At the instigation of DG Sport, organiser of the Bikers’Classics in Francorchamps and the 200 Miglia di Imola Revival, the UEM/FIM-Europe has decided to create a new championship : The European Vintage UEM Cup.
Victory of the Triumph 750 « Slippery Sam » at the last Bol d’Or on the track of Montlhéry (Team Smart / Dickie) in 1970, triumph for the Kawasaki 1000 of the mythical tandem Godier-Genoud at the Bol d’Or of 1974 and 1975 on the track of Le Mans, victory at the same race in 1977 of a monster of a bike, the Honda 1000 RCB, with another famous endurance team: Christian Léon and Jean-Claude Chemarin.
