The contest with the longest name in contest history is about to take place in Duisburg, Germany. Today is practice and the full program will be held tomorrow. Of course I forgot the battery charger and my camera indicates that the battery is half empty, of half full. We'll see if we can fix that to give you some more shots of the riding over here in Germany. All riders have arrived.
Ben Wallace got here without his bike which got stuck at the infamous "Terminal 5" at Heathrow airport. Let's hope it shows up in time so he can ride here and fly to the USA with the bike for the LET on Monday straight after the comp.The jumps are nothing too spectacular. A big roll in followed by three big sets. The first one is huge, the second a bit shorter and the last one the shortest. Built by
Benny Paulsen and whoever was around yesterday to lend a helping hand. The dirt was super wet and they left the heater on all night to make the jumps rideable. Because of German regulations the some pallets were used underneath the jumps to save on weight. Strange how that works as they are building up a stage at the end of the jumps for a live concert and drive in the
trucks to unload the heavy equipment. 5.000 people jumping up and down would make for more impact than a pile of dirt I'd say. Oh well, German rules.
Tonight a boat ride is on the program through the beautiful "Ruhrgebiet" industrial area. It will be dark outside but as long as there are drinks on board the boys will have fun. Full on contest day tomorrow though with a head to head system that can get interesting. Follow it live on
www.freecaster.tv Head to head schedule for 20 April 2008:
Heat 1:
Axel Juergens vs. Patrick GuimezHeat 2:
Ben Hennon vs. Romuald "BB" NoirotHeat 3:
Mike Buse vs. Kye ForteHeat 4:
Sven Lehmann vs. Markus HamplHeat 5:
Tobias Wicke vs. Ben WallaceHeat 6:
Moritz Kauper vs. Ryan GuettlerHeat 7:
Benny Paulsen vs. Ryan NyquistBdJ
trucks to unload the heavy equipment. 5.000 people jumping up and down would make for more impact than a pile of dirt I'd say. Oh well, German rules. 
Heat 1: Axel Juergens vs. Patrick Guimez
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