KTM factory rider Bernd Hiemer goes to the next round of the S1 WCH in Germany's St. Wendel happy in the knowledge that he is competing before his home crowd and confident after picking up fourth and third places in races in Italy last weekend.
 
"That was super training for the weekend in St. Wendel and my home GP in Germany," Hiemer said. Bernd expressed satisfaction that he had an "ok" start in the first race and a super start in the second. He also shaved time off his lap times in the races at Pomposa to improve on his training times.
 
Organizers at the German venue have reported that the spell of rainy weather will ease and although race day Sunday may be cloudy, they expect perfect dry conditions for race day. The German venue held its first ever World Championship event last year. On that occasion it was a place of victory for Hiemer and another win will help to boost both his confidence and his points score for the remaining races of the current season.