hi james, welcome in our site
in Italy the championship isn't very diffrent from the english one (if I understand what you write
): our bikers are divided into classes by the age:
from 7 to 9 is JUNIOR A
from 10 to 11 is JUNIOR B
from 12 to 13 is JUNIOR C
over 13 jears is SENIOR MINI
over 13 jears too is SENIOR MIDI (with a little bit bigger bikes)
then there's the SENIOR OPEN where you can race with more powerful bikes without partcular limitation that the other classes have
there are some diffrent championships: there are the "local" campionships where there are the bikers of the same country and the Italian championship that is composed by the "selective races" and the "final races"
the selective races ar divided in 5 races as a little championship and there is a selective race for every zone: the A,B,C (and even D) zone, that comprehend respectivly nord, center and south Italy; the winners of the selective races of every zone then races in the final races that is divided in 5 races too, as a little chapionship: the winner is the Italian championship
I've seen that you drive in very large circuit: we have only small circuits where is very important the "agility" of the bike, because there are a lot of curves and short straight (usually 50-60 meters). we usually use a 6 or 7 teeth front sprocket and a 68-72 rear sprocket: with this parts we are able to race a big part of our tracks; what kind of sprocket do you usually use in your tracks?
and at the end: what do you think about Italian bikes and bikers?
p.s. as you have seen my English is not so good, please be patient
p.s.2 let's have a look to our "multimedia" section to see some pictures and videos of our tracks