Tom Koch and Paul Haberland are moving to ERC Kawasaki

Although the official announcement has not yet been made, it is likely only a matter of time: Uwe Reinhardt’s newly formed ERC Kawasaki team has already published photos of Tom Koch’s (226) and Paul Haberland’s (491) motorbikes on social media. Tom Koch is moving from Sarholz KTM to ERC Kawasaki. Paul Haberland competed this year for the ‘MX-Academy Honda Racing by Meuwissen Motorsports’ team.

Kawasaki returns to the ADAC MX Masters

With the signing of Tom Koch and Paul Haberland, Kawasaki is returning to the ADAC MX Masters, and Tom Koch in particular will be one of the top favourites going into the coming season. The main focus of the team’s sporting programme is the Masters series. However, selected World Championship rounds and the FIM Sand Races World Championship are also under discussion.

ERC Kawasaki

ERC stands for ‘Equipe Reinhardt Competition’ and is named after team boss Uwe Reinhardt, who was an active endurance racer and also competed in several 24-hour races. Uwe Reinhardt is a partner and managing director of the Karlsruhe-based mechatronics company ProKASRO, which specialises in robotic sewer rehabilitation.

Die Kawasaki von Paul Haberland

Foto: ERC Kawasaki

Background: Endurance racing

The ERC Racing Team has been competing in road racing since the 2016 season. The first independent ERC team was formed in 2018, when parts of the NRT48 structure were taken over. That year, the team also competed in the Endurance World Championship with BMW. In addition, ERC competed with Kawasaki in the new Euro Moto Sportbike class.