Das What does it mean? Lot´s of mud, really hard exercise and
40minutes of suffering ona very ambitious and sometimes even painful
course, but with funny mud-games and a fantastic atmosphere at
the hard shoulder. Now, we Pirates, decided to enter the forest
as well, the ocean is not enough…
My first race of the season was in Lohne, the next one was in
Bad Doberan and the course there really rocked.
Chriatian Faber and Robby K. showed the other in the pro league,
how to race on a cross-bike, and myself were allowed to play with
Trixi Woorack.
The course went criss-cross thru the terrain, you almost got dizzy,
but it made lots of fun, and I was really satisfied with my 4th
place.
The next race after Bad Doberan was near by, in Norderstedt. In
Norderstedt, Robby K. took the 3rd place and Christian the 4th
place.
It was a great performance of them in such a huge starter field
and such a narrow course
I had a really bad start and went as last but one on the course
(18th). But than, lots of adrenaline went thru my body, and I
forget thoughts of risks and pains and so I was able to fight
my way to the 5th place, exhausted but happy.
One week later Robby K. and myself travelled to Klein Machnow.
There, they had quite a good starter field and a really hard course.
Mud, Mountain of sands, mean roots, rain and running/ carrying
passages…They had all you want and like, but I had no courage…
I finished on the 12th place with lots of bruises and went directly
went asleep when I sat me down in the car.
Robby K. Had a really good start, and a good trace and fought
his was to the front, and everybody who got him in the way, where
passed, for 40 minutrs he pushed the shit out of him.
Finally he finished on the 4th place and after the race we went
directly home, because the next race, the next day in orn were
waiting for us.
Rain and mud, the 2nd part:
When we arived there, we built up our camoing site, right in the
middle of a horse-track, to have a perfect overview over the course.
Normally their was sand, but today it was only mud, and remembered
me of the mud-flats. The all green meadow, went black after the
first drive thru, and us, the ornage Pirates in dark swamp corpse,
so we only looked like we were really alive in the wet.
The course was almost flat and glued us to the ground, it was
really hard to gain some meters. When you carried your bike, you
almost got drowned in the mud, and the mud hold me on the floor,
it wasn´t very easy to handle, but I´m satisfied with my 10th
place. Afterwards I went under the shower with the clothes still
on and our “ Capt´n” gave me mug of…
...hot wine after my struggle, to re-gain heat and strenth, so
I was able to watch the race of Robby K. Robby K. fought more
than one fight during the race, first with the other particpants,
than with the mud and finally with his broken saddle…sadly he
missed the 3rd place only by seconds.
The season started really well for us and the whole team is looking
forward for new challenges, and the next race in near our home
town as well.
So, keep yout thumbs pressed, maybe you got some time to watch
us and hoist our flag…
Your
Beni |
.. 
Pirate 
