The firsthard-pack race of the 2025 season was on the agenda forus at the weekend on the challenging forest circuit in Bielstein. For our SHR Motorsports by Hartje team, only the 450cc riders were on the grid this time: Mike Stender, Emil Weckman and our Swedish guest rider Anton Gole, who competes for our team in Bielstein and Tensfeld.
Qualifying went quite well for all three. Emil was able to stay at the front of his group for a long time, but was pushed back to fourth place in the end, which was still a great starting position. Anton finished in a strong eighth place and Mike also qualified directly for the races in 15th place. This putus in a solid position for Saturday and Sunday.
Unfortunately, our boys didn’t get off to a very good start in the first race. All three of them had to fight their way through the field. Emil was well in the race, but then crashed and lost a lot of time as a result. In the end, he finished in 24th place. Understandably, he was not very happy after the race. Mike was able to make up a few places with strong maneuvers and finished in 11th place. Anton also got to grips with the narrow track better and better and finished 15th.
On Sunday, the second race started after the warm-up. Emil got off to a great start this time and was in fourth place early on. He even keptup with the leading group. But then bad luck struck: he twisted his knee in a deeprut and the race was over. Really bad luck. Mike and Anton both bravely fought their way through the field again and finished in 14th and 17th place. Solid points again, even if more would certainly have been possible.
After a short break and a physiosession, all three were back at the start for the third race. And this time all three came out of the gate perfectly. The entire SHR trio was directly in the top 10, but then there was a really heavy crash in the jump section right after the start. Anton was unfortunately knocked off his bike and hit the ground in Bielstein hard. Unfortunately, he had to giveup the race. Get well soon, Anton! We hope you’ll be fit again soon!
Emil and Mike didn’t let this put them off their game and went on to deliver a strong team battle. Both rode consistently and safely and finished close behind each other in seventh and eighth place. We were the reforeable to end the weekend with a positive result.
Now it’s time to take a quick breather and then continue preparing. Because we’ll continue next weekend. We’ll be moving from the hardground of Bielstein to the deep sand of Tensfeld. We are looking forward to it! A big thank you to all our sponsors and partners who were there to support us. Thank you for being there!
