Mofa Race in Ebersbach, Germany

A Mofa is a motorized bike with a 25cc engine (actually 50cc limited to 25cc) which you are allowed to ride as a 15 year old in Germany. The next step up is a 50cc but you have to be 16 to ride one of those and you need a specific drivers permit. A new fad in Germany is to race these 50cc bikes and Jan Ullrich has been spotted at a few of these events. At the end of Eurobike I was able to check out the Mofa race in Ebersbach, very close to where I grew up.

No entry fee for this annual event



Yes, that is 22km through the speed trap



And an aggressive pass



A big sand pit for the kids right next to the course



Not the ride desired



Trouble in pit lane



All kinds of interesting rides



No words needed



We think running might have been faster



Skilled and fast



The pits were very busy



Quite a large support staff / crew here



Day over for this team.



It is not about the speed, but the style. :-)



But some guys really were fast.



Like a scene out of Mad Max



How much longer before that front end breaks off?



The action is getting faster



But the audience is chilled