For second year in a row the prestigious Casino Estoril in Portugal hosted the FIM Gala Ceremony were all the FIM Motorcycling World Champions gathered together to be awarded for their achievements during the 2011 season.

FUNCHAL (Portugal), 16 November 2011 - Technical sports in Russia have reached a principally new development level. Thanks to great efforts of the Motorcycle Federation of Russia (MFR) aimed to create an efficient infrastructure, a network of modern sport complexes for competitions and training of Russian teams for participation in World and European Championships the national aim of popularization of technical sports in Russia has been achieved with arrival of serious competitions of the GP World level.

FUNCHAL (Portugal), 13 October 2011 – Youthstream confirms the signature of a new agreement to bring the FIM Motocross World Championships back into Russia, a news which has no precedent in history being this a four year deal related to the brand new venue Semigorje. The partners Investment Trade Bank and The Technical Sports Centre SEMIGORJE – the latter being one of the Bank’s investments - headed by Mr. Vladimir Gudkov and Mr. Valerij Kruglov respectively are set to organize the best Grand Prix the country has ever had and count on Youthstream to bring their specific know-how in the sport.

FUNCHAL (Portugal), 13 October 2011 - Youthstream announces the signature of a new deal to bring the FIM Snowcross World Championships in Russia, something which has no precedent in history. The partners Investment Trade Bank and The Technical Sports Centre SEMIGORJE – the latter being one of the Bank’s investments - headed by Mr. Vladimir Gudkov and Mr. Valerij Kruglov respectively will cooperate with Youthstream to set up the venue of Semigorje to the highest World Championship standards already from 2012 and until 2015.

Finnish Women’s Motocross champion Sanna Kärkkäinen got a taste of thumb-throttle action on the occasion of the FIM World Snowcross Championship’s visit to her country.