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INTERVIEW: Kostyantyn Bevz discusses Motorsport UK's Pinzgauer for Ukraine, the West and invasion

By Justin Nguyen
October 28, 2024
16 Mins read

Kostyantyn Bevz, an FIA steward and member of the Automobile Federation of Ukraine, spoke with The Checkered Flag about Motorsport UK donating a Pinzgauer 6×6 to the Ukrainian military, how the West responded to Russia’s invasion, and on breaking Russian narratives.

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Circuit NewsMotorcycles

FIM opens new headquarters in Mies

By Justin Nguyen
October 11, 2024
2 Mins read
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme has set up shop at a new building in Mies, Switzerland, which also includes a new museum highlighting bike racing’s history.
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Hugh Chambers credits "support and solidarity expressed by our UK motorsport community" in Motorsport UK's Pinzgauer for Ukraine

By Justin Nguyen
October 3, 2024
2 Mins read
After a long two years, Motorsport UK’s Pinzgauer 6×6 armoured ambulance finally made it to Ukraine in late September. It is currently in use by the 46th Airmobile Brigade fighting in Pokrovsk.
Circuit News

ATCL indefinitely pauses Lebanese national championships

By Justin Nguyen
September 30, 2024
1 Mins read
Amidst increasing Israeli military operations against Hezbollah and the threat of an invasion, Lebanon’s FIA member club Automobile et Touring Club du Liban has suspended all motorsport in the country “until further notice.”
Circuit News

FAU greenlights racing in Ukraine under martial law

By Justin Nguyen
September 10, 2024
2 Mins read
After successful events under martial law in recent month, the Automobile Federation of Ukraine will allow racing to take place under its sanction as long as it receives approval from parties like the regional military administration.
Circuit NewsDakarWorld Rally-Raid Championship

SNAG Racing completes buggy preparation for Russian troops

By Justin Nguyen
September 10, 2024
2 Mins read
An off-road buggy built by Dakar Rally winner Sergei Kariakin and his SNAG Racing team is now set to be transferred to the Sverdlovsk regional government before being shipped off to Ukraine.
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Motorsport UK buys Pinzgauer for Ukraine

By Justin Nguyen
September 7, 2024
2 Mins read
A two-year project by Motorsport UK to buy a Pinzgauer 6×6 for Ukraine was finally completed last week, and the armoured vehicle is set to be transferred to the 46th Airmobile Brigade of Ukraine.
Circuit NewsOff Road

PMSMF collaborating with Red Crescent Society, sending SUVs with humanitarian aid to West Bank

By Justin Nguyen
September 4, 2024
2 Mins read
As Israeli military operations ramp up in the West Bank, the Palestinian Motor Sport & Motorcycle Federation has partnered with the Palestine Red Crescent Society to send off-roaders to deliver food and medicine in Tulkarm and Jenin.
Circuit NewsFormula 4

Oleksandr Bondarev: "I try to support my country in such difficult times"

By Justin Nguyen
July 1, 2024
2 Mins read
Kart racer and Williams Driver Academy member Oleksandr Bondarev felt a “huge shock” about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, especially as his father is still living there, but has his teams’ support.
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Boris Rotenberg elected Russian Automobile Federation president

By Justin Nguyen
May 20, 2024
2 Mins read
Boris Rotenberg, an oligarch and friend of Vladimir Putin who runs ex-WEC team SMP Racing, hopes to develop a new F4 car and work with BRICS members as the new Russian Automobile Federation head.
Circuit NewsMotorcycles

Pol Tarres breaks own bike altitude world record

By Justin Nguyen
March 28, 2024
1 Mins read
Yamaha’s rally raid ace Pol Tarrés set the world record for the highest altitude climb on a bike when he ascended 6,677 metres up Ojos del Salado on his Ténéré World Raid.
Circuit NewsOff Road

Racers "share the experience we have" with Armed Forces of Ukraine for off-road emergency driving

By Justin Nguyen
March 17, 2024
3 Mins read
Andriy Yaromenko, who represented Ukraine at the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games, is among the motorsport figures leading off-road driving courses for the military to help them on the frontline.
Circuit News

FAU enlisting racers to help Ukrainian military in emergency driving

By Justin Nguyen
February 24, 2024
2 Mins read
To help the Armed Forces of Ukraine drive safely and effectively during emergencies and fighting, the Automobile Federation of Ukraine is getting the racing world involved as driving instructors.
Circuit News

Romain Dumas sets altitude record in e-fuel Porsche 911

By Justin Nguyen
December 8, 2023
2 Mins read
Dakar Rally and Le Mans ace Romain Dumas piloted a modified Porsche 911 up the west ridge of the Ojos del Salado volcano, setting the altitude world record.
Circuit NewsMotorcycles

FIM ban on Russians, Belarusians to continue into 2024

By Justin Nguyen
December 6, 2023
2 Mins read
As Moscow’s three-day war on Ukraine extends into its 651st day, its riders as well as Minsk’s will remain barred from competing in FIM-sanctioned events through at least the start of 2024.
Circuit NewsOff Road

Racers Volodymyr Giba, Volodymyr Chernysh among Ukrainian troops killed in action

By Justin Nguyen
November 26, 2023
1 Mins read
Trophy-Raid Championship driver Volodymyr Giba and former kart racer Volodymyr “Red Bull” Chernysh add to a tragic list of Ukrainian motorsport figures killed in combat.
Circuit News

Armenian Automobile Federation lobbies for awareness amid Nagorno-Karabakh crisis

By Justin Nguyen
October 10, 2023
3 Mins read
Amid Azerbaijan’s actions in Nagorno-Karabakh, days after the Armenian Automobile Federation was invited to the FIA General Assembly in Baku, president Arsen Manukyan appealed to the FIA to issue a denunciation.
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