FIM Freestyle MX World Championship
By TMX Archives on 27th Feb 08
X Games Winner Greg Hartmann is willing to win the FIM Freestyle MX World Championship
In December 2007, Greg Hartmann won the gold medal in best trick at the DubaiX Games with his switchblade backflip. The US Boy has set himself now evenbigger goals and is willing to fight for the title as world champion in the FIMFreestyle MX World Championship. The IFMXF is proud to annouce that they wereable to recruit the man from Pennsylvania for the complete FIM Freestyle MXWorld Championship series and SUZUKI NIGHT of the JUMPs tour 2008.
Due tothis, Gregs fight for FIM Freestyle MX World Championship points will alreadybegin on the upcoming Saturday (01st march) at the SUZUKI NIGHT of the JUMPs inLiberec/CZE. There he will meet the IFMXF elite and must proof that he is notonly able to win a best trick contest but also a complete FMX contest againstthe best riders in the world.
On April 18th and 19th the Austrian FMX fans will be able to see the X Games winner. At the FIM Freestyle MX MotocrossChampionship SUZUKI NIGHT of the JUMPs in Graz Greg will run Austrian premierein the World Championship runs #2 and #3. The fight for World Championshippoints continues one month later in Switzerland's Basel (May 16th,17th).
The US Boy is also riding the international events of the SuzukiNIGHT of the JUMPs in Berlin (April 05th, 6th), Krefeld (April 26th) and Hamburg(May 24th). As you see, there is a reason for the pleasant anticipation of lotsswitchblade backflips and other crazy stunts made in USA.
MarkoManthey, CEO of IFMXF:
We are happy that now also the american riderhave recognized how important it is for their international status to ride asideto the prestigious events in the USA also the FIM WorldChampionship.
Greg Hartmann:
"The IFMXF series is going to begreat I know there is a lot of good riders on the tour so Its a big challenge.My plan is to take the momentum from my win at the Dubai x Games into the IFMXFseries and bring the world championships title to the USA".