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 XTrial des Nations. The team with the lower points will be the winner. Sporting rules: Championship. based on those of the FIM X-Trial World 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: alex.goldenberg@fim.ch FIM-LIVE.COM – FIM-STORE.COM – FIM-TV.COM