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londonbikers.com: BMW Superbike breaks cover at NEC
motociclismo.ed: Spanish expedition Dakar 2009
hellforleathermagazine.com: [Another Look] : Honda developing dual clutch motorcycle transmission
Want a change of pace in your riding?
cmgonline.com: Booking for Vegas
motorcyclenews.com: Video ÔÇô MCN rides Enduro Africa with Princes William and Harry
caradisiac.com: Vespa at the EICMA
caradisiac.com: Buell at EICMA
I guess my home states are not the only ones with chuck hole problems
Bikes in the Fast Lane: The state of roads, even on motorcycles
racingcafe.com: Racing Caf?®ÔÇÖs take on EIMCA
knucklebuster.com: The Flying Merkle
formula1.com: Firsts and frustration ÔÇô Kubica & Heidfeld on BMWÔÇÖs 2008 season
f1network.net: FIA 2009 Calandar
autosport.com: Analysis: Slick impact on KERS future
bmwf1blog.com: Kubica not popular in Hamilton fan land
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Schummi watch
worldsbk.com: Michael Schumacher special guest at Portimao
bmwblog.com: BMW progressive activity sedan
bmwblog.com: Tentative BMW 2009 Roadmap [of models]
bimmerfile.com: 335d at Hilton Head Concours dÔÇÖElegance
bbc.co.uk: Mini production stops for a month
afp.com: Toyota halves profit forecast due to ÔÇÿunprecedentedÔÇÖ crisis
egmcartech.com: Next Mercedes-Benz SLK to get diesel option
blog.hemmings.com: Dream cars of tomorrow from 1953
Things are tough for all sorts of dealers
motorauthority.com: Lamborghini Orange
County, worlds largest Lamborghini dealer, closes doors
You have to have been paying a lot for gas to save at this rate.
egmcartech.com: 2009 MINI E lease priced at $850 per month
autobloggreen.com: ZapÔÇÖs Gary Starr talks about Alias, the Zap X and the future of NEVs
Porsche.com: First cars go on display at new Porsche Museum
Gallery
BMW Motorrad Motorsport - Superbike World Championship - Test at Valencia. Troy and Ruben happy on their debut.
11/06/2008
Munich/Valencia. The two day test at Valencia was the first time that BMW Motorrad Motorrad Motorsport's new riders Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus rode the new S 1000 RR and at the end both riders left in a very positive frame
of mind. Both Troy and Ruben were immediately able to get right down
to business and start working with the bike and start their new
challenge. Fortunately the weather was good throughout the two days
and the team were able to use the maximum amount of time on the track.
Now the technicians will return to the workshops to analyse all the
data and prepare the bikes for the next test, but the whole team is
already looking forward to Troy and Ruben's next track outing.
Troy Corser: I am a bit surprised really because I didn't think I would feel as
comfortable on the bike as I did. The base is very good and although
there is a lot of work to be done, I feel very positive about our
prospects. Even though I have had just two days on the bike, I feel it
is my bike and I wasn't expecting that so soon. The team have now
got a lot of info and telemetry data to work with for the next test,
but I'm happy with the progress we made over the two days. The
communication is very good and there have been no problems except that
I got hit by a bird towards the end of the test. It happened between
turn one and two and it hit me just under the throat, above my chest
protector, and it was a pretty heavy hit. It ruined my lap and it
didn't do the bird any good either!
Ruben Xaus: I am happier today than yesterday, but that's normal because I have now had more time on the bike. What I can say is that I am very happy
with the bike - how it handles, how it turns and its power. It is very
stable at speed and it is not a physical bike to ride and already I'm
pretty comfortable on it. Troy and I have different riding styles and
that means we are giving our team a lot of info and data for them to
analyse before the next test. Troy has experience of riding twins,
three cylinder and four cylinder bikes, so was able to get dialled in
faster than me, but that's what I expected. Everybody in the team is
working well together and I feel very positive and happy about our
future.
Berti Hauser - Director BMW Motorrad Motorsport
I am very happy at the progress we have made these two days and I am
delighted at the feedback that Troy and Ruben have given us. Their
comments have been very clear and make us confident about our
situation and what we are doing. Troy and Ruben have different riding
styles and requirements, but we get more info this way. We know we
still have a lot of work to do, but I am happy because our direction
is very clear. We are much closer to competitive lap times then
previous tests (we didn't use any qualifiers and Troy got into the
1:35s on race rubber) and we know, from the riders, the things we have
to do to improve.
Stuff
trendunter.com: Helios of roader spreads its solar panels when stopped
gao.gov .pdf ÔÇô Energy Markets ÔÇô Refinery outages can impact petroleum product prices, but no Federal requirements to report outages exist
Edmunds.com: BMW heiress in steamy extorition scandal, with ugly allegations reaching back to Nazi era
Here is a link to dw-world.deÔÇÖs online story about Susanne Klatten.
economist.com: ITÔÇÖs global ÔÇ£cloudÔÇØ ÔÇô Let it rise
time.com: Inetl Chief: Why tech will survive crunch
Camelot revisited: This is something a guy with a knight errant as an avatar couldnÔÇÖt resist posting.
theglobeandmail.com: Michelle ObamaÔÇÖs dress ÔÇô a bold and challenging choice.
Packers Blog ÔÇô jsonline.com
Packers.com ÔÇô News from the football shrine
Green Bay Post Gazette: Packer News, Commentary
Offical site of the Premier League
GasBuddy.com has gas temperature maps intended to let you see what gas prices are around the US and Canada. Areas are color coded according to the reported local average price for regular unleaded gasoline.
US
Canada
2009 Dakar Rally
woot.com
Bike Candy
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londonbikers.com: BMW Superbike breaks cover at NEC
motociclismo.ed: Spanish expedition Dakar 2009
hellforleathermagazine.com: [Another Look] : Honda developing dual clutch motorcycle transmission
Want a change of pace in your riding?
cmgonline.com: Booking for Vegas
motorcyclenews.com: Video ÔÇô MCN rides Enduro Africa with Princes William and Harry
caradisiac.com: Vespa at the EICMA
caradisiac.com: Buell at EICMA
I guess my home states are not the only ones with chuck hole problems
Bikes in the Fast Lane: The state of roads, even on motorcycles
racingcafe.com: Racing Caf?®ÔÇÖs take on EIMCA
knucklebuster.com: The Flying Merkle
formula1.com: Firsts and frustration ÔÇô Kubica & Heidfeld on BMWÔÇÖs 2008 season
f1network.net: FIA 2009 Calandar
autosport.com: Analysis: Slick impact on KERS future
bmwf1blog.com: Kubica not popular in Hamilton fan land
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Schummi watch
worldsbk.com: Michael Schumacher special guest at Portimao
bmwblog.com: BMW progressive activity sedan
bmwblog.com: Tentative BMW 2009 Roadmap [of models]
bimmerfile.com: 335d at Hilton Head Concours dÔÇÖElegance
bbc.co.uk: Mini production stops for a month
afp.com: Toyota halves profit forecast due to ÔÇÿunprecedentedÔÇÖ crisis
egmcartech.com: Next Mercedes-Benz SLK to get diesel option
blog.hemmings.com: Dream cars of tomorrow from 1953
Things are tough for all sorts of dealers
motorauthority.com: Lamborghini Orange
County, worlds largest Lamborghini dealer, closes doors
You have to have been paying a lot for gas to save at this rate.
egmcartech.com: 2009 MINI E lease priced at $850 per month
autobloggreen.com: ZapÔÇÖs Gary Starr talks about Alias, the Zap X and the future of NEVs
Porsche.com: First cars go on display at new Porsche Museum
Gallery
BMW Motorrad Motorsport - Superbike World Championship - Test at Valencia. Troy and Ruben happy on their debut.
11/06/2008
Munich/Valencia. The two day test at Valencia was the first time that BMW Motorrad Motorrad Motorsport's new riders Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus rode the new S 1000 RR and at the end both riders left in a very positive frame
of mind. Both Troy and Ruben were immediately able to get right down
to business and start working with the bike and start their new
challenge. Fortunately the weather was good throughout the two days
and the team were able to use the maximum amount of time on the track.
Now the technicians will return to the workshops to analyse all the
data and prepare the bikes for the next test, but the whole team is
already looking forward to Troy and Ruben's next track outing.
Troy Corser: I am a bit surprised really because I didn't think I would feel as
comfortable on the bike as I did. The base is very good and although
there is a lot of work to be done, I feel very positive about our
prospects. Even though I have had just two days on the bike, I feel it
is my bike and I wasn't expecting that so soon. The team have now
got a lot of info and telemetry data to work with for the next test,
but I'm happy with the progress we made over the two days. The
communication is very good and there have been no problems except that
I got hit by a bird towards the end of the test. It happened between
turn one and two and it hit me just under the throat, above my chest
protector, and it was a pretty heavy hit. It ruined my lap and it
didn't do the bird any good either!
Ruben Xaus: I am happier today than yesterday, but that's normal because I have now had more time on the bike. What I can say is that I am very happy
with the bike - how it handles, how it turns and its power. It is very
stable at speed and it is not a physical bike to ride and already I'm
pretty comfortable on it. Troy and I have different riding styles and
that means we are giving our team a lot of info and data for them to
analyse before the next test. Troy has experience of riding twins,
three cylinder and four cylinder bikes, so was able to get dialled in
faster than me, but that's what I expected. Everybody in the team is
working well together and I feel very positive and happy about our
future.
Berti Hauser - Director BMW Motorrad Motorsport
I am very happy at the progress we have made these two days and I am
delighted at the feedback that Troy and Ruben have given us. Their
comments have been very clear and make us confident about our
situation and what we are doing. Troy and Ruben have different riding
styles and requirements, but we get more info this way. We know we
still have a lot of work to do, but I am happy because our direction
is very clear. We are much closer to competitive lap times then
previous tests (we didn't use any qualifiers and Troy got into the
1:35s on race rubber) and we know, from the riders, the things we have
to do to improve.
Stuff
trendunter.com: Helios of roader spreads its solar panels when stopped
gao.gov .pdf ÔÇô Energy Markets ÔÇô Refinery outages can impact petroleum product prices, but no Federal requirements to report outages exist
Edmunds.com: BMW heiress in steamy extorition scandal, with ugly allegations reaching back to Nazi era
Here is a link to dw-world.deÔÇÖs online story about Susanne Klatten.
economist.com: ITÔÇÖs global ÔÇ£cloudÔÇØ ÔÇô Let it rise
time.com: Inetl Chief: Why tech will survive crunch
Camelot revisited: This is something a guy with a knight errant as an avatar couldnÔÇÖt resist posting.
theglobeandmail.com: Michelle ObamaÔÇÖs dress ÔÇô a bold and challenging choice.
Packers Blog ÔÇô jsonline.com
Packers.com ÔÇô News from the football shrine
Green Bay Post Gazette: Packer News, Commentary
Offical site of the Premier League
GasBuddy.com has gas temperature maps intended to let you see what gas prices are around the US and Canada. Areas are color coded according to the reported local average price for regular unleaded gasoline.
US
Canada
2009 Dakar Rally
woot.com
Bike Candy
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