17.09.08 STATEMENTS OF THE DAY

Gerhard Forster, GER, BMW, Pro Class, Nr. 1“Generally speaking, I have to thank yesterday’s weather conditions that I was able to finish this race on second position. If the weather was fine, the other riders would have gone much faster on the high speed sections and I would not have been able to follow them in first gear.”

Chris Birch, NZL, KTM, Pro Class, Nr. 2“I was sick last night and althoug

17.09.08 CLEVER TACTICS & EXCELLENT RIDING

A tour de force came to a triumphant end: at his very first start at the Red Bull Romaniacs Graham Jarvis (UK) finished the toughest enduro rally on the upper most podium! What has started as a battle of three on Saturday’s kick off prologue, resulted in the victory of Great Britain’s new enduro hero Graham Jarvis four off-road days later. Pathfinder Gerhard Forster navigated his followers securel

16.09.08 STATEMENTS OF THE DAY

Gerhard Forster, GER, BMW, Pro Class, Nr. 1“I felt like a snowboarder today, always trying to take as much flow as possible into the next uphill section to get along with my one and only gear left. To finally make it to the finish I had to grit my teeth and I think I did not too bad.”

Chris Birch, NZ, KTM, Pro Class, Nr. 2“At the highest point of today, which was 2.200m above sea level, it was ab

16.09.08 D-DAY

On off-road day three strategy games were the main tactics for the leading riders. The core pawns in this game – Graham Jarvis, Gerhard Forster and Chris Birch – had to accept that luck and the right snatch are forces to be reckoned with. After three days and 500 kilometers of nasty up hills, slippery down hills, single trails and full throttle passages it is Great Britain’s Graham Jarvis to start

15.09.08 STATEMENTS OF THE DAY

Gerhard Forster, GER, BMW, Pro Class, Nr. 1“The early start was really tough. It was cold and still quite dark; especially in the woods it was hard not to miss the track. I think I can’t get rid of Chris and Graham by speed, so I hope that maybe on day 3 and 4 I might get the chance to get out in front of them in some technical sections far enough so that they can’t close in on me immediately”.