From a press release issued by FGSport:

KTM and MZ Race Debut – German Teams Pack Grid

KTM and MZ International First

KTM and MZ will both be represented in this weekend’s Oschersleben 24 Hour round of the World Endurance Championship. This is the first time that the KTM LC8 and MZ1000S have been entered in an FIM World Championship road race. The 942cc 75 degree v-twin four-stroke KTM LC8 has been entered by Schittko Motorradsport and will be ridden by Michael Roth and Axel Mironiuk. KTM are no strangers to racing success but this is the first time in recent years that they have run a four-stroke road racer; the bike is based around the 950cc Adventure. The OBI-Breckle-Bike Promotion MZ is a 999cc double-overheadcam eight-valve parallel twin and will be ridden by Rico Richter, Max Müller, Rene Knöfler and Nico Kehrer. MZ have a long and proud road racing tradition with two-stroke machinery but this will be the first international outing for their four-stroke parallel twin.

Buell will also race at Oschersleben, joining MV-Agusta, Moto Guzzi, Benelli, Ducati, Aprilia, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki to bring the total number of manufacturers represented in the World Endurance Championship this year to twelve.

German Teams Out in Force
Twenty seven German teams are entered for the Oschersleben 24 Hour race, with a packed wildcard field joining local permanent world championship squads Suzuki Innodrom Team Racing, Kawasaki Endurance Deutschland and MV Agusta Burger King Lust.

Suzuki Innodrom Team Racing are currently the highest placed German team in the championship standings, and team manager Markus Schmermund is confident ahead of this weekends tough race: “Since we entered into the FIM World Endurance Championship in 2002 we have continually improved our performance. We are looking forward to a great event in Oschersleben.”