JACOPO MONTI

HARLEY-DAVIDSON 500R

TEAM: Monti
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PALMARES: Winner 2007 Int. Mefo Sport Flattrack Cup
Winner 2006 Int. Short Track Cup
2004, 2003, 2000, 1997, 1995 Italian Flattrack champion
NATIONALITY:Italian
HOME: Tradate (VA), I

PROFESSION: bar keeper, gardener, ...
EMAIL: jacopo.monti@libero.it
WEBSITE: www.jacopomonti.blogspot.com
EXPERIENCE:Flattrack
RIDING TARGET: ride in the US
WHY FLATTRACK?:It is love!
SUGGESTION:
HERO: Jay Springsteen

  MARCO BELLI

CCM

TEAM: S.b.S. Racing
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  > action
PALMARES: 2007 Winner Short track UK & runner up Thunder class
2007 2nd Pikes Peak Int. Hill Climb,
2 times Short track Italian Champion, one time Short track UK Champion- got Points
Supermoto AMA Championship (2005), European Supermoto Championship (2004)
NATIONALITY: Italian
HOME: Varese, Italy

PROFESSION: Manager (my family owes a factory, we produce Horns under the brand Voxbell). I purchase row material and follow all the process of the production.
EMAIL: marco@marcobelli.net
WEBSITE: www.marcobelli.net
EXPERIENCE: every thing starter thanks to my cousin Paolo, when I was just 5/6 years old. He had a Negrini 38cc, and we were all the day on it. Thanks also to my father and his Ossa. i started racing when I was 17 (very late) in Short track. Then some good Enduro and unfortunately a bad injury caused 4 years out of racing. I got back in 1999. then in 2001 I won my first title.
RIDING TARGET: I have a personal company (sbs Racing) for my racing stuff: sponsors, travels, etc. and I'm trying to be a journalist collaborating with a couple of magazines: HiPower, Racer
WHY FLATTRACK?:because it's a lot of fun, gives you adrenaline kicks and requires skills in two corners and two straights !!!
SUGGESTION: Involve a good sponsor and try to have the most exposure as possible.
HOBBIES: skiing

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  TIM GREIG

TAZ APRILIA SXV 550

TEAM: TAZ
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  > action
PALMARES: 2nd 2007 Int. MEFO Sport Flattrack Cup
6th 2007 UK Shorttrack championship
NATIONALITY:British
HOME: Market Rasen, Lincolshire, England

PROFESSION: Motorcycle race shop (ASR Race Shop &
ASR Leisure). I'm also a Project Delivery Manager.
EMAIL: asracingleisure@aol.com
WEBSITE: www.timgreig.com
EXPERIENCE: I competed in national mx events for a number of years before switching to enduros. I have also enjoyed occasional grass track, supermoto, trials and sand race events over the years. I made the move to Flat Track racing in 2005 and have since competed throughout Europe and the American AMA pro championships.
RIDING TARGET: To have fun, stay safe and ride fast!
WHY FLATTRACK?:Its simple, yet exciting, format make it a great spectator sport. With plenty of thrills and spills, the atmosphere in the stadium is great as the riders line up for the Grand Final
HOBBIES: I'm a keen Mountain Bike rider. I train regularly with friend and fellow Flat Tracker Pete Boast and other cyclists in my area. I enjoy spending what spare time I have with my family to help repay their extensive support towards my racing activities.
OTHER: We support local riders through the race shop and I have instructed at race schools.

  STEVEN HALL

KTM 525

TEAM: Steven Hall Racing
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  > action
PALMARES: 2007 2nd UK Short Track Championship
2006 8th UK Short Track Championship
2003 British Supermoto 15th in the Open Class Championship
see www.stevehallracing.com for more details
NATIONALITY: well I am English, But I’m Yorkshire white rose through and through!!!
HOME: Harrogate, North Yorkshire

PROFESSION: builder
EMAIL: axo277@hotmail.com
WEBSITE: www.stevehallracing.com
EXPERIENCE: Street, motocross, supermoto,.Sand racing. Grass Track. Short track. Enduro
RIDING TARGET: I want to do the pikes peak, would love to race in the U.S flat tracking, I want to ride in France where they do the ice cross races, Do well in flat tracking
WHY FLATTRACK?:I love sliding, and I can’t turn right..
SUGGESTION: I think everyone has to work together to bring everything in to one line of rules so things are simple and easy to promote
HOBBIES: when I get the time I like to travel on my road bike, and mountain bike , going to wsb and moto gp and bsb events
HERO: Dave Knight (don’t think I have to say, he’s a god on a bike), the late Ronnie Smith (great TT rider and wheelie for miles and family friend), James Toseland he a great rider, Troy Bayliss a true sports athlete

  JAN-WILLEM JANSEN

SUNDANCE HARLEY-DAVIDSON

TEAM: Dutch-Brothers Racing
  > XR1000
  > KTM
  > action
PALMARES: 2007 3rd Int. Mefo Sport Flattrack Cup
2006 3rd Int. Short Track Cup
NATIONALITY: Dutch
HOME: Adetswil, Switzerland

PROFESSION: Mechanical Design Engineer
EMAIL: jw@dutch-brothers.com
WEBSITE: www.dutch-brothers.com
EXPERIENCE: motocross, flat track
RIDING TARGET: Going faster!
WHY FLATTRACK?:because it's pure & simple, and a whole lot of fun!
CONTRIBUTION: Centralize european flat track information in this site. Organize the cup and trainings, tires & parts.
SUGGESTION: This sport has been going succesfully for 100 years, don't try to reinvent it!
HOBBIES: building bikes
HERO: John Britten, because of his pure vision of a motorcycle (www.britten.co.nz)


  PETE BOAST

Suzuki SV650
Suzuki RMZ 450

TEAM: Team Silkolene Suzuki
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  > action
PALMARES: 2007 Winner Short Track UK Thunder class
2007 3rd Short Track UK
NATIONALITY:British
HOME: South Lincolshire

PROFESSION: Motor Cycle Test Rider
EMAIL: peter.boast1@btinternet.com
WEBSITE: www.shorttrackuk.com
EXPERIENCE: Street, motocross, supermoto,....,School boy Motocross,then when 16 years old went road racing, raced at superbike level, raced in isle of man TT races 5 times, world f2 championship and was a pro for 5 years of 13 years of racing, 94 rode Dirt Track for the first time in the states, 95 turned to speedway and was pro for 7 years in the british league, also rode in indoor world ice speedway championship in the states and finnished 3rd, 2004 rode in my first European shorttrack meeting in Holland, finnished second in shorttrack uk championship 2005.
RIDING TARGET: to ride the mile on a Harley, and to win shorttrackuk number 1 plate
WHY FLATTRACK?:its cool, the bikes cool and I want to ride like Mert Lawwill and rest dirt trackers of "On Any Sunday"
CONTRIBUTION: Yes, my girlfriend and I run and promote Shorttrack uk
SUGGESTION: We need to bring the rules together for EC championship, but the issue for me as promoter is the cost to run EC, the uem must get the costs down, and look to get some sponsorship, I think I can grow the sport in england but I can't run EC with out help from UEM!


  MATHIAS HAHN

IGOL-KTM LC4

TEAM: Hahn
  > bikes
  > action
PALMARES: 2007 4. Platz Int. Mefo Sport Flattrack Cup
2006 5. Platz in der Int. Shorttrack Cup
3. Platz Speed-o-Cross Pocking
NATIONALITY: Deutsch
HOME: München, Deutschland

PROFESSION: selbständig
EMAIL: info@hahn-messeservice.de
WEBSITE: www.hahn-messeservice.de
EXPERIENCE: Familie, Kinder, Tiere und ein altes Haus !
RIDING TARGET: Keinen Unfall und viele neue nette Freunde!
WHY FLATTRACK?:Nur zum Spass, und den macht es wirklich !
CONTRIBUTION: Support des Flattrack Cups
HOBBIES: viele
SUGGESTION: Heinz Kinigardner, der ist schon seit meiner Jugend ein Idol !

  ANGEL SALVADO

SICD-GASGAS FSE450

TEAM: SICD
  > bikes
  > action
PALMARES: 5th in the Int. Mefo Sport Flattrack Cup 2007
NATIONALITY: Spanish/Swiss
HOME: Horgen, Switzerland

PROFESSION: I run my little technical office, SICD Ltd. developing lightweight industrial products
EMAIL: angel.salvado@sicd-composites.ch
WEBSITE: www.sicd-composites.ch
EXPERIENCE: 80cc MX & Enduro in my early days in Spain, 300 and 450cc Enduro till I enter Flattrack
RIDING TARGET: Ride, ride, and ride! And never get lapped again…
WHY FLATTRACK?:I really love those bikes, and their dynamics around a flat track, and the pureness of the racing action, and the nice time we spend with the other riders, and the view of the next Mühldorfer corner with all of its chances!
CONTRIBUTION: Sponsoring
SUGGESTION: First of all, I wish organizers and sponsors to keep believing in what they are making possible. Introducing a vintage/veteran class along all races and a 450cc short track class along all 400m
HOBBIES: Competing, no matter if at ping-pong, or in a Go-Kart or running up the stairs against my girlfriend.
HEROS: RS and UK, they know

  TOM VAN NES

SUPERTRAPP HARLEY-DAVIDSON

TEAM: Dutch-Brothers Racing
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  > action
PALMARES: 6th 2007 Int. MEFO Sport Flattrack Cup
10th 2006 Shorttrack Cup
NATIONALITY:Dutch
HOME: Adliswil, CH

PROFESSION: IT Security Specialist
EMAIL: tom@dutch-brothers.com
WEBSITE: www.dutch-brothers.com
EXPERIENCE:Motocross, Flattrack
RIDING TARGET: Top 10
WHY FLATTRACK?:To have a wholelot of fun!
CONTRIBUTION: Webmaster of this site and www.flattrack.de; organiser of the Cup
SUGGESTION: Keep Flattrack a rider's sport
HOBBIES: Bikes & rock music


  GARY INMAN

Wood Rotax 560

TEAM: Skooter Farm Racing
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  > action
PALMARES: 6th 2007 Shorttrack UK Thunder class
NATIONALITY: British
HOME: Spalding, Lincolnshire, UK

PROFESSION: Journalist
EMAIL: gary.inman@tesco.net
WEBSITE: www.myspace.com/skooterfarm
EXPERIENCE: Street
RIDING TARGET: To improve and keep enjoying the racing.
WHY FLATTRACK?:I love the look of dirt track bikes, not supermotos, proper framers from all eras.
CONTRIBUTION: I try to cover the racing as often as I can in the UK motorcycle magazines I work for - Performance Bikes and Classic Bike.
SUGGESTION: Keep promoting it, keep encouraging people with not much money to build bikes like some of the English guys are doing. Make sure there are rules that allow these bikes to compete and not get swamped by Supermoto-style bikes.
HOBBIES: Punk rock, reading, writing, Leeds United
HERO: I admire Pete Boast for getting off his arse and making the UK short Track series happen. Without him I wouldn’t be racing.
Skooter Farm

  FRANZ STROHHAMMER

KTM LC4 (FRAUENSCHUH)

TEAM: Strohhammer
  > bikes
  > action
PALMARES: 2007 7. Platz Int. Mefo Sport Flattrack Cup
2006 9. Platz in der Int. Shorttrack Cup
NATIONALITY: Deutsch
HOME: Bad Birnbach, Deutschland-BAYERN

PROFESSION: Selbständiger Polier
EMAIL: franz.strohhammer@t-online.de
WEBSITE: www.ferienwohnungwelli.de
EXPERIENCE: Erzbergrace, Supermoto , Shorttrack , Schlammrennen, und last but not least ……..FLATTRACK ……..
RIDING TARGET: Haupsache dabei!
Und irgendwann, irgendwie, irgendwo werden die Letzten die Ersten sein … ;-)))))

  MICK JANSEN

DUTCH-BROTHERS KTM SX525

TEAM: Dutch-Brothers Racing
  > bikes
  > action
PALMARES: 3rd at the Flattrack Cup race in Lübbenau
NATIONALITY:Dutch
HOME: Utrecht, NL

PROFESSION: Fresslance IT Specialist
EMAIL: mick@mickjansen.nl
WEBSITE: www.dutch-brothers.com, personel: www.mickenjo.nl
EXPERIENCE:Motocross & enduro as a kid, then nothing for a long time. Got involved in flat track in '06, got my own machine by the end of that year :-)
RIDING TARGET: Get fast and have a $#%* load of fun!
WHY FLATTRACK?:It's simple and very difficult at the same time, there are no words to describe the feeling of well executed turn, full throttle throughout, using only balance and drifting to slow down and accelerate.
CONTRIBUTION: Dutch-Brothers domain and mail
SUGGESTION: Get as much people as possible to try it, so far I haven't heard anyone say they tried it and didn't like it!
HOBBIES: Snowboarding, Scuba diving, traveling service
HERO: As far as flat track is concerned, it's a very small scene in Europe. The people who go out of their way to promote it, spend countless hours and kilometers to organize and then attend races and track days, are the real heroes in my opinion.

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  OEGE DE JONG

   
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PALMARES: 10 Nederlandse NK titels
1990/1 5e cross gedaan nationale klasse
1995 2e supermotard
2001 2e grasbaan bij de nationalen 450
2002 2e grasbaan bij de nationalen 450
2003 nederlandskampioen
2004 nederlandskampioen
NATIONALITY:Dutch
HOME: Steggerda, NL

PROFESSION: zelfstandig met een auto verhuur bedrijf en een asfaltering bedrijf
EMAIL: info@oegedejong.nl
WEBSITE: www.oegedejong.nl
WHY FLATTRACK?:Omdat ik 't mooi vind om te doen en omdat mijn prestaties op dit gebied van motorsport 't hoogste liggen.
CONTRIBUTION: Tuning en ontwikkeling van shortrack motoren en frames.
SUGGESTION: Ik denk dat de toekomst van het flat track gebeuren afhangt van mensen, zoals jullie en nog een aantal enthousiaste mensen en dat je het nu nog moet zien als een leuke motorsport waar je met een niet al te groot budjet mee kunt doen op EK info.
HOBBIES: Die heb ik niet omdat ik er geen tijd voor heb.
HERO: Joel Smets
PALMARES: Ik heb 10 Nederlandse NK titels. Ik ben begonnen in de 50 cc en daarna in de 500 toen was ik 16. Ook werd ik kampioen in de nationale klasse. Daarna heb ik een aantal jaren special gereden. Dit was niet zo'n goede keus wegen tekort budget. Toen ben ik 250 en 500 gaan rijden tot 1990. Daarna heb ik 2 jaar zijspan cross gedaan en werd ik 5e bij de nationale klasse. Toen heb ik nog twee jaar met een grasbaan zijspan gereden, dit ging best wel goed. Ik kon bij de eerste 3 rijden, maar ik kreeg een ernstig ongeluk waar bij mijn rugwervels stuk gingen. Toen was ik genoodzaakt om weer solo te gaan rijden, omdat ik geen kracht meer in mijn armen had. Dit was in de tijd dat er in Duitsland veel supermotard werd gereden. Dat heb ik toen 8 jaar gedaan. Ik kon in de eindstand bij de eerste 10 rijden.

In 1995 was ik 2e. In 1999 ben ik gestopt omdat ik in Alfen aan de Rijn een ongeluk gehad had, wat er eerst nogal ernstig uitzag. Ik was onderuit gereden daar een Fransman en met mijn hand achter een stoeprand gehaakt waardoor 2 vingers stuk gingen, en de rest uit de kom. Toen had ik het wel even gehad. Maar niet racen is ook niks, dus besloot ik om in 2000 maar weer op gras te rijden. Nieuwe ktm 520 gekocht en een 450 yamaha maar het zat niet mee, de 3e wedstrijd in joure werd ik over de schotten gereden en kwam ik op een beton paal tot stilstand. Het koste mij een jaar om weer een beetje te kunnen lopen, wat betekende dat ik ook weer kon racen, als iemand de motor voor mij starte. Dat jaar werd ik 2e bij de nationalen 450, dit was veel beter dan ik had verwacht. Toen heb ik besloten om er maar weer vol tegen aan te gaan.

2002 ben ik 2e van het NK geworden en vervolgens ben ik in 2003 en 2004 nederlandskampioen geworden. Verder rij ik op straat, motorcross, supermotad, grasbaan, ijsrace en speedway.


  STUART AVERY

   
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NATIONALITY: British
HOME: Stockport, UK

PROFESSION: Financial Services
WEBSITE: www.visordown.com I post in the Supermoto forum
EXPERIENCE: Street, motocross, supermoto,.... Street
RIDING TARGET: To finish as often as possible, and to learn every time I ride.
WHY FLATTRACK?:I love the look of these bikes, so pure and ruthless looking
CONTRIBUTION: Trying to promote the sport to as many people as possible
SUGGESTION: Make it as accessible as possible to people, both spectators and riders ( promoters should contact local schools, youth clubs etc with reduced entry prices for block bookings, to create a good atmosphere )
HOBBIES: Bikes, bikes, bikes ... oh and bikes
HERO: The late, great Barry Sheene sparked my interest in motorcycles, top bloke

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  HALBE SCHEPER

HUSQVARNA

TEAM: Scheper Racing
  > bikes
  > action
PALMARES: Senioren grasbaan bij de Dwerg 3e overall ergens in 1983
NATIONALITY:Dutch
EXPERIENCE:1978 till 1984 and started 2 years ago with flat track
RIDING TARGET: Have Fun and come home healthy

HOME: Oosterdiep
PROFESSION: Bedrijfsleider mokobouw
EMAIL: h.scheper@mokobouw.nl
WEBSITE: www.mokobouw.nl
WHY FLATTRACK?:Sliding into the corner
SUGGESTION: More more more and keep it low cost, any bike should by allowed with some restrictions.
HOBBIES: Bezig zijn met techniek en innovaties en natuurlijk motorrijden
HERO: Mijn vrouw en kinderen de reden vertel ik je niet,en haar tel krijg je ook niet.

  JAN SIMON TER HEIDE

VANCORE-YAMAHA

TEAM: JS Racing
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  > action
PALMARES: Different wins in Youth classes. Now I race Runner up Class, Topstars (125 2 stroke up to 250 4 stroke) and Shorttrack Class.
NATIONALITY:Dutch
HOME: Joure, Netherlands

PROFESSION: Student automotive technician
EMAIL: info@vancore.nl
EXPERIENCE: Street, motocross, supermoto, Grasstrack, Motocross, Shorttrack
RIDING TARGET: Ride as much as possible
WHY FLATTRACK?:The flat track, drifting a lot and speed and .. racing fun!!!!!
CONTRIBUTION: Giving helping hands for the local motorclub
SUGGESTION: No enduro tires. Maybe a 450 class 450+.
HOBBIES: Renovate old Unimogs (see pictures)
HEROS: Stefan Everts (MX), Marcel van Drunen (Supermoto), Rossi (Moto GP)
WHAT ELSE: I started racing when I was 6 years old. My dad raced in former days. Together we did work on different bikes. A friend of my dad, Jetze Valkema (grasstrack) and also Wiebe Valkema (European Shorttrack Champion) tought me a lot of grasstrack and shorttrack racing.

Now a days I learn a lot from Sietse Hilleger and Oege de Jong. They teach me about tires, tracks, routing, engines and general bike adjustements and settings.

My first bike was a Yamaha PW. The followup was a 80cc Yamaha and after that a 125cc Yamaha. For two years I started with the four stroke YZF 250 and one year later a Yamha YZF 450. My current bikes are a Suzuki RMZ 450 and also a RMZ 250. This winter we hope to start working on a real flattrack bike. I look forward to race on the ”monster machines. This Year I will race the European Shorttrack Competition and also some rounds of the German Shorttrack Champion Ship and some rounds in the UK Shorttrack competition. On top of that I race the International Short track competition in Holland. A lot of races... but fun!!!!


  THOMAS WEIGL


W&W HARLEY-DAVIDSON 500R
W&W HARLEY-DAVIDSON XR1000

TEAM: W&W Flattrack Racing
  > bikes
  > action
NATIONALITY:German
EXPERIENCE:Street
RIDING TARGET: 1. Riding my XR 1000 on the track as much as possible.
2. Throw it away as rare as possible!

HOME: Ried-Hessen Germany
PROFESSION: Serving customers at W&W Cycles Würzburg ( Germany )
EMAIL: weigls-cycles@web.de
Other than that: Building and riding allmost kinds of Harleys and Custombikes.Spec. Track-style-Sportsters
WHY FLATTRACK?:For me it is the coolest way to race a bike.
CONTRIBUTION:
SUGGESTION: Get some Sportster riders for the cup.
HERO: Inge Meisel

  MARIO MUEGGLER

ARNI HARLEY-DAVIDSON

TEAM: ARNI HARLEY-DAVIDSON
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  > action
PALMARES: 2003-2006 top 15 finishes Inter 125 motocross
2002 6th Swiss Nationals 125 motocross
2001 Swiss Junior motocross champion
NATIONALITY:Swiss
EXPERIENCE:Motocross, Road race, Flat track
RIDING TARGET: No Risk, No Fun!

HOME: Bibern, CH
PROFESSION: motorcycle mechanic
EMAIL: mxmario1@bluemail.ch
WEBSITE: www.dutch-brothers.com
WHY FLATTRACK?:It's the old school of Motorbike racing
GIRLFRIEND: still hunting!
SUGGESTION: keep it friendly, keep it clean!
HOBBIES: riding, builing a Harley flat tracker
HERO: all the riders that are faster then me!

  BERT DIJKSTRA

HONDA CRF450
HONDA CR500

TEAM: Gulf Racing
  > bikes
  > action
PALMARES: 2007 Winnaar crossklasse Bergringrennen Teterow
2006 3e in EK shorttrack 2006
2001 Nederlands Kampioen 125cc senioren
NATIONALITY:Nederlandse
EXPERIENCE:Shorttrack en grasbaan, beetje cross en een beetje supermoto
RIDING TARGET: kampioen worden natuurlijk!! Ha, ha

HOME: Zwaagwesteinde, NL
BIRTH PLACE, YEAR: Damwoude, 1971
PROFESSION: eigenaar Tankstation Gulf Damwoude
EMAIL: bertenyvonne@home.nl
WEBSITE: www.dutch-brothers.com
FAMILY: Getrouwd met Yvonne, dochter Jessica 5 jaar en tweelingdochters Daniėlle en Sabine van 2 jaar

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