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Morning Reads: Friday, 22 February 2008

mika

Still Wondering
TodayÔÇÖs Birthdays / Calendar

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wormensridernow.com
2009 AMA WormenÔÇÖs Conference set for Colorado


visordown.com
BMW F650GS First ride


Blast from the past-
thenewfcaferacersociety.com
Katana: The sharp edge of design


thekneeslider.com
Blastard by GS Motor Company


topspeed.com
2008 Husqvarna WR 250

visordown.com
Husqvarna 2008 ÔÇô 610SM, 510SM & 430RR
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cyclenews.com
Industry ÔÇô Dal Smilie responds to AMA charges


Inquiring minds want to know:
motorcycledaily.com
Economical Commuter: What should they build?



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BMW Sauber F1
BMW Motorsport


BMW Sauber F1 Team - Test in Valencia - Day three
02-21-2008 Press Release
Test in Valencia.



19th ÔÇô 21st February 2008
Day three ÔÇô Thursday


Weather conditions: Overcast in the morning, some sunshine in the afternoon.

Temperatures: Air: 12 ÔÇô 17 ??C, Track: 12 ÔÇô 20 ??C

Number of drivers participating: 3 (exclusive BMW Sauber F1 Team test)

Circuit length: 4.005 km

Robert Kubica
Chassis / engine: BMW Sauber F1.08-03 / BMW P86/8
Test kilometres today: 281 km (70 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:12.293 min

Nick Heidfeld
Chassis / engine: BMW Sauber F1.08-02 / BMW P86/8
Test kilometres today: 237 km (59 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:12.258 min

Christian Klien
Chassis / engine: BMW Sauber F1.08-02 / BMW P86/8
Test kilometres today: 129 km (32 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:23.857 min (on wet tyres on wet track)

Programme:
Today the teamÔÇÖs new test driver Christian Klien drove the BMW Sauber F1.08 for the first time familiarizing himself with the car and working procedures of the team. In the morning Klien completed 32 laps in damp conditions, he also did several practice starts and pitstops.

When the sun finally came out in the afternoon regular drivers Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld took over again for the third day of testing in Valencia. Both continued to work on the set-up of the car. Covering 798 kms (197 laps) and 870 kms (217 laps) in total Kubica and Heidfeld further improved the set-up of the new F1.08 car.

BMW Sauber F1 Team Technical Director Willy Rampf said: ÔÇ£Apart from Thursday afternoon weather conditions were far from perfect during the three days. This made work difficult for the engineers. Nevertheless, this was an important and positive test for the team. We were able to complete a race simulation with both cars including pitstops without any problems. This underlines the high level of reliability of the new car. In addition we tested some newly developed parts. We will do more set-up work with the F1.08 next week during the final pre-season test in Barcelona.ÔÇØ


What comes next:
BMW Sauber F1 Team will test again in Barcelona from February 25th to 27th.


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autos.msn.com
Loremo: The Low Resistance Mobile


teslamotors.com
Lotus Engineering Newsletter: Q%A with TeslaÔÇÖs Car Guy


autospies.com
RUMOR: BMW planning new diesel-hybrid concept for Geneva


windingroad.com
Spyker CEO says F1 experiment nearly killed the company



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BMW Website Review:


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BMW Yachtsport


BMW Golfsport


BMW Oracle Racing


BMW Sport website


BMW PressClub




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BlogRoll: some of the blogs I have collected while purposefully wondering around the internet.


Stuff: A place for everything and everything in its place, including stuff.


Should this be in your tankbag/camping gear?
thinkgeek.com
iStraw Emergency Water Filter


spiegel.de
German treasure hunters claim to have found Amber Room


dps.com
Night photography tips for DSLR users


Triumph Motorcycles: How to clean your bike


M.R. Traveler


Places 2 Ride Blog


www.biker-events.com
Finding the Good Time on 2 Wheels


Horizonsunlimited.com ÔÇô Newsletter


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2008 International Rally
Gillette, Wyoming, July 17-20 2008


Mining The Website


A message from home, the Home Page that is.

NEW FEATURE: Picture This!
As inspired by the Forum, each month we'll provide a topic for photo contributions. Members are invited to submit one photo that best depicts the topic. Photos will be judged by MOA staff. Those selected will be featured in the BMW Owners News. Each photo must include a 50 word (or less) description, your name, member number, city, state. Topic: Where I keep my Owners News. Send your photo to picturethis@bmwmoa.org. The winners will appear in the APRIL issue of the BMW Owners News.



Threads worth following:

Photo Assignment:
Here is a link to the PHOTO ASSIGNMENT INDEX, with links to the various excellent Photo Assignment threads

Latest project: ÔÇ£Old CroÔÇØ the R-evolution

Diary of a Barn Queen

ItÔÇÖs time to switch the ratchet over to tighten.






TodayÔÇÖsRoadFood.com


Woot

Todays Woot
The Blog


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Packer News: Packers.com, jsonline.com - Packers Plus Online


Humor

Over Heard in New York | Voice of the City
Sluggy Freelance
The Onion
xkcd


Bike Candy:

I am still a sucker for a sexy engine.
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With permission from KBasa ÔÇô Legends of the Motorcycle 2007


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