EUROPEAN ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIP

The first event of the European Enduro Championship series took place on the 15th - 16th of May in the Hungarian city of Csitara near Slovakia border.


Organizers prepared 80 km long circuit with two tests. The tests were simple and short on a long plain track, which was a test of the motorbike performance rather than riders' experience.
Although the track was wet initially, it quickly dried up enabling riders to produce a fast race. Unfortunately, it started to rain again on the second day during the second round. The less experienced riders had some difficulties riding round the track and test. Finally the jury stopped the race after the second round resulting to the cancellation of the last timed test. That indeed affected the final results. Zdenek Gottwald finished 3rd on Saturday and 4th on Sunday while Martin Gottwald finished 9th and 11th respectively.
Czech Republic took the 1st position.

  

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