At the recent FIM and UEM congress meetings two ACU officials were promoted to the top jobs in their respective diciplines.
Dave Willoughby has become Commision Director ( Formerly president) of the World Trials Commision. Dave is also the vice chairman of the ACU Trials and Enduro committee. The term of office approved by the FIM at the recent Macau congress for Dave will be to 2014.
Two Commissions were renamed: Commission for Leisure Motorcycling becomes Touring and Leisure Commission (CTL) and Commission for Mobility, Transport, Road Safety and Public Policy becomes Public Affairs Commission(CAP).
David Mcmanus from Ireland becomes Commision Director for the International Medical Commision.
The FIM appointments are:
Enduro Commission (CEN) and Cross-Country Rallies Commission (CRT).
The Commission Directors appointed by the Board of Directors from 2011 to 2014 are:
•Road Racing Commission (CCR): Rezso Bulcsu (MAMS)
•Motocross Commission (CMS): Wolfgang Srb (OeAMTC-OSK)
•Trial Commission (CTR): David Willoughby (ACU)
•Enduro Commission (CEN): Jean-Guillaume Meiller (FFM)
•Cross-Country Rallies Commission (CRT): Christos Konstantinidis (ELPA)
•Track Racing Commission (CCP): Roy Otto (NMF)
•International Technical Commission (CTI): Oriol Puig Bulto (RFME)
•Touring and Leisure Commission (CTL): Niels Hansen (DMU)
•Public Affairs Commission (CAP): Achilles Damen (KNMV)
•International Medical Commission (CMI): David McManus (MCUI)
•International Environment Commission (CIE): Katia Hernandez (FESAMOTO)
•Commission for Women in Motorcycling (CFM): Beaulah Schoeman (MSA)
•International Judicial Commission (CJI): Clotilde Galy (FFM)
ACU Committee member Eddie Herd has become the President of the UEM Motocross commision.
Photo: Eddie Herd on the right doing some UEM duty in Croatia