HONDA EUROPE ANNOUNCES HONDA NSF100 CUP FINAL

Honda Europe has announced an NSF100 Cup Final race to be held in association with the UEM(Union Européene de Motocyclisme)in Albacete, Spain,over the weekend of 22-24 October 2010.

The NSF100 is a small racing bike manufactured by HRC (Honda Racing Corporation) and has been designed as the perfect tool to introduce younger riders aged 9-13 years to road racing.

Honda NSF championships are run in many countries within the European Region including Belgium, Finland, Italy, and Sweden. The series also runs in the  South Africa, Australia and Japan.

The NSF100 Cup European  Final is linked with “NSF 100 HRC Trophy Grand Championship” organized in Japan and  will bring the leading riders from each  championship for a one-off weekend of competition and is intended to introduce young riders to an international level of racing, with a view to finding the race champions of the future.

The NSF100 machines will be provided by Honda Italy, which runs the largest NSF series with over 40 riders, and prepared by a professional team to give competing riders a full flavour of top level race experience and engineering.
Last year many European countries participated to the  successful  “NSF 100 HRC Trophy Grand Championship”  held in Japan, and this year some Japanese riders will race in the sister event – the European final in Albacete.

Honda Europe’s motorcycle racing manager, Robert Watherston, commented: “What a wonderful opportunity to bring young riders from around the world together to experience international racing at an early age. We are looking forward to seeing thew stars of tomorrow take another step towards achieving their dream of becoming pro motorcycle racers”.

He added: “The NSF100 Cup Final underlines Honda’s commitment to the development of future racing talent in generations to come and follows our recent announcements relating to the Honda Xtreme Academy in the off-road racing arena.”