LIKE WITH so many other motorcycle stories around the world, Visordown was the first to tell you about secret plans by former GP stars Ralph Waldmann and Martin Wimmer to buy the MZ motorcycle brand - and now it's official, the pair have got

LOTS OF rumours flying around at the moment in Germany that the shut-down MZ factory and racing concern is to be bought by none other that two former GP greats - Ralf Waldmann and Martin Wimmer.Apparently, the pair have expressed an interest

Waldmann and his new four-stroke 250 racer FORMER 250GP stars Ralf Waldmann and business partner Martin Wimmer unveiled their new 250cc racer at last weekend's German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring.The machine, which is powered by a four-stroke KTM

FORMER 250cc frontrunner Ralf Waldmann fell off during the early stages of the 250GP while making a dramatic return to racing at Donington Park this weekend. It's been nine years since the likeable German secured his last victory; this time Waldmann

to the Sachsenring circuit in 1998 there have been three podium finishes by home riders: Ralf Waldmann was third in the 250cc race in 1999, Steve Jenkner was third in the 125cc race in 2002 and Stefan Bradl finished second in the 125cc category in 2008

Waldmann was third in the 250cc race in 1999, Steve Jenkner was third in the 125cc race in 2002, Stefan Bradl finished 2nd in the 125cc category in 2008 and Sandro Cortese finished third in the 125cc race last year.3 – There have been three different

night friends. His fellow countryman Ralf Waldmann was sponsored by Muller yogurt and although he wasn’t part of the Sunday night brigade, his rice and fruit corners went down a treat at breakfast the next morning.At times the post race 500GP parties

since the German Grand Prix in 1991 when Ralf Waldmann won the 125cc race and Stefan’s father Helmut won the 250cc race. 2 – At Silverstone, Bradley Smith finished 2nd in the Moto2 race and Scott Redding was 5th. This is the first time that two British

winners in a single season was 1991, when Helmut Bradl won in the 250cc class and both Ralf Waldmann and Peter Öttl won in the 125cc class.2nd – Johann Zarco has finished second at the last three 125cc races to three different riders with the time differen

races ever at Donington, in 2000, when 250 maniac Ralf Waldmann, on wet tyres, was 90 seconds behind when the rain started, but came through at seven seconds a lap to take the lead on the run out of the last corner to the flag.As he said then, “the