The green Bacher motorcycle ACE (55) works for the EM-series 2021

green brook– The already impressive fleet of vehicles in front of the house of Claus Lechner has received recently, further increase in mini-excavators, on which one stands as if on a Segway. The green Bacher uses these for rehabilitation works at home. You can sense the fun he has with it. But there is also this restlessness is Because he is not allowed currently on the motorcycle.

no, this has nothing to do with the road transport. The avoid it on the Bike already for a long time, says the 55-Year-old. "Riding a motorcycle on the road is too dangerous for me. I'm just still in Training and at races.“ And since he's heuer corona due to the severely restricted. Right now there is nothing going on.

"has shaken up The Virus, unfortunately, my training plan by each other. So far, three events have been cancelled.“ But Lechner will not give up hope. "The other can not also work out, so I don't have a disadvantage. But the time will change again, and then again on the racetrack.“

Lechner's Plan: He wants to enroll in 2021 in an international series and with the best riders of Europe measure. "King of Grobnik" is such a European racing series. "It is organized as the Italian championship at the Automotodrom of Rijeka in Croatia as a sports event for more than 18 years and managed," he says. "My opponent will have to next year in the group of Over 50 from March to November each month with me a duel." The Grünbacher is already looking forward to the eight races.

And he also does this. The man, the only "Keke" call, has set up home in a weight room in which he trains several times a week and his goal. Feet, thighs, and calves, hands and shoulders – muscles, ligaments, and bone have to be for the load during the race, ready. "On the track, you're almost even on the Moped, but like always, with the pressure in the Rest."

Lechner feels fit as a fiddle. Twelve kilograms, it has decreased since the fast time thanks to his program in the weight room and endurance training. Wiry, he stands there and says: "what I need now is Training and racing, so I know what Level I am."

On the weekend 6./7.June to Groß Dölln. "The lies about 80 kilometers North of Berlin. On the former Russian airport is now operated Motorsport,“ explains Lechner. In August, he wants hopes to and then at the sachsenring for the first race, the best horse, "and perhaps is in September and October in Rijeka what," he said. All of Corona and the relevant regulations and requirements from the slopes. His two motorcycles are certainly ready.

"Ready to race", it's called the green Bacher, the. The speech is of two BMW racers from the type S 1000 RR – "with Rennverkleidungen, so it's more street," stresses Lechner again. "The rain moped has 190 HP, the Race Moped about 210 HP." The value lying at around 12 000 Euro per machine. "In both the engine and suspension were in Winter, revised." The engine have been missed new bearings and piston, the suspension newly serviced. "The most I've made myself, but my friend Tom Useful helped me with the engine much at all." The all-round check have cost around 4000 Euro.

"I know that a lot of people think this is crazy," he says, grinning. "But Motorsport is my passion." And it keeps him fit. The twelve pounds weight loss rich Lechner yet. "To the EM-Start a good five kilos should come," he says.