EMX250

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 20 December 2018 - With the 2019 MXGP Season on the horizon Youthstream announces a revised calendar for the FIM Motocross World Championship which will start on March the 2nd and the 3rd at the beautiful Patagonia-Argentina Circuit of Neuquen.

Firstly, the MXGP of Switzerland anticipated for August has been cancelled and is instead working to return to the calendar in the 2020 season. Following the removal of Switzerland, the MXGP of Italy in Imola will now be held on the 17th and 18th of August instead of the 21st and 22nd of September. Meanwhile the MXGP of Hong Kong will move from the 20th and 21st of April to the now available 21st and 22nd of September as per the local organization request.

The new timing will bring racing back to Imola after an impressive inaugural event in 2018 and will also provide Hong Kong with additional time to prepare for its first ever MXGP event.

In addition to the rescheduling of the rounds mentioned above the venue for the 2019 MXGP of Lombardia on May 12th is announced as Mantova which was last visited during the 2016 FIM Motocross World Championship season.

The updated 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship Calendar can be viewed below:

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 16 October 2018 - Youthstream and FIM-Europe explain the changes to the Regulations for the 2019 FIM-E Motocross European Championships.

Youthstream and FIM-E work for the overall interest of the sport, therefore some slight adjustments will be made to the some of the 2019 European Championship Regulations as explained below:

'The European Championships were mainly created to help youth grow and help them prepare for MX2 and then MXGP and be competitive in these classes. This pyramid system is working well because together with this fact and by having the youth race on the same tracks and same weekends as MXGP and on tracks which are very technically demanding it has permitted all these riders to grow and implement their skills. Our pyramid system shows its success because it is without any doubt that today the MXGP and MX2 riders are the fastest in the world, and they all have come from the European Championships. We are seeing more and more riders competing in the European Championships who come from other continents to prepare themselves to become professional. We want this to continue and we strive to improve this. With the development of MX2 and MXGP and also of the European Championships, over the last few years we have seen some riders aged more than 23 remain or return to the EMX250 and this creates a problem for the young riders in this class to find a good team and to shine in this Championship. Therefore, for all these reasons, and in agreement with FIM-E a decision has been taken to create an age limit of 23 in EMX250 as of 2019. The goal of this Championship is to prepare young for the World Championship classes.'

On top of that, and for the same reason, the 2-stroke Championship is to be re-boosted and in 2019 it will have a new name (EMX 2t), with a new capacity of bike (250cc instead of 300cc) and without age limit in the way to welcome all the riders who are above the age limit for EMX250 and who are not at a level to compete in MXGP. This new class will be strongly promoted in order to give the riders and teams who will take part in it a great visibility. 

In order to avoid confusion, from 2019 there will be an increase of the maximum age of the 250cc class in the Motocross of European Nations from 21 years old to 23 years old in order to make it the same maximum age as EMX250.

In the EMX85 class there will also be a slight modification to the age limit in the aim to keep things in line; from 2019 the maximum age will be reduced in the EMX85 championship to 14 years old, making it the same as the maximum age of the 85cc riders in the FIM Junior World Championship.

The Chairman of FIM-Europe MX Commission, Eddie Herd, said: “I firmly believe that this is the right way to go forward and improve the European Championships. FIM-Europe must continue to focus on the development of the youth and young riders, as it has in previous years, which will help secure the future of MX2 and MXGP.”

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SEVLIEVO (Bulgaria) 26 August 2018 - The first overall winners have been crowned at the 2018 Sevlievo stop. The European Motocross Championship classes of EMX300 presented by FMF Racing and EMX250 finished their Bulgarian weekend this morning with Verde Substance KTM’s Brad Anderson taking the overall victory but the bigger news was the Overall win of Honda RedMoto Assomotor’s Mathys Boisrame which crowns the Frenchman 2018 EMX250 Champion!

Steep hillsides and challenging track conditions put the riders in a battle for position, championship points, and traction. The beautiful track and surrounding nature hosted thousands of fans as they watched some of the best riders fight in what was the penultimate round in both of the European Championships.

EMX250 Race 1 was the last event on track Sunday and followed the two Qualifying races of MXGP and MX2. The track was much changed with new lines since the morning practice sessions. BUD Racing Monster Energy’s Brian Moreau was the fastest in the time practice giving him first gate choice which he took full advantage of to take the holeshot.

ASTES4-TESAR YAMAHA’s Nicholas Lapucci was second briefly before current red plate holder Mathys Boisrame and his Honda RedMoto Assomotor bike took over the position. LRT KTM’s Tom Vialle also moved past Lapucci to pressure Boisrame for second but struggle to make the pass.

KTM Silver Action’s Gianluca Facchetti was 4th and battled with Michael Ivanov the majority of the race. Ivanov took the position from Facchetti on the 7th lap but the Italian took it back 5 laps later.

REVO Husqvarna UK’s Mel Pocock lost his radiator cap at the start of the race and later collided with another rider sending the Brit out of the race with a DNF. Apico Factory Racing Honda’s Steven Clarke had multiple mishaps and fell from 8th to 15th before eventually finishing 13th. At the finish it was a race win for Moreau which marked the first of his EMX250 career as Boisrame took second followed by Vialle, and Facchetti, while Ivanov took the final spot in the top 5.

Today’s EMX250 Race 2 followed the Warm Up sessions of MX2 and MXGP which left the track with fresh but with good lines. Race 1 winner and top qualifier Moreau lined up to the gate after last minute repair work was done to his bike in the waiting area. Moreau had a decent jump of the grid but lost out on the start to Boisrame and Ivanov. Moreau then got out of shape on the roller section leading to the first uphill losing more positions.

Ivanov started to attack Boisrame for the lead while Facchetti tried to capitalize on the pair’s brief battle. Just further back Moreau collided with Vialle and got caught up in the back of the KTM. Moreau’s race was over but Vialle refocused and charged up to 2nd by Facchetti on lap 2.

ASTES4-TESAR YAMAHA’s Roan van De Moosdijk took 3rd from Facchetti a lap later and eventually charged past Vialle for second. Boisrame’s title adversary Pocock started the race in 5th but dropped to 6th by the finish which gave Boisrame the points required to clinch the 2018 EMX250 Championship one round early!

Boisrame came into 2018 with 1 overall victory to his name in 2017 and 2 race wins. This year the young French rider reached the top step of the overall podium 5 times with 6 individual race wins. His season turned around massively after the opening round of the year at RedSand, Spain where he took 18th overall with a 15th and a 19th. The eight points scored in Spain was multiplied in Portugal however when his double race wins gave him 50 more points. In Russia Boisrame struggled again scoring 23 points from the two races combined. Latvia proved to many including himself that the success of Portugal was no fluke as he took his second overall victory of the season. The Frenchman continued his success into his home race where he claimed the championship leader’s red plate. Now at the tenth round of the eleven this season Boisrame has claimed the title which seemed so distant in Spain and can rest easy as the 2018 FIM Europe 250 Motocross Champion.

Watch the EMX250 Champion Clip by clicking HERE

EMX250 Race 1 Top 10: 1. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, Kawasaki), 29:38.030; 2. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, Honda), +0:07.656; 3. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), +0:11.360; 4. Gianluca Facchetti (ITA, KTM), +0:15.346; 5. Michael Ivanov (BUL, KTM), +0:18.481; 6. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Yamaha), +0:20.499; 7. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:22.241; 8. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, Yamaha), +0:26.855; 9. Alberto Forato (ITA, Honda), +0:31.443; 10. Matteo Puccinelli (ITA, KTM), +0:40.248.

EMX250 Race 2 Top 10: 1. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, Honda), 29:24.739; 2. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Yamaha), +0:02.568; 3. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:06.787; 4. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), +0:11.368; 5. Steven Clarke (GBR, Honda), +0:12.815; 6. Mel Pocock (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:17.255; 7. Matteo Puccinelli (ITA, KTM), +0:30.273; 8. Dylan Walsh (NZL, Husqvarna), +0:32.679; 9. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, Yamaha), +0:34.689; 10. Alberto Forato (ITA, Honda), +0:36.124.

EMX250 Overall Top 10: 1. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, HON), 47 points; 2. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 38 p.; 3. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, YAM), 37 p.; 4. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, KAW), 34 p.; 5. Matteo Puccinelli (ITA, KTM), 25 p.; 6. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, YAM), 25 p.; 7. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, KAW), 25 p.; 8. Steven Clarke (GBR, HON), 24 p.; 9. Dylan Walsh (NZL, HUS), 23 p.; 10. Alberto Forato (ITA, HON), 23 p.

EMX250 Championship Top 10: 1. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, HON), 346 points; 2. Mel Pocock (GBR, HUS), 296 p.; 3. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, YAM), 259 p.; 4. Martin Barr (GBR, HUS), 253 p.; 5. Steven Clarke (GBR, HON), 243 p.; 6. Dylan Walsh (NZL, HUS), 239 p.; 7. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, KAW), 234 p.; 8. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, KAW), 197 p.; 9. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 191 p.; 10. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 168 p.

EMX250 Manufacturers: 1. Honda, 417 points; 2. Husqvarna, 410 p.; 3. Yamaha, 352 p.; 4. KTM, 348 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 318 p.; 6. Suzuki, 105 p.;

EMX250 Photos

Main Photo: Team Honda Assomotor 

Bottom Photos: 1. EMX250 Start; 2. EMX250 Podium

Jumping to the Saturday’s first race was the EMX300 presented by FMF Racing and leading with a holeshot was GL12 Racing’s Mike Kras while Youri van t Ende ran second briefly before red plate holder Brad Anderson jumped past on his Verde Substance KTM during the opening lap.

Erik Willems battled with Vaclav Kovar moving to 4th before getting by van t Ende prior to the end of the first official lap. The early top 3 remained in the same positions throughout the race but Kovar took 4th from van t Ende who fell another spot to iFly JK Racing Yamaha’s Manuel Iacopi.

The Dutchman later fell victim again as A1M Husqvarna’s Andero Lusbo stole 6th leaving van t Ende to finish 7th. Kras took the race win with title rival Anderson 2nd and Willems 3rd.

Today the 300cc 2 strokes were again the first on track with sighting laps leading start into the first race of the morning. Kras was the fastest off the gate for the second day in a row but had Anderson just behind him. Willems was running up in third while Iacopi was under pressure from Kovar for 4th.

Anderson took the lead from yesterday’s race winner Kras quickly and pulled a small lead but Kras pulled the gap back down the following laps. Kovar took bad jump off of the grid back was up into 4th by lap 3 shuffling Iacopi back.

At the front Kras pushed Anderson hoping for a mistake but eventually made an aggressive pass for the lead. The pass squeezed Anderson nearly off track on one of the many uphill sections. Anderson retaliated quickly and the pair battled vigorously with each passing attempt more intense than the prior. Anderson managed to retake the lead and for several laps Kras chased closely by mistakes from the Dutch rider slowed his momentum and cost him to lose focus.

Anderson pulled away to take the race win and the overall balancing the points out to where they started coming into Bulgaria, 27 ahead of Kras which leaves the championship to be decided at the new round of Imola. Kras heads into the break before Imola with a second in both the race and the overall while Kovar made a pass to take 3rd with only 2 laps to go in Race 2.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Race 1 Top 10: 1. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 29:59.371; 2. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), +0:07.259; 3. Erik Willems (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:19.755; 4. Vaclav Kovar (CZE, Gas Gas), +0:25.083; 5. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:52.068; 6. Andero Lusbo (EST, Husqvarna), +1:00.062; 7. Youri van t Ende (NED, KTM), +1:10.557; 8. Michele Cencioni (ITA, KTM), +1:14.079; 9. Greg Smets (BEL, KTM), -1 lap(s); 10. Riccardo Cencioni (ITA, KTM), -1 lap(s).

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Race 2 Top 10: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 31:09.558; 2. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), +0:06.628; 3. Vaclav Kovar (CZE, Gas Gas), +0:09.907; 4. Erik Willems (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:11.984; 5. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:31.295; 6. Andero Lusbo (EST, Husqvarna), +0:37.340; 7. Youri van t Ende (NED, KTM), +0:48.914; 8. Michele Cencioni (ITA, KTM), +1:44.260; 9. Greg Smets (BEL, KTM), +1:44.779; 10. Marek Nespor (CZE, KTM), +1:49.278.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Overall Top 10: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 47 points; 2. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 47 p.; 3. Vaclav Kovar (CZE, GAS), 38 p.; 4. Erik Willems (BEL, HUS), 38 p.; 5. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, YAM), 32 p.; 6. Andero Lusbo (EST, HUS), 30 p.; 7. Youri van t Ende (NED, KTM), 28 p.; 8. Michele Cencioni (ITA, KTM), 26 p.; 9. Greg Smets (BEL, KTM), 24 p.; 10. Marek Nespor (CZE, KTM), 21 p.;

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Championship Top 10: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 251 points; 2. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 224 p.; 3. Andero Lusbo (EST, HUS), 201 p.; 4. Vaclav Kovar (CZE, GAS), 188 p.; 5. Erik Willems (BEL, HUS), 183 p.; 6. Greg Smets (BEL, KTM), 177 p.; 7. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, YAM), 148 p.; 8. Youri van t Ende (NED, KTM), 88 p.; 9. Tallon Verhelst (BEL, KTM), 62 p.; 10. Michele Cencioni (ITA, KTM), 58 p.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 292 points; 2. Husqvarna, 221 p.; 3. Gas Gas, 188 p.; 4. Yamaha, 185 p.; 5. TM, 72 p.; 6. Honda, 15 p.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Photos

Main Photo: EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Podium

Bottom Photos: 1.Brad Anderson ; 2. Mike Kras

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MXGP Bulgaria – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1,680m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 33°

Weather conditions: Sunny

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 22,000

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NEXT STOP

The next and last round of the EMX250 Championship will take place in Assen during the MXGP of The Netherlands on September the 16th, while the last round of the EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing will take place in Imola, Italy, on September the 30^th.

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