Dirk Hentschel

General résumé :

* 26.03.1969
1975 -1989 Primary school Altenstadt &
high school Schongau , Abitur

1989 - 1992 Technical school for carpenters
in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

1993 Occupation at the carpentry Buchwieser
in Garmisch-Partenkirchen as journeyman

1993 - 1999 TU München with the title result Dipl.-Ing.-Univ. (Bau)

- end of 2001 Completion of the projekt "Magic Scooter 2"

from 2003 Occupation at BMW as test engineer, dep. aerodynamics




résumé from cyclists view :

* 26.03.1969
• ca. 1974 no supporting wheels required any more ( at least temporary Landing gear )
• 1984 Purchase of the first racing bike
  highlight : drive on the "Großglockner-Hochalpenstraße"
• 1986 Purchase of the second racing bike "Eddy Merckx SLX", used till today for training
  highlight : ten-day tour through Switzerland and french Alps to Nice
• 1990 Switch to a mountainbike ( in Garmisch it presented itself )
  highlight : participation in a stage race on Teneriffa
• 1992 Purchase of the second mountainbike "Fat Chance 10th anniversary", used till today
  highlights : GrandRaid Cristalp - marathon in Switzerland
  Fat-Tyre-Festival in Moab / Utah
• 1994-1996 Construction of Magic Scooter 1
• 1996-1998 Participation in several championships with MS1
  highlights : german champion in the first year
  swiss champion in the second year
• 1998-2001 Construction of Magic Scooter 2
• from 2002 Participation in several championships with MS2
  highlight : European Champion in the hour race and the overall ranking

Marital status : unmarried, no children
Sister : Laura E. Hentschel ( with my nephew Kevin )
Place of residence: Germering near Munich

My hobbies :
• everything to do with bicycles
  ( who´d have thought that! )
• doing carpentry
• processing of hightech fiberwork materials
• everything to do with $$
  ( esp. stocks and options )
• hatching plans
  ( no matter what sort .. )
• taking pictures
• watching TV
• listening to music / collecting CDs
• going on vacation by RV
• canoeing
  ( Nautiraid folding boat )

Favourite meals : Italian , strawberry cake
Favourite drinks : good wine , banana milk , vanilla milkshake (McD) ,
milky coffee

Favourite route for training : with race bike up to the Peißenberg ,
with recumbent bike extra flat on side streets towards Augsburg or
the bike lane Lechbruck-Marktoberdorf

Favourite bike route : with mountain bike the "Karwendellap"
( Karwendelhaus and Fereinsalm )

Favourite kinds of sport : active just cycling normally ( and a little canoeing ),
passive also biathlon and rallysport

My models on sports : Jens Voigt, Udo Bölts, Martina Glagow, John McEnroe

My dislikes :
• illnesses of all kind
• asparagus , cauliflower , pineapple
• unfriendly people
• snow , rain and the cold
• panicky kamikaze-cardrivers
  ( esp. when I´m on tour by bike )