About Us

Brief summary of the IMBA facts:

1954: Foundation of an international union of the countries Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Called IMB.
1964: The IMB association changes to the structure of today's IMBA with a founding meeting and registration.
The association that was called IMB in 1954 was officially renamed IMBA (Internationale Motorsport Bond voor Amateurs) at a meeting in Ghent (B) on 10 June 1964.
In addition to Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, the IMBA's member countries today also include England, France, Switzerland, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Italy and Russia.

The founding organisations, the DMCV in Germany (now the DAMCV), the SU in Belgium and the NMB in the Netherlands, agreed that the aim of the association was to promote motorsport.
Sporting fairness, skill and friendly encounters between the various drivers from the different countries were important. After ten years of experience in the IMB, they decided to register an association with fixed statutes in the register of associations.

In 1965, the IMB was officially transformed into the IMBA (International Motorsport Federation for Amateurs) on 6 March 1965 at a general meeting convened for this purpose at the Hotel Röbel, Monschau, Germany. The drafting of regulations was just as much a point as the election of presidents and the authentication and signing of the association's documents by the authorities.

After a few years of co-operation, the association was expanded to include other member associations/countries. Today, with 10 countries, the IMBA and its member associations are responsible for promoting amateur motorsport and regulating it in the motocross sector. Once a year there is a meeting (congress/members' meeting) at which the delegates of the national associations define the rules of the IMBA and at which the presidents and the board are elected. The IMBA promotes motocross events in all member countries throughout the year. It organises 6-7 events in the MX2 class (ex 125cc class international), the Open class (250/500cc international), the Ladies class and the sidecars.

The IMBA is also very active in promoting young riders. Since 1982, international youth weekends have been organised in various countries, where children from 5 to 18 years of age can compete in their respective classes with their sporting friends from all over Europe.

However, there is also a particular focus on friendship and sporting fairness in our dealings with each other.

In the meantime, motorsport enthusiasts from Luxembourg and their association GAML were also members of the IMBA from 19 November 2000 to 31 December 2004.