Magnificent season finale for the BMW HP2 riders at the final GCC race in Eckolstädt
The seventh and last German Cross Country race finished with a superb final performance and a great team result - the best of the entire GCC season - for the BMW HP2 Enduro factory riders. For Simo Kirssi, the plan was to secure the season´s target - i.e. to finish in the top 8 overall rankings of the professional class in spite of the cancelled result of the Pikes Peak mountain race in the USA. Sascha Eckert wanted to put everything into showing what he is capable of on a fast cross course.
The race itself was sensational: Simo was in the leading trio on the first lap, got back into the top ten after a slight fall and after an hour was battling it out with the already crowned GCC champion Arnaud Demeester for the front places. Although visibility deteriorated due to the dust, the two HP2 riders were able to put the power f their BMW machines to optimum effect on a fast-moving circuit. Simo finally managed a sensational 6th place, with Sascha Eckert just two places behind him. This puts Simo Kirssi two places further ahead in the overall ranking, so he finishes the season as 7th in the German CC Championship. Congratulations!
In addition to the winner´s prize, French 2006 GCC champion Arnaud Demeester was able to take both a Knaus caravan and a brand new BMW HP2 Enduro home with him. After the race he was pleased to take up the offer to run a few relaxed extra laps on the BMW factory racing bike, showing himself to be visibly impressive by its power.
The last race of the season for the BMW Offroad Factory Team in 2006 follows in two weeks at the European Cross Country final in Schefflenz.
Results and further informations at: www.german-cross-country.de
The seventh and last German Cross Country race finished with a superb final performance and a great team result - the best of the entire GCC season - for the BMW HP2 Enduro factory riders. For Simo Kirssi, the plan was to secure the season´s target - i.e. to finish in the top 8 overall rankings of the professional class in spite of the cancelled result of the Pikes Peak mountain race in the USA. Sascha Eckert wanted to put everything into showing what he is capable of on a fast cross course.
The race itself was sensational: Simo was in the leading trio on the first lap, got back into the top ten after a slight fall and after an hour was battling it out with the already crowned GCC champion Arnaud Demeester for the front places. Although visibility deteriorated due to the dust, the two HP2 riders were able to put the power f their BMW machines to optimum effect on a fast-moving circuit. Simo finally managed a sensational 6th place, with Sascha Eckert just two places behind him. This puts Simo Kirssi two places further ahead in the overall ranking, so he finishes the season as 7th in the German CC Championship. Congratulations!
In addition to the winner´s prize, French 2006 GCC champion Arnaud Demeester was able to take both a Knaus caravan and a brand new BMW HP2 Enduro home with him. After the race he was pleased to take up the offer to run a few relaxed extra laps on the BMW factory racing bike, showing himself to be visibly impressive by its power.
The last race of the season for the BMW Offroad Factory Team in 2006 follows in two weeks at the European Cross Country final in Schefflenz.
Results and further informations at: www.german-cross-country.de
