Mies, April 5 Meeting between the FIM and MSMA Mr Zerbi meets Mr Kanazawa In a meeting held today at the FIM headquarters in Mies, near Geneva, FIM President Francesco Zerbi and FIM Chief Executive Officer Guy Maitre welcomed the new Chairman of the Motorcycle Sports Manufacturers’ Association (MSMA), Mr Suguru Kanazawa, who was accompanied by MSMA General Secretary Takanao Tsubouchi. It is the first meeting since Mr Kanazawa was indicated as MSMA Chairman in February. Mr Kanazawa reconfirmed the willingness of MSMA to collaborate together with the FIM for the development of the FIM Championships and motorcycle sport, for which the manufacturers provide the most important tool: the motorcycle itself. Mr Zerbi stated: “I am very happy to see that the Motorcycle Sports Manufacturers’ Association is willing to collaborate intensively in the development of the motorcycle sport together with the FIM. Our wish is also to collaborate actively and to reach agreements with MSMA regarding political as well as technical aspects of the motorcycling sport”.