Reiterberger learns from Most and aims for the podium at Oschersleben

It’s already been a month since the last Euro Moto event, which took place in Most, the Czech Republic, at the end of June, and Markus Reiterberger is now looking forward to to get back into the thick of things at Euro Moto in Oschersleben, following a successful weekend at the prestigious Suzuka 8-Hour race in Japan as part of the Endurance World Championship and a few days’ break from motorcycling.

His last outing on the circuit in Saxony-Anhalt was four years ago. Back then, the BMW rider secured victory in the second race after finishing second in Race 1. That year, the now 32-year-old secured the overall title in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM). It was a long time ago, but Reiterberger’s motivation is unlikely to be any different from what it was four years ago. Following a successful and positive pre-season test with the Masteroil-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team at Oschersleben, the Obing-based rider is confident that this coming weekend he will finally be able to put the bitter aftertaste of Most behind him, where he finished well below his expectations with two seventh-place finishes in the two main races.

Most fell short of our expectations.

Markus Reiterberger

“I’m looking forward to the Euro Moto again,” Reiterberger assures us before setting off for Oschersleben. “Most fell short of our expectations and I want to put that behind me quickly with some good results. We’ve analysed the data from the disappointing weekend in the Czech Republic, as well as that from the positive pre-season test at Oschersleben, and come up with some good ideas that we want to try out. I’m motivated, especially after the fantastic success we had with the EWC at the 8-hour race in Japan. I’ve got a very clear goal in mind once again. With Friday’s practice sessions, we need to lay a solid foundation right from the start for qualifying and our grid positions for the races. I’ll give it my all to finish at least as the top BMW and on the podium.”