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motoflash.ro: MotoCzysz will launch an electric superbike
motorcycle-usa.com: Zero Motorcycles Zero S – First Look
thenewspaper.com: New York Legislature approves massive traffic camera expansion
I’m moving this back inside Motorreads. I will leave the F1 thread where it is.
BENCHRACING:
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blog.ttxgp.com: 24 Entries confirmed to compete in TTXGP
londonbikers.com: Mission Motors selects Tom Monano as rider for TTXGP entry
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thekneeslider.com: Kingston University TTXGP Entry
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cmgonline.com: Once more, without feeling
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German Cross Country Championship 2009, Rd. 1, Tollwitz
06 April 2009 10:37
Kirssi keeps BMW in the winner's circle
The 2009 season started with a familiar name on top. Simo Kirssi is Mr. Cross Country, and it showed again during the first round of the German Cross Country Championship (GCC). The reigning German and European champion simply dominated the competition at the "Tollwitzer Sandkessel", as 3,000 spectators witnessed a successful opener to the continent's biggest off road series.
Weather conditions were almost perfect - 17?? C and slightly overcast - when the gate dropped for the gruelling two-hour moto of the XCPro class. The Finn was blocked by another rider a little at the start, but soon found his way from tenth to fifth. He then watched his rivals a bit before getting on the gas around the 40-minute mark. The track by then had taken its toll from a full weekend's race activities and was filled all over with whoops.
As the race went on, Kirssi left Motocross fixtures Kornel Nemeth - a regular top three finisher in the German Motocross Masters - and sand specialist Dennis Schr?Âter behind. Also, none of the quartet of French riders, or the ultra-quick Polish pair of Taddy Blazusiak and Bartosz Oblucki, stood a chance. Same for Germany's very own cross country man Bert Meyer.
When the chequered flag came out after 2:05:54 hrs, Kirssi had stolen over one minute from his fiercest competitors. And he didn't even use special cross country settings, he instead used the very bike that recently carried him to top ten finishes in the World Enduro Championship.
Simo Kirssi: "The start wasn't that good. I wasn't quite on top of it and found myself a little blocked to the right. So I had some extra work cut out for me. I then studied the track before I went for it around a third into the race. I don't mind the sand and the whoops. Yes, it is energy-sapping indeed, but I had a lot of fun. My 450 worked perfectly. There's not a single blister on my hands."
German Cross Country Championship, Rd. 1, Tollwitz
1. Simo Kirssi (FIN), BMW Motorrad Motorsport, 22 laps, 02:05:54 2. Kornel Nemeth (HUN), KTM, 22, 02:06:58 3. Dennis Schr?Âter (GER), KTM, 22, 02:07:55 4. Bartosz Oblucki (POL), Husqvarna, 22, 02:10:56 5. Andi Boller (GER) KTM, 21, 02:08:50 6. Mickael Musquin (FRA) BMW, 21, 02:09:22 7. Dominique Thury, (GER), Kawasaki, 21, 02:09:28 8. Nicolas Deparrois (FRA), GasGas, 21, 02:11:00 21 9. Bert Meyer (GER), Honda, 20, 01:56:38 10. Christian Wei?ƒ (GER), MotoTm, 20, 02:06:31
OBLUCKI FOURTH AT GERMAN CROSS COUNTRY FIRST RACE
06-04-2009
The first German Cross Country race took place last week end in Tollwitz. Factory rider Bartosz Oblucki entered the competition for the first time however some minor technical problems prevented Bartosz from taking a place on the podium.
After a slow start , Bartek immediately began working his way through the field on his WR250 and was able to pass fellow countryman Tadeusz Blazusiak and BMW rider Kirssi. Unfortunately a clutch problem late in the day caused him to lose a little time resulting in him finishing in 4th place overall. “I’m happy with this result” Oblucki said after the race “this is my first time in the German Championship and frankly I had no idea what to expect. Now, I understand the “game rules” and I’m sure next time I’ll be able to finish on the podium”. Bartek is now back to Poland to relax a little – the rider went through 3 races in a row! – but soon he will be back on the World Enduro Championship scene for the third round on April 18-19 in Sardinia.
Two wins and a podium for Lettenbichler, Goblet and Salminen
07 April 2009 15:14
Andi Lettenbichler, Juha Salminen and Jeff Goblet, all three riding for BMW Motorrad Motorsport, stormed to two victories and a podium finish past weekend at the Spanish, Belgian Enduro championships and the Telfer In
duro in Austria.Spanish Enduro Championship: Juha Salminen used the race at Requena near Valencia - the second round of the series - as practice for the upcoming WEC event on the Island of Sardinia. The Spanish campaign is probably the toughest domestic in the world, and Salminen used the super-competitive meeting to work on the setup of his BMW G 450 X. He ended taking third in the E2 class and fourth in the Overall result, now lying third in the points.
Spanish Enduro Championship, Rd. 2, Requena, E2 class
1. Cristobal Guerrero, Yamaha
2. Oriol Mena, Husaberg
3. Juha Salminen, BMW Motorrad Motorsport
4. Joan Barrada, Suzuki
5. Xavier Puidgemont, Husqvarna
Belgian Enduro Championship: Jeff Goblet, who currently sits in second place in the E2 class, gained valuable ground at the event in Bilstain held past Sunday. Goblet now trails series leader Thierry Klutz by one point. The BMW rider wrestled down his opponent in a tight battle that left the two separated by only three seconds after 15 special stages.
Jeff Goblet: My bike worked perfectly. It was a pretty tough fight, there were some really fast guys in the race. Luckily for me, I didn??t make any mistakes and came home first ahead of Thierry."
Belgian Enduro Championship, Rd. 3, Bilstain, E2 class
1. Jeff Goblet, BMW Motorrad Motorsport
2. Thierry Klutz, Husqvarna
Further results not available at present
Telfer In
duro: In Austria, Extreme Enduro rider Andi Lettenbichler rode to victory at the second edition of the Telfer Induro. The challenging track inside Telf??s skating hall asked for a mixture of speed and finesse. Lettenbichler, who pit pundits regularly mentioned as their race favourite, showed his skills in every moto along the way. He then used his proven trial capacity at the first obstacle of the main event (giant tractor tyres) to take immediate command - and never looked back.Telfer In
duro1. Andi Lettenbichler (GER), BMW Motorrad Motorsport
2. Erich Brandauer (AUT), Husaberg
3. Rudi P?Âschl (AUT), BMW
4. Armin Falk
5. Christoph Deutschmann
WEC
Can-Am GNCC Racing
AMA Pro Racing
speedtv.com: Mladin dominates superpole (again)
MotoGP
crash.net: James Toseland seeks end to Edwards feud
worldcarfans.com: Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Gullwing official interior photos and sketches released
porsche.com: Porsche Panamera – a message to the whole world
Belated Happy Birthday is in order –
Porsche.com: VW-Porsche 914 Celebrates Anniversary
Spiegel.de translated: Karmann Bankruptcy – from style icon to crisis victim
In the spirit of full disclosure, I am not one of the potential buyers in this article
wheels.ca: Saab talking to 20 potential buyers
– Thought they were talking about the cars not the company. I still not a buyer.Sorry but say it ain’t so –
autocar.co.uk: Disco closes on Range Rover!
canadiandriver.com: Federal government to fund auto parts suppliers
Some days Cage Welt seems like a flashback to the headlines of Popular Sci / Mech when I was a child.
caranddriver.com: GM/Segway project Puma concept – A personal electric transporter for city folk
gas2.org: New York Auto Show – EV Innovations to unveil $30,000 electric car for auto X-Prize
gizmag.com: Raser to unveil 100mpg SUV at SAE World Congress in Detroit.
Yanko Designs
Nomads want jazzed up car interiors
Pain in the back
Fargo here we com
Cage Racing News
autoweek.com; IndyCar – Richard Petty to field Indianapolis 500 entry for John Andretti
worldofbmwnews.com: Crowd favorites Blechblos’n return to BMW Motorrad Days
BMW PressClub Germany announced an approximate 1% price increase beginning May 1. No announcement for Canada or the U.S. yet
Motorrad model range 2009.Drucken
BMW Motorcycle Model Program 2009.
09.04.2009 Press Release New prices since May'09
Munich. From 1 May 2009 to change the prices of some of the model range of motorcycles from BMW Motorrad. The average price increase is 1 percent.
Cool technology but it definitely won’t fit in my new micro motorcycle garage.
wired.com: Stir Welder builds rockets with friction, not blow torches
Another book review.
webbikeworld.com: Book Review – BMW GS A 30 Year Catalog
technologyreview.com: A cheaper way to draw oil from shale
hellforleathermagazine.com: Dainese releases incredible Verbier Pelle Gore Tex jacket
If I only read Italian
[urol=http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//www.motociclismo.it/edisport/moto/motociclismor2.nsf/gd/Libri--Gilera--una-storia-lombarda-&hl=en&langpair=auto|en&tbb=1&ie=utf-8]motociclismo.it[/url]: Books: Gileria, history of Lombarda
BMW posted a decline in sales for March and 2009 Q1. They are not the only German company to report such a decline according to this piece from dw-world.de – Exports down to record low in Germany
hydrogencarsnow.com: Thermochemical water cracking using copper-chlorine cycle
howstuffworks.com: 10 Most famous American fast foods
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WOOT.com
I cam across another motorcycle related cartoonist; this time from France. Many of the panels are wordless and yet convey humor I think you will enjoy.
Turboflat.blogspot.com
Motobastards.com
Bike Candy
From: ottonero.com
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