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WorldSBK
BMW PressClub DE ÔÇô translation google.com
BMW Motorrad Team Germany supports alpha Technik - Van Zon - BMW in the IDM.
16.02.2009
Munich. The new BMW S 1000 RR in celebrating this season, not only in the Superbike World Championship its international Rennpremiere, but also occurs at national level for the first time against established competition.
Therefore BMW Motorrad Germany supported the team alpha Technik --
Van Zon - BMW and pool will also partner in the International German Motorbike Championship IDM, a major international racing series in Europe. BMW Motorrad it underlines in particular the sporting ambitions, which deals with the new BMW S 1000 RR link.
The base of the racing, the series machine S 1000 RR will be in early summer 2009 to celebrate their world premiere.
In the IDM Superbike Class at the start of the 37-year-old Belgian Superbike pilot Werner Daemen, last year IDM-Fourth, and the 25-year-old Spaniard Julian Mazuecos, which is already a test driver for BMW Motorrad acted. With the commitment of the 22-year-old Filip Altendorfer, winner of the Yamaha Cup 2008, the team takes the opportunity, a promising young German driver to promote.
The team is led by Josef Hofmann (52) and Josef Meier (59), within the alpha Racing GmbH & Co. KG as a partner for the plant used by BMW Motorrad in the Superbike World Championship responsibility. The team alpha Technik - Van Zon - BMW, however, operates entirely staffed and organizationally independent.
This prelude to the eighth overall Renntermine IDM will take place from 24 to 26 April at the Euro Speedway Lausitz instead.
IDM-date of 2009
24-26 April Euro Speedway Lausitz
15-17 May Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
29-31 May N??rburgring
19-21 June Sachsenring
3-5 July Salzburgring (A)
31. July -2. August Schleiz triangle
21. - 23 August TT Circuit Assen (NL)
11-13 September Hockenheimring
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WEC
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AMA
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MotoGP
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Hell's Gate '09
Monday, 16 February 2009
Lettenbichler scales the heights at HellÔÇÖs Gate
BMW Motorrad Motorsport team rider Andreas Lettenbichler has placed among the seven finishers at the ÔÇÖ09 running of the HellÔÇÖs Gate event in Italy. One of the toughest one-day enduro style races in the world, Letti placed an impressive sixth as trials riders and WEC regulars filled the final finishing positions.
Bringing together many of EuropeÔÇÖs best extreme enduro riders Lettenbichler and BMW team-mate Gerhard Forster were among 50 riders hopeful of qualifying for the infamously tough main HellÔÇÖs Gate race. Faced with a four-hour qualifying enduro, which itself was anything but easy, Letti and Gerhard cruised through into the main event after finishing seventh and 11th respectively.
Well aware just how demanding the four-lap HellÔÇÖs Gate race would be both riders set off from the start hopeful of remaining near the front of the race. With riders removed from the competition by the event organisers when they fall more than 30 minutes behind the leader, both riders pushed hard to ensure they remained in the event.
With defending HellÔÇÖs Gate winner Taddy Blazusiak setting the pace at the front of the race it wasnÔÇÖt long before the organisers started removing riders from the rear of the field. But having started well, and maintaining a solid pace, Letti spent much of the first half of the race in fifth. Frustratingly for Forster his race was ended having dropped too far behind the leaders. One of the last riders to be withdrawn from the event Gerhard had nevertheless given the event his all and showed just how tough he and his G 450 X were.
With a prized finishing position well within his reach Letti continued to work his way towards the finish, being past by just one rider during the closing stages of the race. Comfortably less than 30 minutes behind eventual winner Blazusiak, Letti found the final hour of the race hard but still found the energy to muscle his way to the top of the eventÔÇÖs finish line, named HellÔÇÖs Peak. In doing so he claimed a well-deserved sixth place finish giving BMW their best ever HellÔÇÖs Gate result.
Andreas Lettenbichler ÔÇô BMW G 450 X: ÔÇ£I always knew that the HellÔÇÖs Gate event would be tough, but I wasnÔÇÖt expecting it to be as tough as it was. There was nowhere you could relax because the ground was frozen - you needed to be 100 per cent focused all the time. IÔÇÖm really pleased to have finished, and really enjoyed the challenge, but I did find it tough.
ÔÇ£Finishing seventh in the morning qualifying enduro was great. It put me in a good position for the start of the HellÔÇÖs Gate main race. I didnÔÇÖt have too many problems in the main race and my bike was great, but it was hard. I pushed as much as I could, and was in fifth for much of the race, but towards the end I was feeling tired. Riding at night was challenging because the terrain was so slippery. To reach the top of HellÔÇÖs Peak was a real relief.ÔÇØ
HellÔÇÖs Gate ÔÇÿ09
1. Taddy Blazusiak (KTM); 2. Alessandro Botturi (KTM); 3. Dougie Lampkin (Beta); 4. Graham Jarvis (Sherco); 5. Tom Sagar (Husaberg); 6. Andreas Lettenbichler (BMW Motorrad Motorsport); 7. Piero Sembenini (Gas Gas).
ROLLS-ROYCE PRODUCT UPDATE TO MODEL YEAR 2009
16.02.2009
ÔÇó Press Release
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is pleased to announce details of a product update to the 2009 model year Phantom and Phantom Extended Wheelbase. Building on a successful sales year in 2008, the phased introduction of a number of subtle model year enhancements will reinforce PhantomÔÇÖs position as the pinnacle product of the super luxury segment.
Harmonising the front appearance of the car with that of the Phantom Drophead Coup?® and Phantom Coup?®, a new streamlined front bumper has been designed and integrated with a shallower grille, finished in stainless steel.
Other new exterior features include LED door handle illumination and the fitting of 21-inch cast aluminum wheels as standard. Two further wheel options exist, both manufactured in forged alloy and available in either painted or part polished finishes.
Inside, rear passengers will benefit from a new RCA component input which provides auxiliary audio and visual connectivity to the 12-inch monitors mounted within the picnic tables. Further features include new front and rear door cappings with integrated grab handles and new bi-directional double reading lights in the C-pillar provide additional illumination. Rear climate control, volume control and electric window switches are now conveniently repositioned, housed in a wood veneer panel in the door.
Production will commence at Goodwood in the spring.
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