Just three years ago, Marc Neumann was a regular on the IDM Superbike circuit. Now his appearances are few and far between, but the BMW rider from Burtenbach can’t do without racing entirely. And his father is always right there with him on the tank.
Neumann blends his professional and personal lives. At home, the family runs an independent workshop where 50 percent of the work involves preparing street motorcycles, with the rest focused on race bikes. And people are always coming in to ask about Marc Neumann and his successes in the IDM Superbike series, “but the level of competition in the class is brutally high.” He wasn’t surprised that he finished 18th and 17th in his first race at Most. The front of the pack is very tight. But he doesn’t want to just race in amateur events either.
But when Neumann competes in the IDM, he goes all out. In Schleiz—his second and final event of the year—he’s taking on a dual role, competing in both the IDM Superbike and Pro Superstock series. So he’s taking on double the workload—that’s as much as he can handle. Always by his side: his father. Ever since his father passed away seven years ago, Neumann has kept a picture of him on his gas tank. “I can’t do it without him. He was a motorcyclist, too, and he’s the one who inspired me to start racing.”
Two-time Supermoto World Champion Marc-Reiner Schmidt was actually supposed to race in Schleiz for Team Neumann Racing by Tommy Wagner, but he crashed in the final corner of the final lap at the Bulgarian Grand Prix last Sunday and was injured.