IDM Hockenheim: The crowning glory of the 2024 season

The season of the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM has barely begun in May, and it has already come to an end last weekend at the finale at the Hockenheimring. For the Champion-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team around team manager Werner Daemen, it should be the final point behind a season crowned with success after the early…

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IDM Nürburgring: Done it! Ilya Mikhalchik clinches title number 4

The International German Motorcycle Championship IDM entered the home straight of the 2024 season last weekend with a trip to the Eifel. At the sixth of seven events, the Champion-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team led by Belgian Werner Daemen was once again competing for the coveted championship points in the IDM Superbike. On the grid were Ilya…

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IDM Assen: Ilja Mikhalchik leads with 58 points

Last weekend, the Champion-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team had only a short trip ahead of them. For the Belgian team led by team boss Werner Daemen, the trip took them to their Dutch neighbours. The TT Circuit in Assen was the venue for the fifth round of the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM. As always, Ilya Mikhalchik…

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IDM Schleiz: Double victory and lead in the IDM Superbike

Last weekend, tens of thousands of fans lined the track around the Schleizer Dreieck in Thuringia, where racing still takes place partly on public roads and which represents an absolute challenge for man and machine in the calendar of the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM. As always, the Champion-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team led by Belgian Werner…

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IDM Assen: Back in the title race with a brilliant performance

Summery conditions prevailed at the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM last weekend. The BCC-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team, led by Werner Daemen and Andy Gerlich, together with their riders Ilya Mikhalchik (Ukraine), Philipp Steinmayr (Austria), Max Schmidt (Germany), Bálint Kovács (Hungary), Kamil Krzemien (Poland) and wildcard rider Pepijn Bijsterbosch (Netherlands) made the journey to the TT Circuit…

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IDM Red Bull Ring: Adventurous tour of Austria

Last weekend things went a little differently for the BCC-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team than on the other race weekends in the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM. This is because team boss Werner Daemen and Superbike rider Ilya Mikhalchik were absent from the event at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Instead of the IDM, they went…

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IDM Schleiz: Pole position, Slip-up and Trophy

  Last weekend saw the BCC-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team of Werner Daemen and Andreas Gerlich reach the halfway point of the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM 2023. The journey had taken the Belgian-German team with its BMW riders Ilya Mikhalchik from Ukraine, Kamil Krzemien from Poland, Bálint Kovács from Hungary, Philipp Steinmayr from Austria and Max…

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BCC-alpha-Van Zon-BMW: Not for the faint-hearted

The German-Belgian BCC-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team of Andy Gerlich and Werner Daemen has had an exhausting two weeks, filled to the brim with gripping motorsport at the highest level. After the successful detour at the World Endurance Championship in Spa-Francorchamps, the team found itself in the Czech Republic last weekend, where the third of seven rounds…

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IDM Sachsenring: Turbulent Opener

The long wait finally came to an end last weekend. At the Sachsenring, where in four weeks Marquez and Co. will be meeting again at the German Grand Prix, the riders of the International German Motorcycle Championship started their 2023 season. The German-Belgian team BCC-alpha-Van Zon-BMW of Andy Gerlich and Werner Daemen also started in…

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Spots available! 3 days of riding at Assen (5-7 May 2023)

We have some free riding spots available at Assen on 5-7 May. Included is three days of riding (weekend) + place in box + mechanic available. The price is € 950 total. You can also sign up for some one-on-one coaching by Pepijn Bijsterbosch. One-on-one coaching is € 750 per day. Contact us at info@mrp-racing.com if interested.

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