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Fans and riders gathered in Most, Czech Republic, last weekend for the third of seven events in this year’s International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM). Belgian team boss Werner Daemen travelled to the Superbike class races with his quartet of riders from the Masteroil-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team, consisting of Hannes Soomer (Estonia), Leandro Mercado (Argentina), Bálint Kovács…

IDM Schleiz: Not for the faint-hearted The Masteroil-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team travelled to Thuringia last weekend. The riders and thousands of fans of the International German Championship (IDM) gathered at the Schleizer Dreieck for the second of seven race weekends in the 2025 season. Belgian team boss Werner Daemen travelled with the entire IDM Superbike quartet…

The winter break for the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM) lasted eight months before the 2025 season finally got underway last weekend at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, with the hunt for points and trophies resuming. With a new name and a new look, but with the same motivation as ever, the most successful team in…

Points as part of the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM will not be awarded until May 2025. But Team Masteroil-Alpha-Van Zon-BMW, owned by Belgian Werner Daemen, is already preparing for the new season. Last year, the BMW team with Ukrainian Ilya Mikhalchik once again took the title in Germany’s top motorcycle racing category, the ninth…

The season of the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM has barely begun in May, and now it has already come to an end last weekend at the finale at the Hockenheimring. For the Champion-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team led by team boss Werner Daemen, it was the end of a successful season after the early title win…

The International German Motorcycle Championship IDM entered the home straight of the 2024 season last weekend with a trip to the Eifel. At the sixth of seven events, the Champion-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team led by Belgian Werner Daemen was once again competing for the coveted championship points in the IDM Superbike. On the grid were Ilya…

Last weekend, the Champion-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team had only a short trip ahead of them. For the Belgian team led by team boss Werner Daemen, the trip took them to their Dutch neighbours. The TT Circuit in Assen was the venue for the fifth round of the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM. As always, Ilya Mikhalchik…

Last weekend, tens of thousands of fans lined the track around the Schleizer Dreieck in Thuringia, where racing still takes place partly on public roads and which represents an absolute challenge for man and machine in the calendar of the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM. As always, the Champion-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team led by Belgian Werner…

The head of the Champion-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team, Werner Daemen, certainly had the longest journey to the third round of the International German Motorcycle Championship. The Belgian, who is also in charge of the Endurance World Championship team for manufacturer BMW, came straight from testing in Suzuka, Japan, to the IDM Superbike weekend in Most, Czech…

The Champion-Alpha-Van Zon-BMW team was on tour again last weekend. At the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, they met up with the Superbike competition of the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM for the second round of the 2024 season. The successful team led by team boss Werner Daemen competed with three-time champion Ilya Mikhalchik from Ukraine, Austrian…