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Members newsThe “Sustainable Mobility Seminar” gathered Mobility Members from Latin America and highlighted possible measures to be adopted to reduce the impact on climate change and carbon footprint of transportation today, both taking into consideration individual cars or motorcycles and public transportation. The consultant, Jaime Ruiz, from Cities Forum,  guided the seminar by explaining general concepts and presented evidence-based measures, leading public policies, and international agreements that could mitigate climate change.Throughout the three days of the…

Mobility newsBIHAMK’s strong Environmental Management System Implementation Plan, Environmental Policy, and clearly defined Environmental Objectives will play a key role in advancing some of the Club’s major environmental initiatives. These initiatives aim to establish BIHAMK as a main neutral promoter of e-mobility and sustainable mobility in Bosnia and Herzegovina through:the introduction of an ECO roadside assistance car park as a part of ISO 9001:2015 certified BIHAMK’s motorists-related services;continuous promotion of environmental awareness through its digital membership magazine…

Mobility newsHeld this year from 23-26 May in Leipzig, Germany, the Annual Summit of the International Transport Forum is the world’s largest gathering of transport ministers and the premier global transport policy event. FIA Deputy President for Automobile Mobility and Tourism Tim Shearman was invited to take part in a panel discussion on “How to capture accessibility benefits in transport planning”, along with Ann Frye, Director of Ann Frye Ltd, Heather Thompson, CEO of the Institute…

Mobility newsThe 3-star FIA Environmental Accreditation adds to the two milestones already reached by RACC in recent years in the field of sustainability management: the ISO 14001 Certification obtained in 2017, and the Environmental Quality Guarantee Distinction awarded by the Catalan Government (Generalitat de Catalunya) in July 2022 for its fleet of roadside assistance vehicles. In order to receive the FIA’s top-level accreditation, the RACC has focused its efforts on implementing initiatives aimed at making its…

Sport newsCreated and managed by the FIA, the IKR is a computerised ranking system for all drivers taking part in a karting competition entered on the FIA Karting international calendar, the results of which produce an overall driver ranking. Importantly, the calculation formula takes into account various parameters, including the number of entrants, naturally awarding more points when the field is larger in the category. This classification, which is intended to be universal, includes all…

Sport newsWilliam Creighton holds an impressive 32-point lead following a stunning victory on Rally Italia. The Irishman kicked off his event with an opening super special stage win in the centre of Olbia but it was Diego Dominguez who emerged as the early rally leader on Friday morning as Raul Hernandez became the latest Junior WRC stage winner on stage three.  The first pass of the daunting Monte Lerno stage lived up to its expectations as Creighton,…

Sport newsThe Road to Plastic PollutionThe contribution to plastic pollution made by tyres begins at the design and production phase, through the use of various synthetic fibres such as synthetic rubber, carbon black, and other polymers. Later, during the use phase, degradation and general wear and tear result in the generation of micro-particles that are released into the air, soil and water. Finally, if tyres are not collected and recycled correctly (e.g. landfilled), decomposition can…

Sport newsFIA-sanctioned races are set to return to the renowned Asian street circuit as part of a three-year agreement resulting from joint efforts by the FIA, Macau’s FIA member club, Automobile General Association Macao-China (AAMC), and the Macau Grand Prix Organizing Committee.The two FIA competitions will take place from 16 – 19 November, with the action kicking off on Thursday and the format featuring two 40-minute-long free practice sessions and two qualifying sessions for Formula 3,…

Sport newsJohan Kristoffersson began the defence of his FIA World Rallycross Championship title with a masterclass performance at the World RX of Portugal, winning all four of his heats, his semi-final and the final in his Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen RX1e.Lightning reactions off the Montalegre start line, leading down the long start/finish straight and exiting Turn 1 in clean air were all key to the Swede’s success, as he was never delayed in traffic and was…

Sport newsThe LMP2 and LMGTE AM best times were both set in the afternoon session with JOTA and JMW Motorsport claiming the top spot in their respective categories.MORNING SESSIONThe 3-hour morning session was red-flagged twice, once to recover the no93 Peugeot Total Energies 9X8 after the car stopped on track with Paul di Resta at the wheel.  The second red flag happened just before the chequered flag, the no7 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010-Hybrid of Mike…