mika
Still Wondering
Today’s Birthdays / Calendar
BMW in the News
topspeed.com
BMW and Nissan fight over the letter “M”
Round 1: There has been a decision in the British courts of this long term fight.
Round 2: Both appeal
core77.com
BMW reports on the Secret Life of Cars
News:
newswire.ca
Polaris rolls out 2008 products offering more options for every type of rider.
thekneeslider.com
V-Quad 4 Cylinder Engine Follow Up
motorcyclenews.com
India targets Triumph
speedtv.com
MOTO-EURO: Benelli’s Stunning Sei
ft.com
TomTom to buy Tele Atlas for $2.5 bn
ft.com
Dollar hits record low against euro
slam.canoe.ca
Green Bay Packers cut ties with former executive John Jones
mongolrally.theadventurist.com
The Mongol Rally 2007
nature.com
Checkmate for checkers – Computer program is unbeatable at English draughts.
Where is Nixon when we need him?
Bikes in the Fast Lane
Not the way to wash your motorcycle
infofotori.co.uk
Harley Davidson XR 1200
motorcyclenews.com
Stunt rider gets time
Oliepeil.nl is reporting that Triumph will announce a new 675cc Tiger at the Paris show.
amadirectlink.com
Help the AMA end heath insurance discrimination against motorcyclists
Bike Reviews:
motorcycle-usa.com
2007 Triumph Sprint ST – Bike Test
Book Review:
webbikeworld.com
Twisting Throttle Australia
by Mike Hyde
Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins New Zealand
Publish Date: 2007
ISBN: 1-86950-660-X
Blog Update: Page 2
This has been one of the most fun sections for me, but at the same time the most labor intensive. I am playing with some ideas so please be patient. In the mean time the list of the over 150 blogs I check in will grow in this section as I pull them together in the Morning Reads.
Gear:
gadling.com
Cold Drinks on the Trail
thecoolhunter.net
Photon Portable Solar
Motorcycle Repair and Care:
Redleg’s Rides
Building my own manometer
thebikerweb.com
Staying safe on your motorcycle #28 – Change you brake fluid
Riding Skills:
From the Irbit – Ural Newsletter
Sidecar/Trike Training in Kentucky!
Harold (Tub) Maxson & Lori Ann Riebesell conduct Sidecar/Trike Education Program (S/TEP) classes in Louisville, KY, and are certified by the Evergreen Safety Foundation in Seattle, WA.
The training is conducted at the Derby Motorcycle School in Louisville. Sidecar training rigs are available for use during the course or bring your own.
The next scheduled class will be SEPTEMBER 29-30 and space is limited.
For Further Information contact:
Tub Maxson Tel: (513) 752-1513. E-mail:tubmaxson@roadrunner.com
Over Heard in New York | Voice of the City
Photography / Video:
dPS.com
18 Exceptionally Useful Photoshop Shortcuts
Episode 7
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M.R. Traveler
Alabama: Things to do in Alabama – August
visordown.com
A day with a Fat Boy after years with a Boxer
For the technology traveler:
strangemaps.wordpress.com
153 – A Subway Map of Web Trends 2.0
Today’s RoadFood.com
Woot
Todays Woot
The Blog
xkcd A webcomic of Romance, Sarcasm, Math and Language
BMW Press: News and press releases from the official BMW sources
World of BMW News
Resident Evil Extinction star reunited with K1200R
BMW GroupPress Club:
Motorsports PressClub
BMW Sauber F1 Team - European Grand Prix – Race
Weather: Dry, wet, dry, wet, dry, 15-20??C Air, 15-29??C Track
N??rburg (GER). After an extremely eventful European Grand Prix at the N??rburgring, the BMW Sauber F1 Team drivers, Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica, finished sixth and seventh. The drivers collided shortly after the start, which dropped them to the back of the field, but during the race they were able to move back into the points.
Nick Heidfeld: 6th
BMW Sauber F1.07-05/BMW P86/7
Fastest Lap: 1.34.354 min on lap 49 (7th fastest overall)
"My start was not as good as usual and, unfortunately, in the first corner Robert forced me onto the dirt and then again in the second corner. This was when unluckily we touched and afterwards I had a damaged car. However, we have been lucky that the race was interrupted and we were able to repair the car. The team did a very good job. Later in the race I was stuck behind Robert, and it was only at the end when he made a mistake I was able to pass him. The accident with Ralf Schumacher was very unlucky. He was slow accelerating out of the chicane, at first left room for me, but closed the door once he realised I was there. Unfortunately at this point I was on the wet part of the track and couldn't avoid a collision. "
Robert Kubica: 7th
BMW Sauber F1.07-03/BMW P86/7
Fastest Lap: 1.34.451 min on lap 49 (9th fastest overall)
"I made a very good start, but in the second corner I think Nick arrived a bit too fast, he touched me and I spun. I was then last. It then started to rain and I asked the team if I should pit. I had no answer so I continued, which was wrong. The race was fun because the conditions were changing, but I had a very big problem with the braking, as every time the rear was just dancing and on wet tyres I could not stop the car. When Nick got by me on the last lap I just couldn't stop the car before the chicane and that is all. I didn't want to cut the chicane, but maybe I should have done, because in the end I nearly had to stop. It was challenging, as it was not only about the speed of the car but the speed of reaction of the team, and when to put on which tyres. The race result could have been better but now we have to analyse everything."
Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director):
"It was a turbulent race with two rain periods and a lot of hectic pit stops, ten in total for us. Our pit crew did an excellent job and was capable of handling this situation very well. Finishing sixth and seventh was not because of the weather conditions, the collision in the first lap was responsible for that. In the end that cost us a podium finish."
Willy Rampf (Technical Director):
"Following our strong performance in qualifying we are obviously disappointed with this result. For our team it started badly with Robert and Nick hitting each other in the second corner. Both cars were damaged as a result. On Nick's car we had to change the right front track rod, and on Robert's the rear wing endplate was damaged. After the re-start, both our drivers were stuck behind David Coulthard, but were not fast enough to overtake him. The fact that, despite all these problems, we managed to increase the gap to Renault in the constructors' championship doesn't make up for a bad race."
Jerez Test - Two days during 24/25/26.07 with Robert Kubica - The team will decide on Monday whether to run on 24 and 25.07 or 25 and 26.07.
BMW Sauber F1: Website
BMW Motorsport
BMW Yachtsport
BMW Golfsport
BMW Oracle Racing.com
BMWSport website
Bike Candy:
THE END
BMW in the News
topspeed.com
BMW and Nissan fight over the letter “M”
Round 1: There has been a decision in the British courts of this long term fight.
Round 2: Both appeal
core77.com
BMW reports on the Secret Life of Cars
News:
newswire.ca
Polaris rolls out 2008 products offering more options for every type of rider.
thekneeslider.com
V-Quad 4 Cylinder Engine Follow Up
motorcyclenews.com
India targets Triumph
speedtv.com
MOTO-EURO: Benelli’s Stunning Sei
ft.com
TomTom to buy Tele Atlas for $2.5 bn
ft.com
Dollar hits record low against euro
slam.canoe.ca
Green Bay Packers cut ties with former executive John Jones
mongolrally.theadventurist.com
The Mongol Rally 2007
nature.com
Checkmate for checkers – Computer program is unbeatable at English draughts.
Where is Nixon when we need him?
Bikes in the Fast Lane
Not the way to wash your motorcycle
infofotori.co.uk
Harley Davidson XR 1200
motorcyclenews.com
Stunt rider gets time
Oliepeil.nl is reporting that Triumph will announce a new 675cc Tiger at the Paris show.
amadirectlink.com
Help the AMA end heath insurance discrimination against motorcyclists
Bike Reviews:
motorcycle-usa.com
2007 Triumph Sprint ST – Bike Test
Book Review:
webbikeworld.com
Twisting Throttle Australia
by Mike Hyde
Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins New Zealand
Publish Date: 2007
ISBN: 1-86950-660-X
Blog Update: Page 2
This has been one of the most fun sections for me, but at the same time the most labor intensive. I am playing with some ideas so please be patient. In the mean time the list of the over 150 blogs I check in will grow in this section as I pull them together in the Morning Reads.
Gear:
gadling.com
Cold Drinks on the Trail
thecoolhunter.net
Photon Portable Solar
Motorcycle Repair and Care:
Redleg’s Rides
Building my own manometer
thebikerweb.com
Staying safe on your motorcycle #28 – Change you brake fluid
Riding Skills:
From the Irbit – Ural Newsletter
Sidecar/Trike Training in Kentucky!
Harold (Tub) Maxson & Lori Ann Riebesell conduct Sidecar/Trike Education Program (S/TEP) classes in Louisville, KY, and are certified by the Evergreen Safety Foundation in Seattle, WA.
The training is conducted at the Derby Motorcycle School in Louisville. Sidecar training rigs are available for use during the course or bring your own.
The next scheduled class will be SEPTEMBER 29-30 and space is limited.
For Further Information contact:
Tub Maxson Tel: (513) 752-1513. E-mail:tubmaxson@roadrunner.com
Over Heard in New York | Voice of the City
Photography / Video:
dPS.com
18 Exceptionally Useful Photoshop Shortcuts
Episode 7
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M.R. Traveler
Alabama: Things to do in Alabama – August
visordown.com
A day with a Fat Boy after years with a Boxer
For the technology traveler:
strangemaps.wordpress.com
153 – A Subway Map of Web Trends 2.0
Today’s RoadFood.com
Woot
Todays Woot
The Blog
xkcd A webcomic of Romance, Sarcasm, Math and Language
BMW Press: News and press releases from the official BMW sources
World of BMW News
Resident Evil Extinction star reunited with K1200R
BMW GroupPress Club:
Motorsports PressClub
BMW Sauber F1 Team - European Grand Prix – Race
Weather: Dry, wet, dry, wet, dry, 15-20??C Air, 15-29??C Track
N??rburg (GER). After an extremely eventful European Grand Prix at the N??rburgring, the BMW Sauber F1 Team drivers, Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica, finished sixth and seventh. The drivers collided shortly after the start, which dropped them to the back of the field, but during the race they were able to move back into the points.
Nick Heidfeld: 6th
BMW Sauber F1.07-05/BMW P86/7
Fastest Lap: 1.34.354 min on lap 49 (7th fastest overall)
"My start was not as good as usual and, unfortunately, in the first corner Robert forced me onto the dirt and then again in the second corner. This was when unluckily we touched and afterwards I had a damaged car. However, we have been lucky that the race was interrupted and we were able to repair the car. The team did a very good job. Later in the race I was stuck behind Robert, and it was only at the end when he made a mistake I was able to pass him. The accident with Ralf Schumacher was very unlucky. He was slow accelerating out of the chicane, at first left room for me, but closed the door once he realised I was there. Unfortunately at this point I was on the wet part of the track and couldn't avoid a collision. "
Robert Kubica: 7th
BMW Sauber F1.07-03/BMW P86/7
Fastest Lap: 1.34.451 min on lap 49 (9th fastest overall)
"I made a very good start, but in the second corner I think Nick arrived a bit too fast, he touched me and I spun. I was then last. It then started to rain and I asked the team if I should pit. I had no answer so I continued, which was wrong. The race was fun because the conditions were changing, but I had a very big problem with the braking, as every time the rear was just dancing and on wet tyres I could not stop the car. When Nick got by me on the last lap I just couldn't stop the car before the chicane and that is all. I didn't want to cut the chicane, but maybe I should have done, because in the end I nearly had to stop. It was challenging, as it was not only about the speed of the car but the speed of reaction of the team, and when to put on which tyres. The race result could have been better but now we have to analyse everything."
Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director):
"It was a turbulent race with two rain periods and a lot of hectic pit stops, ten in total for us. Our pit crew did an excellent job and was capable of handling this situation very well. Finishing sixth and seventh was not because of the weather conditions, the collision in the first lap was responsible for that. In the end that cost us a podium finish."
Willy Rampf (Technical Director):
"Following our strong performance in qualifying we are obviously disappointed with this result. For our team it started badly with Robert and Nick hitting each other in the second corner. Both cars were damaged as a result. On Nick's car we had to change the right front track rod, and on Robert's the rear wing endplate was damaged. After the re-start, both our drivers were stuck behind David Coulthard, but were not fast enough to overtake him. The fact that, despite all these problems, we managed to increase the gap to Renault in the constructors' championship doesn't make up for a bad race."
Jerez Test - Two days during 24/25/26.07 with Robert Kubica - The team will decide on Monday whether to run on 24 and 25.07 or 25 and 26.07.
BMW Sauber F1: Website
BMW Motorsport
BMW Yachtsport
BMW Golfsport
BMW Oracle Racing.com
BMWSport website
Bike Candy:
THE END
