The Welcome Dinner took place in an old beer brewery...
...decorated in X-Fighters design.
On Saturday morning we visited a former coking plant.
 
 
 
red bull x fighters
august 15-17, 2008
wuppertal, germany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wonderful view of the coking plant.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The inside of the 100 meters high stack.
There was a quiz during the tour...
...and the winner got the Swatch "Automatic Man".
 
 
 
In the afternoon we met the employees of Swatch...
...and drove quads together.
 
 
 
 
 
The parcour required many skills...
 
 
 
 
:)
...and strength...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Swatch chocolate!
 
 
 
Finally, the evening began.
We stopped by the Swatch Store...
...and walked into the quarry in Wuppertal Oetelshofen...
 
 
 
...which was the location for the very first Red Bull X-Fighters show in Germany.
The quarry workers, who were responsible for the great location...
...were celebrated by the audience.
 
 
 
The VW Touareg of the Rally Paris Dakar...
...was the taxi for Jürgen Vogel, "audience jugde".
 
 
 
 
Gentleman, start your engines!
Local Hero Busty Wolter (GER) made the audience cheer.
 
 
 
 
Each driver had 90 seconds...
...to impress the judges with tricks on the bike.
 
 
 
 
 
Two drivers had to compete against each other...
...and the one with the most points went into the next round.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No, the drivers are not falling...
...but making cool stunts and jumps...
...with their motorbikes.
 
 
 
 
 
Although they are opponents, the drivers are also good friends.
 
 
 
 
Shortly before the final round there was the drawing of the prize of a tombola...
...a KTM motorbike, brought by Sebastian Vettel.
 
 
 
 
 
Judge Jürgen Vogel was impressed by the jumps.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In the end Mat Rebeaud (SUI) won, Jeremy Lusk (USA) 2nd place and Dany Torres (ESP) was third.
 
 
 
 
 
 
After Show Party with...
 
 
 
...hot Beats...
...VIPs (Jürgen Vogel)...
...and cool FMX drivers (Mat Rebeaud).
 
 
 
Comedian Mario Barth.
TV presenter and comedian Guido Cantz.
FMX driver Robbie Maddison (AUS)
For those about to ride... we salute you! ;)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

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