As people say in the vernacular: Beware of wounded animals! Chipped and with an old worn tire on the bike I went into the day. Don't know & don't care if it was the the anger over the bad luck of the last days, the frustration, the disappointment about myself or whatever ... it helped! It turned out to be my day! Despite the old tires and the pain in my hand, I managed to score 5 fastest times in the special tests and due tio that a big help in the progress for my team.
Sadly after 2 specials I noticed that my carbon rear frame was torn at the attachment. After remote diagnosis with my team boss I was advised to ride as much standing as possible, sit on the tank and keep any weight away from the rear. Was not the easiest way to cope with that based on the old tires & my injured hand :( Unfortunately today it was also the " day of pain " for Maxi Hahn, who had to survive a bad rollover. He really is a tough "Race Aniomal", biting through the day under great pain and finishing for the team! Based on my best times I improved to 61th place in the overall classification - unfortunately Maxi fell back four places to 59! Nico Maier was today the "unbraked superstar". He managed to position his 250 bike on top, scoring twice the best times in special stages. Another improvement for him and therefore for the team - he is now ranked 86 and the team for the first time in the Top Twenty in 18th place !! .... Racing now is fun! We are now by far the best German CLUB TEAM before DMSB 2 in 28th place.
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