, scooters andmopeds) has been constantlyincreasing and plays a signifi-cant role in mobility in manycountries, particularly inmany of the world’s large ci-ties.

In many cities, PTWs havebecome a real alternative topassenger cars given thelevel of traffic congestion.PTWs indeed present a num-ber of advantages includingflexibility, reliability of traveltime, and lower cost of use

compared to a private car.

In summary, PTWs play amajor role in transport forvarious reasons in differentlocations. They represent anopportunity to improve mo-bility, in conjunction withpublic transport, in

many cities suffering from si-gnificant congestion and par-king challenges. Theyconstitute an integral part ofthe traffic system, poten-tially able to meet importantfuture needs in society.

2. TRAINING

Novice riders of every kind ofPTW should be trained.

Even more than for driving acar, riding a PTW requires te-chnical skills. Novice riders

of every kind of PTW shouldbe trained. Training shouldnot only focus on basic mano-euvring skills and masteringtraffic situations, but also ad-dress attitudes towards sa-fety, putting a specialemphasis on hazard percep-tion and defensive riding.

It is, however, worth noticingthat a very restrictive andcomplicated motorcycle li-censing system might resultin delinquency by some ri-ders while unnecessarilycomplicating the process.

The curricula for training andeducation of drivers in allother vehicle categoriesshould also focus on risk awa-reness when dealing withPTWs, their vulnerability,and crash patterns.

The instructor’s competenceand attitude towards road sa-fety are critical. There shouldbe minimum competence re-quirements for instructors ac-cording to the training theyprovide. The requirementscould be on the instructors’own riding competence, andtheir pedagogical competencee.g. competence in coaching.It is important that the drivinginstructors’ education is de-veloped so that they can fulfilthe intention of the curricu-lum.

While there is little scientificevidence, it is likely that well-designed post-licence trainingcourses focused on refreshingbasic manoeuvring skills andrisk awareness can be usefulto some riders (for examplethe “returning” riders).

3. AWARENESS

Perception and awareness ofPTWs by other road usershave been recognized as partof the critical points charac-terizing the problems of inte-raction of these vehicleswithin the traffic system.

In situations where a car dri-ver fails to give way to a PTWrider, the car driver often ad-mits having looked in the di-rection of the motorcyclistprior to manoeuvring, but nothaving seen the rider who wastheoretically visible. “Fail tolook” and “look but fail tosee” are the two main catego-ries of perceptual errors thatcontribute to crashes.

Regarding high visibility clo-thing, research shows diffe-rent results regarding their

effectiveness in reducing con-spicuity related crashes, de-pending on time and location.In short, when riding throughhighly dense traffic, a ridershould wear bright clothing.When riding mostly in open-space (cruising) a rider is bet-ter off wearing darkerclothing. At night reflectiveclothing is more effective.

4. INFRASTRUCTURE

The road environment has asignificant influence on therisk of crashes involvingPTWs.

The road environment has asignificant influence on therisk of crashes involvingPTWs. Contributing factors in-clude: road surface defects(such as unevenness, potholes

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or debris on the road); pre-sence of slippery material(water, oil ) on the road; roadmarkings with insufficientskid resistance or use of rai-sed pavement markers; poorroad alignment; presence ofobstacles, roadside hazardsand safety barriers, and inte-raction with other road users(including heavy vehicles,cars, cyclists, pedestrians andother PTWs).

Consequently, the quality ofthe road layout and adequatetraffic management play animportant role in helping ri-ders in mastering their vehi-cles, preventing loss ofcontrol, and influencing inte-ractions with the other roadusers. Infrastructure determi-nes and organizes the wayroad users interact. The roadlayout has an important im-

pact on the harmony and ef-ficiency of the interactionsbetween road users, specifi-cally between cars and PTWsdrivers. More particularly, itcan condition the capacity ofcar drivers to detect thePTW, and favour a drivingspeed conducive to safety,both elements recognized ascritical in crashes involvingPTWs.

It is sometimes more effec-tive to act indirectly on theroad infrastructure than di-rectly on the road users.Human behaviour is partlythe product of the environ-ment in which humans ope-rate. The road layout willthus have a decisive in-fluence on their activity,whether behavioural or cogni-tive (psychological).

PTW-friendly road design,maintenance and infrastruc-ture generally benefit all roadusers. The aim is to ensurethat the safety of PTW ridersis considered in the designand maintenance of roads andthe implementation of trafficmanagement plans.

A consistent road and road en-vironment invite road usersto adopt the appropriate be-haviour. A self-explaining roadallows road users to antici-pate changes in the local roadcontext.

When potentially aggressiveobstacles in the safety zonecannot be avoided, the lastoption is to isolate road usersfrom these obstacles by theinstallation of a vehicle re-

straint system. However,some of these installationscan be extremely aggressivefor PTW riders. Guardrailswith unprotected posts are areal danger for motorcyclists.

Allowing PTWs to travel in buslanes is not necessarily a mea-sure to improve safety, but ra-ther to improve traffic flow. Ithas safety implications, howe-ver. Traffic management mea-sures can have a dualpurpose: facilitating PTW traf-fic and increasing safety.

Engineers, road designers andproviders, local authorities,road safety auditors and in-spectors should be trained toconsider PTWs in the design,construction, maintenanceand operation of roads, andbe provided with the neces-sary risk assessment tools tomake the right decisions.

5. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTSYSTEMS

It is essential that the viewand needs of the motorcy-clists be properly understoodand researched and this kno-wledge be used to developthe design of ITS devices,which are acceptable tothem.

Safety research addressingthe development and applica-tion of ITS technologies hasfocused primarily on passen-ger vehicles and has not beenvigorously developed or ap-plied to motorcycles. Never-theless, existing and emergingITS research results have the

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potential to be adapted tomotorcycles. The two rese-arch areas below have the po-tential to significantlycontribute to such applica-tions.

The human-machine interface(HMI) requirements of the mo-torcycle are hugely differentfrom passenger cars. The dri-ving task requires more in-stantaneous attention and thepossibilities to provide visualor audio information in a safemanner are limited due to theposition of the dashboard, thehelmet and the backgroundnoise experienced by the mo-torcyclist.

The impact of systems that in-tervene in the riding task isquite different from passen-ger cars and requires specificR&D. Stability is critical on amotorcycle and imposes verydifferent constraints compa-red to 4-wheeled vehicles.The process of deployment ofAdvanced or Automatic DriverAssistance Systems (ADAS) isextremely complicated nota-bly due to the leaning beha-viour of motorcycle.

6. RESEARCH

Additional research is neededto better understand currentchallenges related to PTWmobility and safety.

Operational research and de-velopment is needed toachieve a traffic system whichbetter integrates and protectsPTWs in a cost efficient man-ner. A co-ordinated and con-certed cooperation between a

variety of disciplines (e.g.civil and mechanical engine-ers, economists, educationa-lists, psychologists, transportplanners, lawyers etc.) is keyto the development of a con-sistent set of measures to ad-dress real issues regarding thesafety of PTW riders.

ITS requires more R&D on itscapacity to prevent PTW cra-shes. Further investigation isrequired dealing with thecontent and effectiveness oftraining, including post-li-cence training, with the aimof improving the behaviourand safety of both dri-vers and riders.

7. SAFE SYSTEM

The safe system ap-proach recognises thefact that road userscan make mistakes,or take inappropriatedecisions; the role ofthe system is first tominimize the produc-tion of these errorsand secondly to pre-vent road users fromdeath and serious in-juries when errorsoccur.

Inclusion of PTW ri-ders into the Safe Sy-stem yields twochallenges. The firstis the technical pro-blem of providing pro-tection from physicalharm at the speeds atwhich collisions withother vehicles orfixed objects are li-kely. The second chal-

lenge is to ensure that anymeasures taken to improvePTW safety are supportedboth by the broader commu-nity and by PTW riders in par-ticular.

This leads to consideration ofwhether the conventionalSafe System approach shouldbe modified by recognisingthat, in the short to mediumterm, use of PTWs will remainan inherently risky activityand that measures should betaken to reduce risk. This mayresult in, for example, strate-gies that focus more on avoi-

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ding crashes, rather than mi-tigating their effects, as outli-ned above in the Swedishstrategy.

The risk mitigation approachthen poses another challengefor jurisdictions. While theSafe System approach, forexample as exemplified by Vi-sion Zero, reinforces theunacceptability of trauma, arisk reduction approach tosome extend confirms thatsome level of risk is accepta-ble.

While much of the responsibi-

lity for implementing a PTWsafety strategy will rest withgovernments and industry, nosignificant change will be pos-sible without engagementwith the community to ensurethat they are aware of theshared responsibility for roadsafety. This extends beyondresponsibility on the road toresponsibility at other times.

Facilitating a safety dialogueamong the motorcycling com-munity has proven to be aneffective tool in conveying sa-fety messages.

CONCLUSION

FEMA and FIM Europe agreewith the seven statementsmade in the draft reportand cited here.

We consider that theyshould be used as a tem-plate on which to assessany policy related to theseissues. They also provide abasis on which to assess allother policies related tomotorcycle safety and theuse of powered two whee-lers in general.


On the left Anna Zee, President of FEMA, then Rolf Frieling, Biker Union, Germany, John Chatterton-Ross, FIM, Inés Ayala Sender,Member of the EU Parliament, Wim van de Camp, Member of the EU Parliament, Jan Breckwoldt, Suzuki Germany, Veronique Feypellde La Beaumelle, International Transport Forum, Steve Aeschlimann, FIM, Didier de Radiguès, former GP motorcycle racer, JesperChristensen, FIM, Morten Hansen, Norwegian Motorcyclists Union, Silvio Manicardi, Vice President FIM Europe

Hosted by Wim van de CampMEP and Inés Ayala Sender MEPthe 2015 edition saw thelaunch of a new report by theInternational Transport Forumon motorcycle safety, on No-vember 12th in Brussels.

Véronique Feypell de La Beau-melle outlined the processthat led to this work startingat a motorcycling conferenceheld in Norway back in 2008.The report is very positive to-wards motorcycling.

Jesper Christensen, FIM Direc-tor of the Public Affairs Com-mission, explained to gueststhat the ITF report has formedthe basis of new discussions

between FIM Europe and theFederation of European Motor-cyclists Associations (FEMA).This has led to a new partner-ship between the two organi-sations.

From the European Commis-sion Magda Kopczynska, Direc-tor from DG Move, withresponsibility for innovationand sustainability in transport,also spoke to the guests. Shestressed the importance of ac-commodating the needs of the37 million riders of motorcy-cles, scooters and mopeds inthe EU.

A lively question and answersession was opened by special

guest former Grand Prix mo-torcyclist Didier de Radiguès.Also known today to Belgianmotorcyclists as a commenta-tor on MotoGP for Belgian te-levision, Didier explained thathe also owns two motorcycleschools, one in Belgium, theother in France.

For 2015 Suzuki sponsored theevent by providing the motor-cycle for the photo call beforethe dinner.

FIM is grateful to Mr van deCamp and Madame Sender whotook time away from theirschedule to host the event,and welcome guests into theEU Parliament.

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FIM Dinner debate FIM Dinner debate in the EU Parliament, Brusselsin the EU Parliament, Brussels

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The meeting was held, as in thepast, in Tiber Hotel in Fiumi-cino, near Rome (Italy). In thisfirst session, the meeting ofMotocross, Enduro, Trial, Su-permoto and Drag Racing Com-missions were held, with theparticipation of the SportingCouncil Chairman Mr Martin deGraaff and of FIM Europe Se-cretary General Mr AlessandroSambuco. Joining the meeting,also Oriol Puig Bulto, Directorof International Technical Com-mission of FIM, Tony Skillin-gton, Director of MotocrossCommission of FIM and Thierry

Michaud, Director of the TrialCommission of FIM.

"The presence of FIM directorsis important for the coopera-tion with FIM and for the har-monization of rules betweenFIM and FIM Europe", Mr Martinde Graaff stated. "All commis-sions prepared the 2016 sea-sons, concerning rules andcalendars. Safety matters, li-cences and insurance were alsoimportant items".

Motocross

In the Motocross Commission,the representative of You-

thstream Marc Pauwels joinedthe meeting because the coo-peration with the promoter isimportant for combined eventsin the World and EuropeanChampionships. It dealt withrules, calendars and all othersaspects of the discipline.

Martin de Graaff gave the in-formation and direction aboutthe working group "age limit"and the process from now onuntil the next general assem-bly.

New is also the European Wo-men's Cup, which will be orga-nised in Cieszyn, Poland, on

The Motocross Sporting Commission, chaired by Mr Eddie Herd

The Sporting Commissions The Sporting Commissions Meeting in Fiumicino Meeting in Fiumicino The FIM Europe Commission Meetings have been opened by the first session of SportingCommissions, which would be followed by the second session of Sporting Commissions inNovember and by the Non-Sporting Commissions next January

The Trial Sporting Commission, chaired by Mr Anders Minken

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The Enduro Sporting Commission, chaired by Mr Marco Bolzonello

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21st-22nd of May and will becombined with a round of EMX65-85cc North-East EuropeZone event. If successful, it ishoped that this will be develo-ped to a full European cham-pionship with three or fourrounds in the future. The agelimit will be between 15-50 onMX2 specifications motorcy-cles. There will be three racesat the event of 15 minutes plus3 laps, one on Saturday after-noon and two on Sunday, withnormal practice and timepractice.

The Hillclimb motocross willbe continued and the Commis-sion will try to find one or twomore organisers for the nextyear.

The sport will continue to de-velop and expand with thecooperation with promoterYouthstream.

The "pyramid" linking the Eu-

ropean championships andWorld championships for mo-tocross and the developmentof young talented riders is nowfirmly established and provenresults can be seen by all.

Supermoto

The day before there was ameeting with the SupermotoEuropean and World Champion-ship Promoter, BPROM, repre-sented by Mr DaniloBoccadolce, Mr Martin de Gra-aff, Mr Alessandro Sambucoand Ivo Tsvetanov, to discussthe contract for the promotionof the European Supermotoand the calendar for the co-ming season. Today the Com-mission proposed a new "Open"class that will run togetherwith the Supermoto Junior andS3 class events, some specificaspects at the events in 2015and possible proposals forchanges for 2016 season that

will be decided with BPROM.The new season 2016 will givethe opportunity to the Euro-pean riders to benefit fromtheir participation in the S2class and offer better chancesfor winning the Continentaltitle.

Trial

During the Trial Commissiononly minor changes to the Eu-ropean rules will be proposedand also the technical rules asfor the weight of the bikes willbe maintained for 2016. Thefuture of the discipline wasmainly discussed. The stati-stics of the development ofthe European championshipare very promising - the ave-rage participation grew of 86%during the latest five years.2016 calendar is made to makethe travel patterns for the ri-ders as cheap as possible.

Enduro - Producing the Enduro


The Supermoto Sporting Commission, chaired by Mr Ivo Tsvetanov

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calendar for 2016 was not soeasy because of the late ap-pearance of the FIM calendar.The future of Bajas was discus-sed for the new season: theparticipation of UTVs will bethe same as in 2015. In orderto promote the Super EnduroCup, the riders are allowed totake part with national licen-ces and starting permissions ofthe Federations. The calendarof the Enduro Extreme Cupwas done without problemsand rules also will not have bigchanges for the next season.

Drag Racing

After the meeting in Copenha-gen with Nordic Federationsand Organisers, the Commis-sion discussed the possibilitiesfor better European Drag RaceChampionship. It is importantto create a calendar withmore than three events in thefuture for the Championship

and the Cup. In 2016 thereare three applications for theChampionship and four for theCup, which the Commissionproposed. The deadline for thecalendar is extended up to the1st of December 2015. Theplans for the Junior Cup areextended for the season 2017.

In all Commissions Mr OriolPuig Bulto stressed out thechange of technical rules fornext year, which also affectEuropean Championships. Fewitems about safety are aboutthe use of the helmet came-ras, which is forbidden in alldisciplines except motocross,where the use of helmet ca-meras is strictly controlled.Body and back protection forthe different disciplines andtheir respective homologationswere also discussed. Mr Bultolistened to the experiences oftrial riders for other solutions

for body protection in trial,which requires particular agi-lity. Last but not least, newrules for all off-road discipli-nes were discussed as for thethrottle, which cannot be ride-by-wire any more, but onlymechanical.

Conclusion

"The importance of meetingslike this, with all sportingcommissions together, is veryserious to create a very goodcalendar for the next season",Mr de Graaff stated. "And thisalso a good way to grant theharmonization of rules thanksto the presence of the respec-tive FIM representatives. It isalways a pleasure to see howseriously the commissions areworking for the future of thesport. All calendars and pro-posals will be discussed in theManagement Council next De-cember for approval".


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The FIM Europe Commission Mee-tings continued today with thesecond session of Sporting Com-missions, which followed the firstsession of Sporting Commissionsin October and which will be fol-lowed by the Non-Sporting Com-missions next January.

The meeting was held, as in thepast, in Tiber Hotel in Fiumicino,near Rome (Italy). In this secondsession, the meeting of Road Ra-cing, Track Racing, Motoball andVintage were held, with the par-ticipation of the FIM Europe Pre-

sident Dr Wolfgang Srb, of Spor-ting Council Chairman Martin deGraaff and of FIM Europe Secre-tary General Alessandro Sam-buco. Joining the meeting, alsoOriol Puig Bulto, Director of In-ternational Technical Commissionof FIM, Armando Castagna, Direc-tor of Track Racing Commissionof FIM, and Arjan Van Eekelen,member of FIM CCR Commission.

Road Racing

The main proposals were aboutMini Road Racing and Stock 250

class. As for Mini Road Racing, theCommission wants to work on oneevent next year, perhaps in com-bination with a big motorcyclingevent, in order to have more at-tention and more spectators.

The Commission also proposes tothe Management Council to mo-dify the Stock 250 Championship,and organise it as a Cup togetherwith a new standard Honda NSF250R Cup. It could be organisedin the context of the Alpe Adriacompetition. These classes haveto be as close as possible to stan-

The Road Racing Sporting Commission, chaired by Eigjl Solkaer

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The Vintage Sporting Commission, chaired by José Campos Costa

dard motorcycles and FIM Europewill work with the promoter/or-ganiser to develop the sportingand technical regulations.

Track Racing

The Commission was discussingthe increase the number of qua-lification rounds for the Speed-way European Championship(SEC), due to many applicationsfrom riders and organizers.

The proposal for the next yearwill be four qualification rounds,one challenge and of course four

SEC finals. The Commission con-tinues to work closely with theFIM Track Racing Commissionabout various topics like harmo-nization of rules, safety stan-dards, etc.

Vintage

The Vintage was in general sati-sfied with the results of the va-rious disciplines in 2015, likeRoad Racing, Endurance, Regula-rity, Trial and especially of thefirst International 3 Days Enduroin Isola d'Elba (Italy). This could

be the beginning of an EnduroCup in the future.

Preparations for 2016 are alreadyon the way and there are effortsto start Vintage Motocross andVintage Hillclimb.

Concern has been raised aboutthe cost of licences and startingpermissions, which are differentfrom Country to Country.

Motoball

Good development in Motoball isthe introduction of young pla-

The Track Racing Sporting Commission, chaired by Piotr Szymanski

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The Motoball Sporting Commission, chaired by Karl Voegele

yers: in several Countries theclubs are obliged to set up ateam for young players, if theywant to play for the NationalChampionship. Next year, inBudel (the Netherlands), twoyoung teams will take part as anextra event in the EuropeanChampionship in July. Previous tothis event, seminars for all parti-

cipating Countries will be held.

An important development inFrance is the use of e-bikes inMotoball. The French Federationhas bought 16 e-bikes and asfrom 2020 they will use in Franceonly e-bikes for Motoball.

In 2017 the European MotoballChampionship will be held in the

South of France, in Valreas andCarpentras.

The Motoball Commission is loo-king for new members out of theCountries which organise Moto-ball competitions.

"All Commissions used the timefor in depth discussions aboutthe future of the respective di-

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sciplines", Martin de Graaff sta-ted. "Our calendars and proposalswill be decided by the Manage-ment Council in December. FIMEurope thanks Dorna for the goodcooperation in the World SBKClasses and in the EuropeanChampionships of Moto2 and Su-perbike. The changed program of

Dorna for the 600 class will bepublished at a later stage withthe calendar of the SBK".

"I am very happy with the resultsof the various meetings", statedDr Wolfgang Srb. "The participa-tion of FIM Commission Directorsadds additional value and is astrong signal for the close coope-

ration between FIM and FIM Eu-rope. This is the right way to gofor the future".

The participants of the Second Ses-sion of the Sporting Commissions inFiumicino, near Rome (Italy)

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The meeting of the FIM EuropeManagement Council was heldin Fiumicino, near Rome(Italy). Among the topics that havebeen discussed were the Re-port of the President, the Re-port of the Secretary GeneralAlessandro Sambuco, Sporting

as well as Non-Sporting que-stions (Martin de Graaff andSilvio Manicardi) and the Re-port of the Treasurer Michal Si-kora. “Today’s meeting was one ofthe most important of thewhole year, as the Sportingseason 2015 was analysed as

well as changes to the Spor-ting rules and the 2016 calen-dars were decided”, FIMEurope President Dr WolfgangSrb stated. “On the Non-Spor-ting side I want to highlightthe cooperation between FIMEurope and FEMA on public af-fairs.


FIM Europe Management Council FIM Europe Management Council in Fiumicino in Fiumicino

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“FIM Europe is dealing withall aspects of Sport, Non-Sport, training and education.The development of the sport,especially at grassroots levelat affordable costs is very highon the agenda. I’m very happywith the work that has beencarried out by the European

Federations, despite it is stilldifficult economical situationin Europe. “Thanks to the passion, thestrong commitment of thou-sands of volunteers and a har-der work than ever theEuropean Federations couldachieve, in general, their ob-

jectives”, Dr Wolfgang Srbadded. “The administration in Romehas carried out a great job andis well-respected service cen-ter for all our Federations”,FIM Europe President conclu-ded.

A moment of the FIM Europe Management Council in the Tiber Hotel, in Fiumicino, near Rome (Italy)

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From the left Michal Sikora, Nina Birjukova, Rodolfo Romeo, Jean-Marc Desnues, Juhani Halme and Martin de Gra-aff. On the opposite page, from the left, Dr Wolfgang Srb, Michel Turk, Paola Bianchetti, Silvio Manicardi, Silvia Mo-natti and Alessandro Sambuco. Below, from the left Silvia Monatti, Andrea Diamantini, Jean-Marc Desnues, JuhaniHalme, Michel Turk, Martin de Graaff, Paola Bianchetti, Silvio Manicardi, Dr Wolfgang Srb, Nina Birjukova, Michal Si-kora, Alessandro Sambuco and Rodolfo Romeo.

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LOMMEL (Belgium) – Followingthe press conference at the MXGPof Belgium, Youthstream Presi-dent Mr. Giuseppe Luongo, FIMEurope President Dr. WolfgangSrb, FIM/CMS Director Mr. TonySkillington and Mr. Willy Läderachand Mrs Andrea Läderach put pento paper for MXGP’s return toSwitzerland which is scheduled totake place on the weekend of Au-gust 7th in Frauenfeld/Gahnang.“I am happy to announce therewill be an MXGP in Switzerland,it has been a very long time sincewe have been there”, Mr. Giu-seppe Luongo said, “the Swiss Fe-deration are very professionaland they have been able to puttogether a package which is fan-tastic to host the MXGP of Swit-zerland. It is good to show our

sport is growing, new venues areshowing interest and old ones arecoming back”.Mr. Willy Läderach followed on,“we are excited to sign the con-tract here in Lommel for theMXGP of Switzerland. We havefound a lot of good partners andsponsors to help organize a verygood motocross grand prix. Wehope that all of you see nextyear howgood our GPwill be”."In timeswhere majorMotorsportseries havean increasingnumber of off l y - a w a y

races outside of Europe I am veryhappy about the return of Swit-zerland to the calendar”, statedDr. Wolfgang Srb. “There will be a combination ofMXGP and MX2 as well as racesfor the European MotocrossChampionship and I am convincedthat the Swiss organizer will doits utmost for a great weekend ofMotocross".

On the occasion of the firstround of the Individual SpeedwayEuropean Championship (SEC) inTorun (Poland), the marketingcontract between FIM Europeand One Sport has been signedand extended for a period of tenmore years.

«I am very happy that we conti-nue the partnership with OneSport», stated Dr Wolfgang Srb,FIM Europe President. «They havedone an excellent job so far andI trust that they will work very

hard to promote Speedway in theyears to come. I also like to pointout the presence of Armando Ca-stagna, showing the new way ofclose cooperation of FIM Europe

with FIM. FIM will work with OneSport on the promotion of theyoung riders (Individual Speed-way U21 finals and IndividualSpeedway 250cc FIM World Cup)».

Speedway Speedway European European Championship Championship FIM Europe renewsFIM Europe renewsthe contract withthe contract withOne Sport One Sport

From the left: Karol Lejman and Jan Konikiewicz from One Sport, Dr Wolfgang Srb,FIM Europe President, Armando Castagna, FIM CCP Director, and Piotr Szymański,FIM Europe Track Racing Commission Chairman

Photo courtesy of Youthstream

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From the left, Alessandro Sambuco, FIM Europe Secretary General, Dr Wolfgang Srb, FIM Europe President, and Prof FabioPigozzi, Rector of the Università degli Studi di Roma ‘Foro Italico’

A meeting between the FIM Eu-rope and the Università degliStudi di Roma “Foro Italico” washeld in Rome.

Topic of the meeting, which wasattended by the FIM Europe Presi-dent Dr Wolfgang Srb, the Rectorof the University Prof Fabio Pi-gozzi and the FIM Europe Secre-tary General Alessandro Sambuco,was the presentation by the FIMEurope of a first draft for the or-ganization of a Master in Motorcy-cling Management to be held incollaboration with the FondazioneUniversitaria Foro Italico.

There was a shared vision of theneeds to which the Master will beaddressed and of the content tooffer, and which is proceedingwith the definition of the organi-zational details.

The recruitment, selection anddevelopment of sporting talents inmotorcycling is one of the maingoals of the European Motorcy-cling National Federations.

The main actors in this process ofcreation of the next Championsare surely the Federations them-

selves but, considering the recenteconomical crisis, which has af-fected and it is still affecting ourContinent, it is necessary to se-arch for synergies.

The aforesaid synergies will haveto allow, without further costs forthe Federations, to increase thisactivity both in quantity and qua-lity, in terms of capillarity on theterritory and of professionalism ofthe interventions.

The Master has the aim to trainyoung Managers of Motorcyclingwho, creating and managing newTeams, will take care directly ofthe research, selection and deve-lopment of young talented riders,even if in cooperation with theSporting Departments of the re-spective Federations, for the rightapplication of the scientific trai-ning programmes.

The Master is addressed to younggraduated passionate of Motorcy-cling, but also operators of thesector or Team Managers alreadyin activity will be allowed to par-ticipate, if wishing to deepen andto complete their managerial andorganizational knowledge.

The first edition of the Master willbe carried out in Italy, as “PilotProject”, with the intention to ex-tend the initiative to all Countriesof the 47 Federations affiliated toFIM Europe. Each National editionof the Master in Motorcycling Ma-nagement will foresee a direct in-volvement of the respectiveNational Motorcycling Federation.

The Master is expected to be heldin the months of March, April andMay 2016 with about 150 hours oflessons spread in 12 weeks of at-tendance on Fridays and Satur-days. A stage and Final ProjectWork will be held.

Once defined the programme indetail, a timely notice of the con-tents and the organization of theMaster will be given.

“I am very happy about the coo-peration with the University andthe project ‘Master’. Education isnowadays more important thanever and the Università degliStudi di Roma ‘Foro Italico’,under the leadership of ProfFabio Pigozzi, is the perfectvenue”, stated FIM Europe Presi-dent, Dr Wolfgang Srb.

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On the occasion of the MotoGPin Brno the President of theSouth Moravian Region, Mr Mi-chal Hasek, has invited FIM Eu-rope President Dr. WolfgangSrb, ACCR and FIM Europe VicePresident Mr Jan Stovicek aswell as a delegation from Fin-land, including SML PresidentMr Tapio Navala to an officialvisit.

The “FIM Road Racing GrandPrix of the Czech Republic” has

a long tradition and has alwaysattracted a huge number ofspectators and is of paramountimportance. President Hasekinformed about the activitiesfor the future of the GP.

Finland is working on a projectto organize a MotoGP in thevery near future on “Kymi-Ring”, near the town of Kau-sala, 110 km North-East of thecapital Helsinki. The Finnishdelegation presented the pro-

ject and was looking forwardto an exchange of informationwith President Hasek.

“I am very happy about allthese activites; GPs in diffe-rent parts of Europe are im-portant, as there is also achance on these circuits forNational and European Cham-pionships, thus paving the wayfor young riders to worldlevel”, stated FIM Europe Pre-sident Dr. Wolfgang Srb.


From the left: Mr Jan Sto-vicek (ACCR and FIM Eu-rope Vice President), MrTapio Nevala (SML Presi-dent), Mr Harri Syväsalmi(Director Ministry of Edu-cation and Culture, SportsDivision), FIM Europe Pre-sident Dr. Wolfgang Srb,Mr Juhani Pakari (Presi-dent Finnish Car Sport Fe-deration), President ofthe South Moravian Re-gion Mr Michal Hasek, MrAnssi Rauramo (Sport Di-rector Helsinki City), MrKari O. Solberg (formerPresident of Finnish CarSport Federation), MrTimo Pohjola (Project Ma-nager KymiRing).

FIM Europe at the MotoGP in Brno

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MX AcademyMX AcademyFirst certificates to riders in AssenFirst certificates to riders in Assen

In Assen, the Netherlands, afterthe qualifying races of the WorldMXGP and MX2, an importantevent of MX Academy was held:the young riders who attendedthe Academy received their firstcertificates. The event was accompanied bya press conference, to whichtook part Dr Wolfgang Srb, FIMEurope President, Martin deGraaff, FIM Europe 1st DeputyPresident, Giuseppe Luongo,President of Youthstream, Mar-tin van Gendere, MX AcademyCoordinator and trainer, andJohn van den Berk, MX Academytrainer.They welcome everybody andthen said how glad they were tobe there giving the certificates

to kids for the first time. “We are very happy about whatthis fantastic team does”, saidDr Wolfgang Srb. “I recommendthe guys to keep this fantasticsport clean and don’t use do-ping. I want to thank the ridersbut especially the parents to behere”. Then he addressed di-rectly to the young riders:“Don’t forget school, motocrossis nice but school is very impor-tant”, added Dr Srb. “Our goal is to make the moto-cross grow and it’s importantthat children start riding atyoung age and follow the stepsof the pyramid in order to endup racing in MXGP”, said Mr Giu-seppe Luongo, President of You-thstream. “Besides, I wish to

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demy as they are working veryprofessionally. Thanks also tothe families as they gave tochildren the opportunity to ridemotocross. We are sure we’llsee some of these riders compe-ting at the GPs”. “Today we give the first certifi-cate and I hope you’ll go for thenext ones”, said Martin VanGenderen. And then John vanden Berk gave the certificatesto riders in front of the media. “I am proud and satisfied aboutthe results of the Academy trai-ners”, said Martin de Graaff,FIM Europe 1st Deputy Presi-dent and also MX Academy Pro-ject leader. “Riders and parentshave seen this year the impor-tance of the professional appro-ach, how to train and guideyoung athletes in motorsport.FIM Europe will continue thisprogram in close cooperationwith Youthstream”.

From the left, John van den Berk, MX Academy trainer,Martin van Genderen, MX Academy Coordinator andtrainer, Giuseppe Luongo, president of Youthstream,Dr Wolfgang Srb, FIM Europe President, and Martin deGraaff, FIM Europe 1st Deputy President and MX Aca-demy Project leader - Photo © Youthstream.

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FIM Europe FIM Europe at International Six Days of Enduro at International Six Days of Enduro in Kosice in Kosice

In the photo aside, fromthe left, Vito Ippolito,FIM President, RichardRaši, Major of Kosiceand Dr Wolfgang Srb,FIM Europe President

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The 90th edition of the In-ternational Six Days of En-duro 2015 (ISDE) has beenopened officially with apresentation of the teamsin the center of Kosice(eastern Slovakia). From7th to 12th of Septemberclose to 500 riders from 32Federations will competein the longest standingand most traditional teamevent of Enduro.

Earlier in the afternoonthe representatives fromthe teams, as well as FIMPresident Vito Ippolito,FIM Europe President Dr.Wolfgang Srb and SMF Pre-sident Peter Smižik wereinvited by the mayor ofKosice Richard Raši to the

townhall for an official re-ception.

“Team events are themost special competitions.The best riders of a Coun-try race together, once ayear, with pride for theirnational colors.The ISDE isthe toughest competitionone can imagine, andafter six days every fini-sher is a hero" stated Dr.Wolfgang Srb. "The eventwill take place for thefifth time in Slovakia andI like to thank the SlovakMotorcycling Federation,the organizer, the town ofKosice as well as the Fede-rations that take part inthis unique event andmake it so special".

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Maintain and facilitate theflow of activities according tothe pyramid model in our Un-ternational Sports Organiza-tion: this is definitely one ofthe main goals that the Admi-nistrations of FIM and FIM Eu-rope have set in theirexecutive activities.

And exactly with this aim inMies was held one of the mee-tings, scheduled on a regularbasis between the FIM CEOIgnacio Verneda and FIM Eu-rope Secretary General Ales-sandro Sambuco.

The tools to facilitate the afo-rementioned flow are several:

• institutional

• sports-organizational

• economic-financial

• regulatory.

In particular, in today's mee-ting important themes weretreated on which FIM and FIMEurope are particularly busy inthese days:

• international licenses

• insurance

• education and training

• services to Federations

"I am really pleased with thegood willingness to work toge-ther in favour of our Federa-tions and of Motorcycling , I

think we are on the right way,"said Ignacio Verneda after themeeting.

"I would like to stress onceagain as the perfect synergyand convergence of views bet-ween our two administrationsnot only makes the work ea-sier but amplifies N times theachieved results”, AlessandroSambuco commented. “Weshall continue firmly on thisway”.


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In the photo, Alessandro Sambuco andIgnacio Verneda in front of the new FIMbuilding in Mies.

FIM and FIM Europe for Motorcycling:FIM and FIM Europe for Motorcycling:working on the pyramid model working on the pyramid model

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Working in the world of sports isa privilege for those who workthere, but is also an advantagefor the sport itself.

In fact, do the work being im-mersed in passion, in our case,breathing, listening and vibra-ting in the world of Motorcy-cling, involves and satisfiesthose who work but also makesthe job more productive.

Based on these considerations itwas decided to hold the FIM Eu-rope Executive Board on Satur-day, 26th September in Ernée(FRA) on the occasion of the Mo-tocross of Nations.

A fantastic atmosphere, whichsaw 30.000 people crowding,even if on Saturday, the circuitof Pays de la Loire, surrounded

the meeting which was atten-ded by the FIM Europe PresidentDr Wolfgang Srb, the 1st DeputyPresident Martin de Graaff, the2nd Deputy President Silvio Ma-nicardi, the Treasurer Michal Si-kora and the Secretary GeneralAlessandro Sambuco.

The meeting was mainly devo-ted to the preparation of therelevant meetings of the SportsCommissions to be held in Fiu-micino (ITA) the next 24th Octo-ber and 7th November, as well assome important urgent deci-sions to be taken before thenext meeting of the Manage-ment Council to be held thenext 12th December.

Among the important issues di-scussed there was also the up-dating on the Public Affairs and

the recent meeting held in Brus-sels.

“I like to stage meetings likethat on the occasion of outstan-ding events”, stated Dr Wol-fgang Srb. “The FIM Motocrossof Nations is without any doubtthe best and most importantMotocross event of the year,and it was a perfect venue forus to hold the meeting of theExecutive Board in Ernée. I amhappy with the results and thecooperation”.


FIM Europe Executive Board FIM Europe Executive Board Meeting in Ernée Meeting in Ernée

From the left, the 2nd Deputy PresidentSilvio Manicardi, the 1st Deputy Presi-dent Martin de Graaff, the TreasurerMichal Sikora, the FIM Europe PresidentDr Wolfgang Srb and the Secretary Ge-neral Alessandro Sambuco.

FIM Europe Executive Board FIM Europe Executive Board Meeting in Ernée Meeting in Ernée

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The traditional meeting of NMC(Nordic Motorsport Council, oneof the six Regional Associations ofFIM Europe) took place from 10-11 October in the Scandic HotelSydhavnen in Copenhagen. Thevenue of the meeting changes ona yearly basis; in 2015 the "Den-marks Motor Union - DMU" wasthe host, while next years mee-ting will take place in Finland.DMU President Jorgen Bitsch wel-comed some 80 participants fromthe five member Federations

Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Nor-way and Sweden and - as a guest- the representative from Esto-nia.

Meetings were held in the follo-wing disciplines, discussing the2015 season as well as the activi-ties in the Nordic Championshipsin 2016: Classic Road Racing,Drag Racing, Enduro, Motocross,Snowcross, Road Racing/Mini-moto, Track Racing/Speedway,Trial and Supermoto.

Meetings of the Presidents andSecretary Generals completedthe agenda.

In the framework of the weekendan important meeting on the sub-ject "Road Safety for Motorcyclists"took place, with pa rticipants fromNordic Road Federations, all ofthem being members of "Federa-tion of European Motorcyclists -FEMA". Some of them have con-tracts with FIM Federations, likeSMC with SVEMO in Sweden andDMC with DMU in Denmark.


Meeting of the Nordic Motorsport Council Meeting of the Nordic Motorsport Council in Copenhagen in Copenhagen

"I visited all the meetings of thevarious disciplines and was veryimpressed with the high level ofthe Nordic Championships as wellas the professional attitude ofall the officials", commented FIMEurope President Dr. WolfgangSrb. "The events are organized ona high level and fit perfectly inthe pyramid "National Champion-ship - European Championship -World Championship". I am alsohappy about the progress and thehigh quality of the cooperationwith FEMA, as Road Safety is ofutmost importance for all motor-cyclists."

On Friday before the meeting ofthe Nordic countries the Dragraceorganisers of Gardemoen (N),Tierp (S) and Alastaro (F) were in-vited by the Dragrace commissionchairman Palle Lind and FIM-Eu-rope 1st Deputy president Martinde Graaff. The secretaries Gene-ral from Norway Roy Wetterstad,

form Sweden Per Westling, com-mission members Jari Halonenand Kenneth Trondsen also atten-ded the meeting.

On behalf of Promoter TrakbakRacing Geoff Myers waspresent.The Scandinavian federa-tions have many good riders andtracks, important for the FIM-Eu-rope Dragrace competition. Thegoal of this meeting was to di-scuss problems of the last seasonsand to investigate the possibili-ties for the near future in orderto be on the EC-calendar withone or more Dragrace events andthe increase of Scandinavian ri-ders in this championship.

In a very open discussion and agood atmosphere all parties, re-presentatives of the Organisers,Trakbak and FIM-Europe tried tofind solutions to create the bestpossibilities for riders and organi-sers.

Shakehands with Jesper Christensen. Below, the participants of the meeting

Meeting of the Nordic Motorsport Council Meeting of the Nordic Motorsport Council in Copenhagen in Copenhagen

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FIM Europe President Dr Wol-fgang Srb has attended the Ge-neral Assembly of FIM Africa inthe Emperors Convention Centrein Johannesburg, held on 23/24October, representing the FIM.

Federations from Botswana,Kenya, Namibia, South Africa,Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe andMadagascar were present and di-scussed general African issues aswell as relevant topics related totheir regions. The second daysaw the meetings of the variousCommissions, i.e. Sporting Com-mission (Enduro/Cross CountryWorking Group, Motocross Wor-king Group), Women in Motorcy-cling, Environment & MedicalPanel and Leisure, Touring &

Road Safety Commission.

“It was most interesting to takepart in the FIM Africa GeneralAssembly”, stated Dr Srb. “Theissues are almost the same as inEurope and other parts of theworld; quality and number ofevents, sporting and technicalrules, medical and environmen-tal standards, licenses and insu-rance, participation of Womenin the sport, trainers and semi-nars. I have informed about theway sport as well as non-sportactivities are carried out on thelevel of FIM as well as FIM Eu-rope and have underlined theimportance of harmonization ofrules”, added Dr Wolfgang Srb.

“I am happy about the coopera-tion with new FIM Africa Presi-dent Mr Ray Wilson (Zambia),who plays also an important rolein the FIM Board Committee ofthe Presidents of the six Conti-nental Unions. African riderswould be welcome in the variousEuropean e vents, as Europeanriders should get the opportu-nity to race or train in Africa du-ring the winter season”,concluded Dr Wolfgang Srb.

FIM Europe President Dr WolfgangSrb and FIM Africa President Mr RayWilson - Below, the participants of theFIM Africa General Assembly - Photo@Bob Dewar

Cooperation Cooperation with FIM Africa with FIM Africa will be will be intensifiedintensified

Cooperation Cooperation with FIM Africa with FIM Africa will be will be intensifiedintensified

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Women’s MX European Cup createdWomen’s MX European Cup created

FIM Europe, FIM Women in Mo-torcycling commission and Mo-tocross promoter Youthstreamhave created Motocross Euro-pean Cup for women.

The first FIM-Europe Women'sMX Cup will be held at Cieszynin Poland on 21-22 May 2016 inconjunction with a round ofthe EMX65/85 North East Eu-rope zone. The event is opento women of a minimum ageof 15 years old riding MX2 spe-cification motorcycles (250cc4-strokes or 125cc 2-strokes).The top four women in the FIMWorld Championship for 2015and 2014 are excluded fromentering but the event is opento any rider from any Conti-nental Union, not just Europe.

The main idea behind creationof the new cup is to ensurethat the success of theWomen´s Motocross WorldChampionship will continueinto the future and that thenumber and level of the riderswill stay at high level whenwomen are able to get inter-national racing experiencefrom the European Cup levelnot just from the World Cham-pionship level.

“The introduction of the FIM-Europe Women's MX Cup is agreat and important step inthe fast and strong growingdevelopment of women´s mo-tocross. It will provide ridersa stepping-stone to the FIMWomen´s Motocross World

Championship. At the FIMWomen in Motorcycling Com-mission we are grateful forthe support of our idea of thiscup from FIM Europe and You-thstream and for them makingthis possible”, says FIM Womenin Motorcycling Commission´smotocross representativePeter Isgren.

“It is the aim of FIM-Europe toincrease the number of eventsto 3 or 4 and make this a fullEuropean Championship in2017 thus building the base ofthe pyramid to the WorldChampionship”, commentedFIM-Europe Motocross Com-mission Chairman, Eddie Herd.

Photo @Youthstream


Women’s MX European Cup createdWomen’s MX European Cup created

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The Final of the FIM CEV Repsolheld on 14 and 15 November inthe Circuit de la Comunitat Va-lenciana in Valencia (SPA) signedthe first season of the new for-

mula of the European Champion-ship for classes Moto2 and Super-bike.

The FIM Europe President Dr.Wolfgang Srb and the Secretary

General Alessandro Sambuco at-tended the Final and this allowedto mark a balance of this firstyear planning the future seasonsin a meeting with the CEV Direc-tor Oscar Gallardo.

Guest of the Final of the Euro-pean Championship was also thePresident of the Norwegian Mo-torcycle Federation - NMF Mr. RoyØwre.

At the end of the awards for theindividual races and for theChampionships President Srb sta-ted: "I am very pleased with theresults of the European Cham-pionships in Moto2 and Super-bike. The level is very high andthe riders showed excellentsport. The overall organisationand promotion by Dorna is firstclass and I am looking forward tomany more years of coopera-tion."

Final of CEV Repsol Final of CEV Repsol in Valencia in Valencia

FIM Europe President Dr WolfgangSrb with the CEV Director OscarGallardo. Below, the start of aEuropean Moto2 ChampionshipRace.

In October a meeting was held inWien at the Embassy of the Re-public of Serbia about EuropeanMotocross Championships in thecity of Krusevac as of 2016. Pre-sent: the Ambassador, Mr. PeroJankovic, as well as high level di-plomatic staff: Mr. Bojan Stojano-vic and Mrs. Nada Knezevic.Mayor of Krusevac: Mr. Dragi Ne-storovic; President MSS: Mr. Bo-zidar Mihajlovic.

European Motocross European Motocross in Krusevac in Krusevac

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Upon invitation from KTM, FIMEurope President Dr Wolfgang Srbmet on Thursday with the KTMBosses (CEO Stefan Pierer andHead of Motorsport Pit Beirer) atthe headquarters in Mattighofen,Austria.

The 2015 season has been evalua-ted, as well as the plans for 2016have been discussed. KTM is amajor player in the off-road mar-ket and the riders have succee-ded in many World and EuropeanChampionships. There are alsoimportant activities in Road Ra-cing in the Moto3 class. The Mo-toGP project will start as of 2017.

“The direct contact with the ma-nufacturers is important, as theyknow best the situation in themarkets. Bikes develop year byyear and electronics play alreadya big role; however, we share thesame vision that motorsport has

to be affordable, especially foryoung riders”, stated Dr. Srbafter the meeting.

Later in the evening the FIM Eu-rope President attended theaward ceremony of the AustrianFederation in Vienna, where hecongratulatedthe new FIMCross-CountryRallies WorldC h a m p i o nMatthias Wal-kner (KTM),who was awar-ded with thetitle of “Au-strian Motor-s p o r tPersonality of2015”.


FIM Europe President, Dr WolfgangSrb, with CEO Stefan Pierer andHead of Motorsport Pit Beirer.Below, Dr Wolfgang Srb with theAustrian rider Matthias Walkner,Cross-Country Rallies World Cham-pion and Sportsman of the year

FIM Europe meets KTM FIM Europe meets KTM Bosses in Mattighofen Bosses in Mattighofen

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The 2015 FIM Gala, held on 22nd

November in Jerez de la Fron-tera (SPA) concluded the four-day meeting of the FIM whohave seen the performance ofthe FIM Women + SustainabilityConference on 19th and 20th andthe General Assembly on Satur-day 21st.

Among the significant resultsfor the FIM Europe we mustnote the election of the Presi-dent of the FMB Mr Jos Driessenas FIM Board Member FMB (inthe photo with the FIM EuropePresident Dr Wolfgang Srb) andthe new affiliation to the FIM,and of consequence to the FIMEurope, of the Motorcycling Fe-deration of Georgia - GNMF. Thenumber of Members Federationsof the FIM grows up to 113 andof those Members of the FIM Eu-rope to 48.

The FIM Europe President DrWolfgang Srb stated: "All the

various meetings -Board of Directors,Conference, GeneralAssembly, Commis-sion Directors and theGala - were very wellorganized and thecity of Jerez was aperfect host.

“FIM Europe can besatisfied with the re-sults, as FMB Presi-dent Jos Driessen waselected as BoardMember and the Ge-orgian Federationwas unanimously ac-cepted as a new member, bothof FIM and FIM Europe.

“2015 was a year of a lot of ac-tivities for FIM Europe; not onlyin the areas of sport and non-sport, but also in the field oftraining and education. I amvery happy that thanks to thepassion, the strong commit-

ment of thousands of volunte-ers and a harder work than everthe European Federations couldachieve their objectives.

“We will continue to work inclose cooperation with theother Continental Unions aswell as the administration atthe FIM headquarters in Mies”.


FIM Europe President Dr Wolfgang Srb with FMBPresident Mr Jos Driessen, elected as FIM BoardMember

FIM Europe FIM Europe at FIM Gala in Jerez at FIM Gala in Jerez

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The affiliated Federations ofthe Balkan Motorcycle Union(BMU) gathered for the tradi-tional Annual Meeting, theChampions Gala as well as theprize giving of the EuropeanSuperMoto Champions SM Ju-nior and S3 at the Park HotelMoskva in Sofia, Bulgaria.

BMU President Bogdan Nikolovwelcomed the Balkan Federa-tions to the meeting, whereimportant topics have been di-scussed: reports of the variousChampionships, approvalof the results, of the2016 Calendar as well asthe regulations for Moto-cross, Road Racing, Su-perMoto, Cross Country,Enduro and MotoClassic.

FIM Europe President Dr.Wolfgang Srb was alsopresent and gave a ge-neral overview aboutthe activities of FIM Eu-rope: "The Balkan Mo-

torcycle Union is one of the sixRegional Associations of FIMEurope and has been very ac-tive despite difficult economicconditions. Federations, offi-cials, volunteers and clubs hadto work even harder toachieve their goals. Their pas-sion and commitment is stilloutstanding".

At the Championship Gala onSaturday evening the riders re-ceived their well deserved tro-phies.


All the award winners of the 2015Championships of the Balkan Motor-cycle Union. First row, from left:Dr. Asen Markov, Deputy Minister ofYouth and Sports, Rumen Petkov,Chairman of the Organizing Com-mittee Grand Prix Bulgaria, Dr. Wol-fgang Srb, FIM Europe President.Below, participants of the BMU mee-ting in Sofia from Bosnia-Herzego-vina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Fyrom,Greece, Romania, Serbia and Tur-key

FIM Europe present at FIM Europe present at Balkan Motorcycle Union Balkan Motorcycle Union meetings in Sofiameetings in Sofia

FIM Europe present at FIM Europe present at Balkan Motorcycle Union Balkan Motorcycle Union meetings in Sofiameetings in Sofia

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An extraordinary meeting ofthe Alpe Adria MotorcycleUnion (AAMU) ManagementBoard was held on Monday af-ternoon in the premises ofOSK/OEAMTC in Vienna. AAMUis one of the six Regional As-sociations of FIM Europe andstages, beside other activi-ties, a most important RoadRacing series. AAMU Presi-dent Luigi Favarato: "Therewas a need to call for thismeeting after the end of the2015 season in order toshape the future and to finetune the contractual relationwith our promotor "SlovakiaRacing". We all want a solidbasis for the years to comeand offer our riders a greatRoad Racing Championship".

The members of the AAMURoad Racing Commission, in-cluding the President JanezPintar from Slovenia, discus-

sed at length various topicslike a professional Race Mana-gement system, the numberof events, the 2016 calendar,the race schedule for theweekends as well as a num-ber of practical issues. Eachevent will consist of six clas-ses; at selected venues therewill also be Vintage activities.Favarato: "We have been wor-king now since two years with"Slovakia Racing" and I amhappy that we will continue.The cooperation with PeterSurina, President of "SlovakiaRacing" is very good and I amoptimistic for the future. Itwas good to see that the par-ticipants of the meeting weresatisfied with the results.Just check our homepagehttp://www.alpeadriamotor-cycleunion.com/ for more in-formation".

FIM Europe President Dr Wolf -

gang Srb, who was invited toattend the meeting as aguest, stated: "The RegionalAssociations have an impor-tant task within FIM Europe.AAMU is responsible for anexcellent Road Racing seriesthat enables riders to race ataffordable costs at well-known road racing circuits. AChampionship with a promo-tion partner is most commonnowadays; for me it is justimportant that the rights,duties and responsibilitiesbetween the National Fede-rations and the promotor areclearly defined. In a nutshell:We, the Federations, are re-sponsible for the sport andwe appoint the officials,while the promotor is respon-sible for the calendar and thepromotion. A strong basis ofmutual trust and respect isessential and the key for thesuccess”.

In the photo, from the left: Akos Feher, General Manager of Slovakia Racing; Milos Balaz, Slovakia Ra-cing; Marcela Sveidova, ACCR, Karel Naus, GS of ACCR, Igor Eskinja, Rijeka, Peter Balaz, Vice PresidentAAMU, Peter Surina, President Slovakia Racing, Luigi Favarato, President AAMU, Dr Wolfgang Srb, FIMEurope President, Mag. Martin Suchy, Vice President AAMU, Janez Pintar, President AARRC, Martin Hej-duk, OSK/OEAMTC, Jacek Molik, PZM, Andrea Zolyomi, GS of MAMS, Ladislav Snegon, SMF, Günther Za-ritsch, OSK/OEAMTC.

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