DutchGrasstrack Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 The un-official European championship for the 125cc kids will be held this saturday in Plzen (Czech Republic). 24 riders from six countries will compete over 12 heats and 4 finals for the big trophies. There is one rider from the ACU riding in it: Kyle Bickley. Lineup has been confirmed a few days ago:1. Mike Jacopetti (DE)2. Roman Mády (CZ)3. Adam Fencl (CZ)4. Jarno de Vries (NL)5. Celina Liebmann (DE)6. Finn Loheider (DE)7. Marcin Turowski (PL)8. Mika Meijer (NL)9. Steven Labouyrie (FR)10. Kryštof Rybář (CZ)11. Kevin Lück (DE)12. Steven Goret (FR)13. Tim Wunderer (DE)14. Maximilian Troidl (DE)15. William Kruit (NL)16. Jeffrey Sijbesma (NL)17. Marvin Wiegert (DE)18. Kyle Bickley (GB)19. Igor Kopeć-Sobczyński (PL)20. Chayenne Wiegert (DE)21. Marcin Kościelski (PL)22. Christian Wagemans (NL)23. Marcel Studziński (PL)24. Ole Fethke (DE) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Only one GB rider,but when i saw him Finn Loheider was riding with a split German/GB flag race jacket,because of a friendship with some British fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Is this European 125cc Youth Cup a speedway or a long-track competition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 These FIM junior titles are a bit strange that way.Wasn't it last year that they had a "speedway" meeting on a grass track? And then later on in the season had a grass track meeting at the same place.No consistency .I wonder if the movement for "No airfence=no speedway" are also going to campaign for this in junior speedway etc?Would mean a number of 80cc tracks in Denmark/Sweden having problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 live results: http://live.baansportfansite.nl/event/64/youth-track-racing-125cc-european-cup-plzen.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 Well done young Kyle on winning the A final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 Well done young Kyle on winning the A final. As I read it It looks like Kyle was disqualified. If so then the best three riders in the meeting came 6th, 7th and 8th!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 As I read it It looks like Kyle was disqualified. If so then the best three riders in the meeting came 6th, 7th and 8th!! So it does ops. But making the A final is still a great achievement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted June 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Great little meeting in Plzen yesterday! I'm so prouf of Jarno de Jong dominating the final. Shame the A final had to be rerun after a crash with Bickley, Meijer and one of the Poles. Bickley was excluded for that and Meijer could not attend the rerun. PHOTO's here: http://www.baansportfansite.nl/nieuws/392/jarno-de-vries-wint-de-european-125cc-cup-.html These 125cc Cup meetings (FIM and FIM Europe) can be held on both grasstrack or speedway tracks. The FIM one will be held on Bad Hersfeld which is a grasstrack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 I see nylon suits... They were supposed to be banned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 These 125cc Cup meetings (FIM and FIM Europe) can be held on both grasstrack or speedway tracks. The FIM one will be held on Bad Hersfeld which is a grasstrack. Wasn't the recent European Grasstrack Final held on a sand(long)track????Thought i saw a convo on the net about the meeting.Someone announcing they were going to the Grasstrack Final,someone saying "but that is a sandtrack" and the other guy who was the announcer saying "yes i know,but the title of the meeting is European Grasstrack"!!!!!! Amazing if true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted June 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Yes the semi final was held on the most boring track of Germany, Mulmshorn, which is a 700 meter long/sand track 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmet Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 It's no surprise folk are puzzled with these FIM & UEM (now 'FIM-Europe') categories, but the Youth Gold Trophy table on the Speedway Champions site might help in understanding how they came about. I've added the dates and venues for this season's other Classes, (though in previous years they have been known to change before the day, so don't criticise, please.) Changes are not unusual, - note that the 80cc Speedway class is now 85cc - , but the fact that at the senior level, the continentals group Grasbahn and Sandbahn together under the all-embracing term Langbahn, and for the UK our Grass Track slips in there: - it often looks to me that straights can be grass but the eroded bends have evolved to sand, so whats to distinguish - ? Longtrack and Speedway (together with Ice Racing,) have for many years fallen under FIM's 'Track Racing' grouping, and this seems to have been how/where the authorities are being clever, - or coping out, take your pick - , for the 'FIM-Europe' website has yesterday's Plzen meeting registered as the 'Youth Track Racing 125cc Cup'. Other senior events are still Grass Track or Speedway, but not this one! If you need to know what it actually was , these shots of the venue should clarify, but it does seem that, as stated above, the speedway and Grass meetings are inter-changable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchGrasstrack Posted June 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Panorama shot of Plzen: https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/t31.0-8/10506730_10152128516486428_4601623259732019341_o.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Yes the semi final was held on the most boring track of Germany, Mulmshorn, which is a 700 meter long/sand track Yes.I went there twice.First time i thought "well maybe it was just a bad meeting".After the second meeting was just as bad i have never set foot in the place again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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