FIM Asia to Malaysia

On a recent visit to Malaysia FIM Asia President Stephan Carapiet paid a courtesy call the King of Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Kuala Terranganu, to speak about the future possibilities of the development and involvement of Malaysia in the motorcycle promotions sports scene of FIM Asia. Together during this trip FIM Asia also was called upon by the FIM Marketing department head Olivier Godalier to find out different possibilities of marketing of FIM events in the Asian region and casually met with the AAM federation representatives as well

FIM ASIAN MOTORCYCLE ACADEMY

In our efforts to continuously seek ways to address the needs and wants of our members along the line of motorcycle sports and safety, we wish to inform everyone that we will soon be launching the FIM Asian Motorcycle Academy (FAMA).

The FAMA was conceptualized with our member federations in mind and guided by our vision of providing them with an institution which shall keep them constantly informed and abreast of the latest concepts and developments in motorcycling.

Considering the economic and logistical limitations posed by sending delegates to seminars and training sessions abroad, we have designed an educational system called the “Train the Trainer Program” where the UAM will bring the trainers closer to their intended targets thereby entailing minimal costs for the federation and creating their own small academies after our trainers have trained the professors’ locally. The FMN / UAM may provide diploma certificates post these sessions. Also, if one FMN is hosting a seminar notices will be given so regional and neighboring UAM Members may participate.

Training programs shall be held along the following motorcycling concerns:

1. On Road Racing (thru MFJ by Ex Moto GP Rider)
2. Off Road Racing (thru MFJ) and Enduro Training (thru FIM Sports Director)
3. Road Safety (FMSCT Thailand)
4. Mechanics Course (MFJ)
5. Technical Inspection of Race Machines (Australian Technical Representative)
6. On and Off Road Officials Seminar (TBA)

Seminars under the FAMA will be carried out under the following conditions:

1. Host federation to shoulder the air-ticket and land arrangement plus minimal daily allowance of the Trainer.
2. Hotel accommodations and all land arrangements should be supplied by the host FMNR
3. Federations will be given the option to charge a reasonable fee to cover costs on their judgement.

For your information and guidance, comments, suggestions.

STEPHAN P. CARAPIET
President

SPORT MANAGEMENT ALLIANCE FOR UAM & UEM

FIM Asian Motorcycle Union (UAM) President Stephan Carapiet met with FIM European Motorcycle Union (UEM) President Vicenzo Mazzi during his recent visit to Rome. President Mazzi and the UEM officers personally took the UAM President for a tour of the Italian university that teaches human movement and sports disciplines and is the training ground for Italy’s coaches, athletes and managers in different sports including the UEM.

Graduates holding degrees in sport management are engaged as trainees at the UEM’s Executive Secretariat while those who graduate from the laboratory of economics and management are made to contribute to the UEM Social Balance Sheet. Recently, the UEM has advocated a study and a publication on the management imbalance in the sport of motorcycling from the inputs of professionals and experts of the European FMNs.

President Mazzi conveyed his desire to strengthen the ties between the European and Asian CONUs and gave his pledge of support and assistance to the UAM through coaching programs, future technologies and exchange of riders and ideas.

Fim Asia Eyes Future Partnership With Dorna

FIM Asia - UAM President Stephan Carapiet met with Dorna Sports executives during the 2010 Moto GP Doha Summit held recently and explored the limitless opportunities and prospects in forging a partnership between the Madrid-based international sports management and marketing company and the Asian Motorcycle Union.

UAM President, QMMF President and Dorna Executives during the 2010 MOTO GP Doha Summit (from left) – Carmelo Ezpeleta, Dorna CEO, Stephan Carapiet, UAM President, Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah, QMMF President and Javier Alonso, Dorna Managing Director for Events.

Dorna’s expertise and experience in promoting motorcycle sports globally will definitely be a big boost to the fulfillment of our mission of promoting motorcycle activity and sports in Asia,” said the UAM President.

“Dorna’s wide array of products and services complement the ever-evolving needs and wants of motorcycle sports enthusiasts in our Asian region and we thank Dorna and its CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta for opening their doors to us,” he added.

FIM Motocross World Championship in Asia

FUNCHAL (PORTUGAL), 6 March 2010 – Recently elected President of FIM Asia, Mr. Stephan Carapiet, was in Geneva for the FIM Spring meeting which ended on Sunday, February 28, and during these days he met with Dr. Wolfgang Srb, FIM/CMS President, and Mr. Giuseppe Luongo, Youthstream President, to discuss about Motocross and SuperMoto developments in Asia. Discussions were very positive and a Grand Prix in Asia can be expected in 2011.

Youthstream will support the Asian Motocross Championship as it already does with the European Championship.
Mr. Giuseppe Luongo, Youthstream President, stated: “We are delighted about this close cooperation with FIM Asia, the present and future markets are there and they have the best motorcycle market in the world with a growing economy.

“We hope that with this partnership we will see more Grand Prix events in Asia and we also hope to improve the level of the Asian riders and see more and more Asian riders participating in the FIM Motocross World Championship. We would like to thank Mr. Carapiet and we are confident our partnership will be very successful.”

Dr. Wolfgang Srb, FIM/CMS President, continued: “The 21st century is very likely be the period where Asia will grow very fast, in terms of economy and population. I expect also perfect chances for the sport in general and for motorcycle sport in particular, as sport is a very important part of the social and cultural life of people.

"I am extremely happy that Mr. Stephan Carapiet, whom I know very well since many years ago, has taken over the position of President of FIM Asia. I trust that with his knowledge of the sport and his strong commitment we will soon reach the target of hosting FIM Motocross World Championship events in Asia in the very near future.”

Mr. Stephan Carapiet, President of FIM Asia, ended: “My heartfelt thanks to Dr. Wolfgang Srb and Mr. Giuseppe Luongo for their confidence in me. Having worked with both of them in countless FIM endeavors in the years past, I am positive that with their expertise and capabilities, our collective efforts will bear fruit and we will soon be able to realize and fulfill our monumental goal of bringing motorcycle sport in the Asian continent to greater heights."

CARAPIET ELECTED UAM PRESIDENT

Members of the UAM Management Council after their meeting at the Rio Hotel in Macau (China) on March 14, 2010. From (L to R) Antonio Hernandez, (Secretary General), Yan Jianchang (Vice President), Stephan Carapiet (President), Mishaal Al Sudairy (Vice President), Shrikant Kirani (Vice President)

Running on an electoral platform promising changes intended to send the FIM Asian continental union for motorcycle sports soaring to greater heights, Stephan Carapiet was elected president of the FIM Asian Motorcycle Union (UAM) during the 2010 UAM FIM Congress held Saturday January 16, 2010 at the Hotel Intercontinental Manila.

Carapiet got the nod of the majority of the voting delegates representing the 22 member countries of the FIM UAM under the Asian zone with a longitude area that spans from Mongolia to Indonesia and a latitude coverage stretching from Jordan to Guam . A staunch motorcycle sports aficionado for the past 35 years, Carapiet will have his hands full in the next four years overseeing the motorcycle sports policies and activities in the continental union whose membership includes China, India and Indonesia who respectively rank as the first, second and fourth most populated nations in the world.

With his new post, Carapiet will also take a seat in the FIM World Management Council and thus set a new milestone in Philippine motorsports history as the first-ever Filipino elected to the highest office of an international governing body for motorsports.

The FIM UAM Congress drew over 50 delegates from the 22 member nations that included current FIM President Vito Ippolito and FIM Vice President Jorge Viegas who came to observe and preside in the conference’s strategic planning workshop.

Carapiet’s vice presidents in his term are Saudi Arabia’s Mishaal Al Sudairy, India’s Shrikant Kirani and China’s Yan Jianchang who garnered majority votes in the vice presidential race.

The 2010 FIM UAM Congress hosted by NAMSSA, the national sporting authority for motorsports in the Philippines, who will be launching the 2010 National Motocross Series at the MX Speedworld at SM Bicutan on January 24 and the 2010 Mayor Edward Hagedorn Cup (FIM Asian Motocross Series) in Puerto Princesa City on February 21. The congress was a huge success and was supported by Philippine Olympic Committee and the Department of Tourism.