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 1975: Andre' Pilette Racing School Zolder

Signed on for a 'Formula Race Driver Sighting' at the Formula 1 race track in Zolder. Out of 120 applicants, I managed the 2nd place & a free Formula V training. All went fine, except no sponsorship ==> No Car !!  

 1976-1977: BAJA Offroad Races

Built my first BAJA Race car. Due to shortage on money, I had to built the full car, gearbox, engine, ..everything on my own. Several national & international Races wins were achieved.

 1978-1979: BAJA Offroad Races

Built my second BAJA Race car. Due to the race experience, the car was much faster & better handling then the first car built. The true Climax was the Race Win of the European Championship in Spain.

Top Pics taken from German Championship.

Lower Pics from European Championship in Austria.

1980-1983: First steps on an MX bike in Saudi Arabia

I spend 3 years in Saudi Arabia to work for an American computer company. As there was almost nothing else to do there, I started hangimg around in the desert with an Suzuki RM125 ... those days, one of the first 'Water Cooled' MX bikes!

 1983-1986: Sidecar MX Races

National Sidecar MX races in Germany. Co-rider was my brother in law Roland. This was so far the toughest sport I have ever done. The engine ... 1000ccm Yamaha !!  The co-rider is a key factor for success & Roland was absolutely outstanding!  

 1986-1989: Rallye Codriver  & Carting in Kuwait

National & International rally's in Kuwait with my friend Josef. Car was a Nissan 240RS built for the Africa Safari.

Go Cart races in Kuwait & Dubai ... Team member of the winning Kuwait Team. Int. Dubai race - 1988.

I also had my first Rallye 'Back Flip' in a VW Beatle with 145PS. 'Frisi' investigates .. How could this happen?

1987-1989: Go Cart Races in Kuwait & UAE

National & International races in Kuwait & in the UAE (Dubai). ... Team member of the winning International Race in Dubai, where the Kuwait Team took the 1st place in 1988.

 1990-1993: Mechanic in Int. MX Sidecar Champion Team

Joined Sidecar MX Team Weinmann (Klaus & Thomas ), which competed in German and World Championship races. A German Champion Title and a 3rd World Champion position were the results achieved by the Weinmann Brothers.

 1995-1996: Mechanic in Int. MX Sidecar Champion Team

Prepared the MX Sidecar bike for Rainer Dierolf , who competed in German, Intern. & World Championship races. Co-Riders were Ekhard Baur and Roland Wagner ( my former Co-Rider ). The bikes used were WASP Yamaha and the very famous

'EML Jumbo', a 2-Stroke / 2-Cylinder 'Power Maniac'.  

 1996-2002: BAJA Races in UAE ( Dubai )

Desert races on Suzuki, Yamaha & KTM were the main activities, along with frequent national MX races.

On start ... Bib#27

1998-2004: Rally Worldcup Races

Competed 3 times in the UAE Desert Challenge ( ..race for the Rallye Worldcup ). Also worked as a mechanic and Team manager in different Teams over the years, when I didn't compete myself.