May
04

Michael Werz – Season preparation in Tuscany

To round up my winter preparations for the coming season, I joined up for the „Husky Enduro Camp“ in Tuscany.
Full of excitement for my first ever „free“ ride outside of a race track, I started a long fun filled weekend.
The tours were run professionally and were surprisingly able to bring a few riders to their limits on more than one occasion (myself included).
I’d like to take the opportunity to thank Sven Fink from MXR Racing for his patience and his endless support throughout the the tour.

Feb
03

Rider Introduction – Michael Werz

Michael WerzHi everybody,

I started my Off-road racing career in 2009. I know, ideally it’s something one should start doing in your youth, but since I still feel young and the fact that I am open to new types of sport, I decided to give it a go at my tender age of 28.

All said and done, I registered for the 2009 German Cross Country Championship – Beginners class.
After only having one hour of training at a motocross track, I lined up at the start for the Walldorf round on my ’03 KX125 feeling very very nervous.
I continuously tried to encourage myself saying things like …you know how to ride motorbikes…it can’t be that different from riding street bikes…your fitness isn’t that bad…the others can’t be any better, after all you are riding in the beginners class… Read more