GateDrop.com The final round of the ADAC MX Masters takes place this weekend at Holzgerlingen and as usual there’s an impressive entry list across all four classes Race One: Jordi Tixier won the first race of the weekend from Tom Koch and Marcel Stauffer Max Nagl who already won the title finished fourth Race Two: Nagl stepped up his game for the second moto and won from Tixier and Koch third Race Three: Yet again Nagl won from an impressive Dennis Ullrich with Roan van de Moosdijk third – he is slowly getting back up to speed Cornelius Toendel set the pace in the first group of ADAC MX Masters qualifying as he just edged out Max Nagl with Kevin Brumann third fastest it was Tom Schroder and Leon Rudolph that topped the groups Crystal Lake’s sister city of Holzgerlingen, Germany, is an older sister – much older. Crystal Lake’s first white settlers came in 1836, and the city as we know it today was created in 1914 with the consolidation of two separate towns. As for Holzgerlingen, it was first mentioned in writing in 1007. As for its first settlers, they arrived several decades or several centuries – historians aren’t quite sure – before a couple named Joseph and Mary couldn’t find a place to stay in Bethlehem. Against that timeline, 20 years is a historical drop in the bucket. But it was two decades ago that Crystal Lake and the town about 25 miles southwest of Stuttgart forged a bond that still exists today. “It’s a true friendship,” said Tom Neis, owner of Neis Insurance and former chairman of the search committee that sought out a sister city. Crystal Lake started searching in 1992 for a sister-city match in Germany, without a lot of success – the committee early on chose to search Germany rather than sister cities in China, Argentina and several other countries. But, as is the case in a lot of partnerships, the solution was sitting in both Crystal Lake’s and Holzgerlingen’s backyards all along – a business they both had in common. The search committee had repeatedly wooed German cities of comparable or larger population, only to get repeatedly rejected. The job of translating the correspondence ended up with Al Betz, a German-born employee of Eisenmann Corp. in Crystal Lake, a worldwide, Germany-based manufacturer of systems for car painting, air pollution control, biogas and other applications. Betz concluded that Crystal Lake would have better odds with smaller towns – because Germany is so urbanized, a town of similar size has little in common with a comparable American counterpart. It so happened that Peter Eisenmann, chairman of the Crystal Lake plant, had a candidate in mind – Holzgerlingen, which also happened to be home to an Eisenmann plant. “They were barking up the wrong tree. We went to City Hall and said, ‘You guys are doing it all wrong,’ ” said Betz, who with his wife Karin now own two businesses, BetzDesign, which designs window treatments, and Northwestern Sunrooms. So Crystal Lake, then with about 25,000 people, began talks with Holzgerlingen, population 10,000 or so. Neis and the search committee, now aided by Karin Betz and local businessman and later McHenry County Board Chairman Ken Koehler, began speaking to city leaders and visiting their small town. Among the commonalities they found was the feel that both towns have as suburbs of big cities and bedroom communities in which many people commute to go to work. Also, Crystal Lake had something of an “in.” Michael Wanner, a Holzgerlingen City Council member who had studied at Northwestern University, interned at Eisenmann’s Crystal Lake plant and was mentored by Al Betz. It was Wanner, Al Betz said, who wanted the sister city agreement to be driven by the people, not the respective governments. Wanner died in an accident in 2002 – a tree was planted at the Dole Mansion in his memory. “He said, ‘Let’s not start with the top. Let’s start with the people,’ ” Al Betz said. The people of Holzgerlingen were so enthusiastic that they built a boat to enter in the 1996 Crystal Lake Cardboard Cup Regatta, which took place the month before the sister city partnership became formal. Dubbed “Pabbedeggel Oins,” or “Cardboard One” in the Swabian dialect of German the villagers spoke, it turned out to be “indestructible,” according to Neis. The boat, which as part of its design philosophy of durability over speed included a working beer keg, is kept at the McHenry County Historical Society Museum in Union. While a Belgian airline volunteered to fly the boat over for free, Koehler said the red tape involved required the help of the city’s U.S. representative at the time, Republican Don Manzullo, to help cut through it. Since 1996, there have been exchanges of groups and students back and forth, as well as Crystal Lake residents visiting Europe who make it a point to stop in Holzgerlingen. Of the trips to Holzgerlingen that Koehler took as a representative of Crystal Lake, the one he most fondly remembers is the one in which he participated in the 2007 parade celebrating the city’s founding a millennium prior – in Germany, the official “birthdays” of cities tend to be the first time they were mentioned in writing. “We were over there when they celebrated their 1,000th anniversary. One thousand years, if you can imagine,” Koehler said. However, enthusiasm for the partnership has waned somewhat in recent years, Neis and Al Betz acknowledge. While Betz said the Sept. 11 attacks took some of the steam out of frequent travel, Neis said it’s time for a younger generation to step up and rekindle it. The friendships that have been forged have been lifelong, Neis said, especially for that of his daughter’s best friend, who ended up marrying the daughter of Holzgerlingen’s mayor. As for Crystal Lake’s mayor, Aaron Shepley called the sister city partnership a good relationship maintained by a team effort that has transcended one person or group. “Over they years, you’re always going to see some waxing and waning regarding what people can commit to the relationship, but there’s always that thread that keeps us connected, and that’s where people like Al and Karin and Tom and Ken, and people who have been there since the beginning, help keep that connection going,” Shepley said. Copyright © 2023 Shaw Local News Network Henry Jacobi heeft zijn afscheid aangekondigd. Aankomend weekend zal Jacobi zijn laatste wedstrijd als een professioneel motorcrosser rijden tijdens de ADAC in Holzgerlingen. Where do I start? First of all, I would like to tell you the essentials. Holzgerlingen will be the last race for me this year and also in general in my motocross career. For many it may come as a surprise, but it is not so surprising for me, because I actually said before the season that this would be my last year. Nevertheless, I have achieved all my goals. I always wanted to ride a factory motorcycle. I wanted to be on an MX 2 podium. I was on the MX2 podium three times. I have rode two top 5 results in the MXGP. I have already raced the MX of Nations. I think it was a successful career. That’s why I had to make the decision with a crying eye, that at this point my career is over. Next year I will go to work at my parents’ company as usual. I am there for my whole family, just like my mother and father were there for me for years. That’s why, as I said, it’s just a duty. That’s why, as I said, it was actually planned. And because it was planned, you could actually prepare well for it. But when it’s finally over, it always comes across a little more difficult. But in the end, it was my decision. It’s a good decision. I’ve been thinking about it for a long time. It’s the mental side that plays into it. It’s the injuries I have that don’t go away that quickly. And even if, of course, there is still someone inside of me who is screaming, win the ADAC MX Masters title. But so far, everything has been good and beautiful. And now there are just more important things. Motocross is my life and it will be. I will watch the World Championship races from the couch and I am happy when Supercross starts in America. That’s just the way it is. Thank you very much to all the fans I was able to win over the years. People who keep checking in with me, how I’m doing and everything. Many thanks to the teams, all the sponsors of the last 20 years. Friends, family, I don’t know who sees it all. I think you know where you helped me. I’m just incredibly grateful for that. And I hope we’ll see each other again somehow. Probably on the track, but this time I’m not the race horse. Dit bericht op Instagram bekijken Een bericht gedeeld door Henry Jacobi (@henryjacobi29) In a Variety interview published on Wednesday Crow commented about the far-right's reaction to the sale of her Tesla there was a moment where I actually really felt very afraid: A man got on my property "It doesn't feel safe when you're dealing with people who are so committed," Crow continued She did not specify when the incident took place "My parents always said… you are who you hang out with There comes a time when you have to decide who you are willing to align with The proceeds from the sale would be donated to NPR Crow said NPR "is under threat by President Musk" and that she was making the donation "in hopes that the truth will continue to find its way to those willing to know the truth." Crow said she did not regret posting the Instagram video There have been times when it hasn't really been fun but I follow my Atticus Finch dad; I'm very similar to him if I see something that seems unfair "I feel like I'm driving around with a Trump sticker with that car so it's gone," Bateman said in an episode of his podcast "Smartless" that aired in October Representatives for Crow and Tesla did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider Nico Greutmann took the first race win of the weekend comfortably ahead of Jaroslav Katrinak with Ryan Alexanderson third Race Two: Greutmann took another race win but this time it was Consti Piller who had a strong ride for second on his Yamaha with Katrinak third Race Three: Alexanderson saved his best for the final moto of the weekend to take the win but Greutmann came home in second to clinch the championship First overall win of the season for Jordi Tixier The championship fight between Nagl and Koch remains exciting Spaniard Oriol Oliver clinched the title with a perfect 1-1-1 12,000 fans saw exciting races with tough but fair duels at the penultimate round of the ADAC MX Masters in Holzgerlingen Jordi Tixier (F/KMP Honda Racing powered by Krettek) prevailed with two race wins in the three races against Max Nagl (D/KMP Honda Racing powered by Krettek) and Tom Koch (D/Kosak Racing Team) Nagl slightly extended his lead against Koch Oriol Oliver arrived in Holzgerlingen with a very large points lead and left no doubt that the only way to the title was through him but Oliver won two of three Red Bull Holeshots in Holzgerlingen and won all three races only missing out on a single lap was in the top position After a crash and Nickel’s premature retirement at the start of the second race it was clear: Oliver is the new ADAC MX Youngster Cup champion for 2023 Ryan Oppliger is the ADAC MX Junior Cup 85 champion Jordi Tixier wins the first race of the ADAC MX Masters class The numerous fans of the ADAC MX Masters season finale were treated to two early title decisions in ideal racing conditions at Holzgerlingen on Saturday much to the delight of the Swiss supporters Ryan Oppliger (CH/Oppliger Racing Sàrl) secured the title in the ADAC MX Junior Cup 85 while his compatriot Nico Greutmann (CH/Cat Moto Bauerschmidt Husqvarna) was crowned champion in the ADAC MX Youngster Cup Jordi Tixier (F/KMP-Honda-Racing powered by Krettek) triumphed in the ADAC MX Masters class in the first race while Alessandro Gaspari (I/Kosak Racing Team) secured pole position for the Sunday races in the ADAC MX Junior Cup 125 including Henry Jacobi (D/KTM Sarholz Racing Team) and Cornelius Töndel (NO/Schmicker Racing) Tixier and Marcel Stauffer (A/Osicka MX Team) took second place from Ullrich on the fifth lap Tixier quickly closed the gap on Koch and took the lead two laps later Max Nagl (D/KMP-Honda-Racing powered by Krettek) started from sixth place and initially dropped back to eighth but worked his way forward again during the race Nagl secured fourth place with an overtaking manoeuvre on Ullrich The Top Five were finally: Tixier ahead of Koch as they were very similar to French tracks I quickly found my rhythm and took advantage of a small mistake by Tom to take the lead I'm looking forward to tomorrow,’ said Tixier after his victory Constantin Piller (D/Yamaha Meyer Racing) initially led the field LS2 Best Qualifier Tom Schröder (D/Gasgas) dropped back from second place after the first lap and retired after four laps This allowed Bradley Mesters (NL/Kosak Racing Team) and Nico Greutmann to move into the top three who retired with four laps remaining after a heavy crash Bence Pergel (HU/HTS KTM) inherited third place but was passed by Jaroslav Katrinak (SK/MRA Racing Team) one lap later allowing Greutmann to take the lead and seal his title with the race win Morgan Bennati (I/Fly Over Competition-Gaerne) and Mesters ‘I got off to a good start and then worked out a strategy for the rest of the race in which I wanted to attack on the last lap It was terrific with all the Swiss fans along the side of the track cheering me on every lap,’ beamed Greutmann Alessandro Gaspari set the fastest time in qualifying and will be the first to choose his starting position tomorrow ahead of Gyan Doensen (NL/Racestore KTM Factor Rookies Team) and Aron Katona (HU/HTS KTM) but was already replaced by Ryan Oppliger on the first lap The two quickly pulled away from the rest of the field until Oppliger crashed briefly Leok seized the opportunity to take victory in the race while Oppliger then concentrated on defending his second place – enough to secure the championship title in the ADAC MX Junior Cup 85 Simon Hahn (D/Kosak Racing Team/ADAC Pfalz) managed to finish in third place behind Leok and Oppliger after a thrilling race Raphael Hellmuth (D/KTM Sarholz Racing Team/ADAC Hessen-Thüringen MX Rookies) and Jekabs Hudolejs (LVA/Gatis Hudolejs) completed the Top Five ‘I'm very happy with my season and overjoyed to have won the title I can now celebrate the championship,’ said Oppliger Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Mushroom-shaped microhairs are the secret of a new adhesive material which scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research in Stuttgart have developed the special surface structure of the material allows it to stick to smooth walls without any adhesives Potential applications range from reusable adhesive tape to shoe soles for climbing robots and are therefore of considerable relevance to technology (Journal of the Royal Society Interface Microscope image of the biomimetic surface structure of the new adhesive material which was inspired by the soles of insects’ feet sticks to the glass (blue) It has been known for some time how insects spiders and geckos have such a remarkable talent for walking on walls and ceilings Extremely thin hairs literally stick their feet to the wall and the larger the animal have been using nanotechnology for this purpose for millions of years (cf According to findings made by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research in Stuttgart the shape of the fibres is also significant; for example spatula-shaped ends on the hairs provide particularly strong adhesion These discoveries aroused great expectations Is it possible to simply copy the structure of the soles of insects’ feet and before long find equivalent biomimetic The researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research and their colleauges at Gottlieb Binder GmbH in Holzgerlingen because the first generations of the surfaces they created with a variety of methods were not effective adhesives the scientists have now taken a big step forwards in copying the biological adhesive mechanism They have developed a material with a biomimetic microstructure that exhibits excellent adhesive qualities basing it on investigations of the foot soles of several types of beetle Their particularly strong adhesive force is the result of very small specially shaped hairs reminiscent of tiny mushrooms In rigorous tests carried out by the Max Planck researchers with measuring instruments developed especially for the purpose the artificial adhesive system gave an impressive performance and demonstrated many benefits does not leave any visible marks and can be thoroughly cleaned with soap and water The researchers found that five square centimeters of the material can hold objects weighing up to one hundred grams on walls are good bases but woodchip wallpaper is not very suitable "Insects also find it difficult to travel over slightly roughened surfaces - it’s a fundamental problem for adhesion mechanisms," explained Project Leader Stanislav Gorb is used in which the required surface is embossed as a negative image The mould is filled with a polymerizing mixture which is allowed to cure and then released from the mould but is the result of a "great deal of trial and error." The researchers found the construction of the microstructural "cake tin" particularly challenging and exactly how it works remains a trade secret Optimizing the polymer mixture also taxed the researchers: if it is too fluid it runs out of the mold; if it is too viscose Potential applications range from protective foil for delicate glasses to reusable adhesive fixtures - say goodbye to fridge magnets the new material will soon be found in industrial production processes in the manufacture of glass components It has already been shown to perform in higher weight categories: the artificial adhesive fibers on the soles of a 120 gram robot helped it to climb a vertical glass wall (Daltorio et al the scientists are trying to improve the adhesion by refining the structures even further there’s still a lot of work to be done by the Working Group Something that functions smoothly in the laboratory is a long way away from large-scale production," explained Stanislav Gorb