What is expected to be the hottest Motocross Grand Prix of the season took off today under a bright sun. The opening day of the Grand Prix Città di Faenza saw Jonathan Barragan (ESP, KTM) clinch his first pole position of the season, while Christophe Pourcel (FRA, Kawasaki) and Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha) won their qualifying heat and will start next to each other once again.

The eighth round of the MX3 World series in Mladina (CRO) was won with style by Yves Demaria (FRA, Yamaha), the Frenchman rode two flawless moto’s, clinching two back to back wins.

Yesterday the Federation of International Motorcycling (FIM) announced the 2008 provisional calendars of the Motocross and Supermoto World Championships:

Round seven of the FIM MX3 Motocross World Championship was held this Sunday on the Dutch track of Markelo, owned by the 75 year old Markelose Motorclub.

This ninth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship was loaded with surprises, with Ken De Dycker (BEL, Honda) winning his maiden GP in the MX1 class and Tommy Searle (GBR, KTM) making it to his first career heat win in the MX2 class, that was once again dominated by Sicilian Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha).

The FIM Motocross World Championship collective spent the last day of June on a wet Glimminge Mototstadion in Uddevalla (SWE), it was rainy in the morning, but sunny in the afternoon.

A very hot temperature and a very dry track made everyone forget of yesterday’s rain, and of last year’s incredibly wet race. The Gorna Rositza circuit was conquered by Yamaha’s winning duo Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha) – MX1 - and Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha) – MX2 - who both increased their Championship lead.

The opening day of the FIM Motocross Grand Prix of Bulgaria got underway today on the Gorna Rositza track in Sevlievo, less than 200 kilometres from Sofia.

At this eighth round, Frenchman Sebastien Pourcel (FRA, Kawasaki) clinched his first pole position of the season, which is also the first one since he joined the MX1 class at the beginning of the year. His brother Christophe Pourcel (FRA, Kawasaki) won the first Qualifying heat, and will start from pole tomorrow, right next to Championship leader Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), winner of the second Qualifying heat.

In the MX3 World Championship, runner up Yves Demaria (FRA, Yamaha) is closing in on current leader Sven Breugelmans (BEL, KTM) thanks to today’s victory of round six of the series.

On this seventh Sunday of FIM World Motocross racing the heat increased, making the Circuit du Puy de Poursay a sweltering one. It was a tough day for the World Championship riders and for the 28,000 spectators, who forgot about the burning sun by watching four extremely battled moto’s.