chewy Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 (edited) Olivier Godalier marketing the FIM.. must be one of most difficult jobs around bearing in mind the rules regulations and restrictions the FIM have for thier events. My missus has been riding with me in classic events in France for well over 10 years and has become something of a cele,b amongst the other riders;.. just for her spirit and attitude. We recently decided to try to insure properly for some of these events (i.e FIM Int licence is required for FIM events) this involved all sorts of medical tests reports etc. which would have cost in excess of Edited March 17, 2010 by chewy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisse Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Classic trials here in France catering solely for Pre65 and twinshock are mostly held under the UFOLEP federation, alhough a very poorly supported classic series under the FFM series does exist so Im told. Trials like the popular three and four day events and modern trials in general are held under FFM rules and regs ,and they are trying to up the interest vis a vis the classic scene , but riders of classic bikes prefer to stay loyal to the UFOLEP cause. Trials in France cost a huge amount to stage and the FFM have realised that by catering for the growing classic scene any club organising a trial can boost its entry and financial viability by adding twinshock and pre 65 enties, however the cost of a yearly license ( with club membership ) Euro 135 compared to the same thing costing Euro 60 for UFOLEP. Every body new or coming back trials after a period of time has to take a proficiancy test also CASM again costing money and time. I looked into getting a FFM licence this year although it enables me to ride all over France as with my club affliation, when I looked at the trials I could possibly get to ride ( A championship of less than 10 trials for the year in my very large neck of the woods around the size of the whole of southern England ) decided I couldn t justify the cost. Now if I want to ride a FFM trial I pay for a day license at Euro 36 plus the entry fee. A lot of clubs are now doing this to encourage riders and charging a nominal amount for the trial entry, ie. euros 5.00, so overall you end up paying possibly 15/20 euros more than someone who has invested in a yearly license and paid a correct entry fee. More and more clubs are going down the UFOLEP route now much to the distain of the FFM who think they are the only ones capable of running motorcycle sport, I find it a real bore everytime my bike is scrutineered as they are all over it like a rash and they are very Gestapo like in there approach.. I hope I havn t bored you too much, but if you are hell bent on a FFM licence perhaps have a word with Joel Correy at Trail 70 Vesoul, I know he has contacts and can sometimes smooth the path and it might be better to pay for a yearly licence than try and get an international one. Bon Chance.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy Posted March 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Alors! tres interssant mais je dit F.I.M plus mal cu la FFM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisse Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Ah Oui, vous ete correct pas le meme chois excuse e moi... interesserait come meme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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