FIM visit to Japan

As in previous years, on the occasion of the FIM Grand Prix of Japan in Motegi, FIM President Vito Ippolito and FIM Executive Director, Sports, Ignacio Verneda attended various meetings with the Motorcycle Federation of Japan and the Japanese Industry.

The discussions focussed mainly on:

FIM World Championships:

- Reduction of costs, harmonisation of the rules

- Promotion, participation

- Presence on various continents

Working together in Social Responsibility:

- Promotion of Women in Motorcycling

- Environment

- Alternative Energies
- Road Safety

FIM President Vito Ippolito, said: “This year we started a new round of meetings with the motorcycle industry. Last week we met the Japanese manufacturers and we found that there are a lot of common issues to be dealt. The results were extremely positive. We agreed to strengthen our relationship in order to achieve important common goals in the field of Sport and Social Responsibility. Henceforth I'm sure that sharing our mutual competences will help us to face in a much better way the challenges of these times.”