IDM SBK: Alt beats Mikhalchik to the punch
Ilya Mikhalchik has reason to celebrate today. The Ukrainian rider from Team Champion Alpha Van Zon BMW turned 28. Securing pole position in the IDM Superbike class today…
IDM SBK: Where is Patrick Hobelsberger?
The IDM Superbike Superpole pre-practice session at the TT Circuit Assen has concluded. The twelve fastest riders have been determined and will advance directly to Superpole 2 tomorrow. Missing: …
IDM SBK: Luca Grünwald takes stock at the halfway point
For Luca Grünwald, the current IDM Superbike season has been fraught with obstacles. It wasn’t until the Schleiz race weekend that things finally went smoothly for the 29-year-old Bavarian from the BCC-Alpha-Ilmberger Racing Team. And the bar in …
IDM: New “Sportbike” class to debut in 2025
A year before the series joins the World Motorcycle Championship, a new class called “Sportbike” will be introduced in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM). It is set to receive official recognition. …
IDM SBK: Bálint Kovács is the team's star behind Mikhalchik
Although he is overshadowed by the league leader and teammate Ilya Mikhalchik (Champion-Alpha-Van Zon-BMW), the rather inconspicuous Hungarian Bálint Kovacs should increasingly be taken into account. After two eighth places ...
IDM: The Season's Highlight in Schleiz—By the Numbers
Breathtaking battles, double winners in all IDM classes, a rollercoaster of emotions, and over 30,500 spectators made last weekend’s International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM) races a truly spectacular event. Germany’s top series …
IDM SBK: Mikhalchik defeats Reiti on his home turf
The second IDM Superbike race at the Schleizer Dreieck was almost a carbon copy of the first race in the morning. Ilya Mikhalchik (Champion Alpha Van Zon BMW) celebrated his eighth victory in ...
IDM SBK: Mikhalchik's Fourth Win and a Satisfied Ego
Exactly 100 years ago, the first race of the German Motorcycle Championship took place in Schleiz. At the time, the top category was Class 4B, featuring non-tax-exempt motorcycles with engines over 500 cc. The …
IDM SBK: Florian Alt capitalizes on the opportunity and takes pole position
HRP team boss Jens Holzhauer was determined to secure pole position with Florian Alt in the IDM Superbike class at the Schleizer Dreieck. The fact that he managed to do so for the first time this year …
IDM SBK: Marc Moser is flying the Ducati flag all by himself
All of Ducati's hopes at the Schleizer Dreieck rest on Marc Moser. He is riding the most beautiful—and indeed the only—Panigale V4 in the IDM Superbike series at the races currently taking place …