EXTRAORDINARY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL MEETING
20 June 2005 - Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme

The FIM Management Council convened in an extraordinary meeting on June 18 & 29 last in Geneva. The main points discussed and decisions taken are the following:

The 2004 accounts and balance sheet were approved by the Management Council. They will be submitted to the General Assembly for ratification next October.

- The complementary nominations for the vacant posts in the Commissions and Panels were discussed and approved by the Management Council. The list of new delegates will now be sent to the National Federations; the newly appointed delegates will take their function at the Biennial Session next October.

- The amendments to the FIM Statutes proposed by the working group, as well as changes to the Sporting Code were accepted by the Management Council; they will now be sent to the National Federations and FIM delegates for further consultation, and approval by the General Assembly in October

- The Management Council unanimously approved the proposal of the AMA to award the Nicolas Rodil del Valle Gold Medal of Motorcycle Merit to Simon MiIward (former Secretary General of FEM, then FEMA), posthumously, for all his work in the defence of the interests of motorcycle users.

- An agreement will be signed between the FIM and the company IFMXF, promoter of Freestyle events; a World Championship calendar will be established for the 2006 season with 10 events in 5 different countries on two continents (at least). A structure to organize training sessions for riders and officials will be put in place.

- Following a meeting held at the circuit of Mugello on June 4 with the CER President Amedeo Michelotti, the CTI President Oriol Puig Bulto, the MSMA Secretary General Takanao Tsubouchi and representatives of manufacturers about the situation in Cross-Country Rallies, the Management Council approved some changes and adjustments for the year 2006, in order to improve safety, to reduce the influence of technology and reintroduce the human factor:

The GPS will be used as a safety device, not for navigation which will be based exclusively on the road-book. The road-book will be much more complete and precise. The reduction of the distance between refuelling points as well as the quantity of fuel carried by the motorcycles – and consequently the weight - will also be discussed. The future of the classes will be discussed with the manufacturers (MSMA) before taking a final decision (in 2006, both classes will be maintained). A medical control will be compulsory for the riders at the time of the technical control.

- The creation of a Women Commission was decided, of which the presidency was entrusted to Mrs Beaulah Schoeman, Motorsport South Africa Managing Director.

- Projects to extend the FIM headquarters were discussed.

- The 2005 Biennial Session will take place from 21 to 24 October in Geneva (CCR meeting on October 25).

- The 2006 Conference Meetings will take place in Geneva from Friday 17 to Sunday 19 February.

- The 2006 FIM Congress will be held from 15 to 21 October in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

- The 2006 pre-calendar meeting, foreseen in the Sporting Code to study the provisional calendars of the following season and try to avoid clashes of dates and/or events in the same country on the same week-end, was also held last week-end in Geneva. With mandate of the Management Council, were present FIM President Francesco Zerbi, Deputy President Vito Ippolito, Chief Executive Officer Guy Maitre, and the Presidents of the sporting Commissions concerned. All FIM promoters (Dorna, FGSports, Youthstream, Benfield Sports International, ABC Communication and Octagon/Esedos) sent their provisional calendars, which should still receive several adjustments, as they were established at a very early stage. Some of them are published below, the others will be published within the next few weeks.

2006 Provisonal Calendars - Calendriers provisoires 2006

The Road Racing, Supercross, Indoor Trial, Cross-Country Rallies, Speedway Grand Prix and World Cup calendars for the 2006 season will be announced later.

Les calendriers de Courses sur Route, Supercross, Trial Indoor, Rallyes Tout-Terrain, Grands Prix et Coupe du Monde de Speedway pour la saison 2006 seront annoncés ultérieurement.

MX1/MX2 World Championship/Championnat du Monde MX1/MX2

Dates Country/Pays Circuit
April/avril 2 Flanders/Flandres Zolder
April/avril 16 Spain/Espagne Bellpuig
April/avril 23 Portugal Agueda
May/mai 7 Germany/Allemagne Teutschenthal
May/mai 14 Wallonia/Wallonie (BEL) Nismes
May/mai 28 Japan/Japon Sugo
June/juin 11 Great Britain/Grande-Bretagne Matchams Park (Ringwood)
June/juin 18 Italy/Italie tba
July/juillet 2 Sweden/Suède Uddevalla
July/juillet 16 South Africa/Afrique du Sud Sun City
July/juillet 30 Czech Republic/Rép. Tchèque Loket
August/août 6 Belgium/Belgique Namur
August/août 19 * Ireland/Irlande Desert Martin
August/août 27 England/Angleterre Arreton, Isle of Wight
September/septembre 10 Netherlands/Pays-Bas Lierop
September/septembre 17 France Ernée (tbc)
September/septembre 24 Motocross of Nations: tba-GBR
*: Saturday/samedi

MX3 World Championship - Championnat du Monde MX3
Dates Country/Pays Circuit + Eur. Champ.
April/avril 2 France Castelnau-de-Levis EU 125
April/avril 9 Spain/Espagne Tba EU 250
April/avril 23 Italy/Italie Asti EU 125
May/mai 7 Netherlands/Pays-Bas Rhenen EU 250
May/mai 21 Latvia/Lettonie Kegums EU 250
June/juin 4 Bulgaria/Bulgarie Sevlievo EU 250
June/juin 11 Croatia/Croatie Mladina EU 125
June/juin 18 Slovenia/Slovénie Orehova Vas EU 125
July/juillet 2 Netherlands/Pays-Bas Markelo EU 125
July/juillet 9 Belgium/Belgique Lommel EU 250
July/juillet 23 Sweden/Suède Tomelilla EU 125
August/août 6 Hungary/Hongrie Nyaregyhaza EU 125
August/août 20 Switzerland/Suisse Roggenburg EU 85
August/août 27 Germany/Allemagne Gaildorf EU 125
September/septembre 10 Austria/Autriche Schwanenstadt EU 125
September/septembre 11 Italy/Italie tba EU 250

SuperMoto World Championship – Championnat du Monde de SuperMoto

Dates Country/pays Circuit
April/avril 30 Europe (Italy/Italie) Castelletto di Bronduzzo
May/mai 21 Czech Republic/République Tchèque Sosnova
June/juin 4 France Villars-sous-Ecot
June/juin 25 Austria/Autriche Melk
July/juillet 9 Germany/Allemagne Ingolstadt
August/août 6 Belgium/Belgique Namur
September/septembre 3 Ireland/Irlande Stormont Castle
October/octobre 8 Monaco Monte Carlo
October/octobre 15 Mediterranean/Mediterranée (ITA) Jesolo
October/octobre 29 Greece/Grèce tba
November/novembre 12 Italy/Italie Latina
November/novembre 19 Spain/Espagne Finestrat
*: Saturday/samedi

Trial World Championship - Championnat du Monde de Trial

FIM Junior Trial World Cup – Coupe du Monde FIM de Trial Junior

FIM Youth Trial Cup – Coupe FIM de Trial Jeunes

02/04 tba-SPA
09/04 tba-POR
23/04 tba
21/05 tba
04/06 Motegi-JPN
18/06 Reserve date/Date réserve
25/06 La Chatre-FRA
02/07 Darfo Boario Terme-ITA
23/07 Myslenice-POL (tbc)
30/07 Hawkstone Park-GBR
03/09 Reserve date/Date réserve
17/09 Spa-Francorchamps-BEL

23-24/09 Trial des Nations : Bréal-s/-Montfort-FRA
FIM Women’s Individual Trial Cup/Coupe FIM de Trial Féminin Individuel : 16/09 : Spa-Francorchamps-BEL ; 22/09 : Bréal-s/-Montfort-FRA.

MAXXIS FIM Enduro World Championship - Championnat du Monde FIM MAXXIS d’Enduro

18-19/03 Östersund-SWE
29-30/04 Puerto Lumbreras-SPA (tbc)
06-07/05 Guimarães-POR (tbc)
03-04/06 Bergamo-ITA
15-16/07 Parry Sound-CDN
22-23/07 Hancock-USA
26-27/08 Krompachy-SVK
23/24/09 Boussac-FRA
14-19/11 ISDE/CISJE : Taupo (New Zealand/Nouvelle-Zélande)

Individual Ice Racing World Championship
Championnat du Monde Courses sur Glace Individuel
05-06/02 tba-RUS (Final 1)
225-26/02 tba-RUS (Final 2)
11-12/03 tba-NED (Final 3)
Team Ice Racing World Championship
Championnat du Monde Courses sur Glace par Equipe
18-19/03 tba-GER (Final )

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