2012 FIM X-TRIAL DES NATIONS General information General concept The FIM X-Trial des Nations (competition for National Teams) will be organised at the end of the FIM X-Trial World Championship season. Venue & dates: Nice, France – 06 April 2012 Teams: Spain, Great Britain, Japan, France & Norway Composition of the teams: 2 riders selected by their National Federation with the approval of the FIM Trial Commission The event will include two laps. Each lap will have 6 normal sections and one speed section. Total time of the event: 90 minutes. Sporting side (1) Speed section: parts of several or all normal sections will be used to create the speed section. Riding individually, the fastest rider passing this section will win. Fastest rider: 0 points, second fastest rider: 1 point, third fastest rider: 2 points, etc… 1st lap: one rider of each team (starting order as per the previous FIM Trial des Nations classification) will pass 6 normal sections in a row. Then, all riders of the 1st lap will compete in the speed section. 2nd lap: the other rider of each team (reverse starting order as the 1st lap) will compete in the speed section. Then, all riders of the 2nd lap will pass 6 normal sections in a row. Sporting side (2) Results: At the end of the 2nd lap, the results of the first and second rider will be added to establish the final team classification of the FIM X- Trial des Nations. The team with the lower points will be the winner. Sporting rules: based on those of the FIM X-Trial World Championship. Financial rewards: each team will receive a financial reward that is currently under discussion. FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE MOTOCYCLISME Route de Suisse, 11 CH-1295 Mies Phone: +41-22-950-9500 Email: [email protected] FIM-LIVE.COM – FIM-STORE.COM – FIM-TV.COM.