RIDERS AND OFFICIALS PLANT TREES FOR WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
Next week sees the 2008 World Environment Day, when the United Nations actively promotes awareness of issues affecting the environment.
The FIM SPEA World Trial Championship and the organisers of this weekend’s Weider Japanese Grand Prix did their part, by arranging a tree-planting ceremony at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit, attended by local dignitaries and the top three riders in the championship.
The FIM is one of the first international sporting federations to join the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and along with the organisers of this weekend’s event, planted a series of six trees in the circuit’s ‘Hello Woods’ complex, itself designed to promote awareness of nature.
The FIM SPEA Trial World Championship is one of seven FIM series taking place this weekend around the World and all seven will mark next week’s World Environment Day in a similar way, by heightening awareness of the FIM’s objectives of developing more environmentally friendly motorcycle motorsport.
The FIM Jury President of the event, Anders Minken, explained: “The FIM is working hard to develop ways to reduce the environmental impact of motorsport. We are looking into various forms of alternative energy to make motorcycle motorsport more friendly and sustainable for the future.”
Six trees were planted in total, surrounding the stunning waterfall that forms section seven of this weekend’s trial. The Weider Japanese Grand Prix will take place over Saturday and Sunday, and will mark both the last two day competition of this year’s campaign, and will be the final fly away event of the 2008 series.
