On the 29th of May the Yamaha Deutschland team arrived at the Nurburgring for the 3rd round of the German Superbike championship, or IDM as its known in the trade. After finishing 2nd in the first 4 races we were hoping to get a win. To assist us in our goal we had saved some weight on the bike, by removing the starter motor and fitting some new lighter components.
Changeable conditions in qualifying saw us 5th on the grid which was not ideal, but we were confident of a good result. Jorg got a great start in race one and reached the first corner in first place, then the race was red flagged because of an incident behind him. The restart again saw Jorg get a great start, and this time he was second. After several laps Jorg moved past Bauer to take the lead for a few laps before being passed back. A little later in the race Jorg highsided, exiting the last chicane. The crash was quite heavy, but Jorg was fit to ride in the second race. The bike was however a little worse for wear, and it was decided to use the spare bike in the second race.
The second race started well, with Jorg again reaching 2nd place, however after several laps Jorg was forced to retire with engine problems.
It has to be said that with two DNFs, the Nurburbring weekend was for me, one to forget.
However on the otherside of the garage NIna Prinz, had an excellent weekend taking her Yamaha Deutschland R1 to 8th in the first race and 16th in the 2nd race.
Jorg is now 4th in the championship with 80 points, and Bauer is leading with 150 points. 6 wins from 6 races is quite an achievement for Bauer, but there is still time left in the championship to equal or beat his score. The Sachsenring runs from the 20th to 22nd of June.
Tags: Craig Reilly, German Superbike, IDM, Jorg Teuchert, Nina Prinz, Race Ready Industries, Yamaha Deutschland
