FIM News – Dec. 19, 2012

Ice Speedway – Hendersson qualified for the final in Uppsala!
The last Final of the 2013 FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship will be held in Uppsala, Sweden. The stadium has a history of great ice speedway events. Several Swedish championships have been held here and the arena already hosted a FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship Final last season. That time Robert Hendersson managed to qualify by performing well during the qualification rounds, and his impressive driving has now guaranteed him a place on the starting line of the 2013 FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship finals. We asked “King Kong” how he sees this year’s finals. Read more.

Josh Sheehan triumphs in World Championship finale
All hell broke loose on Saturday in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia as the freestyle motocross riders came together in the Armeec Arena for the final competition in this year’s NIGHT of the JUMPS / FIM Freestyle MX World Championship series. The FMX riders fought it out for the last time this year in front of more than 9,000 fans. Read more.

FIM SuperEnduro An exciting first event!
Only few days have passed since the first round of the 2012/2013 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship that took place at the Atlas Arenain Lodz, Poland….a day full of emotions….and lessons. Read more.

FIM Environmental Award awarded to the Circuits de Catalunya
After having reviewed the seven high-level entries, the independent Jury for the FIM Environmental Award decided to reward the ‘Circuits de Catalunya’ (ESP) for the impressive work they have been doing for a number of years to promote sustainability, including the following features: Read more.

European Union drops motorcycle technical inspections – for five years!
In a surprise move the EU Council representatives meeting in Brussels on 3 December decided to delete motorcycles and mopeds from the proposed new Directive on technical inspections. Read more.