F.I.M. & World Championships 2010

   FIM e-Power International Championship at Laguna Seca

Sunday's pole position was held by Michael Barnes from Lightning Motorcycles, with a lap time of 1'45,769

closely followed by Michael Czysz and Thijs de Ridder with 1'47.338 and 1'48.570 each.

The race started under a bright sun with the public anxious to see and hear how these electric powered

machines would run, waving and applauding the riders on the grid. The race started with a Michael Barnes

taking a ‘lightning’ fast start, instantly setting a quick pace, riding 5 seconds faster than Michael Czysz

and Thijs De Ridder (DR Motors) closely following in third. This order remained for almost the whole race

while another battle concerned Thomas Betti (Bettimoto) and Matthias Himmelmann (Münch Racing) with

continuous overtaking. This scenario remained in place as the riders improved on their lap times and some

had to please themselves with troubleshooting while riding.

Chris Amendt (Epo-Bike.de) had to ‘reset’ his bike because of motor overheating while Michael Barnes

decreased the pace to save some battery. Mike Hannas (EPC) was riding smoothly to keep the motor and

The fight became intense one lap from the end. With Michael Barnes in the lead on the last lap with a 6.6

seconds lead, it was not until 100 metres before the finish line that he was overtaken by Michael Czysz,

Himmelmann, Luciano Betti, Mike Hannas and Chris Amendt.

All teams demonstrated an incredible fair play and the riders celebrated all together the arrival. Betti

moto was forced to use its spare motor because last incident destroyed completely the rotor of its DC

motor. Amendt used spares from KR17, K-Squared and Lightning motorcycles to change the motor, passing

its technical check only 10 minutes before the starting procedure.

e-Power

Qualifying Practice

New circuit

Dry

Air: 22°

Ground: 34°

Humidity: 42%

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Three Honda on the podium at Suzuka

The Honda MuSashi Harc Pro determination to win defied all bets! The Honda ridden by Riyuichi Kiyonari,

Takaaki Nakagami and Takumi Takahashi took victory after 8 hours of racing under the heat of a sunny

Suzuka, ahead of two other Honda, which were considerate as favourites for success, the Keihin Kohara of

Shinichi Itoh and Makoto Tamada, and the FCC TSR of Kosuke Akiyoshi, Jonathan Rea and Yuki Takahashi.

After a 2009 edition won by Yoshimura Suzuki, Honda puts their hands back on Suzuka with three machines

on the podium.

If Keihin Kohara did a faultless race being constantly in the top-3, that was a great comeback for FCC TSR.

At the very beginning of the race, Kosuke Akiyoshi overtook twice under the yellow flag. Penalised by two

four laps behind the leaders, before achieving a fantastic come-back with the best race lap, in 2’08.705.

Once again, Suzuka 8 Hours confirms their reputation of being an incredibly exciting round, full of

suspense and drama. The Yoshimura Suzuki with Eneos of Daisaku Sakai and Yukio Kagayama can testify

for sure: being the favourite after clinching the pole position, the leading Suzuki was delayed by two

crashes and finished the race in sixth place. The first Suzuki is Faro Plot Panthera, in fourth place, ahead

of the Honda Team Plus One.

Current Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship leader, Bolliger Switzerland is the best permanent team

placed. Scoring the eight points of the ninth place, the Swiss team on Kawasaki increased to ten points

their championship lead over Yamaha Austria Racing Team.

There is also a mix of frustration and disappointment for Yamaha France GMT 94 Ipone. After being

managed by Christophe Guyot did a great start. They were seeking to pass the first hour in ninth position.

Unfortunately, a broken valve made the Yamaha 94 to retire from the race.

at the 2010 Suzuka 8 Hours.

Next round is scheduled for September, 11th-12th, with the Bol d’Or at Magny-Cours (France).

The FIM FreeStyle Motocross World Championship Head Judges, IFMXF and the FIM gathered at the FIM Headquarters on 20 July for the first time as the ‘FIM & IFMXF Judging Workshop’.

The following persons attended:

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The main decisions included:

Double up: the time for the ‘Double-Up’ will be restricted. Exceeding the time limit will affect the rider’s score (points reduction).

‘Overall’ scores: a new scoring system including a ‘Technical Deduction’ criterion will be introduced. The ‘Track use and Variation’ criteria will be raised to a minimum of 20 points and could be re-adjusted according to the course set up.

Application: the new regulations should come into force as of the second half of the 2010 season and will be published soon.