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BMW.REALRESULT.US - BMW, BMW CAR, BMW DEALER, BMW 3 SERIES, BMW 5 SERIES, BMW 6 SERIES. - BMW K 1200 R wins Bandon Drag Race 2006 The sleepy town of Bandon in the south of Ireland awakens once a year to the sound of motorcycling madness in the form of the Bandon Drag Race.
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| Bmw San Antonio The event is organised by the West Cork Motorcycle Club and is one of Irelands longest standing race events. In recent years the GSXR range from Suzuki has been the dominant force but at this years event it was a BMW K 1200 R that grabbed all the headlines. |
| Bmw Of Austin BMW Motorrads naked roadster won the V2 Motorcycles Class F category taking the honours from a host of Japanese hypersports and supersports machinery. Bmw San Antonio. The times it set over the eighth mile (201 metres) sprint were consistently under seven seconds with a best time of 6. |
| Bmw Las Vegas 68 seconds compared to the secondplace finishers best time of 6. 84 seconds on a new GSXR1000. Bmw Of Austin. Event organisers were so impressed with the roadlegal exPower Cup machine that they believe it would have even been competitive in the Turbo and Supercharged class that is reserved for non roadgoing bikes. |
| Bmw Portland Oregon As it was the K 1200 R dispensed with GSXR1300s and 1000s; Kawasaki ZX12Rs and ZX9Rs; Bmw Las Vegas. and Hondas X11 and Blackbird models. |
| Bmw St Louis The motorcycle in question is owned by BMW Group Ireland and was ridden to victory by local man Alan OConnor who works in the Kearys Motorrad dealership in Cork as a motorcycle and Rider Equipment specialist. Bmw San Antonio. Alan commented that: During scrutineering there were a lot of smiles from competitors because we were competing on a shaft drive motorcycle but after they saw our first run there was a scramble for sprockets in the pits as it was immediately clear that the K 1200 R was going to be the bike to beat. |
| Bmw Minneapolis I was massively impressed with the ability of the K 1200 R to launch off the line every time with minimum lift while everyone else was fighting to go forwards instead of upwards! Alan has already made a request for BMW Group Ireland to enter the bike in another event later this year to show that the victory can be repeated. Bmw San Antonio. The word is out there now so we may even have competition from other BMW bikes in future as the high power output shaft drive and suspension setup are obviously ideal for this type of event. |
| Bmw Denver The next stop is a quarter mile event and we will keep you informed. Bmw San Antonio. In the meantime the sleepy town of Bandon has dozed off again. |
| Bmw Columbus Ohio Will it be awakened next April by the roar of many BMW K 1200 R riders all determined to taste victory in this popular annual event. Mud battle at the German Cross Country in Walldorf Fans who attended the second race of the German Cross Country Championship (GCC) in Walldorf at the weekend were treated to a fantastic display of offroad expertise in difficult conditions. Bmw San Antonio. A record attendance of more than 3000 spectators at the Walldorf woods saw more than 600 racers in action throughout the weekend. |
| Bmw Cleveland Ohio This memorable event saw hardcharging Finn Simo Kirssi secure an excellent eighth position on his HP2 Enduro on toughgoing terrain in the GCC race. On Saturday thunderstorms and torrential rain created some very difficult riding conditions in the muddy woods which made things interesting for the professionals race the following day. Fortunately the track had dried off enough for the organisers to allow a fulldistance race. Bmw San Antonio. BMW Motorrads Head of Motorsport Berti Hauser (who also took part in the race on Saturday) said Whoever manages to complete even one lap here has already proved he is a true enduro rider. |
| Bmw Pittsburgh, Bmw Norfolk Virginia This shows once again what a great racer Simo is to ride 12 laps without any problems at all. Bmw San Antonio. Kirssi cautiously rode the HP2 over the tight rootcovered extremely steep inclines but was able to really let the BMW fly on the rocky motocross section of the 8 km long track. Bmw Las Vegas. BMW Guest rider Gerhard Forster was also able to use the strong yet controllable hightorque characteristics of the HP2 Enduros boxer engine in the technically difficult sections at Walldorf. Bmw Portland Oregon. The seemingly endless grip with which the BMW climbs up the steepest hills is simply amazing he said after the race. Bmw San Antonio. Behind the victorious KTM riders Samuli Aro and Marko Takkala (not listed in the championship) the battle for the top ten raged with Simo Kirssi finishing in a respectable eighth place behind Aprilia rider Lars Nonn. |
