Part 2 of the career of the fast MZ driver in the early years After his victory in the Sachsenring in 1953, Horst Fügner suddenly gained fame. It was the first post-war year in which drivers from abroad had won on the Hohenstein-Ernstthal track. With Frantisek Bartos (250cc) and Gustav Havel (500cc) both came from […]
WorldSSP grid 2021
First official entry list for the 600 and 300 series for 2021 On February 9, 2021, a first provisional WorldSupersport starting grid for the coming season was officially published. Unfortunately, some names are missing, such as Patrick Hobelsberger, who will compete in the IDM in 2021. Jaimie van Sikkelerus drives in the BSB Supersport and […]
WSBK grid 2021
First official entry list – many question marks remain The WorldSBK provisional starting grid for 2021 offers no surprises after the latest releases. As our readers have already known since autumn 2020, Sandro Cortese was not to be expected here. MIE Honda has announced two places, but no driver. We hope that to save Eurosport […]
Horst Fügner – former GDR Champ
The successful MZ driver from the first years of racing In the GDR, racing began at the end of the 1940s. Horst Fügner was one of the first drivers in the workers ‘and peasants’ state, who was there from 1950. Thanks to the efforts of engineer Walter Kaaden, a racing version based on the DKW […]
WorldSBK Update
Pedercini Racing additionally with Samuele Cavalieri – Cortese out We had already put a question mark behind Sandro Cortese’s WSBK future last autumn. While others were talking about possible places, it was clear to us that the “Italo-Swabian” would have trouble finding a new place. At least in the premier class of the near-series World […]
Anscheidt story part 5
The unexpected 1968 season as a private driver At the season finale in Japan, Suzuki had a secret project in the box last year. Those responsible managed to shield the new engine from curious photographers. It was a 50-series engine with a design like a square 4-cylinder engine, but with one cylinder “missing”. It has […]
Anscheidt story part 4
Part 4 of the story of an idol of the German youth of the 1960s Hans Georg Anscheidt had reached the peak of success. This immediately made motorcycle racing interesting again for many magazines. Many media had left this sport by the wayside since the exit from NSU and after the title of H. P. […]
Anscheidt story part 3
1965 – Anscheidt’s last year as a Kreidler works driver Overpowering competition for KreidlerThe Japanese plants Suzuki and Honda had already made a huge effort last year. At the 1994 season finale, no fewer than 12 factory drivers would have competed. Only because of the withdrawal of all Suzuki drivers before the race, the run […]
Capital error
Did BMW punish itself by not testing in November 2020? Ducati recently tested privately in Misano after the tests in Jerez in January did not work due to the poor weather conditions. Like BMW, the Italians voluntarily waived the official test in Jerez de la Frontera in mid-November 2020 when the weather was wonderful in […]
MotoGP presentations
Without a live audience – this year’s team presentations We like to admit that, like Dovi, we’re not very fond of press conferences and similar events. As a rule, almost everyone tells the same thing and, in principle, nothing is really exciting. We find it all the more exciting as soon as something happens on […]