Photos taken by Herbert and Ramona Schwarz at the 2010 BMW GS Trophy competition. Updated daily during the event.
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Day 1
Last preparations: Clemens, the Touratech mechanic, puts a sticker with the rider's number on the bike
Day 1
Last preparations: Clemens, the Touratech mechanic, puts a sticker with the rider\'s number on the bike
Day 1
50 brand-new BMW F 800 GS\'s and 10 BMW R 1200 GS\'s wait to be put to the test in South Africa, Swaziland und Mozambique
Day 1
First briefing for the first riding
Day 1
Everyone is happy when dinner is being served
Day 1
All teams meet at Touratech South Africa
Day 1
Ten teams from thirteen different nations will compete in the Trophy
Day 1
Discussing the final details
Day 1
The Marshalls pray for a good and safe trip
Day 1
Herbert Schwarz from Touratech takes his 800 GS for a test ride on a sandy road near Johannesburg
Day 1
Herbert Schwarz from Touratech takes his 800 GS for a test ride on a sandy road near Johannesburg
Day 2
The South African team started first and became first on the first day
Day 2
Finally, Michael Trammer waves the starter\'s flag
Day 2
Young girl in a small South African village
Day 2
The dirt roads are still easy to ride on
Day 2
Two teams follow a Marshall on the connecting stages
Day 2
Sometimes, pushing and towing is the last resort (Iain Glynn - Team USA)
Day 2
It\'s the team spirit that counts
Day 2
Off-road riding makes hungry
Day 2
Tomm announces the scores of the first day of the competition. Everything\'s still possible
Day 2
Sweat, rain and mud have to be dried
Day 3
Jumping further on Jan du Toit\'s Farm.
Day 3
\"Farmer\'s Life\": Sitting behind the steering wheel, giving good advice and cheering for the team mates the journalist has the best of it.
Day 3
Stamping passports is obviously a lot of fun for this official.
Day 3
The South African police woman is really pleased with her new baseball cap.
Day 3
Hans de Visser is great to have fun with.
Day 3
More effective than any washer
Day 3
Emptying the water out of the boots is the next step
Day 3
There\'s no place like at Mum\'s
Day 3
Swazi dancers stirring up the dust
Day 3
Overall results after the second stage
Day 3
Swaziland is not far away anymore
Day 3
A place to let off steam
Day 3
Opening the throttle is the only way out
Day 3
Red sandtracks leading through the Swaziland\'s lush green hills
Day 3
Special test \"Swazi River Crossing\"
Day 4
The first river crossing before the \"towing\"
Day 4
This special test is about towing your team-mate over hill and dale for approximately two kilometers
Day 4
Team USA\'s Iain Glynn and Shannon Markle
Day 4
In this supermarket you find many additional foodstuffs for your lunchbox and pleasant chats on top
Day 4
Because of the heat and exhausting stages the water supplies have to be filled up regularly
Day 4
Bill Dragoo of Team USA chats with some locals
Day 4
Riding almost 30 kilometers through unforgiving deep sand is not easy and requires paying full attention
Day 4
Having finally reached the Indian Ocean tents and sleeping bags promise a good night\'s sleep
Day 4
Results of the third stage (day 4)
Day 5
10 kilometers of deep sand from Mosambique back to South Africa
Day 5
The Border between Mozambique und South Africa
Day 5
Slowness is the way of life in Mozambique
Day 5
Artistic sand painting
Day 5
Special test \"Elephant Turn\"
Day 5
The Trophy from a bird\'s eye view
Day 5
A fast U-turn is a good idea if you meet an elephant in the middle of the bush
Day 5
Don\'t mess with her!
Day 5
Final scores (stage 4)
Day 6
The Japanese have completed this task long ago and watch the Canadians changing the wheel
Day 6
This girl is mesmerized by the first special test going on right in front of the simple hut she?s living in
Day 6
Iain Glynn of team USA changes a tire in the special test
Day 6
Two stopwatches are better than one
Day 6
What are they doing here?
Day 6
The GS riders stir up a lot of dust
Day 6
Backing out, waiting or slowly passing?
Day 6
The red gravel tracks make it easy to get a move on
Day 6
It is not as easy as it seems
Day 6
Put on your life jackets and go!
Day 6
The Italians went overboard
Day 6
Ranking after stage 5
Day 7
On the way to Pongola
Day 7
Special test \"Fox Tube\"
Day 7
The Spanish and the Japanese team ride together
Day 7
Warren (Team UK) stirs up a lot of dust
Day 7
The children on the roadside are shy
Day 7
We follow the railroad tracks for a few kilometers
Day 7
Who sees the light at the end of the tunnel?
Day 7
Unlike tunnels elsewhere there is no light at all
Day 7
Many tracks lead to Jan\'s Farm
Day 7
It\'s an old rule: Leave the gate the way you found it
Day 7
Special test \"Trial\": The art of slowness. Bill Dragoo, Team USA
Day 7
Together we are strong
Day 7
There are many stories to be told at the campfire
Day 7
\"Rice eating contest\"
Day 7
Ranking after stage 6
Day 8
All Bikes at a glance
Day 8
Hearty breakfast on Jan\'s farm
Day 8
Balancing on gnarly tree trunks
Day 8
Who is best at keeping the balance?
Day 8
Not everybody managed stopping without putting a foot and the pipe down
Day 8
First you have to go through a trench 8 meters long.
Day 8
Departure to Johannesburg. (Iain Glynn of Team USA in front)
Day 8
Actually they were all meant to ride in a single row
Day 8
Last kilometers on the track
Day 8
Champagne flows like water
Day 8
Peter painted the nicest pictures
Day 8
And the winner is: Team UK!
Day 8
Arrival at Touratech South Africa in Johannesburg
Day 8
The trophies of t he Trophy 2010
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