Motorcycles and news

- The following amendments to the Sporting Code were accepted by the General Assembly:
Meetings covering several territories: when a FIM World Championship, FIM Prize or international meeting crosses the territory of two or more FMNs, the FMNR must obtain the prior written approval of all FMNs concerned if it concerns a stopping place for classification (outside a liaison stage)
The minimum age of riders should not be lower than 12 years for any event run under the aegis of the FIM.

- The FIM Environmental Award was awarded to the Auto-Moto Club du Sanetsch (Switzerland), organiser of the Snowcross World Championship round in Veysonnaz. The prize will be awarded during the gala evening of the Sport & Environment Conference of the UNEP in Lausanne at the end of November.

- The signature by the FIM of the “Panathlon Declaration on Ethics in Youth Sport”, proposed by the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), was approved by the General Assembly.

- The General Assembly unanimously approved the awarding of Honorariat for the following persons: FIM President Francesco Zerbi, CCP President Renzo Giannini, CTR President Ignacio Verneda, CCI President Inge Blank, CCR Vice-President and former Sidecar World Champion Max Deubel, and Commission Members Arnost Zemen (CMS), John Thomson (CCR) and Laurent Podevyn (CTI).

- The title of Member of Honour was awarded to Mr Michel de Thomasson, FIVA President.

- The main decisions and modifications for the 2007 season (except where otherwise indicated) are the following:

Road Racing

- The calendars of the Endurance and Sidecar World Championships will be published later; negotiations with the promoters are still in progress.

- Endurance: the limit for the maximum age finishes at the end of the year in which the rider reaches the age of 55 (subject to a medical certificate as from the age of 50) ­ The starting grid will be drawn up including the number of teams qualified for the race on the basis of the average of the best times recorded for one lap by all the riders (reserve rider not included) of the team during one of the qualifying sessions ­ The background colours of the number plates will be as follows: black for Superbike, blue for Superproduction, red for Superstock and green for open class.

- An International Rally Championship, based on the French “Mototour” formula, will be held during the 2007 season. The sporting concept is that of a Road Rally. In the programme are included linking sectors, regularity courses and special stages on closed roads and on circuits. It is a mass competition, accessible and favourable to the image of motorcycling sport as a whole: all motorcycles must be road-homologated; on open roads the traffic rules will be enforced.

- The introduction of a Women’s Superstock FIM Cup will be studied for the 2008 season.

Motocross/SuperMoto

- Junior Motocross World Championship: the capacity limit in the rules will be 85cc. Two motorcycles may be used ­ Sidecar Motocross World Championship: the replacement of a passenger before the end of the verifications prior to the meeting can still be authorised.

- Amendments to the MX1/MX2 Motocross World Championships rules and SuperMoto World Championship will be published after the Motocross Grand Prix Commission meeting next month.

- The Freestyle Motocross World Championship promoter IFMXF made a presentation on the first season of this World Championship, considered as very positive.

Trial

- Participants: FIM licence holder: rider, passenger, Trial assistant (instead of mechanic: change in the Sporting Code and all Trial regulations) ­ FIM Junior Trial World Cup: maximum age will be 23 (instead of 21).

- Indoor Trial, entries: b) wild-card riders: each one of these two riders will be chosen as invited rider to take part in all the rounds. c) The organizer will propose to the CTR an invited rider, chosen in the list of six riders proposed by the CTR - In case of « force majeure », the referee can, by his own initiative or following a request of the Clerk of the Course, modify the number of sections.

Enduro & Cross-Country Rallies

- Enduro rules: Time limit: a rider who arrives at a time check more than 15 minutes after his original arrival time on each time check is automatically classified as retired ­ The Team Enduro World Cup is cancelled ­ Inscription and participation: the total number of participants in each event is 150 (E1, E2, E3, EJ); the following are admitted to participate in the Enduro World Championship, in order of priority: all the riders who scored points in the World Championship of the previous year, the 5 best riders of each class from the Continental Championships of the previous year who did not score any points in the WC of that year, the riders who scored points in the World Championship of the current year; riders can be added to the list up to a maximum of 150 ­ The numbers will be allocated to the first 15 riders of each class who scored points in the World Championship of the previous year. The number will correspond to the final position of the rider - - Any offence to the provision of the marking of parts is considered as a statement of fact.

- Indoor Enduro FIM Cup: this Cup will be introduced as from November 2007 (two weeks after the ISDE), and will be run until March 2008 (the last event must be held no later than two weeks before the first Enduro World Championship event).

- Cross-Country Rallies: Entries to Cross-Country Rallies events (World Championship, FIM Prize, International event) will be accepted for riders who are in possession of a licence delivered by the National Federations according to specific criteria of the riders’ aptitude (see Medical) ­ In rallies with long sections, in a desert environment, with the risk of slow riding, a satellite system will be required for each rider, in addition to the compulsory security system. At sunset, if riders are still riding in the special stage, a permanent watch must be organized at the check-point; the medical cars equipped to carry an injured person will be placed every 100 km ­ The speed limit cannot be superior to 60 km/h in the dangerous areas indicated in the road-book ­ Starting order: the first ten riders will start with 2 minutes interval ­ By derogation, the organizer can give the possibility to continue the race for the riders suffering mechanical failure. The rules must be defined in the Supplementary Regulations. In the World Championship events, these riders will be excluded from the event classification and must start the sections after the riders who are in the race ­ The loss of a time card will result in a penalty of 5 minutes - The non-respect of the entry, exit and direction of traffic in control zones will result3rd infraction and more: 3 hours ­ The beacon will be of a civil aviation homologated type.

Track Racing

- Speedway: Tactical substitute rider: however, each rider may be used as a substitute once only ­ Additional protective devices (homologation): performance tests must be carried out in a laboratory by the applicant. The laboratory must have obtained the ISO 17025 certification. The applicant must provide an official document attesting that the laboratory fulfils this request as well as a recent document certifying the calibration of the instruments ­ Light signals:they must be preferably assembled in a vertical tower and be visible from any part of the stadium; in addition to these lamps, there must be a minimum of three red, flashing lamps, positioned not more than 4 metres from the track and easily visible by the riders - Referee’s box:possibility to switch off the green light without releasing the tapes.

- Track Racing Sidecar Gold Trophy 1000cc (amendments to the rules).

-  Team World Long Track Championship: will be introduced as from 2007.

Women in Motorcycling

The aims of the Commission were discussed at length, based on the creation of equal opportunities and treatment for all women involved in all aspects of activities related to motorcycling. A work schedule was established for the relations with the main sectors of activities: sporting (Road Racing, Motocross, Trial, Enduro/Cross-Country Rallies, Track Racing) and non-sporting (Medical, training, PR/media, leisure motorcycling/touring, marketing).

Technical

- Motocross: the first step in the noise level reduction (94 dB/A measured at fixed rpm) in Motocross and SuperMoto will be enforced in 2008. The second step will be decided in 2007 for application as from 2010.

- Enduro: as from 2008 the noise level limit will be 94 dB/A measured at an average piston speed of 13 m/s. For the homologation of Cross-Country Rallies motorcycles, the FIM will request from the manufacturers the list of all models to be used in the discipline with technical data, in order to simplify the technical controls.

Medical

- In addition to the medical examination, an applicant for any licence in Cross-Country Rallies (World Championship, FIM Prize, international events) must undergo and pass successfully an echocardiogram once in his lifetime prior to the issuing of the licence. An exercise tolerance electrocardiogram must be conducted and successfully passed with this echocardiogram and is then required every three years.

FIM Dates

Superbike & Supersport World Championship
Dates   Country/Pays    Circuit Superbike       Supersport
February/février 24 **  Qatar   Doha/Losail     X       X
March/mars 4    Australia/Australie     Phillip Island  X       X
April/avril 1   Tba     tba
April/avril 15  Spain/Espagne   Valencia *      X       X
April/avril 29  Netherlands/Pays-Bas    Assen * X       X
May/mai 13      Italy/Italie    Monza * X       X
May/mai 27      Great-Britain/Grande-Bretagne   Silverstone *   X       X
June/juin 17    San Marino/Saint-Marin  tba *   X       X
July/juillet 8  Tba     tba
July/juillet 22 Czech Rep./Rép. Tchèque Brno *  X       X
August/août 5   Great-Britain/Grande-Bretagne   Brands Hatch *  X       X
September/septembre 9   Germany/Allemagne       Eurospeedway Lausitz *  X       X
September/septembre 30  Italy/Italie    Vallelunga *    X       X
October/octobre 7       France  Magny-Cours *   X       X
October/octobre 21      Tba     Tba
* : with Superstock FIM Cup/avec Coupe FIM Superstock           **: Saturday/samedi
Vallelunga: round subject to contract/épreuve sujette à signature du contrat

Rally International Championship
24-27/05: Belgium-Belgique;
14-17/06: Italy/Italie;
23-30/09: France.

MX1/MX2 Motocross World Championship
Dates   Country/Pays    Circuit
April/avril 1   Benelux Valkenswaard
April/avril 15  Spain/Espagne   Bellpuig
April/avril 22  Portugal        Agueda
May/mai 6       Italy/Italie    Mantova
May/mai 13      Germany/Allemagne       Teutschenthal
May/mai 27      Japan/Japon     Sugo
June/juin 10    France  St Jean d’Angély
June/juin 17    Great Britain/Grande-Bretagne   Tba
July/juillet 1  Sweden/Suède    Uddevalla
July/juillet 15 South Africa/Afrique du Sud     Durban
July/juillet 29 Czech Republic/Rép. Tchèque     Loket
August/août 5   Belgium/Belgique        Namur
August/août 19  Northern Ireland/Irlande du Nord        Tba
September/septembre 2   Netherlands/Pays-Bas    Lierop
September/septembre 9   Bulgaria/Bulgarie       Sevlievo
September/septembre 23  Motocross of Nations : Budds Creek-USA

MX3 Motocross World Championship
Dates   Country/Pays    Circuit
April/avril 1   France  Castelnau-de-Levis
April/avril 15  Italy/Italie    Cingoli
April/avril 22  Spain/Espagne   Talavera de la Reina
May/mai 20      Sweden/Suède    Tomelilla
May/mai 27      France  Brou
June/juin 10    Spain/Espagne   Alhama de Murcia
June/juin 17    Germany/Allemagne       Reutlingen
July/juillet 1  Netherlands/Pays-Bas    Markelo
July/juillet 8  Croatia/Croatie Mladina
July/juillet 22 Slovakia/Slovaquie      Sverepec
July/juillet 29 Bulgaria/Bulgarie       Samokov
August/août 12  Slovenia/Slovénie       Orehova Vas (tbc)
August/août 26  Denmark/Danemark        Brusgaard
September/septembre 2   Switzerland/Suisse      Roggenburg
September/septembre 9   Italy/Italie    Faenza

Supercross World Championship
02/12/2006      Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario, CDN
09/12/2006      BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia, CDN
06/01/2007      Angel Stadium, Anaheim, California, USA
13/01/2007      Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
20/01/2007      Angel Stadium, Anaheim, California, USA
27/01/2007      SBC Park, San Francisco, California, USA
03/02/2007      Angel Stadium, Anaheim, California, USA
10/02/2007      Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas, USA
17/02/2007      Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California, USA
24/02/2007      Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
03/03/2007      Edward Jones Dome, St Louis, Missouri, USA
17/03/2007      Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida, USA
24/03/2007      RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
31/03/2007      Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas, USA
21/04/2007      Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan, USA
28/04/2007      Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington, USA
05/05/2007      Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

SuperMoto World Championship
Dates   Country/pays    Circuit
April/avril 29  Europe (ITA)    Castelletto di Branduzzo
May/mai 20      Bulgaria/Bulgarie       Pleven
May/mai 27      Italy/Italie    tba
June/juin 3     France  Villars s/Ecot (tbc)
June/juin 24    Austria/Autriche        Melk
July/juillet 8  Germany/Allemagne       Sankt Wendel
July/juillet 22 Northern Ireland/Irlande du Nord        Bishopscourt
September/septembre 16  Alpi del Mare (ITA)     Busca
October/octobre 7       Monaco  Monte Carlo (tbc)
October/octobre 21      Greece/Grèce    Athens/Athènes
September/septembre 30  SuperMoto of Nations : Franciacorta-ITA

Snowcross World Championship
January/janvier 20 *    Sayda-Dresden-GER
January/janvier 21      Sayda-Dresden-GER
January/janvier 26 **   Veysonnaz-SUI
January/janvier 27 *    Veysonnaz-SUI
February/février 10 *   Lahti-FIN
March/mars  03 *        Oppdal-NOR
March/mars 31 * Falun-SWE
*: Saturday/samedi      **: Friday/vendredi

Sidecar Motocross World Championship
April/avril 09 *        Oldebroek-NED
April/avril 29  Plomion-FRA
May/mai 06      Zabok -CRO
May/mai 13      Baugé-FRA
June/juin 10    Kegums-LAT
June/juin 17    Jauer-GER
July/juillet 22 Neeroeteren-BEL
August/août 12  Cesis-LAT
September/septembre 16  Rudersberg-GER
*: Monday/lundi

Junior Motocross World Championship
12/08: Sevlievo-BLG

Women’s Motocross World Cup/
13/05: Teutschenthal-GER;
01/07: Uddevalla-SWE;
02/09: Lierop-NED

Veterans’ Motocross World Cup
17/06: tba-GBR; 05/08: Namur-BEL.

Freestyle Motocross World Championship
Dates   Country/Pays    Circuit
February/février 22     Czech Republic/Rép. Tchèque     Liberec
March/mars      Greece/Grèce    Athens/Athènes
April/avril  8-9        Austria/Autriche        Graz
April/avril  20-21      Switzerland/Suisse      Basel/Bâle
May/mai         Brazil/Brésil   tba
May/mai Russia/Russie   Moscow/Moscou
September/septembre     Spain/Espagne   tba
October/octobre Poland/Pologne  Katowice
November/novembre       Germany/Allemagne       Mannheim

Trial World Championship - Championnat du Monde de Trial
April/avril 1   Spain/Espagne   Mancha Real
April/avril 21-22       Guatemala       La Antigua
May/mai 27      France  Senez
June/juin 09-10 Japan/Japon     Twin Ring Motegi
July/juillet 1  Italy/Italie    Erba
July/juillet 8  Poland/Pologne  Myslenice
July/juillet 15 Czech Republic/Rép. Tchèque     Kramolin
July/juillet 29 Great Britain/Grande-Bretagne   Hawkstone Park (tbc)
September/septembre 2   Andorra/Andorre St Julia
September/septembre 23  Belgium/Belgique        Spa-Francorchamps
September/septembre 28-29      

Trial des Nations : Isle of Man-GBR

Women’s Trial World Championship
14/07 : Kramolin-CZE ;
22/09 : Spa-Francorchamps-BEL ;
27/09 : Isle of Man-GBR.

Indoor Trial World Championship
January/janvier 6       Tba
January/janvier 13      Granada-SPA
January/janvier 20      St Petersburg-RUS
January/janvier 27      Marseille-FRA
February/février 4      Barcelona-SPA
February/février 10     Lisboa-POR
February/février 17     Milano-ITA
February/février 24     tba
March/mars  10  Buenos Aires-ARG
March/mars 17   Madrid-SPA

MAXXIS FIM Enduro World Championship
March/mars 17-18        Sweden/Suède    Östersund
April/avril 28-29       Spain/Espagne   Puerto Lumbreras
May/mai 5-6     Portugal        Marco de Canavezes
May/mai 26-27   Italy/Italie    Borno
July/juillet 21-22      United States/Etats-Unis        Hancock
July/juillet 28-29      Canada  Parry Sound
September/septembre 1-2 Slovakia/Slovaquie      Krompachy
September/septembre 15-16       France  Noiretable
November/novembre 12-17 ISDE/CISJE : La Serena-Chile/Chili

Cross-Country Rallies World Championship
06-16/04        Rallye de Tunisie-TUN
05-12/05        Rallye de Sardaigne-ITA
22-30/06        Rallye d’Orient ­TUR (tbc)
06-18/08        Rallye dos Sertões-BRA
31/08-09/09     Rallye por Los Pampas-ARG
29/09-07/10     Rallye des Phararons-EGY
29/10-02/11     UAE Desert Challenge-UAE

Track Racing World Championships

Individual Speedway World Championship Grand Prix
April/avril 28  Italy/Italie    Lonigo
May/mai 12      Poland/Pologne  Wroclaw
May/mai 26      Sweden/Suède    Eskilstuna
June/juin 9     Denmark/Danemark        Copenhagen
June/juin 30    Great Britain/Grande-Bretagne   Cardiff
July/juillet  28        Czech Republic/République Tchèque       Prague
August/août 11  Sweden/Suède    Malilla
August/aoùt 25  Latvia/Lettonie Daugavpils
September/septembre 8   Poland/Pologne  Bydgoszcz
September/septembre 22  Slovenia/Slovénie       Krsko
October/octobre 6       Germany/Allemagne (tbc) Gelsenkirchen

Speedway World Cup
July/juillet  14        Event 1 Vojens  Denmark/Danemark
July/juillet  16        Event 2 Coventry        Great Britain/Grande-Bretagne
July/juillet  19        Race-Off        Leszno  Poland/Pologne
July/juillet  21        Final/finale    Leszno  Poland/Pologne

Ind. Ice Racing World Championship
14/01 Saalfelden-AUT (Qualif. 1)
10-11/02 Penza-RUS (Qualif. 2)
10-11/02 Inzell-GER (Qualif. 3)
24-25/02 Ufa-RUS (Final 1)
10-11/03 Assen-NED (Final 2)
17-18/03 Berlin-GER (Final 3)
Team Final: 27-28/01 Saransk-RUS

World Long Track Championship
06/05 Marianske Lazne-CZE (Qualif. 1)
12/05 Artigues de Lussac-FRA (Qualif. 2)
23/09 Vechta-GER (Long Track Challenge)
10/06 Pfarrkirchen-GER (Final 1)
30/06 St Macaire-FRA (Final 2)
13/07 Marmande-FRA (Final 3)

Team Long Track World Championship
02/09 Morizes-FRA (Finale)

Speedway World Cup
28/05 Abensberg-GER (Qualif. 1)
09/06 Lonigo-ITA (Qualif. 2)

Individual Speedway Youth Gold Trophy 80cc
11-14/07 Czestochowa-POL

Individual Speedway WC Qualifying rounds
23/06 Terenzano-ITA (Qualif. 1)
24/06 Miskolc-HUN (Qualif. 2)
24/06 Mseno-CZE (Qualif. 3)
30/06 Motala-SWE (Qualif. 4)
07/07 Lonigo-ITA (Semi-Final 1)
08/07 Ljubljana-SLO (Semi-Final 2)
15/09 Vojens-DEN (Grand Final)

Ind. Speedway Junior World Championship
22/04 Herxheim-GER (Qualif. 1)
12/05 Motala-SWE (Qualif. 2 Scandinavia)
12/05 Gorican-CRO (Qualif. 3)
13/05 tba-GBR (Qualif. 4)
16/06 Vojens-DEN (Semi-Final 1)
17/06 Daugavpils-LAT (Semi-Final 2)
09/09 Ostrow-POL (Final)

Team Speedway Junior World Championship
03/06 Debrecen-HUN (Qualif. 1)
03/06 Poznan-POL (Qualif. 2)
22/09 Abensberg-GER (Final)

Speedway Sidecar Gold Trophy 1000cc
10/11 Wayville-AUS

Individual Grass Track Youth Gold Trophy 125cc
03/06 Bielefeld-GER