I was born on February 6th,1955 in Hindelang im Allgaeu. After school, I learned the profession of motor mechanic. I am married and have three children.
From 1979 on the professional motorcycle sport became my purpose in life, and I became a pro. As a professional driver and the recipient of numerous national and international titles of the Enduro and Motocross Sport, I also developed into an industry partner, because my occupation extended far beyond the simple race driver engagement.
Companies like Husqvarna, KTM, Suzuki and finally BMW utilized my technical knowledge and skill, and added consultant and development contracts to my driver obligations, in order to utilize the products of our collaboration not only in sports, but also in series production. In addition I was also working in the accessories industry (Continental, Held).
Following the driving career, I completed a two-year federation course, which I concluded as a licensed motorsport trainer. Since I continued to be a passionate athlete, rather than a dry official, I henceforth organized driver trainings and popular sports events, because that way my experiences could best be passed on to young people, who were enthusiastic about motorcycles.
With the foundation of the Richard Schalber GmbH in 1993 – the merging into the Schalber Event GmbH in 2003 – another parallel phase of life began.
Sportsman and Partner of Industries
1977 German Moto Cross Champion 250 cc Maico  
1979 German Enduro Champion 750 cc, BMW Richard Schalber
1982 Enduro World Champion 500 cc, Int´l Sixdays, KTM Richard Schalber
1983 Vice-European Champion Enduro 500 ccm  
1983 German Enduro Champion 500 cc, KTM  
1984 Vice-German Champion Enduro 500 ccm
Winner Six Nations International Competition motocross
Winner motocross Six-Hour Race 250 ccm
Bronze medal Enduro World Championship 500 ccm		  
1984 German Team Champion Enduro, KTM  
1985 1 st participation Paris-Dakar, KTM
Winner Marathon Class Rallye Pharaoh Egypt, Suzuki 		Richard Schalber
1986 5th place Enduro World Championship  
1986 German Enduro Champion 500 cc, Husqvarna Richard Schalber
1987 German Enduro Champion 500 cc, Husqvarna  
1988 German Enduro Champion 500 cc, Husqvarna.
5 th place Marathon Class Paris-Dakar, BMW 		Richard Schalber
1989 Winner Rallye Transpana class series vehicle  
1989 Licensed motorsport coach (German Sports Federation)  
1990 Chief instructor BMW Clubs Europa e.V.  
1993 Founding of the Richard Schalber GmbH  
1993 Transdanubia Ride/D-A-CZ-SK-H, 1st Edition  
1993/94 Scouting/realization/opening BMW Enduropark (management until 2000)  
1995 Completion of new company building  
1996 Commencement of prototype construction for BMW  
1997 First assignments for BMW, Tunesia and Dubai  
1998 Schalber Event GmbH supplements and later replaces the Richard Schalber GmbH  
1998 1. st team assignment Paris-Dakar for BMW  
1999 Paris-Dakar winning team BMW (Richard Sainct)  
2000 Paris-Dakar winning team BMW (1. - 4.)  
2000 Expansion concept BMW Enduropark  
2001 Co-conzeption Enduro/4 x 4 Camp Aras rural/Spain  
2002 AltoTuria Ride/Spain, 1. edition, Base-Camp Aras rural  
2003 Planning/realization Enduropark Aras rural/Spain  
2003 Planning/realization Suzuki Urban Challenge  
2004 Planning 4 x 4 training courses
Conception/Realization of Suzuki Off-Road Camp		  
2006 Planning/realization "Race Track" , planning Suzuki Urban Challenge light  
2006 Participation rallye Transsyberia and takeover the organization privilege  
2007 Organization and execution of the rallye Transsyberia  
2008 Organization and execution of the rallye Transsyberia powered by Sony Ericsson  
2009 Participation China Mongolia International Rallye Raid, planning and conception of the e-miglia 2010