IIn the highly regarded German Cross Country Championship (GCC), BMW factory rider Simo Kirssi rode to victory ahead of Dutchman Hans Vogels (Husaberg) and Finn Samuli Aro. With alternating grassland, single track in forests and a section on a motocross circuit, the riders were presented with a beautiful, varied course.
30-year-old Kirssi took the lead after the first lap and subsequently increased his lead. Thanks to that victory in Mernes, Kirssi consolidates his leading position. Because Vogels had to work in the Spanish GP, he missed one race. The Husaberg rider is now seventh. Joël Smets rode his Husqvarna to eighth place.
Hans Vogels' response: “Today I rode with the Husaberg 390 engine instead of the Husaberg 450, and I really liked it. The bike handled very well on the hard, steep parts of mountain p and the speed of the bike was also perfect. I also think back to this weekend with great pleasure. Driving went perfectly again, and I am still on the upward trend.”
Result GCC-Mernes: 1.Simo Kirssi (FIN, BMW Husqvarna Motorsport) 18 laps, 2.Hans Vogels (NED, Husaberg), 3. Samuli Aro (FIN, KTM), 4. Marco Straubel (GER, KTM), 5. Steffen Albrecht (GER, Yamaha), 6. Mickael Musquin (FRA, BMW), 7. Christian Weiß (GER, TM), 8.Joel Smets (BEL, Husqvarna), 9.Jan Zulauf (GER, KTM), 10.Andreas Schulz (GER, KTM), 16.
GCC standings after 4 rounds
- Simo Kirssi 110 points
2. Stefan Svitko 92 points
3. Samuli Aro 82 points
4. Marco Straubel 77 points
5. Steffen Albrecht 75 points
6. Christian Weiss 72 points
7. Hans Vogels 64 points
8. Andreas Schulz 42 points
9. Martin Schneider 38 points
10. Andy Boller 33 points
