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22.7.2010 FIM & IFMXF Judging Workshop at the FIM headquarter in Mies
The FIM FreeStyle Motocross World Championship Head Judges, IFMXF and the FIM gathered at the FIM Headquarters on 20 July for the first time as the ‘FIM & IFMXF Judging Workshop’.
The following persons attended:
Head Judges: Jason Moriarty (RSA), Marco Roth (GER), Laurent Collet (FRA), Alvaro dal Farra (ITA), Jose Gaspar (BRA).
IFMXF: Marko Manthey (CEO), Sebastian Golze (Technical Director), Soeren Sellmer (Event Director).
FIM: Wolfgang SRB (CMS President), Dirk De Neve (CMS Coordinator).
The main decisions included:
· Double up: the time for the ‘Double-Up’ will be restricted. Exceeding the time limit will affect the rider’s score (points reduction).
· ‘Overall’ scores: a new scoring system including a ‘Technical Deduction’ criterion will be introduced. The ‘Track use and Variation’ criteria will be raised to a minimum of 20 points and could be re-adjusted according to the course set up.
· Application: the new regulations should come into force as of the second half of the 2010 season and will be published soon.
FIM CMS President Wolfgang SRB stated: "It was very important to review the latest events and discuss the future with the head judges as well as with IFMXF. Freestyle Motocross is growing very fast as the riders permanently push the sport to new limits. The judges must stay on top of this development; their decisions must be fair and transparent both for the riders and for the public. I am delighted that the FIM Freestyle Motocross World Championship has progressed to the leading and most respected Championship of the discipline worldwide in a very short time."
IFMXF CEO Marko Manthey added: "We are very satisfied with the results of the discussion. The judges raised the same topics and joined their opinions into one strong position. The decisions made will lead the judging in the championship to a next stage.
This shows that not only the level of riding is progressing but also the level of judging and organisation."
This was the first annual Judging Conference held at the FIM headquarter in Mies / Switzerland. The meeting underlines the tremendous efforts IFMXF and FIM put into the FIM Freestyle MX World Championships / NIGHT of the JUMPs. If the meeting was a success must be proved by the results in the upcoming season, but today all participants proved that the existing IFMXF / FIM Judging is very transparent and fair and that the adoptions to be made are necessary because of the increasing riding level of the riders attending at the FIM Freestyle MX World Championship / NIGHT of the JUMPs.
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