Happy New Year, but how do our EURO MOTO riders actually celebrate the New Year? We spontaneously asked around during the countdown to 2026 and were quite surprised by the answers.
Markus "Reiti" Reiterberger is super busy on the last day of the year. "My buddies and I always do our Kreidler-Fahrer-Obing trip. We're heading to a friend's place. He's got a carpentry shop, and we'll chill there, drink Bavarian staples, and eat "Weisswürscht." In the afternoon, we take another short ride on our mopeds—no matter what the weather is like. In the evening, I celebrate New Year's Eve with my little family. There are fireworks for the kids. We have raclette for dinner. I don't really know what you can put in it, but it's a lot." Reiterberger and his partner have been parents to little Valentina for two years.
Daniel Rubin traveled really far away, namely to Chile, where part of his girlfriend's family lives. "On New Year's Eve, we'll be in Viña del Mar, where there's a huge fireworks display over the sea. The family has an apartment where we'll celebrate, eat, and drink together. For example, pastel de choclo and pisco sour." The former is a corn casserole, the latter a cocktail made with grape brandy.
Superbike runner-up Florian Alt will also be ringing in the New Year some 12,000 kilometers away from home, but he won't be meeting up with Daniel Rubin. That's because the Honda star has flown to Indonesia in Asia instead of Chile in South America. He has already spent the night in the jungle on the world's largest island nation. He will be welcoming the New Year in Medan with his wife Kimberly. The city is located on the island of Sumatra, more precisely in the northeast of the island. When we welcome the New Year here in Germany, it will already be well underway in Indonesia. The time difference is seven hours ahead.
Two-time Super Sports Champion Andreas Kofler is staying with his family. "We're celebrating in a small circle with our parents. My brother's girlfriend will be there too. We'll have raclette and maybe play a few board games together. Nothing special, but nice."
Christof "Fifty" Höfer sends greetings from southern Europe. He is in Spain, in Andalusia to be precise, not far from the Tabernas Desert. He is staying with his Race Camp participants on a beautiful sandy beach and celebrating at the hotel's Irish pub as part of the Bike Promotion Events. "It's a mix of people, some of whom you didn't know before, and others you feel like you've known forever. You can't help but feel good."
For the Orgis family, with brothers Leon and Kevin, the turn of the year passes quietly. That's because "Edgar" is the boss. The family dog can't stand firecrackers and rockets. So things tend to stay quiet. Traditionally, the family spends the time until midnight eating raclette until everyone is full.
Meat and vegetables in small pans are also served in Dresden by super athlete Lennox Lehmann. Anyone who knows the Saxon whirlwind would expect a wild, or at least lively, party. But they would be wrong. Lehmann junior stays at home, completely relaxed.
Superbiker Marco Fetz and his girlfriend have been the proud owners of their own home since this year. And now they are celebrating with eight friends. What's for dinner? Take a guess: raclette.
Patrick "Pax" Hobelsberger is having a blast under the Spanish sun. But only in a figurative sense. "There are quite a few dogs in Almeria and they don't make much noise. We've brought ours with us too. Never without! So there won't be any big special effects. I don't know what we'll be eating yet, but it should give us energy, because my first road bike training session is on January 1, 2026."
Pro Superstock rider Paul Fröde is a repeat offender when he rings in the New Year with his girlfriend and friends at a small venue in Chemnitz. "There are about 15 of us. We'll have some music to set the mood. I won't be setting off many fireworks. That's not really my thing."
Richard Irmscher celebrates the New Year in a relaxed atmosphere with his family. "I'll eat whatever's on the table. I'm not into fireworks. I just don't think they're necessary. I watch the other people, and that's fine." Irmscher is sixteen years young and completed the first year of his Supersport career in 2025.
The EURO MOTO TEAM wishes all drivers, teams, and friends of the championship all the best for the new year and a mega-strong start to the new racing season.
