Marc Geyer’s future on the ice is still uncertain / ice speedway

“I finally took off,” said Marc Geyer after the race in Heerenveen with a bit of humor about his trip to the tires in race seven, “I haven’t crashed out since 2018 and that was my first ride out there. I put a rear wheel that slipped too much and then the rear wheel fell off as I sped off.

The Hessian collected three points after the crash and then finished the race at Thialf in 14th place and three points. That also meant the end of the season for him.

“From Christmas to the first week of January we were training in Sweden, where my girlfriend also drove,” Geyer recalls of his season to SPEEDWEEK.com “Then I drove four races in the Swedish league, and things were going well. The start was very good. , but it got worse towards the end. But I didn’t know what it was because I’ve never been that fast in Sweden. But unfortunately it wasn’t enough in terms of points.”

Participation in the European Championships was also planned for February, but Geyer canceled this at short notice. Max Niedermaier entered the field for him and won bronze in the European championship.

“Unfortunately I had to miss the European Championship because I had a cold. I had it last year and then I came home from Poland with pneumonia. Because of that, I couldn’t ride the DM and I didn’t want to repeat that this year. Then I canceled the European Championship with Max Niedermaier, who came in, was more successful. I think it also helped him in the World Cup to have the experience of driving again. I was very happy that my representative gave that.”

“The way things are going, it is still uncertain whether Marc Geyer will continue on the ice next winter. Geyer: “Everything is getting more and more expensive and you have to put a lot of money on the table every year. If you have to do everything alone and without sponsors, it’s expensive very long term. I’d like to run DM and see. I don’t plan to play in the Swedish league at the moment, but if they have a shortage of men and I can manage it financially, then I can play in the league there.”

In the meantime, Geyer will stock his materials and get them ready for the race. “The engine goes into service, the machine is ready for use and if something comes up, I’m driving or I’m just resting,” Geyer concluded.