Stadler Racing Team Complete

Once again the news is not public (yet), but Stadler has signed two more skaters for their main GBC Team. This purchase will surely raise the level of competition the Stadler will be showing at the German Blade Challenge this season.

Stadler Racing Team (GBC) 2008

Frank Poetsch ('07 Stadler)
Frank Bussmann ('07 Stadler) and
Felix Rehse ('07 ETAP Race team) will be joined by

Mark Horsten (NL - Timmermann-Powerslide) and

Sebastian Räthel (Ger).


Mark Horsten's highlights can be seen on YouTube :D (Comment: German beer would've made you go faster Mark!)

Mark seems to be Stadler's answer to Aaron Richard Arndt going to Subaru-XTech.
Sebastian Räthel was in discussions with Subaru-XTech before Aaron was put into the discussion. With Aaron signed, Dominik passed on the strong junior to Stadler in order to see that the people he takes interest in still get a GBC team position. Thumbs up for that!

The strongest teams of the season all have support from strong foreign skaters. This development will surely raise the bar on German racing. I can only hope that the organizer of the GBC manages to get the media coverage these teams and sponsors deserve!


Photo Courtesy and Copyright Harm De Boer Photographie