Max Enderlein is the IDM Champion in der Supersport 600-Klasse. He clinched the title even though he was unable to race at Assen due to a broken collarbone he suffered during practice there. Otherwise, he scored points in every race. The Hohenstein-Ernstthal native made up ground on the Freudenberg-Yamaha Five wins. What's next?
„Ich habe noch keinen konkreten Plan“, sagt der 21-Jährige. „Anfragen von Teams habe ich auch nicht erhalten. Große finanzielle Mittel, um mich irgendwo einzukaufen, habe ich nicht.“ Momentan gehe der Trend eher dazu hin, dass er 2019 nicht in die Supersport-WM aufsteigt. Obwohl das eigentlich sein erklärtes Ziel war. „Man braucht ein gutes Team, wo alles passt und alles möglich ist“, weiß Enderlein. „Kevin Wahr hat das auch schon auf den Punkt gebracht. Alles andere macht keinen Sinn. Da muss ich realistisch sein.“
For Enderlein, the time has come when he no longer wants to spend all his time knocking on doors to raise money. “I’ve been doing that for over five years. Now that I’m a master, it would be good if the teams also helped out with finding sponsors. Just like it used to be.”
Enderlein is determined to race, but he doesn’t want to end up in a dead end. That’s why he’s also planning to establish a career for himself. The economics student will soon be working on his bachelor’s thesis before starting a job at Porsche in Leipzig in March.
The IDM would currently be the best fit for him as he aims to defend his title, “and perhaps with the same team.” What about moving up to the IDM Superbike 1000 class? “That would definitely be interesting, too.” His shoulder, which he injured at Assen, is feeling fine again. “I’ve already been riding motocross this week.”