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MotorcycleDaily.com ÔÇô 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 first ride.
theKneeslider.com ÔÇô Big Twin Racers Warhorse for sale.
theKneeslider.com ÔÇô Piaggio MP3 Scooters getting good reviews.
MCN Bike Reviews:
MV Agusta F4
KTM 650SM
Kawasak Z750
Motoblog.it ÔÇô SBK: Assen ÔÇô Galleria immagini
Book Review:
webBikeWorld.com ÔÇô The Rugged Road by Theresa Wallach
Blog Update:
Nate Kern
A Boy and His Bike
Bluepoofbikes Motorcycle Adventures
MotoLiam ÔÇô Ready, Set, Shanghai!
Musings of an Intrepid Commuter
Dave Dragon Ride it like you stole it
Uncaged Librarian ÔÇô Visual Tourism
Adventures of Jeff ÔÇô Quotes to Big Bear
M.R. Traveler
TodayÔÇÖs RoadFood.com
Woot
Todays Woot
The Blog
Over Heard in New York | Voice of the City
All things BMW
theKneeslider.com ÔÇô Ilmor cutting back while looking for sponsors.
World of BMW news
TopSpeed.com ÔÇô AmericaÔÇÖs Cup: Round Robin one finished with a surprise leader.
Elspeth Beard ÔÇô one of the early globetrotter
BMW Sauber F1: Website
BMWOraclerRacing.com the AmericaÔÇÖs Cup website.
BMW Group Press Club:
Motorsports PressClub
BMW Sauber F1 Team - N??rburgring Nordschleife
Munich/N??rburgring, 28 April 2007. BMW has written another chapter in motor sport history on the legendary Nordschleife at the N??rburgring. Today, Saturday, an modern Formula 1 vehicle was driven round the 20.8 kilometre race track for the first time in 31 years in front of a crowd numbering 45,000 BMW Sauber F1 Team driver Nick Heidfeld was extremely enthusiastic after three laps in the F1.06: "This drive was simply incredible. I thought it would be great to drive on the Nordschleife before I started out. But it was even better than I had expected. This racing track is the best in the world. I'd really like to have emptied the tank. It was a very special moment when I left the grand prix circuit in the direction of the Nordschleife. I was really shaken up at the Bergwerk section and on the D?Âttinger H?Âhe. I'll never forget today as long as I live. Another particularly special experience has now joined the many fantastic childhood memories and racing successes."
BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen said: "We wanted to give fans a special treat. And I believe we have done this with the entire BMW motor sport programme. The BMW M3 GTR that Olaf Manthey presented today was welcomed like an old friend. The car is actually much too athletic for the museum. Naturally, the high point was Nick's drive with the F1.06. We had implored him to be careful. The day was a homage to the fans and to this unique circuit in the world of racing. For once, the lap times were a secondary consideration."
Despite unusually hard demonstration tyres and short transmission ratio, Heidfeld notched up a top speed of 275 km/h on the long straight called the "D?Âttinger H?Âhe". The second lap was his fastest lap and took 8:34 minutes. A camera car took shots of the 29-year-old on some sections of all three laps and Heidfeld slowed down for the photo calls.
The F1.06 was adjusted for maximum ground clearance to drive on this uneven traditional circuit - four centimetres at the front axle, eight centimetres at the rear axle. No other modifications were carried out on the vehicle. One special measure was necessary for wireless communication. Team Manager Beat Zehnder travelled with the camera helicopter in order to secure the radio link over the entire distance instead of sitting on the pit wall as usual.
As far as BMW is concerned, the N??rburgring is rather like a second home, not simply because of numerous past successes - including 18 overall victories at 24 hour races and a one-two Formula 1 win. BMW Motorsport is also the partner for the VLN endurance championship at the N??rburgring, with one of the races being held today (Saturday). BMW Driver Training, BMW Ring Taxis, the BMW Performance Centre and a permanent racing-car exhibition in the "Erlebniswelt" leisure park are fixed institutions at the Eifel circuit.
In addition to the BMW Sauber F1 Team with Heidfeld and test driver Sebastian Vettel and the BMW M3 GTR, the BMW works drivers from the World Touring Car Championship (FIA WTCC) guaranteed lots of exciting action , as well as talking to fans and signing autograph books. Two-times world champion Andy Priaulx (GBR) and J?Ârg M??ller (DEU) also played taxi driver on the Nordschleife, as did Augusto Farfus (BRA). The BMW motor-sport fleet was out in force on the legendary circuit. There was Formula 1 and the BMW M3 GTR, the BMW 320si WTCC to the BMW Z4 M Coup?®. Even the smallest of all BMW racing cars put in an appearance: In the morning, Heidfeld took the inspection lap in the Formula BMW packing 140 hp.
BMW MOA Chartered Club:
club:
International Sufferin' Bootheads M/C Club, #221
founded: 9/1/1992
contact:
Renee Denk (reneedenk@comcast.net)
4440 25th Ave.
Schiller Park, IL 60176 US
meetings:
Yearly at BMW MOA International Rally at Bootheads Campsite
events:
Winter National, Schiller Park, IL, same weekend as the International Bike Show
YB Normal Rally, 3rd weekend in May, Spencer, IN
Gem??tlichkeit is the warm, comfortable feeling
one receives from pleasant surroundings and atmosphere.
I think you will find that when you come here.
Spring Green
This sparkling town along the Wisconsin River has a reputation that far outranks its size, thanks to its most famous native son, architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright built his Wisconsin home, Taliesin, just outside Spring Green in the early 1900s. He also established a still-functioning school for architects here. WrightÔÇÖs reputation may have helped Spring Green attract its large artisan community. This includes a nationally recognized classical theater company, the American Players Theatre.
Just south of town, a more idiosyncratic architectural creation than anything Wright designed is on display at House on the Rock. Built atop a 60-foot chimney of rock, this former artistÔÇÖs retreat has grown into a huge complex of several buildings housing a fantastical museum of oddities and collectibles.
Ozaukee ÔÇô Washington Daily News
Fond Du Lac Reporter
The Sheboygan Press
Daily Citizen, Beaver Dam
Weather
West Bend WI
Current
10 Day Forcast
United States
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Canada
Meteorological Service of Canada
Travel Information ÔÇô Driving Conditions and other related information sites.
Bike Candy:
From: Vintagebike.co.uk
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News:
MotorcycleDaily.com ÔÇô 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 first ride.
theKneeslider.com ÔÇô Big Twin Racers Warhorse for sale.
theKneeslider.com ÔÇô Piaggio MP3 Scooters getting good reviews.
MCN Bike Reviews:
MV Agusta F4
KTM 650SM
Kawasak Z750
Motoblog.it ÔÇô SBK: Assen ÔÇô Galleria immagini
Book Review:
webBikeWorld.com ÔÇô The Rugged Road by Theresa Wallach
Blog Update:
Nate Kern
A Boy and His Bike
Bluepoofbikes Motorcycle Adventures
MotoLiam ÔÇô Ready, Set, Shanghai!
Musings of an Intrepid Commuter
Dave Dragon Ride it like you stole it
Uncaged Librarian ÔÇô Visual Tourism
Adventures of Jeff ÔÇô Quotes to Big Bear
M.R. Traveler
TodayÔÇÖs RoadFood.com
Woot
Todays Woot
The Blog
Over Heard in New York | Voice of the City
All things BMW
theKneeslider.com ÔÇô Ilmor cutting back while looking for sponsors.
World of BMW news
TopSpeed.com ÔÇô AmericaÔÇÖs Cup: Round Robin one finished with a surprise leader.
Elspeth Beard ÔÇô one of the early globetrotter
BMW Sauber F1: Website
BMWOraclerRacing.com the AmericaÔÇÖs Cup website.
BMW Group Press Club:
Motorsports PressClub
BMW Sauber F1 Team - N??rburgring Nordschleife
Munich/N??rburgring, 28 April 2007. BMW has written another chapter in motor sport history on the legendary Nordschleife at the N??rburgring. Today, Saturday, an modern Formula 1 vehicle was driven round the 20.8 kilometre race track for the first time in 31 years in front of a crowd numbering 45,000 BMW Sauber F1 Team driver Nick Heidfeld was extremely enthusiastic after three laps in the F1.06: "This drive was simply incredible. I thought it would be great to drive on the Nordschleife before I started out. But it was even better than I had expected. This racing track is the best in the world. I'd really like to have emptied the tank. It was a very special moment when I left the grand prix circuit in the direction of the Nordschleife. I was really shaken up at the Bergwerk section and on the D?Âttinger H?Âhe. I'll never forget today as long as I live. Another particularly special experience has now joined the many fantastic childhood memories and racing successes."
BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen said: "We wanted to give fans a special treat. And I believe we have done this with the entire BMW motor sport programme. The BMW M3 GTR that Olaf Manthey presented today was welcomed like an old friend. The car is actually much too athletic for the museum. Naturally, the high point was Nick's drive with the F1.06. We had implored him to be careful. The day was a homage to the fans and to this unique circuit in the world of racing. For once, the lap times were a secondary consideration."
Despite unusually hard demonstration tyres and short transmission ratio, Heidfeld notched up a top speed of 275 km/h on the long straight called the "D?Âttinger H?Âhe". The second lap was his fastest lap and took 8:34 minutes. A camera car took shots of the 29-year-old on some sections of all three laps and Heidfeld slowed down for the photo calls.
The F1.06 was adjusted for maximum ground clearance to drive on this uneven traditional circuit - four centimetres at the front axle, eight centimetres at the rear axle. No other modifications were carried out on the vehicle. One special measure was necessary for wireless communication. Team Manager Beat Zehnder travelled with the camera helicopter in order to secure the radio link over the entire distance instead of sitting on the pit wall as usual.
As far as BMW is concerned, the N??rburgring is rather like a second home, not simply because of numerous past successes - including 18 overall victories at 24 hour races and a one-two Formula 1 win. BMW Motorsport is also the partner for the VLN endurance championship at the N??rburgring, with one of the races being held today (Saturday). BMW Driver Training, BMW Ring Taxis, the BMW Performance Centre and a permanent racing-car exhibition in the "Erlebniswelt" leisure park are fixed institutions at the Eifel circuit.
In addition to the BMW Sauber F1 Team with Heidfeld and test driver Sebastian Vettel and the BMW M3 GTR, the BMW works drivers from the World Touring Car Championship (FIA WTCC) guaranteed lots of exciting action , as well as talking to fans and signing autograph books. Two-times world champion Andy Priaulx (GBR) and J?Ârg M??ller (DEU) also played taxi driver on the Nordschleife, as did Augusto Farfus (BRA). The BMW motor-sport fleet was out in force on the legendary circuit. There was Formula 1 and the BMW M3 GTR, the BMW 320si WTCC to the BMW Z4 M Coup?®. Even the smallest of all BMW racing cars put in an appearance: In the morning, Heidfeld took the inspection lap in the Formula BMW packing 140 hp.
BMW MOA Chartered Club:
club:
International Sufferin' Bootheads M/C Club, #221
founded: 9/1/1992
contact:
Renee Denk (reneedenk@comcast.net)
4440 25th Ave.
Schiller Park, IL 60176 US
meetings:
Yearly at BMW MOA International Rally at Bootheads Campsite
events:
Winter National, Schiller Park, IL, same weekend as the International Bike Show
YB Normal Rally, 3rd weekend in May, Spencer, IN
Gem??tlichkeit is the warm, comfortable feeling
one receives from pleasant surroundings and atmosphere.
I think you will find that when you come here.
Spring Green
This sparkling town along the Wisconsin River has a reputation that far outranks its size, thanks to its most famous native son, architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright built his Wisconsin home, Taliesin, just outside Spring Green in the early 1900s. He also established a still-functioning school for architects here. WrightÔÇÖs reputation may have helped Spring Green attract its large artisan community. This includes a nationally recognized classical theater company, the American Players Theatre.
Just south of town, a more idiosyncratic architectural creation than anything Wright designed is on display at House on the Rock. Built atop a 60-foot chimney of rock, this former artistÔÇÖs retreat has grown into a huge complex of several buildings housing a fantastical museum of oddities and collectibles.
Ozaukee ÔÇô Washington Daily News
Fond Du Lac Reporter
The Sheboygan Press
Daily Citizen, Beaver Dam
Weather
West Bend WI
Current
10 Day Forcast
United States
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Canada
Meteorological Service of Canada
Travel Information ÔÇô Driving Conditions and other related information sites.
Bike Candy:
From: Vintagebike.co.uk
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