Mon, 20 Apr 1998 09:02:19 +0100 - Message No. 2643
From: muehlberger@grz.co.at

Subject: More infos on the Erzberg rodeo




Hi,

since I forgot that the Erzberg Rodeo is only well known in Germany and
Austria, here are some further infos:

The Erzberg Rodeo takes place in Styria, near the A1 racing oval. Lots of
drivers try to defeat the mountain - they try to reach the top. Several
years ago, ore was worked out that mountain, and therefore, ~ 17 km gravel
roads go up to the top.

The first days, people go up that road in several classes (@ would be
"desert bomber"), and there are rankings for each class. On the last day,
sunday, the "Red Bull Hare scramble" takes place, which you should only
join with a real Motocross bike. The guys there climb up every hill (really
scary!!!!) with their bikes. It looks a bit like the famous "Le Touquet",
where 90% of the drivers cannot pass the bottleneck on the beach.

As far as I know, EuroSport transmits it every year (as a part of the
Offroad-Magacine), but I don't know it this magacine is broadcasted all
over europe.

For more infos, take a look at http://www.reitwagen.com, this is the
magacine which is organizing everything there.

mfg

Achim Muehlberger


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