#42 in the middle of the pac

Cold and rainy in Brno !!!!
That's not what we wanted for the start of the Championship.

...However the next day was sunny and beautiful and so was the whole weekend. Ideal racing conditions.... let's go...

Steve put his 916 to an unbelievable 2:18, as a result of his training sessions in Barcelona and Hockenheim. Some of the other V2 riders came by and were already making excuses for their lap times. Steve was 9 seconds quicker than last year and was in 4th place on the grid for the V2 Race. Despite a bad start he was still able to finish in 7th place, and won the first trophy for the team. That's the way we hoped to have our season opening!

It was the first time for Dietrich to be on a race track this year and the first time back on a 4 cylinder machine. The first day he wasn't really comfortable with the set-up, but on Saturday he was able to become one with his MV Agusta and with his 2:21, the gap to Steve was not that incredibly distant anymore. He finished in 9th place in the 750 class, and won the second trophy for the team.

Marc rode totally different than last year and showed all of us how much difference it made to constantly keep training. He was 10 seconds faster than last year. Just a little bit quicker and he would have qualified for the GP2 Race and heading for his first trophy in the V2 Class (only 2 places to go).

Andy started the season with the right way of thinking. He was faster and faster from lap to lap. He also found a number of fans for the design of his bike and helmet. At the end of the weekend he was almost 10 seconds faster than Marc at this track in 2006. If he can keep improving at this speed, he will be running up front with us at the end of the season.

Beautiful weather, no damage to the bikes, or us, 2 trophies in the bank... we were so happy!